News from September 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: HAMMOND-Pierre Forest, 25, of Harvey, Illinois, and a member of the Chicago-based Latin Kings street gang, was sentenced by Judge Simon to 216 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release following his guilty plea to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: Washington - As a part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Genaro Produce Incorporated, Miami, Fla., for failing to meet its...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person and Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: The two indictments announced today are the latest efforts by my Office to serve as a counterweight to this chaos. First, Khalif Tuggle, age 28, has been charged in a three-count indictment with carjacking, use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and murder in the course of using a firearm...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Bakersfield Field Office has issued a temporary emergency closure of the Case Mountain Extensive Recreation Management Area near the town of Three Rivers in Tulare County due to the proximity of the Sequoia Complex Fire (SQF Complex). The closure is effective immediately and remains in effect until further notice.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus pandemic.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus pandemic.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 13, 2020
Release: PHOENIX - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport detected two firearms Saturday during the routine X-ray screening of carry-on luggage at the security checkpoint.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2020
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. Sept. 13, 2020 - Sequoia National Park implements an immediate road closure of the Generals Highway from Highway 198 in Three Rivers to the Giant Forest Museum starting at 6 am on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. The immediate partial park closure is in direct relation to the SQF Complex currently burning south and west of the park.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2020
News Release: Early this morning, Rocky Mountain National Park Search and Rescue Team members were shuttled by Northern Colorado Interagency Helitak to the saddle between Taylor and Powell Peaks in the continued search for Steve Grunwald. (Taylor elevation 13,163 feet, Powell elevation 13,208 feet).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2020
News Release: FBI Anchorage Seeking Information on Disappearance of Florence Okpealuk.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus pandemic.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2020
News Release: Gulf Breeze, FL. - Gulf Islands National Seashore announces that Highway 399, J. Earle Bowden Way will close tonight at 8:00 pm. The anticipated intense winds, high surf, and heavy rain is expected to impact safe motor vehicle travel on this road. Fort Pickens, Perdido Key/Johnson Beach, Santa Rosa/Opal Beach, and Okaloosa Areas closed on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 5:00 pm ahead of the approaching storm.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2020
News Release: On Friday, Sept. 11, Judge James T. Jones of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia denied a request for a preliminary injunction against the Administration’s landmark new regulations implementing under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which will modernize environmental ...
By Commerce News Now | Sep 12, 2020
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom (Rosatom), on behalf of the Government of the Russian Federation, initialed a draft amendment to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation (Agreement), which was originally signed in 1992. This amendment, if finalized, will extend the Agreement to 2040 and reduce U.S. reliance on uranium from Russia during that time period.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2020
News Release: Roseburg, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Roseburg District, has closed public lands east of I-5, within the Swiftwater Field Office, until the Archie Creek fire is declared controlled. The lands are located in Douglas and Lane County, Oregon.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2020
News Release: Gulf Breeze, FL. - Gulf Islands National Seashore announces that the Fort Pickens, Perdido Key/Johnson Beach, Santa Rosa/Opal Beach, and Okaloosa Areas in Florida will close on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 5:00 pm ahead of the approaching storm. A mandatory evacuation of the Fort Pickens campground will...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 12, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement in response to recent reporting that politically appointed Trump Administration officials have been interfering with the work of health experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2020
News Release: Ocean Springs, MS. - Gulf Islands National Seashore announces the Mississippi mainland and islands will close today, Saturday, Sept. 12, at 5:00 pm, in anticipation of intense winds, rough seas, and heavy rain that will impact these areas. A mandatory evacuation of the Davis Bayou campground will...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2020
News Release: Yesterday's search efforts for Steve Grunwald were hampered by area conditions. Above 10,000 feet experienced winter-like conditions of 8 to 10 inches of drifting snow, 30 degree temperatures, and winds of 50 miles per hour producing windchills of 11 degrees. This made visibility and probability of detection low to non existent.
