News from December 2020
By Interior Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Caliente and Cedar City field offices on or about January 6, 2021 will begin gathering excess wild horses from in and around the Eagle Complex located near Pioche, Nev. The Complex consists of the Chokecherry, Eagle, and Mt. Elinor Herd Management Areas (HMAs).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man who pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Dec. 17, 2020, by U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey L. Viken.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: WEST GLACIER, Mont. [Dec. 31, 2020] - Glacier National Park will waive its entrance fee on six days in 2021. The fee-free days are part of the Trump Administration’s unprecedented commitment to increase access, promote recreational opportunities, improve visitor facilities and conserve natural and historical treasures in national parks for the benefit and enjoyment of the American people.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - On Dec. 31, 2020, United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced Curtis Lee Smith, age 26, of Davenport, to 65 months in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Following his prison term, Smith will serve three years of supervised release as well as pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Porcupine, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Carjacking, Use and Brandishing of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence, and Possession of a Stolen Firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 31, 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 | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today issued guidance designed to protect and expand recreational shooting opportunities on BLM-managed public lands. More than 99 percent of the 245 million surface acres managed by the agency are currently open to recreational shooting, and this guidance will help ensure that these activities are allowed to continue wherever possible.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Cecilia Ann Gillespie, 31, of Albuquerque, was charged in federal court on Dec. 30 with robbery, brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, mail theft and conspiracy to defraud the United States. A detention hearing is scheduled for Jan. 4.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - The National Park Service continues to closely monitor and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the state, and city of Philadelphia’s guidelines on reopening museums, Independence National Historical Park is increasing...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the capture of Timmie Cooperwood for First Degree Murder.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: Pursuant to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) right-of-way regulations (43 CFR Parts 2800 and 2880), rents and fees for authorizations on public land are due each year on Jan. 1, with a 15-day grace period before late fees can be assessed for non-payment. This year, however, the BLM understands...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rushford Village, Minnesota, man convicted of Attempted Possession of Child Pornography was sentenced on Dec. 18, 2020, by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court Judge.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: “We can all be proud that these two new NOAA ships will be built in the United States by highly skilled workers, and to the highest standards," said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. “The nation will benefit greatly from the information these state-of-the-art vessels will collect for decades to come."
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act (CRRSAA) (H.R. 133) , signed into law by the President on Dec. 27, 2020, includes $2 billion in funds to be awarded as economic relief to eligible U.S. airports and eligible concessions at those airports to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - On Dec. 30, 2020, United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced Eric Allen Rhine, age 55, of North Liberty, to 120 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Following his prison term, Rhine was ordered to serve five years of supervised release as well as pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: St Thomas, USVI---Beginning Monday, January 4th, the National Park Service administrative facility at Red Hook on St Thomas will again be open to the public, seven days a week from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm. The site has been closed since September 2017 due to the impacts of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - A record number of launches, new streamlined launch and reentry licensing regulations, and a historic licensed crewed mission are some of the noteworthy commercial space transportation achievements of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2020. The FAA will build on these accomplishments in the coming year.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: Defendant allegedly shot victim in the leg in October 2020 in Fitchburg.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - Fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management and cooperating agencies will conduct a prescribed fire in the Dos Palmas Preserve over the course of one day between Jan. 4 and 15, 2021. The prescribed fire will only be ignited under specific weather conditions which will allow...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 31, 2020
News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - Fire crews from the California Desert Interagency Fire Program will treat up to 80 acres of public lands with prescribed fire in the Lake Mathews-Estelle Mountain Stephens’ Kangaroo Rat Reserve in western Riverside County.
