News from March 2019

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury indicted a Opelika woman on multiple counts of wire fraud announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp.

By Interior Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: Search efforts continued in Rocky Mountain National Park today, Monday, March 4, for James Pruitt, 70, of Etowah, TN. Searchers again focused their efforts in the Glacier Gorge drainage, the Loch Vale drainage and the Glacier Creek drainage. The search area included sections of the Glacier Gorge Trail...

By Interior Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: Roosevelt, AZ - Learn about the wide variety of birds found at Tonto National Monument, including the Gila Woodpecker and the Turkey Vulture.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, NJ - Two men facing charges based on the seizure of more than 20 kilograms of fentanyl made their initial court appearances in Newark federal court today, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenit, DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill, and New York State Police Acting Superintendent Keith M. Corlett announced.

By Interior Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS- The Las Vegas Field Office announces the temporary closure of certain public lands under its administration from March 9 through March 10, 2019. This action is being taken to minimize the risk of potential collisions between racers and spectators for the 2019 Mint 400.

By DOE Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced up to $31 million in funding to advance the H2@Scale concept. The focus of H2@Scale is to enable affordable and reliable large-scale hydrogen generation, transport, storage, and utilization in the United States across multiple sectors.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas City, Kan., man who told investigators he had been viewing child pornography online for decades was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Stephan McAllister said.

By EPA Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Democratic leaders of the House and Senate will host a press event Wednesday, March 6, at 11:15 a.m. in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol to unveil net neutrality legislation that will keep the internet open and free.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 4, 2019, Henry Morales, age 24, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Susan E. Schwab to conspiracy and burglary of a pharmacy, conspiracy and possession of stolen firearms, and possession of firearms as a convicted felon.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: Brecksville, Ohio - Cuyahoga Valley National Park is developing exhibits for the park’s new central visitor center, set to open later this year. The public is invited to attend one of three open houses to preview and provide input on the exhibits. The park is working to create a welcoming experience...

By State Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
Release: More information about Sao Tome and Principe is available on the Sao Tome and Principe page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Democratic leaders of the House and Senate will host a press event Wednesday, March 6, at 11:15 a.m. in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol to unveil net neutrality legislation that will keep the internet open and free.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: Emmanuel Garza and Adolfo Mata-Lopez Sentenced to Prison After Pleading Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: CRAIG, Colo - Today the Bureau of Land Management released a draft environmental assessment that analyzes alternatives for managing more than 1,900 miles of roads and trails on 370,000 acres of BLM-administered lands in Moffat County.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - On Feb. 28, a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Héctor Sánchez-Morales for kidnapping, harboring of an illegal alien, and extortion, announced United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. The FBI is in charge of the investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ISIAH SHIPMAN, 29, of Bloomfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 20 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a loaded handgun.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: Brecksville, Ohio -The Administrative Record File for a Time-Critical Removal Action at the Jaite Paper Mill Site, located in Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP), is available to the public for review.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - On March 4, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, announced a Pittsburgh man, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges regarding his trafficking of cocaine and money laundering, following a joint investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Internal Revenue Service, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

By Interior Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: Springfield, Ore. - Improvements along sections of the Row River Trail managed by the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Northwest Oregon District are expected to continue through June of 2019, and will include temporary, partial closures of the trail on week days. The entire walking and biking trail...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 4, 2019
News Release: Washington -Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of Darrell Scott Johnson, San Francisco, Calif., to the Cotton Board with a term ending Dec. 31, 2020, to fill a vacant member seat.