News from July 2020
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: Dear Secretary Pompeo: We are gravely concerned by recent reports indicating that Russian military intelligence officials offered Taliban-linked militants bounties in exchange for killing American and other NATO coalition forces and by the startling revelation that President Trump has not acted despite...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON - As the summer travel season hits full stride and with the July 4th holiday just days away, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced the agency’s new “Stay Healthy. Stay Secure." campaign, which focuses on airport checkpoint modifications to help contain the spread of COVID-19, comply with CDC guidelines and support healthy and secure summer travel to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - The United States Attorney’s Office announced that GARY R. GIBBS (“GIBBS"), age 66, a resident of Niceville, Florida, was charged today with conspiracy to defraud First NBC Bank, the New Orleans-based bank that failed in April 2017.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: ST. GEORGE, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will host virtual public meetings regarding the Northern Corridor Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Amended Washington County Habitat Conservation Plan currently available for public...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah -The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salt Lake Field Office is considering a land use proposal to authorize an expansion of the Green Beetle Quarry in Box Elder County, Utah. If authorized, the mine expansion would increase access to Park Valley Quartzite which is used in building and landscaping across the region.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: Lisa Baldwin Selected as Superintendent of Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON - Advanced Cardiovascular Care Center P.A. and its owner and administrator have agreed to pay $400,000 to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act (FCA), announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Pueblo County, Colorado, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to recent drought, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Shirley Boone, 61, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - Today, National Park Service (NPS) South Atlantic-Gulf Acting Regional Director Karen Cucurullo announced the selection of Ernie Price as the new superintendent of Camp Nelson National Monument, located in Jessamine County, Kentucky. Price will begin his new assignment in late July.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Two felons appeared in federal court this week on gun charges, according to United States Attorney Mike Stuart.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: MONTROSE, Colo. - Stage 1 fire restrictions begin July 2, 2020 for all Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office administered lands within Montrose, San Miguel, Ouray, and Delta counties, as well as portions of Gunnison County. The restrictions align with local orders and guidelines to protect the safety of the public during high fire danger.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Butte County, Idaho, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: Social Security Administration Boosts Outreach Efforts to Provide Better Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: ABINGDON, VIRGINIA - Shauntae Crummer, a visitor at United States Penitentiary [USP] Lee in Jonesville, Virginia was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court for introducing heroin and buprenorphine into the penitentiary. United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen announced the sentence today.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: Designing an on-farm system for removing phosphorus in field runoff or subsurface drainage could become easier to do thanks to the "P-Trap, " a new software program from Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their collaborators.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today hailed House passage of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, and highlighted the many environmental conservation and water availability improvements the bill includes.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Tuesday, June 30, 2020, Levi Calhoun, III, a 28-year-old man from Georgetown, Georgia, pleaded guilty to making threats against schools and conveying false information, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. and FBI Special Agent in Charge James Jewell.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated seven Washington counties primary natural disaster area. Producers in Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, and Yakima counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2020
News Release: The July 4th holiday means time on the water for boaters across the United States. With the increase in boater activity on the water, there is also an increase in the number of boating incidents and fatalities that take place during this time1. From July 3 to 5, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area...
