News from January 2021
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Education and Labor Chairman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) expressed serious concerns about the Trump Administration’s...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: A Tulsa man pleaded guilty this morning after he forcefully pulled a woman from her car and then stole it, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: ALLENTOWN, PA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) elevated its longstanding alliance with the Lehigh Valley Safety Committee (LVSC), a consortium of organizations in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, to “ambassador" status at a virtual signing ceremony today.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: Fruita, CO - At approximately 11:45 a.m. on January 11th rangers were notified of a motor vehicle crash that occurred on the east hill of Colorado National Monument. The reporting party was on foot when they located the wreckage, which was not easily visible from the roadway. A preliminary investigation indicates the crash may have occurred the night of January 10.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: BISMARCK, N.D. - The Bureau of Reclamation, in cooperation with Tri-Cities Joint Job Development Authority (TCJJDA), is updating the Resource Management Plan (RMP) for Heart Butte Reservoir, known locally as Lake Tschida.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: Pills caused fatal overdose in Whatcom County.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Steven Michael Roberts, 33, of Vacaville, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Burlington County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a drug-trafficking organization that distributed heroin and cocaine in Camden, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA - Superintendent Judy Forte is pleased to announce the free virtual events that will take place at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park to celebrate and commemorate the 92nd birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., beginning Friday, Jan. 15, 2021 and ending on the National...
By State Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul and Chairman Gregory Meeks have released the following statement on reports that Voice of America senior White House correspondent Patsy Widakuswara was demoted from her position after questioning Secretary of State Mike...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 75 months in prison for illegally possessing a loaded 9mm HiPoint pistol, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: Since 2017, four of the world’s biggest maritime shipping companies have been impacted by cyber-attacks, the most recent being French shipping giant CGA CMA Group, increasing the need for heavier cybersecurity measures for ships, ports, terminals, and offshore facilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Lexington man, Terrico W. Williams, 29, was sentenced on Monday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, to 100 months in federal prison, after previously being convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. -- United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that two federal inmates pled guilty to possessing weapons. Corey Fair, 27, and Rashun Evans, 23, inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) at McDowell, both admitted to possessing a handcrafted weapon, commonly known as a “shank.".
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: New York, N.Y. - Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Timothy J. Shea, the Acting Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA"), and Susan A. Gibson, the Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the DEA, announced today...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: FARMINGTON, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management today announced it will hold its first meeting of the Northern New Mexico Resource Advisory Council (RAC). The public is welcome to attend the meeting that will occur on Jan. 19, 2021, virtually via Zoom video conferencing, from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. MST.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - The 2020 annual findings report on the Shackleford Banks horses has been released by Cape Lookout National Seashore and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses. This report, covering the calendar year 2020, is available on the park’s website at.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced an additional $47 million in funding for seven projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped Potential (SCALEUP) program. These...
By State Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
Release: Section 221 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, Public Law 112-158 (TRA), enacted on Aug. 10, 2012, requires the President to publish a list of individuals whom the President has determined are senior Iranian officials involved in Iran’s illicit nuclear activities or proliferation...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 12, 2021
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - Hikers, bikers, and horseback riders may experience reduced access temporarily to Eagle Lake Carriage Road in Acadia National Park this summer during a project to rehabilitate the carriage road while preserving its historic character.
