News from May 2020
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Los Alamos, Watrous, Pecos, Jemez Springs - New Mexico - Due to the increased risk of wildfire in the region, the Pueblo Parks Group, which includes Bandelier National Monument, Fort Union National Monument, Pecos National Historical Park, and Valles Caldera National Preserve, will enter Stage II fire restrictions on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 8:00 AM. These restrictions are necessary to help land management agencies reduce fire risk and prevent wildfires.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Fort Payne, Ala. - Memorial Day weekend is the busiest weekend of the year at Little River Canyon National Preserve, and the National Park Service would like to give you the following tips to help you make your visit as enjoyable as possible.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact was sentenced on May 19, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS, MT - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local public health authorities, Reclamation’s Montana Area Office- managed sites east of the continental divide are increasing recreational access. The Bureau of Reclamation is working across...
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Willcox, AZ - Chiricahua National Monument, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, and Coronado National Memorial following guidance from the White House and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will begin to increase recreational access and services on May 23, 2020. The NPS is working servicewide...
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: POCATELLO - Rockit Rodriguez, 23, of Blackfoot, Idaho, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 130 months in prison for carjacking and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. U.S. District Judge David C. Nye also ordered Rodriguez to serve five years of supervised release following his prison sentence. Rodriguez pleaded guilty to the charge on Dec. 2, 2019.
By Commerce Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Today, the Republican Members of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis sent a letter to Chairman Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) urging him to join their efforts to hold the Chinese Communist Party and the World Health Organization responsible for their respective roles in exacerbating the coronavirus pandemic and to call the Chinese Ambassador to the United States and the Director-General of the WHO to testify under oath.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Chiricahua National Monument, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, and Coronado National Memorial following guidance from the White House and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will begin to increase recreational access and services on May 23, 2020. The 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 19, 2020
News Release: As part of National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW), the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management (LM) recognizes the invaluable assistance of the Dolores River Restoration Partnership (DRRP) and the Southwest Conservation Corps (SCC).
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Fort Scott National Historic Site 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 19, 2020
News Release: POCATELLO - Rockit Rodriguez, 23, of Blackfoot, Idaho, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 130 months in prison for carjacking and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. U.S. District Judge David C. Nye also ordered Rodriguez to serve five years of supervised release following his prison sentence. Rodriguez pleaded guilty to the charge on Dec. 2, 2019.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: AUBURN, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation’s California-Great Basin Region is working with the Auburn Area Recreation and Park District to help reduce the threat of potential wildfire through a goat grazing project. The Auburn Area Recreation and Park District Grazing Project seeks to decrease fuel (vegetation) ...
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS, Montana - At approximately 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, a concrete drop structure failed on the Bureau of Reclamation’s Milk River Project St. Mary Canal, northwest of the town of Cut Bank in northern Montana, located on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. When the damage was reported, the canal...
By Commerce Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Washington D.C. - On Wednesday, May 13, Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) hosted a virtual roundtable with community leaders around the country who are fighting against polluting industries and the Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks during the coronavirus pandemic. As Grijalva said in opening the event,.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man, convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on May 18, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Memorial Day Weekend at Little River Canyon National Preserve.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Blackfoot Man to Serve More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison for His Role in Carjacking.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: FORT WAYNE - Ala El Bashatly, age 41, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Holly A. Brady following his plea of guilty for traveling into the United States for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Defendant Pistol-Whipped Carjacking Victim in Montgomery County; Also Committed Three Robberies at Gunpoint in Calvert County, Prince George’s County, and Washington, D.C.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean Ragan denounced discrimination and acts of hate targeting racial, ethnic, and religious minorities in the Eastern District of California.
