News published on Federal Newswire in November 2019

News from November 2019


News Release: Portland, Ore. - Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced the availability of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) prepared Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Jordan Cove Energy Project and related Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline. The BLM is a cooperating agency...


As the FAA Works to Finalize New Rule to Streamline Commercial Space Transportation Regulations, Committee Leaders Urge the Agency to Maintain Airspace Safety, and Efficiency, and Aerospace Leadership

News Release: Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ranking Member of the House Committee Transportation and Infrastructure Sam Graves (R-MO), Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA), and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Garret...


News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a federal indictment charging DERWIN IDELL MOORE, 33, and KEVIN KAREEM WHITE, 36, with one count each of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.1 The defendants will be arraigned on Nov. 26, 2019, before Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minnesota.


BLM Christmas tree permits available in Grand Junction, Colorado

News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management will be offering Christmas tree permits in the greater Grand Junction area from Nov. 25 - Dec. 24. Permits may be purchased for $10 per tree at the BLM Grand Junction Field Office, 2815 H. Road in Grand Junction, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.- 4:30...


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Maryland man offered a guilty plea today in U.S. District Court to cyberstalking victims in the Southern District of Ohio.


St. Croix Man Who Possessed Firearm In School Zone Sentenced To 5 Years Federal Probation

News Release: St. Croix, USVI - United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Samuel Melendez, age 43, was sentenced on Nov. 21, 2019 after being convicted of Possession of Firearm in a School Zone.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Department of Transportation will award $3.5 million in airport infrastructure grants to New Castle Airport in Delaware. With this announcement, the Trump Administration has invested a historic $10.8 billion in more than two thousand American airports across the United States for safety and infrastructure improvements since January 2017.


Former Pollock Inmate Sentenced for Attack on Prison Staff Member

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - A former Pollock inmate was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison for attacking a Pollock staff member, said U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $14.9 Million to Two Airports in North Carolina

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Department of Transportation will award $14.9 million in airport infrastructure grants to two airports in the state of North Carolina. With this announcement, the Trump Administration has invested a historic $10.8 billion in more than two thousand American airports across the United States for safety and infrastructure improvements since January 2017.


News Release: BULLHEAD CITY, Arizona - The future of recreation was celebrated in Mohave County, Arizona, Nov. 22 as multiple city, county and federal agencies gathered to break ground for the Arizona Heritage Trail along the Colorado River.


News Release: CONCORD - Timothy Lafond, 41, of Rochester, was sentenced in federal court on Thursday, to 198 months for drug trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $9 Million to Illinois Airport

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Department of Transportation will award $9 million in airport infrastructure grants to Quincy Regional Airport/Baldwin Field in the state of Illinois. With this announcement, the Trump Administration has invested a historic $10.8 billion in more than two thousand American airports across the United States for safety and infrastructure improvements since January 2017.


Former Personal Care Aide Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud

News Release: WASHINGTON - Hope Falowo, 53, of Bowie, Maryland, pled guilty today to a federal charge of health care fraud stemming from a scheme in which she caused the District of Columbia’s Medicaid program to be defrauded out of approximately $400,000.


Jury Finds Topeka Man Guilty On Federal Drug, Firearm Charges

News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka man was convicted in a jury trial in federal court today on drug trafficking and firearms charges, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Two people have been charged with the murder of a witness aiding a federal investigation, announced United States Attorney Russell Coleman.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA -Ashley Wagner, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to for her involvement in methamphetamine distribution operation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


As the FAA Works to Finalize New Rule to Streamline Commercial Space Transportation Regulations, Committee Leaders Urge the Agency to Maintain Airspace Safety, and Efficiency, and Aerospace Leadership

News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA), and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Garret...


Mexican National Sentenced To 111 Months For Methamphetamine Distribution

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Raul Alexis Gamez-Garcia, age 26, of Hermosillo, Senora, Mexico, was sentenced to 111 months’ imprisonment and 5 years of supervised release for Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine...


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Department of Transportation will award $33.9 million in airport infrastructure grants to five airports in the state of Alaska. With this announcement, the Trump Administration has invested a historic $10.8 billion in more than two thousand American airports across the United States for safety and infrastructure improvements since January 2017.