News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with German State Secretary Andreas Michaelis today in Washington, D.C. Deputy Secretary Sherman and State Secretary Michaelis reaffirmed their support for Ukraine as it defends itself against Russia’s brutal ...


United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell Names Leadership Team

News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced a new senior management team to lead the District’s enforcement mission. “The mission of the United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Dakota is today as it always has been - to impartially enforce and uphold the laws...


Valley Forge Welcomes 20 New Citizens During Naturalization Ceremony at Washington’s Headquarters

News Release: King of Prussia, Pa. - Valley Forge National Historical Park and U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) welcomed 20 new citizens on Tuesday, July 5 during a special Independence Day-themed naturalization ceremony held in the park.


Release: On behalf of the United States of America I send my congratulations as you celebrate 47 years of independence on July 5.


News Release: HAMMOND- Jarron Price, 29 years old, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge James T. Moody on his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


News Release: On Monday, July 11, The Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps will perform at Fort Stanwix National Monument at11 a.m., as part of the Fort Stanwix summer program series. These all-youth performers will feature music spanning the 17th-20th centuries and combine high-level musical performance with precision marching...


LM Pursues New Technology Solutions to Better Protect People and the Environment

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management provides long-term stewardship at 101 former U.S. nuclear weapons complex sites across the nation. Many of these sites are contaminated to some extent with radioactive or hazardous materials, and LM’s mission is to ensure legacy contamination from those materials do not present exposure risks to people or the environment near these sites.


KC Man Sentenced After Selling Four AR-15s, Marijuana to Undercover Officer

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man who sold four AR-15 style rifles and marijuana to an undercover law enforcement officer was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania was sentenced in federal court to 39 months’ imprisonment followed by six years of supervised release on his conviction of distributing crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of an elementary school while on federal supervised release, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


New wildfire discovered on south side of Alaska Range in Denali National Park

News Release: DENALI PARK, Alaska: The Yentna Fire (#440) was discovered the evening of July 3, 2022, burning within Denali National Park and Preserve, just south of the terminus of the Yentna Glacier on the east side of the East Fork Yentna River, and 36 miles west of Petersville. It is currently estimated at 5 -...


News Release: NICHOLASVILLE, KY - The National Park Service (NPS) is excited to announce the inaugural History at Sunset Series and the 2nd Annual National Night Out at Camp Nelson National Monument.


News Release: Memphis, TN - Carlos Gwin, also known as “Carlos Chambers," 40, has been sentenced to 180 months.


News Release: DENVER - FEMA has approved $5.4 million in additional Public Assistance funding for the COVID-19 response in South Dakota. The assistance was made available under a major disaster declaration issued April 4, 2020. FEMA has provided more than $6.6 million for the South Dakota COVID-19 response to date with this additional funding.



Tangipahoa Parish Man Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JAMES WATTS, age 50, a resident of Amite, Louisiana, was sentenced on June 30, 2022 to 70 months imprisonment, 4 years supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee, by U.S. District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon, after pleading guilty to a one-count superseding bill of information charging him with possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management announced that the Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council will host an in-person meeting with a virtual participation option on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the BLM Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 North Torrey Pines in Las Vegas.


Previously Convicted Indianapolis Felon Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Crimes

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Demetrius Jackson, 26, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon. Jackson was found guilty on March 8, 2022, following a federal jury trial.


DOS-SGP grant application closes on Aug. 10

U.S. Embassy Singapore - Alumni Community Project Fund (ACPF) 2022 grant opened on July 6.


Chairman Thompson Statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision Allowing the Biden Administration to End Trump’s Cruel ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy

News Release: WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on today’s decision from the Supreme Court allowing the Biden Administration to end the Trump Administration’s cruel and anti-immigrant Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as ‘Remain in Mexico.’


Tony Cushingberry pleads guilty to second-degree murder of U.S. postal worker

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - An Indianapolis man pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree of U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Angela Summers.