News from February 2021
By Interior Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: Lake Havasu City, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Lake Havasu Field Office is seeking a teacher (K-12) for the Teacher on the Public Lands (TPL), Hands on the Land Program for the Lake Havasu Field Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - After Democrats refused a request for a bipartisan hearing, Ways and Means Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX) moved forward with Republican leaders in calling for a briefing from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding its role in collecting state government data related to New York nursing home deaths. The letter was joined by Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Devin Nunes (R-CA) and Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY).
By Interior Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA - About 820,000 people visited Death Valley National Park in 2020. This was about half the number of people that visited the park the previous year. Breaking down the figures by season illustrates the impact of the coronavirus pandemic over time.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: The Klondike Gold Rush Museum and Visitor Center is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Located in the historic Pioneer Square neighborhood, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is Seattle’s only national park. It was created to preserve and share the city’s role in the Klondike...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: Hot Springs, AR - Hot Springs National Park turns 100 years old on March 4, 2021, and to celebrate this milestone anniversary, the City of Hot Springs will deliver an official proclamation via horse-drawn carriage declaring March 4th as “Hot Springs National Park Day." The Friends of Hot Springs National...
By State Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul and Chairman Gregory W. Meeks released the following statement on the seventh anniversary of Russian aggression in Ukraine.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON-Ways and Means Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX-08) introduced Katherine Tai, a longtime trade counsel for the Committee on Ways and Means, as the nominee for U.S. Trade Representative before the Senate Committee on Finance. His remarks, paired with Ways and Means Chairman Richie Neal (D-MA), emphasized bipartisan support for Tai’s nomination based on her qualifications and the importance of trade to American workers, families, and businesses.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: Carson City, Nev - The Bureau of Land Management Stillwater Field Office is asking the public to comment on the next step of environmental review for the proposed phase two of Luning Solar Energy Project submitted by Liberty Utilities LLC. Public comments will be accepted February 26 through March 29, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - A federal jury Tuesday afternoon convicted Cedric O. Valentine of Fort Walton Beach on multiple charges related to drugs ranging from methamphetamine and fentanyl to heroin and marijuana, as well as firearms charges. The conviction, which followed a two-day trial that began Monday morning, was announced by Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - A High Point man was sentenced today to 411 months in prison for conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, two counts of Hobbs Act robbery, brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a federal crime of violence, witness tampering and aiding and abetting in those crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: PROVIDENCE - United States Attorney Aaron L. Weisman on Thursday evening submitted a letter of resignation to the President. Mr. Weisman’s resignation is effective Feb. 28, 2021.
By State Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A former member of the Boston-based Devon Street Kings Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings") was sentenced yesterday on racketeering charges.
By State Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. Very good to see everyone, and very nice to be back in your room.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Ghanaian national was arrested yesterday on wire fraud and money laundering charges involving funds obtained from “romance scam" victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: Defendant Allegedly Promised Clients U.S. Citizenship in Exchange for Money.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. -- United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that two federal inmates pled guilty to possessing weapons. Jerry Stewart, 31, and Elijio Perez, 30, inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) at Beckley, both admitted to possessing a handcrafted weapon, commonly known as a “shank.".
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: LOUISVILLE, KY. - Brian Keith Tackett, 37, of Banner, Kentucky, (Floyd County), pled guilty and was sentenced yesterday by Chief United States District Judge Greg N. Stivers for online enticement of a minor and attempted online enticement of a minor, announced Acting United States Attorney Michael A. Bennett. Chief Judge Stivers sentenced Tackett today to 15 years in prison followed by a life term of Supervised Release. There is no parole in the federal system.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 26, 2021
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on his ‘plan B’ to raise the minimum wage...
