News from April 2020
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: We are living in unprecedented times. COVID-19 has claimed thousands of lives and upended countless others. Now more than ever, it is vital that we all listen to public health guidelines, abide by government mandates, and do our part to protect ourselves and our community. It is also important to remember that the world does not stop turning - even during a pandemic. There are still good things worth celebrating.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Harley Rouda, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, led Oversight Committee Democrats in a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting a briefing and documents regarding its unprecedented decision to suspend enforcement of environmental laws during the coronavirus pandemic.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: Lovell, WY: “I Spy Trees" was this year’s theme for the Wyoming State Arbor Day Poster Contest which is sponsored by the Wyoming State Forestry Division and Wyoming Project Learning Tree. Lovell’s fifth grade students designed and submitted original posters that were judged by Tree Committee members...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management Eastern States announces the cancellation of six wild horse and burro placement events in May and June to help slow the spread of COVID-19 by limiting opportunities for public exposure.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: Perdido Key, Fla. - Event organizers have decided to postpone the ceremony of the annual event honoring fallen Korean War Veteran, Army Private Rosamond Johnson. The ceremony will now take place at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11th, 2020, on Rosamond Johnson Beach. The event will remain open to the public and will include keynote speaker, and wreath laying ceremony. The ceremony will resume is annual date of the first weekend in May in 2021.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Bureau of Reclamation released the Interim Operating Procedures and 2020 Operations Plan for the Klamath Project today. The Klamath Project delivers irrigation water to approximately 230,000 acres in southern Oregon and northern California. The annual Operations Plan is based upon the expected hydrologic conditions from the April 1, 2020 Natural Resources Conservation Service inflow forecast and current reservoir elevations.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Caleb D. Jordan, 19, of Mount Juliet, Tennessee, was charged Saturday with attempted production of child pornography and transportation of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee. Jordan was arrested by federal and state law enforcement agents after a foot pursuit which began when agents arrived at his home with a federal arrest warrant.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A federal grand jury sitting in Charlotte returned yesterday a criminal indictment charging four individuals with federal charges for their involvement in a drug conspiracy trafficking methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Andrew Murray and the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Atlanta Field Division Robert J. Murphy.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa - The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa and Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations (IRS-CI), St. Louis Field Office, are warning taxpayers to be on the lookout for scam artists trying to use the COVID-19 economic impact payments as cover for schemes to steal personal information and money.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: M.A. 'Mo' Myers Named Assistant Director of the Insider Threat Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - United States Attorney Russell Coleman today announced the charging of John James Shaughnessy III, 45, of Crestwood, Kentucky, for possessing firearms while under a Domestic Violence Order, possession of a destructive device not registered to him under the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Records, and manufacture of a destructive device not registered to him under the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Records.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on April 20, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: NEW YORK, NY-Every year federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies honor victims of crime to draw attention to those who have suffered, offer hope to anyone who is still suffering, while promoting their rights and recognizing those who advocate on their behalf. This year, many of the events we...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS-A Pryor man convicted by a jury of beating an elderly man and causing facial injuries was sentenced today to 54 months in prison and three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - With families encouraged to stay at home due to the nationwide health crisis, the Drug Enforcement Administration is asking Americans to keep prescription medications safe and secure until they can properly dispose of them.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: Spent Over an Hour Withdrawing Money from an ATM.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 22, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, April 22, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Alabama has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price meals dealing with school closures.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment (RAPID) Manufacturing Institute announced approximately $4 million for five projects that align with RAPID’s research focus areas in chemical and commodity processing, natural gas upgrading, renewable bioproducts, intensified process fundamentals, modeling and simulation, and module manufacturing.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: Law Enforcement Seeks Public's Help in Identifying Other Victims.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2020
News Release: Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge is recruiting teachers to participate in the Teacher-Ranger-Teacher (TRT) program this summer. The TRT program is a professional development opportunity for K-12 teachers to spend the summer acquiring new skills in experiential learning through...
