News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Fort Pierre, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Bank Embezzlement.


Ohio man pleads guilty to providing material support to ISIS-affiliate organization

An Ohio man recently pleaded guilty to providing material support to an ISIS-affiliate organization and also attempting to fly overseas to train under them.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Hudson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.


News Release: JACKSON, Wyoming - Trout Unlimited (TU), Grand Teton National Park (GTNP), Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF), and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) announced today that construction to complete Phase 2 of the Spread Creek Fish Passage Project has started. Many years in the making, the project...


News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Lamondra Beckley, 43, of Saint Louis, Missouri, was sentenced to 147 months.


Rock fall temporarily closes part of State Route 9 in Zion National Park

News Release: Springdale, Utah - State Route 9 is closed in Zion National Park due to a rock fall west of the Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel. The road will remain closed from Canyon Junction to the east end of the Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel as maintenance workers remove the fallen rock and assess the condition of the road. The National Park Service will reopen the road as soon as it is safe to do so. The rest of the park remains open.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that Bennett Belt, age 48, of Bridger, South Dakota, was found guilty of three counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child, one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor, and one count of Abusive Sexual Contact of a Child, as a result of a four-day federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota. The verdict was returned on November 5, 2021.


Ontario Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine

News Release: BOISE - An Ontario, Oregon man was sentenced to 76 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine.


The US Transportation Department published a seven page notice on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Top 5 Reasons to Oppose Democrats’ Toddler Tax.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement on President Biden’s nomination of Robert Califf, M.D., to serve as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA):


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Medicare Part B premiums paid by beneficiaries will increase next year, and attributed the increase largely to the rise in prescription drug costs...


E&C Republicans Request Hearings on Unaffordable Energy Costs Facing American Families

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans sent a letter to Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) on Friday requesting the Committee schedule oversight hearings with the Department of Energy (DOE) to address the energy crisis and preparations for the upcoming winter. Americans...


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport to host TSA PreCheck® Enrollment Center

Release: RHINELANDER, Wis. - Wisconsin residents will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s TSA PreCheck® application program inside Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport (RHI) from Monday, Nov. 15 through Friday, Nov. 19.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on November 9, 2021, U.S. District Court Judge Wendy B. Vitter sentenced former Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office (TPSO) captain KEVIN STIMAGE to twelve (12) months and one day imprisonment, one (1) year of supervised release, and payment of a $100 mandatory special assessment fee. STIMAGE had pled guilty to Theft from Programs Receiving Federal Funds.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.