News from August 2021
By DOL Newswire | Aug 24, 2021
News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO - While the hazards most often associated with workplace deaths in the U.S. construction industry - falling, being struck-by or crushed by equipment or other objects, or suffering electrocution are well-known - a recent study finds that another potential killer is taking lives at an alarming rate.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Tennessee to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storm and flooding on Aug. 21, 2021.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 24, 2021
News Release: HOUGHTON, MICH - Work continues on the approximately 200-acre Horne Fire, which ignited on August 10 near the Duncan Bay/Tobin Harbor Portage Trail on Isle Royale National Park. The cause of ignition is suspected to be lightning. The fire is now 15% contained. The health and safety of employees and visitors...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 24, 2021
News Release: Beatrice, Nebraska - Homestead National Historical Park will return to regular hours starting on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. The park will be open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Freeman School will be opened by request as long as staffing permits. Parking areas and trails will continue to be open from dawn to dusk.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man today admitted possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug distribution, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 24, 2021
News Release: REPORT: Biden’s Death Tax Threatens American Jobs, Family Farms, Small Businesses.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 24, 2021
News Release: Brady: Stronger Return to Work in States that Ended Biden Anti-Work Unemployment Bonuses.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2021
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A Kirbyville man has been sentenced to prison for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2021
News Release: ST. THOMAS, USVI - U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that three (3) South American nationals charged by Complaint on Aug. 19, 2021, with possession of cocaine onboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States were ordered detained by United States Magistrate Ruth Miller pending trial in this matter.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2021
News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man accused in a sex and drug trafficking conspiracy and of brandishing a firearm during an assault over a botched drug deal admitted multiple crimes today, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2021
News Release: Charleston, South Carolina --- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Orlando Shalrocko King, 32, of North Charleston, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to unlawful travel to incite destructive riots in downtown Charleston on May 30, 2020, as well as a possession of a firearm by a prohibited felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Adam Martin, a/k/a “Fats", age 38, of Baltimore, to 150 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2021
News Release: Assailant Repeatedly Attacked Member of News Media, Marks Eighth Defendant Arrested for Assault on Press.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 24, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about the budget resolution that passed the House today...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 24, 2021
Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a firearm from making its way onboard an airplane at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) Tuesday.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 24, 2021
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM awarded a former analytical services contractor nearly $149,000, or about 89% of the available award fee, for its work at the Hanford Site during a performance evaluation period of September 2020 to April 2021.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $20.4 million in grants to reduce emissions and improve air quality at airports across the country. The awards will fund zero-emission airport vehicles, including their electric charging infrastructure, ...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 24, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about the budget resolution that passed the House today...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2021
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Pascagoula woman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute narcotics, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Acting Special Agent in Charge Paul Brown of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Nine new defendants and a series of previously uncharged murders are included in a federal grand jury indictment unsealed today that significantly expands a wide-ranging racketeering indictment targeting an arm of the MS-13 transnational street gang.
