News from June 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-In separate criminal cases, two Portland area residents are facing federal charges for crimes committed during recent riots near local federal facilities, including the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Portland Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston Police officer pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with committing over $16,000 in overtime fraud while assigned to the Boston Police Department’s evidence warehouse.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
News Release: SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. June 1, 2021 - After a one-year hiatus, fire managers with Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks have scheduled the annual Ash Mountain Prescribed Burn in the foothills of Sequoia National Park, near the parks’ headquarters and entrance station along the main road, Generals Highway. Ignitions are planned to begin on June 6, 2021 and continue through June 9, 2021.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. June 1, 2021 - A Memorial Day hike ended with a mountaineering accident yesterday, when a 56-year-old man from San Jose, CA, one member of a three-person hiking group, fell approximately 500 feet from the summit ridge of Mount Russell, on the eastern boundary of Sequoia National Park.
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Michael McCaul, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding the second coup to occur in Mali in less than one year...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has been recognized by the National Association of Government Communicators for its publication designed for colleges and universities. Prevention with Purpose: A Strategic Planning Guide to Preventing Drug Misuse Among College Students, was awarded...
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
Release: Good morning everyone. I am very honored to be here this morning on behalf of the United States Government in celebration of Caribbean-American Heritage Month. To begin, I want to thank Dr. Claire Nelson, Founder and President of the Institute of Caribbean Studies, and all of the stakeholders involved in putting this event together. Given the passion and enthusiasm of this group, I have no doubt this year’s celebration will be another successful one.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Recent years have not only shown that the east coast is susceptible to the damaging impacts of hurricanes and other tropical systems, but that hurricanes are also not just a coastal threat. The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins today, June 1st, and the Federal Emergency Management...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A federal court permanently enjoined a Henderson, Nevada, company from preparing, processing, and distributing adulterated and misbranded bottled water.
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is traveling to San Jose on June 1-2, 2021, to a meeting of the Central American Integration System (SICA) convened by Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Quesada. In Costa Rica, he will meet with President Alvarado and Foreign Minister Rodolfo Solano Quirós to discuss the strong U.S.-Costa Rica partnership and to advance collaboration on regional and global issues, including migration, counternarcotics, human rights, and climate change.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Wendy Berger today sentenced Matthew Zachariah Humphrey (26, Daytona Beach) to 11 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of that offense. Humphrey’s co-conspirator, Janee Reve Najee Kelly (32, Daytona Beach) was sentenced to 8 years and 1 month in federal prison for the same charges.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced additional details today on the fully remote hearing the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold on Wednesday, June 9, at 11:30 a.m. (EDT). The...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm traveled to Houston, Texas, to tout the American Jobs Plan and its investments to build a clean energy economy that creates millions of good-paying jobs, saves consumers money, and reduces the health impacts of pollution.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
News Release: Salt Flat, Texas - The Dog Fire, that began May 11, 2021, based on aerial reconnaissance is at 40% containment due to recent rains. There is minimal fire activity and minimal chances for fire growth. The fire has been placed in a patrol and monitor status. The fire is estimated to have affected 1959...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation is allocating $219,496 for two pilot projects in Central Oregon. The Central Oregon Irrigation District and East Fork Irrigation District water management pilots will analyze improvements to conserve water for identified needs in their areas. The two districts are providing $232,480 in cost-sharing for the two pilot projects.
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
Release: The United States is chairing the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) 60th Anniversary Ministerial Council Meeting, taking place in two parts under the theme, “Shared Values: Building Green and Inclusive Future." Part One took place May 31-June 1, and Part Two will take place this fall.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Today marks the start of the Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently released the 2021 outlook, which predicts another active season.
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
Release: PRESIDENT ALVARADO: Thanks again, Mr. Secretary, for meeting in Costa Rica and thanks also to your team. I’m really delighted in having you in our country. I believe I won’t be introducing because you have been here for a while (inaudible) already had the introductions. But just to say first that, as...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - One Ohio resident and two Pennsylvania men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By State Newswire | Jun 1, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following schedule for the month of June.
