News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

FEMA Awards Funds for Dollar Ridge Wildfire Response

By Homeland Newswire | Aug 11, 2022

News Release: DENVER - FEMA has awarded $4.1 million to the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands to cover costs of fighting the Dollar Ridge wildfire that impacted north-central Utah in July of 2018. The funds are provided by FEMA’s Public Assistance program under a Fire Management Assistance declaration for Utah issued on July 2, 2018, in response to the wildfire.

Hope Man Sentenced to 138 months Imprisonment for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2022

News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Sean Robert Wathen, 50, was sentenced in United States District Court for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill sentenced Wathen to 138 months in prison and ordered him to serve an additional five years of supervised release.

Butte woman sentenced to prison for stealing more than $600,000 from elderly, blind victim under her guardianship

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2022

News Release: MISSOULA - A Butte woman who admitted to stealing more than $600,000 from an elderly and blind woman, now deceased, who was under her care, and spending the money instead on lake property, vehicles, a pontoon boat and other items for herself was sentenced on Aug. 10 to one year and a day in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.

Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting discussed on Aug. 10 by Commerce Department

By Commerce Newswire | Aug 11, 2022

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Mine Reclamation Work Resumes on Uranium Lease Tracts in Southwest Colorado

By Press release submission | Aug 11, 2022

Mine Reclamation Work Resumes on Uranium Lease Tracts in Southwest Colorado

BJS Releases Publications on NIBRS Estimation

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Justice Statistics, a division of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division today released Estimation Procedures for Crimes in the United States Based on NIBRS Data and NIBRS...

Tri-Cities Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2022

News Release: Spokane, Washington - Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Aurelio James Gonzalez, 30, of Kennewick Washington was sentenced in federal court in Spokane for two counts of Distribution of Methamphetamine. Chief United States District...

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with DRC Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde

By State Newswire | Aug 11, 2022

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

Mount Baldy Summit Hikes offered at National Park

By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2022

News Release: Join a ranger in August for an opportunity to climb to the top of the famous Mount Baldy sand dune. An evening hike takes place on Friday, August 12th from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm and morning hikes are offered on Sunday Aug. 14, 21, and 28 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. Mount Baldy is closed for general public...

Former Twitter Employee Found Guilty of Acting as an Agent of a Foreign Government and Unlawfully Sharing Twitter User Information

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2022

News Release: Federal Jury Finds Former Twitter Middle East Media Partnerships Employee Guilty of Fraud, Conspiracy, Obstruction, and Foreign Agent Charges for Bribe Scheme to Access, Monitor, and Convey User Information on Behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its Royal Family

Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Offices to Lower Energy Costs and Deploy Clean Power Nationwide

By DOE Newswire | Aug 11, 2022

Release: Two New DOE Offices Will Support the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Investments to Modernize the Electric Grid, Help States, Communities, Tribes and Territories Build Out Clean Energy Infrastructure and Revitalize Economies

Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Commemorates 161st Battle Anniversary; Unveils Temporary Exhibit with Recently Acquired Museum Collection

By Press release submission | Aug 11, 2022

Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Commemorates 161st Battle Anniversary; Unveils Temporary Exhibit with Recently Acquired Museum Collection

Toppenish Woman Charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2022

News Release: Yakima, Washington - Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that a federal grand jury has indicted Susen Ann Gorst, age 34, of Toppenish, Washington. The federal indictment charges Gorst with Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking.

Robert Lenard Booth Sentenced To Ten Years For Defrauding Investors Of Over $2 Million In International Boiler Room Scheme

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2022

News Release: Robert Lenard Booth Sentenced After Being Convicted by a Jury for Conspiracies to Commit Securities Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Money Laundering.

Yellowstone National Park flood recovery: Timelines for North Entrance and Northeast Entrance roads

By Press release submission | Aug 11, 2022

Yellowstone National Park flood recovery: Timelines for North Entrance and Northeast Entrance roads

Ranger-led History Hikes at the National Park

By Press release submission | Aug 11, 2022

Ranger-led History Hikes at the National Park

South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park lifts Water Conservation measures as water levels return to normal

By Press release submission | Aug 11, 2022

South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park lifts Water Conservation measures as water levels return to normal

Unsung Heroes Event at Fort Stanwix

By Press release submission | Aug 11, 2022

Unsung Heroes Event at Fort Stanwix