News from January 2022
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
Release: PHILADELPHIA - A Georgia man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration officers detected a handgun in the man’s carry-on bag at a security checkpoint at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday, Jan. 28.

By State Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: Washington, DC - As the one-year anniversary of the Feb. 1, 2021 military coup against democratically-elected leadership in Burma approaches, Congressmen Gregory Meeks (NY-05), Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Steve Chabot (OH-01), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on...
By State Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A former resident of Somerset County pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession and distribution of child pornography, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.

By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - If you are facing new legal issues or experiencing feelings of hopelessness or stress as a result of the Dec. 10-11 tornadoes, you can now get free legal advice and free crisis counseling.

By State Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
PDS Belgrade BOLD Workshops grant opened on Jan. 31.

By State Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
Annual Program Statement grant opened on Jan. 31.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: LITTLE ROCK, AR - The joint State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) in Newport and Monette will close permanently on Friday, Feb. 4 and Saturday, Feb. 5, respectively. The hours of operation will remain the same until they close. Additionally, the DRC in Trumann will continue to be open until further notice.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Luke Marshall Wenke, 29, of Olean, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with making threats to injure another person in interstate commerce. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Somerset County, New Jersey, woman was charged for her role in fraudulently obtaining over $1 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on Jan. 31, 2022, Tirrell Adams, 36, of Hartford, Connecticut, was sentenced in United States District Court to serve 37 months in prison after his guilty plea to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and fentanyl. U.S. District Judge William K. Sessions III also ordered Adams to serve a three (3) year term of supervised release and to pay a $100 special assessment.
By State Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
Release: MODERATOR: Thanks very much. Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining the call. With a break in the talks in Vienna, we wanted to take an opportunity for you to hear from one of our colleagues regarding the current status of things as they stand in relation to a potential mutual return to...

By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Upper Snake Field Office is looking for volunteer campground hosts at Egin Lakes Campground. The Egin Lakes Campground serves as the BLM campground and day use area for the St. Anthony Sand Dunes, 10,600 acres of clear, shifting, white quartz sand that attract thousands of motorized users annually. The camping season runs from April to October.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Joanna Masias, of Cicero, Illinois, was sentenced today to 30 months of incarceration for attempting to smuggle suboxone into FCI Gilmer in Glenville, West Virginia, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

By State Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: VICKSBURG, Miss. - On Jan. 31, Vicksburg National Military Park will begin rehabilitation work on Pemberton’s Headquarters in downtown Vicksburg, MS. Repairs are necessary to preserve this National Historic Landmark Structure. The building is currently closed to visitors and employees due to concern...

By US DOT Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
National Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center grant opened on Jan. 31.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: A Big Cabin man was found guilty late Friday for sexually assaulting and strangling a former dating partner, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
News Release: Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the busiest national parks; third in the country in 2019, with over 4.6 million visitors. This represents a 42 percent increase in visitation in seven years, since 2012. Rapid growth in day use visitation and changing use patterns in the park have degraded natural...
By State Newswire | Jan 31, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.