News from September 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Teressa Hall, of Bristol, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 36 months incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA - Death Valley National Park and all National Park Service areas will waive entrance fees on National Public Lands Day, which is Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas businessman who pleaded guilty to committing a $28 million tax fraud conspiracy was sentenced today to three years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich of the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Tara Sullivan for the IRS-Criminal Investigation.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: Vicksburg, MS: To celebrate National Public Lands Day on September 28th, 2019, Vicksburg National Military Park is calling on the community to help with volunteer service projects throughout the park. This event is held in partnership with the Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign and Shape Up Vicksburg.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: Are you in 4th grade?. Do you have a child in the 4th grade?. If so, you can get a free entry pass for you and your family to visit all National Parks for the entire year!. Stop by the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge on Oct. 6, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and pick up your pass. Join National Park Service rangers...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $986 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fifth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Riverside County man pleaded guilty today to two federal drug trafficking charges, one of which involves the theft of at least nine doctors’ DEA numbers and dates of birth that he used to obtain oxycodone and other prescription medications that he later sold on the darknet.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: Yosemite National Park and the Yosemite Climbing Association invite the public to participate in the 16th Annual Yosemite Facelift, an event held each fall to clean up trash and debris from around the park after the busy summer season.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment against Dennis Cotto-Alvarado for transporting a female minor with the intent to engage criminal sexual conduct, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. Cotto-Alvarado was the coach of girls’ softball team called “Las Maratonistas de Coamo.".
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Terrance B. Fletcher, of Dover, Delaware, was sentenced to 36 months incarceration for distributing heroin, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $986 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fifth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: Mount Rainier National Park will celebrate National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, with four volunteer projects open to public participation. The work day caps a busy summer in which more than 2,000 people have contributed to the protection of Mount Rainier’s natural and cultural treasures and helped serve its visitors.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: Back-to-back search and rescue (SAR) incidents occurred in Olympic National Park over the weekend. Visitors are urged to plan ahead, hike smart, pack the Ten Essentials, and have an emergency plan even for a day hike. Hiking is a popular activity through the fall and visitors are reminded to be prepared...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: FRIDAY HARBOR, WA - San Juan Island National Historical Park announces its closure of the American Camp Visitor Center effective, September 23rd, 2019. The closing of the visitor center is in preparation of the construction of a new, permanent facility on the site. A double-wide trailer has served the...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: Bryan A. Vorndran Named Special Agent in Charge of the New Orleans Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: A Colorado man pled guilty on Sept. 23, 2019, in United States District Court in Sioux City.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Manderson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting a Federal Officer.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
Release: BALTIMORE - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is piloting a new means of enrolling travelers into the TSA Pre✓® program at Baltimore Washington International-Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). The program is testing the use of a portable tablet to enroll passengers on-the-spot.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Salim Davis, 34, of Philadelphia, PA was convicted at trial of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, one count of possession of a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking offense, one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, and one count of aiding and abetting the making of a false statement to a federal firearms licensee.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 21, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - High-level representatives from the governments of the United States and Honduras met this week in Tegucigalpa to discuss how to increase temporary legal employment opportunities in the United States, enhance collaboration in the areas of law enforcement and information-sharing, bolster regional border security, and strengthen migration protections.
