News published on Federal Newswire in March 2021

News from March 2021


Notice published on March 31 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Commerce Department publish on March 31?

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department publishes notice on March 31

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Commerce Department on March 31

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


INDICTMENT: KANSAS MAN INDICTED FOR TAMPERING WITH A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM

News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Kansas man has been indicted on a federal charge accusing him of tampering with a public water system, Acting U.S. Attorney Duston Slinkard said today.


Ready for Visitors

News Release: KEYSTONE, S.D. - Mount Rushmore National Memorial will reopen for visitors 5:00 a.m. Thursday morning April 1. State Road 244 east and west entrances will reopen at midnight tonight. Iron Mountain Road will remain closed through tomorrow allowing firefighters to continue mop-up operations.


News Release: OCHOPEE and HOMESTEAD, FL - The National Park Service (NPS) is pleased to announce that Big Cypress National Preserve Pilot Fred Goodwin has been awarded the 2020 National Park Service Wright Brothers National Aviation Safety Award.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A two-count indictment was unsealed today charging Raymond Matthew Vance, 29, of Fresno, with two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - United States District Judge Stephen R. Clark sentenced Courtney Curtis, today, to 21 months in prison and ordered him to pay restitution in the amount of $47,867.69 to the victims. The 39-year-old Ferguson, Missouri resident pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud relative to his theft...


News Release: Memphis, TN - Jeremy Lewis, 23, of Ripley, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr., announced the sentence today.


Fruit Harvest 2021

News Release: TORREY, UT - In a few months it will be fruit harvest season! Predictions for the 2021 season show that the apricot bloom has begun and will last for approximately two weeks. Other blooms will occur throughout April. As fruit ripens throughout the summer, many varieties will be available for harvest at Capitol Reef National Park including cherries (by limited quantity in early June), apricots in June, apples and pears in July and August, and peaches in August.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Eight people were arrested by Special Agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Kern County on March 26, and are now facing federal drug trafficking charges -following HSI’s months-long probe into a Bakersfield-based drug trafficking organization that attempted to smuggle hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine and fentanyl.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


News Release: The East Portal Road will be closed to all public access, including pedestrian and bicycle traffic, throughout the 2021 season to complete vital road work and infrastructure improvements at East Portal. The East Portal Road is owned and managed by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) and used by the National Park Service (NPS) to provide visitor access to NPS facilities along the Gunnison River.


BLM seeking public comment on proposed wild horse gather in southwestern Wyoming

News Release: ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo.- To help healthy wild horse herds continue to thrive on healthy rangelands, the BLM has prepared an environmental assessment and opened a 30-day public comment period on a proposed wild horse gather on the Adobe Town, Salt Wells Creek, Great Divide Basin, White Mountain, and Little Colorado Herd Management Areas.


NIST ‘Agricomb’ Measures Multiple Gas Emissions From … Cows

News Release: After the optical frequency comb made its debut as a ruler for light, spinoffs followed, including the astrocomb to measure starlight and a radar-like comb system to detect natural gas leaks. And now, researchers have unveiled the “agricomb" to measure, ahem, cow burps.


Ariton Man Sentenced to 157 Months in Prison Following Federal Firearms Convictions

News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On March 30, 2021, Marcus Antonio Grubbs, a 37-year-old man from Ariton, Alabama, was sentenced to 157 months in prison for possession of stolen firearms and possessing firearms in connection with a drug trafficking crime, announced Acting United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart.


Nassau Felon Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Possession Of Firearms And Illegal Drugs

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan today sentenced Justin Aaron Redding (37, Callahan) to 10 years in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Redding to forfeit more than $31,000, two handguns, and ammunition which are traceable to proceeds of the offense.


Release: U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking returned on March 31 from travel to Saudi Arabia and Oman, where he held productive meetings with Omani, Saudi, and Yemeni senior leaders in coordination with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths. Lenderking and Griffiths continue to work side-by-side...


Hazelton Man Sentenced To 24 Months’ Imprisonment For Aggravated Identity Theft In Connection With A Scheme To Unlawfully Obtain Government Benefits

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Andres Santos, age 39, of Hazelton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on March 30, 2021, by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to 24 months’ imprisonment for aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme to unlawfully obtain various government benefits.