News from January 2023
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2023
News Release: By Celeste Morales, National Community Volunteer Ambassador Leader, Washington Support Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2023
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - The former mayor of Adelanto has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for accepting more than $57,000 in bribes and kickbacks in exchange for approving ordinances authorizing commercial marijuana activity within the city, and ensuring his co-schemers obtained city licenses or permits for their commercial marijuana activities, the Justice Department announced today.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
The FAA is continuing a thorough review to determine the root cause of the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system outage
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Melvin Alexis Diaz Arteaga appeared in federal court to face an indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and possessing fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine with the intent to distribute it, and Luis Almicar Erazo-Centeno also appeared to face the indictment’s charges against...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2023
News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Maria Aurora Garcia-Paulino, age 41, of Thornton, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for money laundering related to a Denver-area drug trafficking operation. Co-defendant Laura Iveth Trujillo-Solano, age 44, of Thornton, was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed a rule that requires charter, commuter and air tour operators, and aircraft manufacturers to implement a critical safety approach that has helped create the safest era in aviation history.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Korea Office of Civil Aviation (KOCA) agreed to partner on future Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft development and operations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 17, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - Two Cottonwood County men have been charged in a superseding indictment with conspiring to defraud grain purchasers out of more than $46,000,000 by selling non-GMO grains falsely labeled as organic, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced new resources from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will create economic opportunities and open the door to building generational wealth for disadvantaged entrepreneurs and workers in communities across the country.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced its list of model year 2023 vehicles for crash testing as part of the agency’s 5-Star Safety Ratings system under its New Car Assessment Program.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released its latest projections for traffic fatalities in 2022, estimating that 31,785 people died in traffic crashes in the first nine months of the year.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
Motor vehicle crashes cost American society $340 billion in 2019, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2023
News Release: San Juan Island National Historic Park is teeming with plants and animals. Among the living things on our island are many edible plants and animals that visitors can forage and eat. Remember to not trample any sensitive areas or harm any resources while you pick fresh, local food in our park!.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation will begin winter water releases through the outlet works at Dickinson Dam during the week of January 17, 2023. Dickinson Dam forms E.A. Patterson Lake on the Heart River southwest of the city of Dickinson.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation’s New Melones Lake, Lake Berryessa, and Stony Gorge reservoirs will waive day use fees on Jan. 16 to observe the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday and Day of Service. Other fees, such as overnight camping, boat launching, and fees associated with concession managed areas, will still apply.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
Reclamation issues snowmelt forecast for Bighorn River Basin
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service today announced nearly $8 million for three Klamath Basin Salmon Restoration grant programs is available. Partnering with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to administer funds, the agencies are now seeking applicants to submit pre-proposals for funding opportunities of up to $500,000 for Klamath River projects, up to $500,000 for Trinity River projects, and up to $7 million for Shasta Valley projects.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation today announced a postponement for the public negotiation session today for a repayment contract with the Orland Unit Water Users’ Association for the repayment of extraordinary maintenance work, related to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, for the Stony Gorge Reservoir Spillway Gate Replacement Project.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 17, 2023
Release: AUSTIN, TEXAS The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that its security screening officers at airports in Central Texas Area detected 154 firearms in travelers carry-on luggage in 2022. Every one of these firearms was discovered during the routine X-ray screening of carry-on property at the security checkpoint. Nationwide last year, TSA officers found 6,542 firearms at 262 different airports.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
A cluster of tornadoes hit Alabama on Thursday, January 12, 2023, with one in Selma causing widespread damage, near the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District Alabama River Lakes project office.
