News from August 2025
By Federal Newswire | Aug 12, 2025
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, who serves as Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, has named Dutchman’s Store in Van Buren County as her Small Business of the Week.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 12, 2025
A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has issued a superseding indictment against Kelley Oliver-Hollis, 61, of East Hills.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 12, 2025
Nathanael Michael West, 28, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for threatening a federal judge and a federal prosecutor.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 12, 2025
An indictment was unsealed in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., charging Jimmy Cherizier, known as “Barbecue,” and Bazile Richardson with conspiring to transfer funds from the United States to support gang activities in Haiti.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 12, 2025
A Guatemalan national, Geremias Josue Sanchez-Velasquez, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor for illegally reentering the United States after removal.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 12, 2025
A Ferguson man has been sentenced to four years in prison for stealing the identities of 13 people to apply for loans and obtain other items of value. U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey handed down the sentence on Tuesday and ordered Deleon Ford,...
By Federal Newswire | Aug 12, 2025
A Schenectady man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his involvement in a straw purchase of a firearm and for firing shots outside Temple Israel, a synagogue in Albany, New York.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 12, 2025
Former President Donald J. Trump posted multiple messages on Truth Social on August 12, 2025.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 12, 2025
A Trinidad and Tobago resident, Shurlan Guppy, also known as Shurlan Gorin, Rafael Oquendo, Christopher Hughes Matthews, and Marc Roman, has been extradited to the United States to face federal drug charges. U.S. Attorney David Metcalf announced...
By Federal Newswire | Aug 12, 2025
Rena Barrett, a former loan officer with the Small Business Administration (SBA), pleaded guilty on August 11, 2025, to making false statements to the SBA related to over $550,000 in fraudulent COVID-19 pandemic loans. “The Economic Injury...
By Federal Newswire | Aug 12, 2025
On August 12, 2025, Harjinder Singh was arrested in St. Lucie County, Florida after causing a fatal accident involving an 18-wheeler truck.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 12, 2025
The Department of the Interior has approved a mining plan modification that will allow access to 14.5 million tons of federally owned coal at the Antelope Mine in Converse County, Wyoming.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 12, 2025
The Department of the Interior has completed the environmental review for a significant coal project in Utah, marking the first expedited coal leasing action under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 12, 2025
The Department of the Interior has announced a comprehensive review of offshore wind energy regulations to ensure alignment with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and current U.S. energy priorities under President Donald J. Trump.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 11, 2025
Following the verdict in the case of Roman Storm, Blockchain Association Senior Counsel Laura Sanders issued a statement expressing disappointment over the jury’s decision.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 11, 2025
The U.S. Department of Transportation has introduced a proposed rule to expand the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, in American airspace.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 11, 2025
The Department of the Interior has approved a modification to the mining plan for the Rosebud Mine, located in Rosebud and Treasure counties, Montana.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 11, 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released updated plans for hiring and developing air traffic controllers and aviation safety personnel.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 11, 2025
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has announced a proposed rule aimed at expanding the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, in the national airspace.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 11, 2025
The Department of the Interior has announced it will reverse the approval of the Lava Ridge Wind Project in southern Idaho, a project initially approved during the last days of President Joe Biden’s administration.
