News from May 2020
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Fort Payne, Ala. - On the afternoon of Tuesday, May 19, 2020, around 2:15 PM, a 21-year-old female and a 19-year-old male, both from Cobb County, Georgia, were swimming in the swift waters in the pool beneath Little River Falls. Both individuals became caught up in the current; the female was able to escape, but the male did not resurface. First responders were immediately dispatched and on-scene within minutes and a search and rescue operation was initiated.
By USDA Newswire | May 21, 2020
Release: YMCA members (a Summer Food Service Program sponsor) deliver food through neighborhoods in Honolulu.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Ocala, FL - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Curtis Duncan (30, Ocala) with possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. If convicted, Duncan faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. The indictment also notifies Duncan that the United States intends to forfeit the firearm and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky.- A Frankfort, Ky., man was indicted on Thursday for assaulting and threatening to kill special agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Kevin Turner was still on parole for his last bank robbery.
By DOE Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: As part of today’s $53 million announcement by U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) research and development projects, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced selection of 106 new projects across 26 states, totaling nearly $21.3 million in funding.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kristy Brucz, 34, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud. The charge carries a maximum penalty of four years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Persistent drought and dry weather conditions have resulted in extremely dry vegetation throughout Mesa Verde National Park. Because of the critical fire danger, the following fire restrictions take effect on Sunday, May 24, 2020: No wood or charcoal fires are permitted throughout Mesa Verde National Park.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Temporary Closures to Protect Nesting Falcons and Climbers.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Fair Grove, Missouri man who is a member of the violent Southwest Honkys prison gang pled guilty in federal court today to his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy in which investigators intercepted a shipment of nearly 9.5 kilograms of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A California man admitted to a drug distribution charge today after investigators found almost two pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a peanut butter jar and a piñata that were bound for the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: More than a dozen people across the Southern District of Georgia have been indicted for felony crimes, including federal firearms violations, during an unprecedented virtual grand jury session necessitated by COVID-19 precautions.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Former Philadelphia Judge of Elections Convicted of Conspiring to Violate Civil Rights and Bribery.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky.- A Frankfort, Ky., man was indicted on Thursday for assaulting and threatening to kill special agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By State Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today held a committee business meeting during which members approved four bills, 11 resolutions, and one nominee.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: MISSOULA-A Columbia Falls man who was on state probation was sentenced today to two years in prison and three years of supervised release for illegally possessing firearms and ammunition, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: The National Park Service is encouraging public comment on an environmental assessment that examines proposed improvements that may be included in an upcoming concessions contract in Grand Teton National Park. The document, CC-GRTE001 Concessions Services Prospectus Development Environmental Assessment, is available for public review online at.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Washington - Even though traditional Memorial Day ceremonies and events on the National Mall will not take place this year due to the ongoing safeguards against the coronavirus pandemic, the National Park Service and its partners at the various veterans’ and service memorials will still honor those who gave their lives in defense of the country through virtual and online programming.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Nicholas Pilchak (619) 546-9709.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: FBI Pittsburgh Honors Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation with Director’s Community Leadership Award.
