News from May 2020
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Coolidge, Arizona - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument 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 DOE Newswire | May 21, 2020
Release: 256 Grants Will Support Innovation and Job Creation
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Luray, Virginia - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Shenandoah National 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 Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: (MISSOULA, Mont.) - The Bureau of Land Management’s Missoula Field Office is asking for public comment on a plan for forest restoration and fuels reduction treatments on recently-acquired lands in the Belmont-Gold area, north of the Lower Blackfoot Corridor.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Alvaro Mendez-Flores, age 39, of Mexico, was sentenced today to 41 months imprisonment and over $4,000,000 in restitution, for conspiring to commit interstate transportation of stolen property and money laundering.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Washington County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating the federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By US DOT Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper, top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led EPW Democrats in asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to share its plans to address known per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) contamination at Superfund sites.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the unsealing of a federal indictment charging ARLIN MAURICE THUNDER, 46, with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. THUNDER made his initial appearance today before ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: CHARGED - Brandon Daeyon Glaspie & Darren Miles*.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 46-year-old Port Arthur, Texas man has been indicted for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Wednesday, May 20 at approximately 9:00 a.m., the Kane County Sheriff’s Office received notification from the Airforce Rescue Coordination Center, (ARCC), that an emergency beacon had been activated in Northeastern Kane County. The GPS coordinates provided by ARCC placed the signal on a popular trail...
By DOE Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today led a group of senators in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urging additional regulatory relief for companies utilizing the energy investment tax credit (ITC) and production tax credit (PTC). Senators Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., also signed the letter.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced today to 108 months in federal prison for leading a conspiracy to distribute powerful prescription opioids via sham medical clinics that hired corrupt doctors who wrote fraudulent prescriptions to black market customers.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON- With Memorial Day weekend approaching, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) asks visitors to follow state and local public health guidance, come prepared, be flexible, and respect other users as well as natural and cultural resources on public lands. The BLM provides great opportunities for visitors to enjoy America’s open spaces - and to reflect on the sacrifices made by the United States Armed Services veterans who died serving our country.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - This Memorial Day, we take time to remember and honor those who lost their lives while serving in the U.S. military. At national memorials and monuments, as well as our vast open spaces, the National Park Service (NPS) provides numerous opportunities for Americans to explore and learn about our country’s military history and reflect on the sacrifices made by the men and women of the armed forces.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: WALNUT GROVE, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation plans to open the Delta Cross Channel gates at 10 a.m. on May 22, to begin weekend openings. The gates will close weekdays to help prevent juvenile salmon from being diverted from their migratory route along the Sacramento River into the interior Delta until June 12, when they’re expected to stay open.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - The Bureau of Reclamation will increase flows from Flaming Gorge Dam on the Green River in Northern Utah beginning Tuesday, May 26. Higher release flows are based on current reservoir and river conditions, snowmelt projections, recent storm activity and current weather forecasts, ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Four Oaks, NC man was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute one (1) kilogram or more of heroin, aiding and abetting.
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A married couple from Clearfield, Pennsylvania, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of production and possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Pittsburgh and Clearfield Borough Police Department.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (NRA) is increasing recreational access and will resume collecting entrance fees on Friday, May 22. The National Park Service...
