News published on Federal Newswire in March 2020

News from March 2020


News Release: New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park and Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve are announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing.


Park Operations Update

News Release: National Park Service News Release. Release Date: March 17, 2020. Contact: Tracy Fortmann, Superintendent. e-mail us, (360) 816-6205. Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is Modifying Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance. [Vancouver, WA] - Fort Vancouver National Historic Site announcing...


News Release: There are currently an estimated 24.9 million victims (PDF; 16.41MB; 538 Pgs.)of human trafficking worldwide, contributing to a horrifyingly profitable illegal industry that reaches well into the billions of dollars. Human trafficking touches all communities regardless of age, gender, or ethnicity-though...


Former Security Guard Sentenced for Possession of Firearms

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S Attorney Andrew Birge announced that Joseph James Shingola II, 50, of Comstock Park, Michigan, was sentenced today to 36 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Janet T. Neff. Shingola was committed to a mental institution by the Kent County Probate Court in 1988, after ...


U.S. Attorney Warns of Coronavirus Scams Targeting Vulnerable Victims

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - United States Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger warned today of several fraud schemes seeking to exploit the evolving COVID-19 public health crisis by targeting populations most at risk of severe illness.


News Release: Death Valley, CA- Death Valley National Park is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of March 18, 2020, all visitor centers are closed...


Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site is Modifying Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance

News Release: St. Louis - Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of Thursday, March 19th, the park’s visitor...


North Dakota National Park Service Sites Are Modifying Visitor Center Operations

News Release: Medora, North Dakota -Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, and Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site will enact operational changes to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local...


News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court for violating the Clean Air Act, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


U.S. Attorney and Attorney General for the District of Columbia Announce COVID-19 Scam Prevention Measures

News Release: WASHINGTON - As the District of Columbia and this nation face the unprecedented public health emergency posed by the pandemic outbreak of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia is partnering with the District of Columbia’s Office of the Attorney General to detect COVID-19 scams, prevent citizens from falling prey to them, and hold fraudsters accountable.


News Release: Less than one week ago, the 2020 Census fully kicked off, and invitations continue to arrive in mailboxes across the nation.


City Of Margate Police Officer Charged With Soliciting A Minor For Visual Depictions Of Sexually Explicit Conduct

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the arrest and charging by criminal complaint of Andrew Christian Hammock (46, Boca Raton) with soliciting visual depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. If convicted, Hammock faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years, and up to, 30 years in federal prison and a potential life term of supervised release.


News Release: FBI Media Alert: Man Charged with Being a Felon in Possession of Firearm in New Mexico.


News Release: Ajo, AZ - Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of March 18, 2020 Organ Pipe Cactus National...


USDA Designates 10 Kansas Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 10 Kansas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Finney, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Kearny, Morton, Scott, Stanton, Stevens, and Wichita counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.


U.S. Department of Labor Enters Partnership to Promote Safety During Demolition of Two Missouri Coal-Fired Power Plants

News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Brandenburg Industrial Service Company have signed a strategic partnership to promote worker safety and health during the demolition of the Montrose and Sibley Generating Stations in Clinton and Sibley, Missouri. Both coal-fired powered plants ceased operations in 2018.


Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site is Modifying Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance

News Release: National Park Service News Release. Release Date: March 18, 2020. Contact: NewsMedia@nps.gov. Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site is Modifying Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance. Williston, ND - Fort Union Trading Post NHS is announcing modifications to operations to implement the...


USDA Designates Three Arizona Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Arizona counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Apache, Coconino, and Navajo counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.


Grassley on the COVID-19 Impact on the Auto Industry

News Release: The Administration wants USMCA to enter into force by June 1.


News Release: Hopkins, SC - Congaree National Park is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of March 18, the Harry Hampton Visitor Center is closed...