News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Readout of the First Joint Ransomware Task Force Meeting

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) co-chaired the first meeting of the Joint Ransomware Task Force (JRTF), an interagency body established by Congress to unify and strengthen efforts against the ongoing threat of ransomware.


St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Two Robberies

News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Tuesday sentenced a man from St. Louis County who robbed two stores while wearing a GPS ankle bracelet placed on him after other robbery charges to 14 years in prison.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Carthage man pleaded guilty in federal court today to sexually exploiting a child from Michigan whom he met online.


Experts Confirm Need for Portman’s Bipartisan Platform Accountability & Transparency Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, at a Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing to examine social media’s impact on homeland security, experts confirmed the need for Ranking Member Rob Portman’s (R-OH) bipartisan Platform Accountability and Transparency Act (PATA). The legislation will require social media companies to provide vetted, independent researchers and the public with access to certain platform data.


News Release: EL PASO - A Socorro man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for receipt and distribution of child sexual exploitation material.


Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve invites public input on the future development at Kingsley Plantation



Schedule of Events Announced for 30th Annual Haunting in the Hills Storytelling Festival



New Education Program and Resources for Teaching Local History of Slavery and Freedom


Chinn Ridge landscape rehabilitated to wartime appearance


Cape Hatteras National Seashore celebrates Bodie Island Lighthouse 150th anniversary at Oct. 1 ceremony


One Fatality and Multiple Injured on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park-Sept. 2022




Additional Water Restrictions Implemented at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park



Motor Vehicle Accident in the Exit Glacier Area of Kenai Fjords National Park



Hopewell Furnace Commemorates National Public Lands Day