News from August 2021

By DOE Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The Savannah River Site (SRS) has made significant progress in cleaning up contaminated groundwater from legacy nuclear operations near two chemical separations facilities.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Gettysburg National Military Park is pleased to partner with the Journal of the Civil War Era and Gettysburg College on a series of special events to be held in the park on Saturday, September 18. From 12 pm to 2 pm, join National Park Service rangers, historians, and volunteers at select sites throughout...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jaelyn Castro, 23, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possessing with intent to distribute cocaine. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.

By Commerce Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John F. Sopko provided a remote briefing to Members of the Committee on Oversight and Reform. Following the briefing, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, released a statement...

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Tyron Terreono Adams, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 84 months of incarceration for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By State Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
Release: Today marks 70 years since the signing of the ANZUS Treaty, a keystone of our relationship with Australia and an enduring force for stability in the wider region.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk.

By Homeland Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - If you have experienced losses in the severe storms and flooding that struck Dickson, Hickman, Houston and Humphreys counties on Aug. 21, you do not have to wait for your insurance settlement before you apply for FEMA aid.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Giovanni Annucci-Romero has been sentenced for a string of armed robberies in the cities of Gainesville and Cleveland, Georgia.

By Commerce Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement regarding the 2021 Medicare Trustees Report.

By DOE Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - EM ’s Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) recently awarded its Portsmouth Site decontamination and decommissioning contractor nearly $30.1 million, or about 85% of the total fee available for the evaluation period of October 2019 through March 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - A man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for illegally possessing a stolen semi-automatic handgun in Douglas Park on Chicago’s West Side.

By DOE Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: PIKE COUNTY, Ohio - Work is underway at EM ’s Portsmouth Site on the first of five legacy groundwater plumes to be excavated for soil needed in the newly constructed On-Site Waste Disposal Facility (OSWDF).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA - Elijah Isaiah Boykin, an active-duty U.S. Navy Sailor, and Elijah Keashon Barnes have been indicted for unlawfully obtaining and transporting dozens of firearms that were later used in New Jersey-area crimes. Boykin and Barnes served together in the U.S. Navy until June 2020, when Barnes was discharged following his confinement for repeated violations of military law.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Greenbelt, Md., - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Harjit Singh Dub, age 27, of Moreno Valley, California to seven years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for distribution of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Fled on Stolen Motorcycle, Fought with Officers.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTOWN, MA - The National Park Service is making improvements to the Bunker Hill Monument grounds, repairing the granite stairs, historic fence, and restoring the electrical system in the Bunker Hill Lodge. Funded through the agency's Cyclic Maintenance program, this $1.2 Million investment will ensure that the historic landscape will be restored and safe for visitors and residents to enjoy.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Giovanni Annucci-Romero has been sentenced for a string of armed robberies in the cities of Gainesville and Cleveland, Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Forty-seven individuals have been charged in six separate, but related, indictments with narcotics trafficking, money laundering, and firearms violations following a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.

By DOE Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement regarding the 2021 Medicare Trustees Report.