News from May 2020
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: New Haven - In honor of National Police Week, which this year is observed from May 10 to May 16, U.S. John H. Durham recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement.
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Trump Administration remains committed to its America First, all of the above approach to domestic energy production as the Department of the Interior (Department) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today the approval of a proposal to construct and operate the largest solar project in United States history.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Vermont is proud to help lead the fight against child exploitation, and law enforcement will be ever-vigilant during the pandemic, according to U.S. Attorney Christina Nolan. She stated: “Children are precious, innocent, and vulnerable, not to mention the future of Vermont.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON - The owners of a property known as A-S 76 on Highway 290 have settled allegations under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to remove barriers and greatly improve physical accessibility, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: On April 10, 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15th as "Peace Officers Memorial Day" and the week in which it falls as "Police Week," recognizing the essential role our law enforcement agencies play in safeguarding the rights and freedoms guaranteed to every American citizen by the Constitution.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal grand jury has indicted two roommates for allegedly trafficking cocaine and illegally possessing handguns in their apartment in downtown Oak Park.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: Virtual Candlelight Vigil Scheduled for May 13 at 7:00 p.m. (CDT).
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX - Beginning May 12, 2020, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) will implement Stage 2 fire restrictions. Fire restrictions are a tool many agencies use to restrict activities known to be the most common...
By Homeland Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND - Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Eben Roberts and U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that a Gresham, Oregon man has been charged with illegally purchasing, importing, and offering for sale chloroquine, the active pharmaceutical ingredient in prescription drugs used to treat malaria.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that a Gresham, Oregon man has been charged with illegally purchasing, importing, and offering for sale chloroquine, the active pharmaceutical ingredient in prescription drugs used to treat malaria.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: SAN JUAN, PR- In honor of National Police Week, United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, and local law enforcement. The week will be observed Sunday, May 10 through Saturday, May 16, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jansen V. Carr, of Ranson, West Virginia, was sentenced today to five years probation for selling cocaine, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOE Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has announced up to $6 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development projects under the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002332, Energy Storage for Fossil Power Generation.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder will recognize the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement. The week will be observed Sunday, May 10 through Saturday, May 16, 2020.
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is increasing recreational access. The National Park Service (NPS) is working servicewide with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and using a phased approach to increase access on a park-by-park basis.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: U.S. Attorney Peeler will participate in private ceremony for fallen Americus, Georgia officers.
By USDA Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: In a statement Monday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota, Subcommittee Chairs Filemon Vela of Texas and Jim Costa of California, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware, called for the investment of $250 billion in testing for coronavirus in the next pandemic legislative aid package, including the prioritization of tests for frontline food and agricultural workers...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: Maryland U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur to Join in Honoring Officers Killed in the Line of Duty, Including a Montgomery County Police Officer, During Annual Candlelight Vigil Being Held Virtually Due to COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: U.S. Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced that the state of Minnesota received more than $8 million in Department of Justice grants to respond to the public safety challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND-In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams will recognize the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement. The week will be observed Sunday, May 10 through Saturday, May 16, 2020.
