News from April 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Robert Forbes, Jr., a/k/a Ra Ra, a/k/a Henny, 34, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with Hobbs Act robbery conspiracy, aiding and abetting the possession and discharge of a firearm in furtherance...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: Van Buren, MO - Ozark National Scenic Riverways (ONSR) announces the decision to close all fee-owned land within ONSR to feral swine hunting, based on current scientific studies and in support of other state and local land managers, as well as feedback received during a 30-day public comment period.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $1,504,800 civil penalty against B E L Aviation of Odessa, Texas, for allegedly conducting illegal charter flights.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: FBI Media Alert: FBI Still Searching for Anthonette Cayedito 34 Years After Her Disappearance in Gallup, New Mexico.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: Shiloh National Military Park announces that all restrooms, the main Visitor Center parking area, and the picnic area will be closed on Saturday, April 04 until further notice in a continuing effort to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). As...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced the departure of Kellie Donnelly, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s majority Chief Counsel, who has retired from federal service and accepted a position in the private sector. Murkowski also announced two promotions and a new hire.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: Scranton, PA - Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Ronald Kent - a 42-year old Wilkes-Barre man.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: Mississippi - The Natchez Trace Parkway (Parkway), in response to guidance from the, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - The National Park Service (NPS) announced today the appointment of Edward Keable as the superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park. Keable, a 30-year veteran of federal service, will begin his new role within the next 60 days.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Cancels April Programming in Park.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In the latest effort to implement President Donald J. Trump's Memorandum on Making General Use Respirators Available, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued interim enforcement guidance regarding disposable N95 filtering facepiece...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: Contact: Jeff Axel. Springdale, UT- The National Park Service (NPS) received a letter today from the Executive Director for the Utah Department of Health recommending the full closure of Zion National Park. Upon receiving this request from the state health department, Superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: As our country finds new ways of communicating during the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan residents have turned to video-teleconferencing (VTC) platforms, such as Zoom, to stay connected. Unfortunately, as the FBI reported this week, there has been a rise in the number of so-called “Zoom-bombing," or video...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: SHERMAN, TX - The Internal Revenue Service will begin making COVID-19 economic impact payments in a matter of weeks. For most Americans, this will be a direct deposit into your bank account. For the unbanked, elderly or other groups who have traditionally received tax refunds via paper check, they will receive their check in this same manner.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - John Scott Brooks, 36, of Lawton, has been arrested and charged with robbing the Southwest Oklahoma Federal Credit Union (SOFCU), announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing.
By State Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Senator Bob Menendez, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, today proposed a series of policies addressing one key part of the global COVID-19 outbreak. The lawmakers’ proposals would help ensure humanitarian assistance will be able to flow to Iranian citizens who need it most, while seeking to avoid enriching and empowering the dangerous regime.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - As our country finds new ways of communicating during the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan residents have turned to video-teleconferencing (VTC) platforms, such as Zoom, to stay connected. Unfortunately, as the FBI reported this week, there has been a rise in the number of so-called...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On Feb. 24, Gregg Larry Holiday, 47, of Goulding, Utah, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to 30 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Holiday previously pleaded guilty to assault of an intimate partner or dating partner resulting in substantial bodily injury.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2020
News Release: As of April 3, Black Canyon and Curecanti will offer no services outside those that support visitor or resource protection.
