News from September 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. -- United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that a Brooklyn, New York man was sentenced on a drug charge in federal court in Bluefield. Tarik Williams, 35, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for distribution of heroin.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Mission Support Alliance (MSA) is looking to the future as it prepares the next generation of employees.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - Employees at EM West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) recently helped two local nonprofits with landscaping, maintenance, and other work as part of United Way volunteer efforts.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building on several bills to improve maternal health and welfare. The hearing is entitled, “Improving Maternal Health: Legislation to Advance Prevention Efforts and Access to Care."
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Dr. Parth Bharill, a Pittsburgh and Morgantown physician, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA - Diandra Bankhead, the owner and operator of Elite Homecare (“Elite"), an Atlanta-based home healthcare provider, has pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicaid by submitting thousands of fraudulent claims for services that were never provided to medically fragile children under the Georgia Pediatric Program (“GAPP").
By DOE Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building on several bills to improve maternal health and welfare. The hearing is entitled, “Improving Maternal Health: Legislation to Advance Prevention Efforts and Access to Care."
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - A 31-year-old Houston resident has been handed a significant sentence for leading a crew of bank robbers responsible for multiple crimes in the local area, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington man pled guilty to illegally accessing the medical records of six veterans, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Jeffrey Miller, 39, an employee of the Veterans Benefits Administration in Huntington, pled guilty to six counts of unauthorized access of a computer.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site will implement changes to Sandburg Home tours beginning on Oct. 1, 2019. The changes include an increase in the cost of tour tickets; a reduction in tour size from 15 people to 12; and implementation of an online reservation system. To address concerns re: increased tour costs for families, the park will add 5 additional free tour days annually.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), issued the following statement in response to reports the administration plans to unveil a series of steps to change biofuel mandates under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ- Grand Canyon National Park is implementing its pilot bison reduction activities on the North Rim this month through live capture and removal of approximately 60-100 animals.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Michael Crockett, Jr., 35, of Buxton, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to 70 months in prison and three years of supervised release for possession of a firearm by a felon. Crockett pleaded guilty on March 11, 2019.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Cleaning up Oak Ridge's East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) encompasses more than emptying and demolishing old, contaminated buildings. Another phase involves sampling, and lots of it, for EM teams to identify and remove contaminated slabs and soils.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - William Charles Pelletier, 36, of Andover, Maine, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for unlawful transportation of a firearm in interstate commerce and simple assault, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced interest rates for September 2019, which are effective September 1-Sept. 30, 2019. The Commodity Credit Corporation borrowing rate-based charge for September is 1.875 percent, down from 2.000 percent in August.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building on several bills to improve maternal health and welfare. The hearing is entitled, “Improving Maternal Health: Legislation to Advance Prevention Efforts and Access to Care."
By DOL Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement of a final “borrower defense" rule which will eliminate more than $11 billion - or nearly 75 percent - of student debt relief that would have been granted under the previous rule to students who were cheated or defrauded by predatory for-profit colleges.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ- Park staff repaired the damaged pipeline that supplies water to the North and South Rims of Grand Canyon National Park and water services have been restored to facilities. The park has removed water restrictions and has resumed basic water conservation measures.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CLEMENTE HOLMES, also known as “Cavali" and “Vali," 30, of Hamden, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to firearm and narcotics offenses.
