News from August 2021
By State Newswire | Aug 7, 2021
Release: Today we somberly remember the terror attacks that took place on August 7, 1998, in Kenya and Tanzania. Nearly simultaneously, terrorists detonated bombs next to the U.S. Embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. Their attacks killed 224 men, women, and children, and injured over 4,500 others. In an awful moment, the lives of so many changed tragically and forever.
By State Newswire | Aug 7, 2021
Release: President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo’s decision on August 6 to ban the last genuine opposition party from participating in the November elections underscores their desire to remain in power at all costs. This autocratic maneuver follows the detention of seven presidential candidates...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 7, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - Michiganders in Washtenaw and Wayne counties who were affected by the June floods and still need help have many resources to support their rebuilding efforts. Review FEMA’s flood recovery checklist to ensure you’ve taken all the steps in your federal assistance process...
By State Newswire | Aug 7, 2021
Release: Today we somberly remember the terror attacks that took place on August 7, 1998, in Kenya and Tanzania. Nearly simultaneously, terrorists detonated bombs next to the U.S. Embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. Their attacks killed 224 men, women, and children, and injured over 4,500 others. In an awful moment, the lives of so many changed tragically and forever.
By State Newswire | Aug 7, 2021
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I join the people of Côte d’Ivoire as they celebrate their Independence Day.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2021
News Release: The Totem Loop and East Entrance Trails of the Sitka National Historical Park trails system are once again open. Park visitors are encouraged to be “Bear Aware" since bears may be present in the park at any time and continue to be present in the park at night.Best practices for trail users include.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2021
News Release: Purpose. From Monday, August 9 through Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, visitors to Petroglyph National Monument will experience daily area closures Monday through Friday in the South Rim Trail Area. This closure is due to the park maintenance staff conducting maintenance and repair using heavy machinery...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2021
News Release: A search is underway for a backpacker reported missing on August 5 in Olympic National Park. Cheri Keller is a 56-year-old female from Olympia, Washington and is 5’6" tall, with gray hair. She was wearing a blue shirt, khaki pants and blue trail running shoes with a blue backpack. She also had a yellow...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2021
News Release: Join a Park Ranger on a hike to the first railroad tunnel in America, the Staple Bend Tunnel, on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, at 2:00 PM. On this approximately 5-mile round trip hike, participants will learn about the history of the tunnel, how it was constructed, the Allegheny Portage Railroad, and much more! Several features from the days of the railroad, including stone sleepers and culverts, are visible.
By State Newswire | Aug 7, 2021
Release: Today we somberly remember the terror attacks that took place on August 7, 1998, in Kenya and Tanzania. Nearly simultaneously, terrorists detonated bombs next to the U.S. Embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. Their attacks killed 224 men, women, and children, and injured over 4,500 others. In an awful moment, the lives of so many changed tragically and forever.
By State Newswire | Aug 7, 2021
Release: Today we somberly remember the terror attacks that took place on August 7, 1998, in Kenya and Tanzania. Nearly simultaneously, terrorists detonated bombs next to the U.S. Embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. Their attacks killed 224 men, women, and children, and injured over 4,500 others. In an awful moment, the lives of so many changed tragically and forever.
By State Newswire | Aug 7, 2021
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I join the people of Côte d’Ivoire as they celebrate their Independence Day.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2021
News Release: Join a Park Ranger on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021, at 2:00 PM, for a Summit Level hike from the head of Inclined Plane 6 to near where the Summit Hotel was in Summitville, near the head of Inclined Plane 5. The Summit Level was the highest point that the Allegheny Portage Railroad crossed the Allegheny Mountains. Participants will learn about the inclines and levels of the railroad, how the system functioned, the town of Summitville, and much more.
By Tamara Browning | Aug 6, 2021
Entrance fees were waived Aug. 4 at all fee-collecting public lands the U.S. Department of the Interior manages in observance of the first anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act.
By John Suayan | Aug 6, 2021
Bob Wick, whose work captured the beauty and majesty of the nation’s diverse natural wonders, retired from his position as a photographer for the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management in July.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2021
News Release: A federal court ordered a California company and its owner to stop distributing unapproved and misbranded drugs and adulterated animal drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2021
News Release: A California man pleaded guilty yesterday to rigging bids at public foreclosure auctions.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2021
News Release: A federal grand jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico, returned a three-count indictment charging Jordany Rafael Laboy García, Christian Yamaurie Rivera Otero and Anthony Steven Lobos Ruiz with hate crimes for assaulting a transgender woman because of her gender identity. Rivera Otero and Lobos Ruiz were also charged with obstruction of justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2021
News Release: A Bloomfield, Michigan, businessman, who operated a biodiesel fuel company, was sentenced to 30 months in prison today for filing a false income tax return.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2021
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement to resolve a lawsuit alleging that Filomeno Hernandez, a property manager of residential apartment buildings near MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, violated the federal Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing female tenants since at least 2006.
