News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from Ballwin, Missouri on Thursday admitted providing the fentanyl that killed an acquaintance in 2020, and then hiding the body in the backyard.



New research backs improved translations of weather forecasts for U.S. Spanish speakers

News Release: New NOAA-funded social science research published online today in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society shows that the Spanish words currently used by NOAA’s National Weather Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for tornado warnings do not carry the same level of urgency...


BLM seeks comment on Draft Environmental Assessment for proposed lease modifications for the Doe Run Company

News Release: MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Northeastern States District, in coordination with the USDA Forest Service, is seeking public input on a Draft Environmental Assessment evaluating the potential impacts proposed by three lease modifications at the Doe Run Company’s existing mine in...


Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the bills it addressed on Sept. 22

There was activity on one bill related to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Sept. 22.


Marion County man admits to fentanyl charge

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Charles Edward Bell, Jr., of Fairmont, West Virginia, has admitted to possessing fentanyl, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information for August 2022 on Sept. 22

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a seven page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria, Illinois, man, Arnez J. Salazar, 26, of the 2800 block of Linn Street, was sentenced on Sept. 21, 2022, to 28 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release.


Indianapolis Woman Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robbery and Carjacking of a Lyft Driver

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Kenyasia Edmond, 20, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to eighty-five months in federal prison after pleading guilty to robbery, carjacking, and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.


Communiqué of the U.S.-Europe Group on Afghanistan

News Release: Begin text: Special Envoys and Representatives for Afghanistan of the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States met in Washington D.C. on Sept. 15, 2022, to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. Other officials from Japan, Qatar, Switzerland and UNAMA also participated in the meeting as observers, which included technical sessions with the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.


There was activity on three bills related to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Sept. 22.



Niagara Falls Man Going to Prison for Possession of Child Pornography and Cutting Off His Ankle Monitor

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Carl Anthony, 69, of Niagara Falls, NY, who was convicted of possession of child pornography and conversion of government property, was sentenced to serve nine years in prison and 10 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.


“Department of Justice (Executive Calendar)” published by the Congressional Record  on Sept. 19

“Department of Justice (Executive Calendar)“ was published in the Senate section on pages S4813-S4814 on Sept. 19


Nominations to the Marine Mammal Scientific Review Groups discussed on Sept. 22 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes discussed on Sept. 22 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There is one release scheduled to be published on Sept. 26.


News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - An Argyle, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


New notice from Transportation Department to be published on Sept. 26

There is one release scheduled to be published on Sept. 26.


East Hartford Resident Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Child Sex Trafficking

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOEL LINDSAY, also known as “Joey Guapo," 24, a citizen of Jamaica last residing in East Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 135 months of imprisonment for child sex trafficking.