News from May 2020
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Blue Ridge Parkway officials are increasing recreational access to sections of the motor road previously closed to motor vehicle traffic in North Carolina. The National...
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: PATTEN, ME - Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument and the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) are excited to announce the designation of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary. The Sanctuary designation is the second of its kind in the...
By USDA Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee Chairs Marcia Fudge of Ohio, Jim Costa of California and Stacey Plaskett of the U.S. Virgin Islands unveiled legislation Friday that will help streamline the donation of food by farmers to food banks across the country as it confronts growing hunger related...
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: A unified message emanates today from the chief federal law enforcement officer in the Western District of Oklahoma and the chief law officer of the State of Oklahoma. Places of worship in Norman, if they so choose, should be allowed to meet this Mother’s Day Sunday.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Two Waterloo men who were located near handguns in an area where shots were fired were sentenced on May 7, 2020, to federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: An Oxford man who testified falsely at the federal firearms trial of a Cedar Rapids man in 2019 was sentenced May 8, 2020, to more than two years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: An Oxford man who testified falsely at the federal firearms trial of a Cedar Rapids man in 2019 was sentenced May 8, 2020, to more than two years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: With Possessing Firearm as Convicted Felon.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area are increasing recreational access and services. The National Park Service (NPS)...
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Knoxville, Tenn. - U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey of the Eastern District of Tennessee today announced that Shelbyville Police department received $33,541 in Department of Justice grants to respond to the public safety challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19.
By USDA Newswire | May 8, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 120,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: THURMONT, Md. -Due to increased security measures, portions of Catoctin Mountain Park will be closed effective 7 A.M. Saturday, May 9, 2020. Closures are scheduled to continue through approximately 5 P.M. Sunday, May 10, 2020.
By DOL Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Dear Assistant Secretary Kadlec: We are concerned by recent reports you failed to disclose your work with multiple biodefense entities to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee during the nomination process to become Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) ...
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Statewide, Idaho -Another fire season is approaching, and BLM Idaho is asking for your help to prevent human-caused fires. BLM Idaho State Director John F. Ruhs recently signed the 2020 Fire Prevention Order, which prohibits specific fire-related activities on public land from May 10 to Oct. 20. The Fire Prevention Order makes it illegal to burn explosive material or use exploding targets, fireworks or steel component ammunition on BLM-managed lands in Idaho.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: PROVIDENCE - Stacy Moore, 48, of Miami Beach, FL, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence Thursday to 36 months in federal prison for executing an identity theft, bank fraud, and mail theft scheme. One of his victims wrote the court that Moore engaged in a “systematic thought out plan of doing...
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday for distributing fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: MISSOULA-A West Yellowstone man who admitted having unregistered improvised bombs after officers found three small devices in his truck was sentenced today to 40 months in prison and three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Ochopee, FL - On Thursday May 7, 2020 the Moon Fish Wildfire was discovered just south of Loop Road in the southeast corner of Big Cypress National Preserve and close to the Everglades National Park boundary. The source of the fire was human caused, a truck fire, and the individual has been cited.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: [Middlesboro, KY] - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (NHP) is increasing recreational access to all park trails. The National Park Service (NPS) is working...
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Two suspects have been arrested after a carjacking that occurred in Cheyenne on April 21, 2020. Both arrests were made in Cheyenne at a local residence. The suspects allegedly used force and threats with a weapon against a Cheyenne resident to steal the victim’s vehicle. This incident occurred in the...
