News from August 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - A Bladenboro man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
News Release: In an abundance of caution, due to forecast winds and extreme fire conditions, Rocky Mountain National Park is implementing temporary closures in the more remote northwest area of Rocky Mountain National Park due to the Cameron Peak Fire. The fire is approximately 4 miles from the park’s northwest boundary.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
Release: Fiscal year (FY) 2021 Plant Protection Act Section 7721 (PPA 7721) Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program is in the last week of our open period. The Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program is organized into six strategic goal areas under which projects ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
News Release: FBI Offers Reward of up to $10,000 for Information Regarding the Homicide of Henry Hampton.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - EM Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) crews have marked a significant achievement by installing more than 13,000 bolts this year to slow the natural movement of salt rock in the underground repository where radioactive waste is emplaced.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
News Release: MONTROSE, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Southwest Colorado Fire and Aviation Management Unit (SWCFAMU Fire) plans to transfer 23 Digital Mobile Radios to Montrose County Sheriff’s Posse and another 23 digital mobile radios (DMRs) to the Nucla/Naturita/Paradox Fire Department to enhance...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA: A Glynn County woman will spend nearly five years in federal prison for stealing and selling dozens of firearms.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $11.1 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to capitalize and administer Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) that will provide critical gap financing to small businesses and entrepreneurs adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic across Montana.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 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 Aug. 17, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
News Release: Macon, GA - Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park is announcing that the annual Ocmulgee Indian Celebration is going to be virtual this year. For the past 28 years the event has been held on park grounds, attracting crowds of 7,000-plus. The National Park Service (NPS) is working service wide with...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
News Release: Fort Myers - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Alton Jackson (26, Labelle) to six years and three months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court sentenced Jackson to a term of imprisonment above his federal sentencing guidelines range, citing his numerous encounters with law enforcement dating back to age 14 and his recidivism risk.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
Release: Basic Science Breakthroughs Sought in CO2 management
By DOE Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
Release: Artificial Intelligence Tools to Help First Responders Save Lives, Property
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
News Release: Medical device company paid surgeon $379,000 in kickbacks and paid distributor $1.2 million in commissions.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
News Release: It’s a question that many of us encounter in childhood: “Why did you do that?" As artificial intelligence (AI) begins making more consequential decisions that affect our lives, we also want these machines to be capable of answering that simple yet profound question. After all, why else would we trust AI’s decisions?
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Brandi M. Whitford, 24, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr. to maintaining a drug-involved premises. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $500,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. -Mike Stuart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, joined by federal, state and local law enforcement officials, will hold a press conference on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, at 10 a.m. regarding law enforcement actions.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nevada - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Humboldt River Field Office is seeking information and comments from the public and stakeholders to help guide its evaluation of a proposed expansion of the Relief Canyon Mine in Pershing County, Nevada. The proposed expansion of the mine by the operator, Gold Acquisition Corporation (GAC), would extend the life of the mine by an additional three years.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
News Release: Fort Myers - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Alton Jackson (26, Labelle) to six years and three months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court sentenced Jackson to a term of imprisonment above his federal sentencing guidelines range, citing his numerous encounters with law enforcement dating back to age 14 and his recidivism risk.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2020
News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA: A Glynn County woman will spend nearly five years in federal prison for stealing and selling dozens of firearms.
