News published on Federal Newswire in June 2021

Release: More information about Germany is available on the Germany Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.

Steamtown National Historic Site Prepares for Summer Visitors

News Release: Scranton, PA - Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) employees have been gearing up and getting things on track for summer operations. The National Park Service (NPS) works closely with the NPS Office of Public Health to monitor and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic using the latest science to support...

Leader of St. Louis County drug trafficking organization pleads guilty

News Release: ST. LOUIS - Ronald ‘Big Stink’ Gales, 54, of St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Gales appeared today before United States District Court Judge John A. Ross.

HIGH fire danger in Yellowstone National Park

News Release: * The parkwide fire danger level for Yellowstone is now HIGH.

FEMA Introduces New Director of the U.S. Virgin Islands Joint Recovery Office

By Homeland Newswire | Jun 21, 2021

News Release: ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency has appointed Kristen Hodge to serve as the Director for U.S. Virgin Islands Joint Recovery Office. Director Hodge officially began June 20, 2021 and will focus on the Territory’s priorities to repair and rebuild its infrastructure with a focus on equity for a recovery that benefits the whole community.

Detroit Man Who Robbed Credit Union and Crashed Getaway Car Near Vandenberg Air Force Base Sentenced to 2½ Years in Federal Prison

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Michigan man was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison for robbing a credit union - and two days later attempting to rob a bank then leading law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit that ended with him crashing his getaway car near Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will join Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio in co-hosting a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS on June 28 to discuss efforts in the campaign to achieve the enduring defeat of ISIS.

Judge sentences St. Louis man to seven years for role in armed robbery

News Release: ST. LOUIS - United States District Judge Rodney W. Sippel sentenced Larry Henry to 84 months in prison today. The 29-year-old St. Louis, Missouri resident pleaded guilty to one count of armed robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of that crime of violence.

Armed Crystal Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 14 Years

News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Fayetteville man was sentenced today to 168 months in prison and five years of supervised release for trafficking crystal methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Grand Jury - June 2021

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan W. Sharp announced the federal Grand Jury for the District of Nebraska has returned 16 unsealed Indictments charging 17 defendants. Indictments are charging documents that contain one or more individual counts that are merely accusations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Man Convicted of Abusive Sexual Conduct Aboard an Airplane Sentenced to Statutory Maximum Federal Prison Term

News Release: COLUMBIA, SC - Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina M. Rhett DeHart, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina William T. Stetzer and FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert R. Wells announced that Siva K. Durbesula, 29, of India, who was convicted by jury of abusive sexual contact aboard an airplane, was sentenced to the statutory maximum federal prison term of two years for the offense.

Former Rochester Business Owner Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Bradley Williams, 35, formerly of Rochester, NY, and now a resident of North Carolina, pleaded guilty to bank fraud, before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Briefing on Secretary Blinken’s Upcoming Travel to Berlin, Paris, Rome, and Matera

Release: MR PRICE: Thanks very much, and thanks, everyone, for joining the call. We will be previewing Secretary Blinken’s trip to Germany, France, and Italy. We officially announced that last Friday. We’ll be departing for the trip tomorrow afternoon. Just a reminder, this call is on the record, but it is.

Major New Building Standard Can Map Out Tornado Threat for the First Time

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2021

News Release: Of the natural hazards in Mother Nature’s arsenal, tornadoes are some of the most vicious. But while other hazards are regularly considered in building designs, tornadoes have not been part of the equation for most structures in the United States, even in highly tornado-prone regions. Now, an upcoming edition of a critical building standard gives tornadoes some much needed attention.

Adopt a BLM wild horse at a pair of Wyoming events in July

News Release: CHEYENNE Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management will hold two Wyoming wild horse and burro adoption events in July featuring both untrained and trained horses.

Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of Loaded Firearm

News Release: Defendant led police on car chase along Storrow Drive and onto Tobin Bridge.

UPDATE: BLM fire crews engaging the West fire in northwest Moffat County

News Release: CRAIG, Colo. - As of 1 p.m. June 22, the West Fire in northwest Moffat County has increased in size to approximately 3100 acres and has crossed the Colorado state line into southwest Wyoming.

Briefing on Secretary Blinken’s Upcoming Travel to Berlin, Paris, Rome, and Matera