News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


Lewis and Clark Enter into Louisiana Purchase

News Release: Come and enjoy the free Greenbelt Park Junior ranger booklet.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Elderly couple found dead in Death Valley National Park

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Lost Mine Trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. During your walk thus far, how many different bird songs do you think you have heard? Resident birds that can be heard or seen year round incude Spotted Towhee, Canyon Towhee, Canyon Wren, Bewick's...


Former Prison Guard Arrested for Sexual Abuse of Inmates

News Release: A former Bureau of Prisons (BOP) correctional officer was arrested today in Oahu, Hawaii, on criminal charges related to his alleged sexual abuse of female inmates.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Cartersville, Georgia, man was sentenced today to federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation and the dismemberment of the body of a Fairmont woman to conceal her overdose death.


Grand opening of the Anza Trail Cultural History Park will take place on January 28

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 244 St. Marys Road, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri 63670. Significance: Oldest known building in Ste. Genevieve. Constructed 1790. Amenities. 3 listed. Fire Extinguisher, First Aid Kit Available, Parking - Auto. Since 1790, Green Tree Tavern has filled many different roles for many different...


Four Men Convicted of Engaging in a Child Exploitation Enterprise for Participation in the “Rapey.su” Website

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal court convicted a Bremerton, Washington, man yesterday on charges of engaging in a child exploitation enterprise.


Agriculture Department publishes notice on Jan. 25

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Jan. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Yosemite National Park

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Lost Mine Trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Scenic View/Photo Spot. As you traverse these switchbacks, take a moment to turn and look at the view into the Chisos Basin. With your eyes, follow the paved road as it enters the Basin and you should be able to make out the features of the campground.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Jeffrey Lee Ward Jr., 31, of Bellaire, Ohio, was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by 20 years of supervised release, for traveling in interstate commerce to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.



Chairs Rodgers and Guthrie Announce First Health Subcommittee Legislative Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and incoming Health Subcommittee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced the first legislative hearing in the Subcommittee on Health of the 118th Congress. It will focus on the illicit fentanyl poisoning crisis, the cybersecurity breach of suicide lifelines, and Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY) measures.


Joint Statement on Syria

Release: Representatives of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States met at the envoys level in Geneva with UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen on January 24 to discuss the crisis in Syria. .


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRANDI WIGGINS, 36, of Hartford, formerly of Glastonbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven for a firearm trafficking offense. Judge Meyer ordered Wiggins to serve three years of supervised release and pay a $3,000 fine.


DOS-INL offers new grant application process starting Jan. 26

Increase the Use of Scientific Evidence in Criminal Cases grant opened on Jan. 26.


La EPA alienta a los residentes de las regiones de las Montañas Rocosas y las Grandes Llanuras a “probar su hogar” y reducir los niveles de radón en el hogar

News Release: DENVER - Enero es el Mes Nacional de Acción contra el Radón y la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) está trabajando con nuestros socios para correr la voz sobre los riesgos para la salud que presenta el radón en los hogares, la importancia de las pruebas ...



News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced today the results of the United States Attorney’s Office’s ongoing efforts to fight violent crime through a partnership with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO). In 2022, federal prosecutors and HCSO worked together to prosecute ...


News Release: PITTSBURGH - Shawn Denning, the Chief of the Greensburg (Pennsylvania) Police Department, has been arrested and charged with violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced.


News Release: Memphis, TN - Kevin G. Ritz, United States Attorney for the Western District of.