News from February 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Tyrone Morris-Janey, 30, formerly of Winchester, was sentenced to time served, three years of supervised release, and one year of home confinement for making false statements during the acquisition of a firearm, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Agreement also Resolves Record-Keeping Violations and Establishes Accountability Measures.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, at a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) urged her colleagues to support and confirm Attorney General Xavier Becerra, nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in order to ensure the Biden...
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
Release: The United States supports transparency and accountability in managing transboundary resources. For decades, these values have guided our work to promote the health and sustainability of the Mekong River and the nearly 70 million people whose livelihoods depend on it. We share the concerns of Mekong...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the opening of the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) FY21 Build to Scale (B2S) program, which is designed to invest in regional economies through scalable startups.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher today sentenced Joseph Speed, age 28, of Baltimore, Maryland, to seven years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, after Speed pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) Defense-Related Uranium Mines (DRUM) Program is protecting the environment through a cooperative partnership with Bat Conservation International (BCI).
By DOE Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Following an arduous certification process, an emergency preparedness specialist with EM contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions is the only Hanford Site employee to hold a prestigious associate emergency manager (AEM) credential.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: As the nation continues to commemorate Black History Month, the National Park Service added 11 resources to its growing system of sites and programs that chronicle the African American Civil Rights Movement.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today released a draft Environmental Assessment and unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact analyzing Southwest Gas Corporation’s proposal to install 69.5 miles of new 24-inch diameter natural gas pipeline within an existing permanent right-of way. The comment period will end March 24, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Limkemann was a convicted felon and a drug user when found with gun.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Thompson had a previous conviction for conspiring to manufacture methamphetamine in 2010.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Defendant arrested at JFK International Airport as he boarded an international flight.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Did you know Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park officially became part of the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom in 2020? The National Park Service operates a National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program to coordinate preservation and education efforts nationwide and...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that on February 9, 2021, a South Alabama jury convicted Reginald Howell of Mobile, Alabama, of one charge of Escape. Howell is scheduled to be sentenced on May 7, 2021, before United States District Judge Kristi DuBose. The maximum penalty that could be imposed for the offense is five years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Republicans presented 54 amendments to H.R. 803, theProtecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Committee on Agriculture. Public Hybrid Hearing. RE: “Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors". Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. 12:30 p.m. Available for public viewing via YouTube. WITNESS LIST. Mr. Jim Cantore, Senior Meteorologist, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA. Ms. Pamela Knox,...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: GRANDVIEW, MO - Two machine operators at a Grandview auto parts manufacturer who jointly operated a press tested positive for the coronavirus just two days apart, in late August 2020. The two workers typically labored for hours at a time less than two feet apart; neither wore a protective facial mask...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC) from today’s hearing entitled, “Building Back Better: The Urgent Need for Investment in America’s Wastewater Infrastructure":
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2021
News Release: GAINESVILLE, Florida - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging Mohamed Fathy Suliman with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Suliman, formerly of Gainesville, was previously charged by a...
