News from February 2022
By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2022
NPS employee Grant Hilderbrand has been selected as the National Park Service Associate Regional Director for Resources, Alaska.A 12-year veteran of the National Park Service and the U.S.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - CHRISTOPHER HARRIS, age 28, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was sentenced to sixty (60) months’ imprisonment, four (4) years of supervised release and a $200 mandatory special assessment fee by U.S. Chief District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown after pleading guilty to two...
By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2022
To provide peregrine falcons adequate space for nesting, the National Park Service will temporarily close areas including Jordan Cliffs Trail, Precipice Trail, Valley Cove Trail and a portion of the Orange & Black Path in Acadia National Park on March 1 until further notice.
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
Release: EVENT: Please join us on Thursday, March 3, 2022, for a digital press briefing to discuss ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine in the context of its impact on the nations of the African continent. After brief opening remarks, Assistant Secretary Phee will take questions from participating journalists.
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
Release: The U.S. Department of State has suspended operations at our Embassy in Minsk, Belarus and authorized the voluntary departure (“authorized departure") of non-emergency employees and family members at our Embassy in Moscow, Russia. We took these steps due to security and safety issues stemming from the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Malan Doumbia, 38, and Souleymane Diarra, 36, both of Philadelphia, PA, were convicted after trial of nine counts including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, access device fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
News Release: Portland, ME - Snowmobiles and Ice Fisherman were not the only ones out on Embden Pond this morning. A team of federal, state, and local authorities surrounded a residence in Embden, Maine in order to capture a wanted fugitive.
By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2022
On March 3, from 6-7 p.m., the public is invited to participate in a discussion about several oceanfront houses that are in danger of collapsing on Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches.
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
Release: Today the United States joins the UN Human Rights Council at the Council’s 49th regular session. The U.S. return to that body fulfills a pledge made by President Biden and reflects the centrality of human rights to our nation’s foreign policy. The timing of this session could not be more appropriate.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
News Release: U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison announced today that she has formed the office’s Public Corruption and Civil Rights Unit. Although the U.S. Attorney’s office has long investigated and prosecuted criminal civil rights cases and corruption matters, U.S. Attorney Ison has formed this unit to emphasize her priority of prosecuting criminal civil rights and police excessive force cases through the unit and the dedication of additional resources.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Tribal Grants grant opened on Feb. 28.
By Press release submission | Feb 28, 2022
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Enterprise Police Department, announce that four individuals were arrested on February 23, 2022, following federal indictments on unrelated gun charges.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - The Black Rock Field Office has initiated a 60-day pre-scoping period for a proposed road re-route within the Soldier Meadows Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area). Route 2054 “High Rock Lake Road" currently crosses critical habitat for the desert dace, a federally protected fish species, only found within the Soldier Meadows area.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
DRL: Combatting Online Gender-Based Violence in the East Asia and Pacific Region grant opened on Feb. 28.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
News Release: A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine pled guilty Feb. 18, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
News Release: A man who illegally possessed child pornography was sentenced Feb. 24, 2022, to 4 years in federal prison.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi - The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are seeking public input on potential alternatives for an air tour management plan (ATMP) for Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS' Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2022 &- UTAH grant opened on Feb. 28.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Putnam County man was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin.
