News from March 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: Yakima, WA - The U.S. Marshals Service, Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force (PNVOTF) arrested 32 year old Fernando Gustavo Castaneda-Sandoval today ending a five day manhunt that encompassed four counties. Castaneda-Sandoval a convicted sex offender was the last of six (6) Yakima County Jail Escapees to be rounded up and returned back to the Yakima County Jail.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking to establish a new database that will provide potential employers with rapid access to information about a pilot’s performance and employment records. This advancement will cut the amount of time for potential employers to review this information from 30 days to less than an hour.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX - On March 2, 2020, Louis Screaming Eagle Walema, 24, of Peach Springs, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 46 months in prison, followed by a three year term of supervised release. Walema previously pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: “Thank you, Madame Speaker. “We gather this morning in an America battling the Coronavirus on two fronts: medically, and economically. “Today’s vote is about saving lives and livelihoods, providing the urgent relief needed to keep workers on the job, helping those who have lost theirs, and preserving...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: “Madame Speaker, “President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency is a call to action to protect Americans’ health and well being and protect the economy. “This bill, thanks to the leadership of Secretary Mnuchin and Leader McCarthy, meets many of those goals. “The President had succeeded in...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated four Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Austin, Brooks, Hidalgo, and McMullen 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 DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: ROANOKE, Va - On Wednesday, Virginia Health Commissioner Dr. Norman Oliver, in response to a surge in demand of potential treatments for COVID-19 for drugs commonly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, HIV, lupus, malaria, and bacterial infections, reminded physicians and pharmacists that these life-sustaining...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: [MIDDLESBORO, KY] - Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (NHP), in response to guidance from health departments in Bell County, KY, Lee County, VA, and Claiborne County, TN, is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: Effective March 20, in support of guidance on what we can all do to, the U.S. Census Bureau has temporarily suspended in-person interviews for its ongoing surveys. The Census Bureau is closely monitoring this situation and will continue to do everything we can to protect the health and safety of the public and our employees.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: District Court Orders Injunctions against Two Telecom Carriers Who Facilitated Hundreds of Millions of Fraudulent Robocalls to Consumers in the United States.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: Portland, Oregon - The health and safety of our visitors and staff remains the number one priority of the Bureau of Land Management. In accordance with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state of Oregon public health officials, the BLM will temporarily close many of its developed recreation facilities to help limit the spread of COVID-19.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: Brady Supports President’s Decision to Give Taxpayers the Option to Extend Tax Filings to July 15.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: FBI Media Alert: FBI Warns of Recent Virtual Kidnapping Scams.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on a potential funding opportunity to demonstrate and evaluate the capacity of energy-efficient buildings to interact with one another and the grid to provide greater degrees of demand flexibility at scale. The Notice of Intent for the “Connected Communities" funding opportunity was announced in early February.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: SHREVEPORT/LAFAYETTE/ALEXANDRIA/LAKE CHARLES/MONROE, La. - U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph of the Western District of Louisiana today announced that more than $65 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities combat human trafficking and serve adults and children who are victimized in trafficking operations.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: Flagstaff, AZ - The Flagstaff Area National Monuments (Walnut Canyon, Sunset Crater Volcano, and Wupatki) are announcing additional modifications to operations in response to guidance from the Coconino County Health Department. The health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and partners is our number one priority. The National Park Service (NPS) is working servicewide with federal, state, and local authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement about the need to address the multiemployer pension crisis in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: Fargo - United States Attorney Drew H. Wrigley announced that on March 27, 2020, Robert Eugene Johnson, made his initial appearance in Federal Court. The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota unsealed a Complaint charging Johnson with False Statement during the purchase of a firearm.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), along with Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray...
By State Newswire | Mar 27, 2020
News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement...
