News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


News Release: Defendant Led Breach of Police Line That Collapsed Police Perimeter.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Island in the Sky district, Canyonlands National Park. Amenities. 1 listed. Trailhead. Reaching this trail requires a permit to drive the 4WD White Rim Road or hiking down Alcove Spring Trail (11.2 mi/18.3 km roundtrip). Moses and Zeus are two prominent towers overlooking Taylor...


New data gives NOAA more extensive picture of global climate

News Release: NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) is updating its current global climate dataset to provide more information about the Earth’s climate, while also extending the planet’s observed temperature record by 30 years.


Four Individuals Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DAVID BROWN (“BROWN"), age 51, of Morgan City, Louisiana; GILDA HENDERSON (“HENDERSON"), age 70, of Morgan City, Louisiana; LATRELL JOHNSON (“JOHNSON"), age 30, of New Orleans, Louisiana; and STACIE WHEATEN (“WHEATEN"), age...


Ingrid Hess

News Release: The visitor center is a great place to start your adventure. It is located just four miles from the West (Fruita) Entrance and is right next to the Saddlehorn Campground. The visitor center, exhibits, and restrooms are open every day during normal business hours, except for Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.


Interior Department Welcomes New Biden-Harris Appointees

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced additional Biden-Harris administration appointees who will join agency leadership to help create jobs in the clean energy economy, steward America’s public lands and waters, pursue environmental justice and honor our nation-to-nation relationship with Tribes.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Movie Producer Sentenced for Conspiring to Operate a Prostitution Business

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DILLON JORDAN, a/k/a “Daniel Jordan," a/k/a “Daniel Maurice Hatton," a/k/a “Daniel Bohler," was sentenced today to five years in prison in connection with operating a prostitution business with national...


Ashton J. Ryan, Jr. Found Guilty of Fraud Resulting In Failure of First NBC Bank

News Release: NEW ORLEANS -Today U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on February 9, 2023 a federal jury has returned a verdict of guilty on all forty-six (46) counts against former First NBC Bank President and CEO Ashton J. Ryan, Jr. and not guilty on all seven (7) counts against former First NBC Bank senior vice president Fred V. Beebe.


Interior Department discusses Land Acquisitions; Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California on Feb. 10

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Interagency Delegation Travels to Saudi Arabia

Release: A senior U.S. government delegation will travel to Saudi Arabia to participate in the U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Working Group meetings on February 13-16. The delegation will convene in Riyadh - which hosts the GCC Secretariat’s headquarters - with representatives from the GCC member states’ governments and the Secretariat to discuss shared priorities.


News Release: ATLANTA (Feb. 10, 2023) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the second wave of approximately $1 billion in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to start new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites, including the Westside Lead Superfund site in Atlanta, and expedite over 100 other ongoing cleanups across the country.




News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Rio Grande Village Nature Trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. This section of the trail winds over and alongside limestone benches. Look carefully at the gray rocks you are walking over - can you see the small shells and other fossil remains of...


California Woman Pleads Guilty to Violations of The Federal Controlled Substances Act

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - LORRAINE SANCHEZ VALDEZ, age 31, of Covina, California, pled guilty on February 9, 2023 before United States District Court Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle to a one-count superseding bill of information charging her with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute a quantity of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C), and 846, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


Capturing Pronghorn Migration at Craters of the Moon

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: The Needles, Canyonlands National Park. Significance: trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Trailhead. This loop hike is a bit more challenging, with one ladder and some difficult sections of climbing between the two canyons. *. Roundtrip Distance: 8.7 mi (14 km). *. Time: 4-6 hrs. *. Overall...