News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Oct. 24, 2022, Waylon Hutcheson, age 22, of Red Lion, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.


Joliet Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Charges

News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - Timothy Allen Smith, age 32, of Joliet, Illinois was sentenced on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, to 144 months in prison following his guilty plea to Conspiracy to Distribute at Least 50 Grams of Actual Methamphetamine and Distribution of 50 grams and more of Methamphetamine.


BLM seeks comment on proposed Canyonlands Wild Burro Gather Plan

News Release: RICHFIELD, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management Richfield Field Office seeks input during a 30-day public comment period on an environmental assessment to help protect rangeland conditions and the health of the Canyonlands Herd Management Area wild burro herd. The assessment will analyze a proposed gather plan to remove excess wild burros within and around the Canyonlands Herd Management Area and to manage the population growth through fertility control.


News Release: BOSTON - United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Eugenia M. Carris will lead the efforts of her Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. AUSA Carris...


DOC offers new grant application process starting Nov. 2

Fiscal Year 2023 Regional Environmental Literacy Capacity Building grant opened on Nov. 2.


USDOJ-BOP-NIC offers new grant application process starting Nov. 2

Expected Practices Video Project grant opened on Nov. 2.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Al Sabah

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


News Release: PINEDALE, Wyo. - The BLM Pinedale Field Office is seeking public comment concerning a proposal submitted by Wyoming Department of Transportation to utilize a parcel of BLM managed lands for temporary worker housing in support of an ongoing highway project in Teton County, Wyoming. The parcel being proposed for the temporary housing is commonly referred to as “parcel 26" and is one of several small parcels managed by the BLM in Teton County.


On Russia’s Acquisition of UAVs from Iran

Release: Today, the United States joined the United Kingdom and France in raising the issue of Iran’s transfer of UAVs to Russia at a meeting of the UN Security Council, where Council members received expert briefings from the UN Secretariat on reports of the transfer of these dangerous weapons. We expressed our grave concerns about Russia’s acquisition of these UAVs from Iran in violation of UN Security Council resolution 2231.


News Release: Austin, TX - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement on a letter he sent to Secretary of Commerce Raimondo requesting licensing data from the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on the recently issued rules on advanced...


Transportation Department discusses Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders on Nov. 1

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Profit Over People: Alarming trend continues at Dollar General stores where seven Southeast inspections again find willful violations

News Release: ATLANTA - Less than one month after the U.S. Department of Labor cited Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC with more than $1.6 million in penalties for putting its workers' safety at risk, federal inspectors have issued citations for similar violations at store locations in Alabama, Florida and Georgia, and added $2,777,640 in proposed penalties now owed by one of the nation's largest discount retailers.


Illinois Disaster Recovery Centers Will Close on Election Day and Sundays

News Release: ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) in St. Clair County, Illinois will close for one day on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8. Both sites are polling locations. Centers will reopen on Wednesday, November 9 at 7:30 a.m. to assist those affected by the flooding of July 25-28.


News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the partial unsealing of an indictment charging Andi Jacques (41, Greenacres), Monika Shauntel Jenkins (33, Hollywood), Louis Noel Michel (28, Hollywood), Jeff Jordan Propht-Francisque (28, Pompano Beach), Dickenson Elan (39, Clearwater)...


ICYMI: EPA Administrator Regan, Congressman Pat Ryan visit Ulster County, New York, Highlight Expedited Removal of Asbestos Contamination Under the Superfund Program

News Release: NEW YORK – In case you missed it, EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan and Congressman Pat Ryan (NY-19), traveled to Ulster County, New York on Friday to see firsthand the expedited removal of asbestos contamination under EPA’s Superfund program, as well as highlight the economic benefits being delivered thanks to the public-private partnership between federal, state, and local officials.


Recent APHIS Tribal Relations Youth Opportunities Highlights

Release: APHIS attended Navajo Technical University’s (NTU) APHIS Tribal College & University (TCU) Student Presentation Day Event held at Crownpoint, New Mexico in October of 2022. Hosting supervisors and interns from FY21/22 presented on the internship program, program information, and APHIS Tribal Activities.


Profit Over People: Alarming trend continues at Dollar General stores where seven Southeast inspections again find willful violations

News Release: ATLANTA - Less than one month after the U.S. Department of Labor cited Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC with more than $1.6 million in penalties for putting its workers’ safety at risk, federal inspectors have issued citations for similar violations at store locations in Alabama, Florida and Georgia, and added $2,777,640 in proposed penalties now owed by one of the nation’s largest discount retailers.


USDOJ-BOP-NIC offers new grant application process starting Nov. 2

Public Information Officers and Communication Directors Master Trainer Pilot grant opened on Nov. 2.


Brownsville man pleads guilty to transporting people trapped in travel trailer

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 40-year-old Brownsville resident has admitted to transporting illegal aliens within the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Christmas Tree Permits Available in Battle Mountain and Tonopah

News Release: BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nevada-- The Battle Mountain District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is currently selling Christmas Tree Permits for personal use at two different locations, Battle Mountain and Tonopah, until Dec. 23, 2022.