News from June 2021
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Top Republican on the Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and top Republican on the Oversight Subcommittee Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) opened today’s hearing on the supposed ‘tax gap’ by highlighting how Democrats’ tax-and-spend agenda puts America last.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Delamon A. Marshall, 41, of Akron, Ohio, was sentenced on Thursday, June 10, 2021, to 20 years imprisonment and five years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher A. Boyko. Marshall previously pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and two counts of possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Indiana man was convicted on all counts today in connection with a plot to pay a purported hitman to kill his estranged wife, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Michael Sloan, 26, of Cleveland, with explosive destruction of property.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Mosher, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Hot Springs, South Dakota, man convicted of Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on June 7, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced John Dixon (76, Tampa) to five years in federal prison for possessing images and videos depicting children being sexually abused. Dixon was also ordered to serve a 10-year term of supervised release, register as a sex offender, and forfeit the electronic devices that he had used to commit his offense.
By State Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert s (WEA) this summer.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: A new National Park Service report shows that 238,000 visitors to Obed WSR in 2020 spent $4.5 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 52 jobs in the local area.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A federal jury convicted an Upshur County man yesterday of attempted sex trafficking of a minor. George Albert Romer, Jr., 63, of Buckhannon was charged by a single-count Indictment in November 2019.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: Buffalo, Wyo. - The Robinson Fire burned off the mountain and into Robinson Canyon and surrounding foothills during the Thursday night high winds that impacted the area. In response to the spread of the fire and the increasing personnel involved, the fire incident has been upgraded from a Type 3 response to a Type 2.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: Hearing Roundup: “Biden Budget Puts Washington in Charge of Americans’ Health Decisions".
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: DENVER - On Thursday, June 10, 2021, FEMA authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Pack Creek Fire burning in San Juan County, Utah near Moab, and the community of Pack Creek.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: PHOENIX - Beginning June 11, 2021, due to dry and hot conditions, fire restrictions will be increased from Stage 1 to Stage 2 on Bureau of Land Management lands in the Phoenix District-BLM managed lands in central Arizona; in the Colorado River District-BLM managed lands in western Arizona, and on Gila...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: This week, the U.S. Senate passed the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, which will invest more than $100 billion of taxpayer funds to solidify the United States’ leadership in scientific and technological innovation critical to national security and economic competitiveness. Senator Portman, Ranking...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico has announced the selection of Kymm Gresset as Rio Puerco Field Manager. Gresset was sworn into her position by the acting BLM New Mexico State Director Melanie Barnes during a ceremony held on June 11.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA - The Springfield Armory National Historic Site (NHS) visitor center and museum will reopen to visitors on July 2, 2021. The reopening marks the completion of an 18-month project focusing on critical systems upgrades. The National Park Service contracted the services of Gardner Construction & Industrial Services, Inc. to complete the $1.6 million project.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2021
News Release: MOOSE, WY-Grand Teton National Park hosted an estimated 363,712 recreation visits in May 2021, a 30% increase compared to May 2019. The park was closed May 1- 17 in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Park statistics show that May 2021 had the highest number of recreation visits on record for the month of May.
