News published on Federal Newswire in September 2019

News from September 2019


Trump Administration Announces One National Program Rule on Federal Preemption of State Fuel Economy Standards

News Release: WASHINGTON – President Trump promised the American people that his Administration would address and correct the current fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards, and today, his Administration is taking steps to fulfill this promise.


Air Travel Consumer Report: July 2019 Numbers

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its September 2019 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on reporting marketing and operating air carrier data compiled for the month of July 2019. The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of interest to the public can be found at http://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer.


Trump Administration Announces One National Program Rule on Federal Preemption of State Fuel Economy Standards

News Release: WASHINGTON – President Trump promised the American people that his Administration would address and correct the current fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards, and today, his Administration is taking steps to fulfill this promise.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) released a proposal on drug pricing...


News Release: WILMINGTON - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced ANTHONY WILLIAMS 36, of New Hanover County to 168 months’ imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised released. On Jan. 15, 2018, WILLIAMS plead guilty to conspiracy...


News Release: Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against City of Troy, Michigan, for Restrictions on Muslim Religious Group Trying to Establish a Place to Worship.


News Release: West Glacier, MT - Glacier National Park kicks off the second annual Mount Brown Hawk Watch Program with a volunteer training event on Saturday, October 5, from noon to 4 pm.


News Release: FBI Offers Reward of up to $5,000 for Information on the Multiple Catholic Church Arsons in Westside El Paso.


News Release: For Felon in Possession of a Firearm.


Boston Man Charged with Possession of Illegal Firearm

News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was arrested yesterday and charged in federal court in Boston with being a felon in possession of a firearm.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Rufino Jody Martinez, 40, of Santa Fe County, N.M., made an initial appearance in federal court today on a criminal complaint charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.


BLM seeks input on roads, trails, access on public land in Archuleta, La Plata and Montezuma counties

News Release: DOLORES, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office announced today that it is releasing an analysis of a proposed plan to designate and manage roads and trails on approximately 100,000 acres of BLM-managed public land in Archuleta, La Plata and Montezuma counties. This plan will guide travel management for a network of roads and trails and provide recreation opportunities for the public.


South Bend, Indiana Man Sentenced

News Release: SOUTH BEND - Nehemiah Felders, age 29, of South Bend, Indiana was sentenced before South Bend District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. for felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Second Degree Murder and Arson was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


DEA announces “360 Strategy” in the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts to address fentanyl, heroin, prescription drugs and violent crime

News Release: BOSTON - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle announced today that the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts will be the second location in the Northeast to initiate a comprehensive diversion control, law enforcement and prevention “360 Strategy" to help cities dealing with the...


News Release: MINERAL, CA - Lassen Volcanic National Park, in conjunction with Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, invites the public to comment on a proposal to implement a dual park pass. The dual park pass will allow visitors to access both parks through the purchase of a single pass. This new pass will align...


North Texans Charged with Health Care Fraud Violations

News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - Three North Texas residents have been indicted on health care fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.


News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 58-year-old Wills Point, Texas man has pleaded guilty to child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.


News Release: Washington D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) issued the following statement on the news that President Trump’s Department of the Interior will transfer 560 acres of federally protected public lands to the U.S. Army for the construction of 70 miles of Trump’s unpopular border wall, paid for with taxpayer money. Grijalva recently released a video with exclusive footage of border wall construction in Arizona and interviews with residents.


News Release: SAN DIEGO - Eight indictments were unsealed today in San Diego federal court charging 85 members of drug distribution networks linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, with federal drug trafficking, money laundering and firearms offenses.