News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

Environmental Protection Agency set to publish a new notice on June 7

By EPA Newswire | Jun 6, 2022

There is one release scheduled to be published on June 7.

Illinois Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Attempting To Entice A Child To Engage In Sexually Explicit Conduct

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2022

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Robert W. Rice (56, Westville, Illinois) to 10 years in federal prison for the attempted enticement of a minor and possession of child sexual abuse images. As a part of his sentence, Rice is also required to register as a sex...

Okaloosa County Man Sentenced To 17.5 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offenses

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2022

News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Thomas Joe Obregon, a/k/a Tommy Gun, 47, of Okaloosa County, Florida, was sentenced to seventeen and half years in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

New Summer Hours and June 2022 Calendar

By Interior Newswire | Jun 6, 2022

News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is excited to announce that the Camp Nelson National Monument Visitor Center and Museum will be open 7-days a week starting on Memorial Day (Monday, May 30, 2022) through Labor Day (September 5, 2022). The building will be open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The grounds remain open sunrise to sunset. We are offering daily guided tours of the park's grounds starting on Friday, June 3, 2022.

Jackson Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2022

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man was sentenced to 300 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley with the Drug Enforcement Administration.

USDA Announces Maine Signs Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement and Receives Grant to Improve Reach and Resiliency of Emergency Food System

By USDA Newswire | Jun 6, 2022

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Maine under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA).

What releases are upcoming from the International Trade Administration on June 7

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 6, 2022

There are 11 releases scheduled to be published on June 7.

Bureau of Land Management Proposes Additional Land Withdrawal at Zortman-Landusky Mine Reclamation Site

By Interior Newswire | Jun 6, 2022

News Release: (MALTA, Mont.) - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing a withdrawal of more than 900 acres at the Zortman-Landusky Mine reclamation area, in addition to the lands previously proposed for withdrawal on October 7, 2020. The total acreage of the two withdrawals would cover approximately the same area as the previous 20-year withdrawal that expired in 2020.

Martinsburg woman sentenced for drug charge

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2022

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA -Tinesha Joann Burrows, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to five years probation for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

Trio from South Dakota and Colorado Federally Indicted for Kidnapping, Carjacking, and Firearm Offense Against FBI Employee

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 6, 2022

News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that three individuals, one who resides in South Dakota and two who reside in Colorado, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Kidnapping, Carjacking, and Using, Carrying, and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence.

Leith on Solomon Islands funding: 'Providing reliable, climate resilient transport connections is a major challenge'

By David Beasley | Jun 6, 2022

As tensions increase with China, the Solomon Islands have received commitments of $130 million from the World Bank to assist with infrastructure.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack Opening Remarks at a Virtual Roundtable Discussion on “Food Security Issues Arising from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine”

By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2022

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Great, thank you. Thank you very much, and really, thanks to each and every one of you for joining us today. It’s great to see so many colleagues on the screen. I especially want to thank my friend and colleague Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for being here, helping to lead our discussion, and for everything that he and our colleagues are doing every single day to respond to what is, alas, a growing crisis.

USDA Offering Nationwide Waiver for Infant Formula

By USDA Newswire | Jun 6, 2022

Release: Washington, D.C., June 6, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering nationwide waivers to increase access to infant formula for families in need as states receive and distribute imported infant formula made available by the Biden-Harris Administrations Operation Fly Formula.

Denmark’s Constitution Day

By State Newswire | Jun 6, 2022

News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Denmark as you celebrate Constitution Day.