News from December 2020
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sens. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and Tammy Duckworth, D- Ill., chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety, along...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAI‘I - A surge in visitors eager to see a new eruption has prompted Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park to temporary close the backcountry to overnight use. The spike in visitation requires the full attention of staff to manage safe access to viewing areas at the summit of Kīlauea volcano.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sens. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and Tammy Duckworth, D- Ill., chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Transportation and...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: Also found with over $10,000 Cash.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: VALDOSTA, Ga. - A Tifton resident has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud in a case involving U.S. Department of State contracts, said Peter D. Leary, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is holding a public scoping period for the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) related to plans by SpaceX to apply for licenses for suborbital and orbital launches of its Starship/Super Heavy project at its facility in Boca Chica, Texas.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement after President-elect Joe Biden nominated Miguel Cardona to lead the Education Department...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: Used More than 100 Accounts, Including Through Social Media Platforms and E-Mail, to Threaten and Harass Female Victim in Maryland; Solicited Others to Rape, Murder, and Decapitate Victim and Posted Her Personal Information Online.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: The 2021 commemoration of the Battle of New Orleans at Chalmette Battlefield and National Cemetery will be held virtually this year.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, will examine the federal government’s planning, coordination and execution of prevention and response efforts of the pandemic that has taken the lives more than 319,000 Americans,...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that Darelle Devon Boynton, 35, of Detroit, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for distribution of heroin and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON-On the third anniversary of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was signed into law on Dec. 22, 2017, by President Donald Trump, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on President-elect Joe Biden to commit to making permanent the many temporary tax provisions that helped create the strongest economy in generations and are helping rebuild the economy and get Americans back to work following the pandemic.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is accepting nominations for individuals to serve on the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health. The 15-member group advises the Secretary of Labor and Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health on developing standards and policies affecting the construction industry.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. Dec. 22, 2020 - Effective at 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks will no longer be in fire restrictions.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: “Chief Judge Colleen McMahon notified me today that the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has appointed me United States Attorney for the District, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 546(d), effective Jan. 16, 2021. I am deeply grateful for the Court’s support and the opportunity...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Javarus Payne, 34, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, and a fine of $250,000 or both.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Fernando McIntyre, doing business as Morning Star Produce, satisfied an $8,640 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that yesterday in federal court, United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced Ana Duarte-Pineda, 42, of Goldsboro, North Carolina to 262 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) joined Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) to applaud final...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today announced a new initiative designed to better collect citation penalties.
