News published on Federal Newswire in July 2021

News from July 2021


Celebrating 70 Years of Environmental Stewardship at the Savannah River Site

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The University of Georgia’s (UGA) Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL), located on the Savannah River Site (SRS), recently celebrated the 70th anniversary of its creation.


News Release: COEUR D'ALENE - Denvil Alan Baldwin, 46, of, Spokane Valley, Washington, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison based upon his March 2021 guilty plea to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced today. Baldwin was indicted on the charge by a grand jury on Jan. 30, 2020.


News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A West Virginia man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for robbing a bank in Moorhead, Minnesota.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Committee will hold a fully virtual Member Day Hearing on issues within the Committee’s jurisdiction in the 117th Congress on Tuesday, July...


Cloud Leads Letter Demanding Answers from Google and Microsoft on Student Safety & Data Collection

News Release: WASHINGTON-Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Ranking Member Michael Cloud (R-Texas) and several Republican lawmakers today wrote Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google CEO Sundar Pichai requesting information about the safety and data collection practices for programs used by students, teachers, ...


USDA Designates Rich County, Utah, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...


Cleveland man admits to role in drug trafficking operation

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Eiandreus Kirkland Rebraun Pique, of Cleveland, Ohio, has admitted to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.


News Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I offer my congratulations to the Government of Algeria on the occasion of its Independence Day on July 5.


News Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I convey best wishes to the government and people of Cabo Verde as you celebrate 46 years of independence.


President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Emergency Declaration for Florida

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Florida to supplement state, local and tribal response efforts to the emergency conditions for areas potentially affected by Tropical Storm Elsa beginning on July 4 and continuing.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man was charged in federal district court with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.


Chairman David Scott and Key Co-sponsors Introduce Legislation Making the 1890s Land Grant African American Colleges and Universities’ Student Scholarships Program Permanent; with a $100 Million Increase

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement after introducing legislation making the 1890s Land Grant African American Colleges and Universities' Student Scholarships program permanent with a $100 million increase...


News Release: Bradenton, FL - On Tuesday July 6, 2021 De Soto National Memorial temporarily closed park entrances, visitor facilities, and grounds in preparation for Tropical Storm Elsa for the safety of visitors and staff. All interpretive programming is also discontinued until further notice. No Special Use permits...


Rapid City Man Charged With Unlawful Possession of Unregistered Firearm

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man was charged in federal district court with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm.


Cabo Verde National Day

Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I convey best wishes to the government and people of Cabo Verde as you celebrate 46 years of independence.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man was charged in federal district court with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.


Meeks Announces Congressional Delegation to the Middle East

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement as he and other Members of Congress departed for a bipartisan Congressional delegation (CODEL) to the Middle East.


Box Elder Man Pleads Not Guilty to Aggravated Sexual Abuse

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Box Elder, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for three counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse and one count of Abusive Sexual Contact.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man was charged in federal district court with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm.


Rapid City Man Charged With Unlawful Possession of Unregistered Firearm

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man was charged in federal district court with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm.