News from February 2026
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 18, 2026
House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson has expressed support for President Trump's Executive Order that emphasizes the importance of maintaining a sufficient supply of glyphosate-based herbicides for national security.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 18, 2026
Senator Mike Lee, who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, has expressed support for the Department of the Interior and National Park Service’s decision to discontinue advanced timed-entry reservations at Arches National...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 18, 2026
The remodeling market is expected to grow in the coming years, according to experts at a panel hosted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) during the International Builders’ Show in Orlando.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 18, 2026
A Plymouth resident, Katherine Reynolds, has admitted to federal charges of wire fraud and money laundering in connection with fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 18, 2026
A man from St. Charles, Missouri, was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for stealing about 100 firearms from a storage facility operated by a licensed gun dealer in St. Louis County. U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel handed down the...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 18, 2026
Maurice Ray Jr., 32, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Judge Paul L. Maloney imposed the maximum statutory sentence, citing Ray as "a very...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 18, 2026
Afeez Olatunji Adewale, 26, has been extradited from Nigeria to the United States to face charges in connection with the sexual extortion and death of a young man in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. U.S. Attorney David Metcalf announced that...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 18, 2026
A Gretna resident, Shayne Davis, age 36, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 18, 2026
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) have raised concerns over the Department of Energy's (DOE) recent decision to redirect nearly $625 million in congressionally-appropriated funds intended for clean energy and carbon...
By T. J. Graves | Feb 18, 2026
Gregory Trotter, a 51-year-old former detective with the Amherst Police Department, has pleaded guilty to impeding a federal officer.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 18, 2026
Two alleged gang members have been charged with witness tampering and retaliation after making threats against a testifying witness and the witness’s child during a federal murder trial in New York.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 18, 2026
A Portland resident has pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal law enforcement officer at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in South Portland.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 18, 2026
A federal jury in Muskogee, Oklahoma, has found Ramone Antuane Newman, 36, of Olathe, Kansas, guilty of illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 18, 2026
A former United States Postal Service employee from New Orleans, Demesmen Perria, age 28, has been indicted for delaying United States mail.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 18, 2026
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal has voiced concern over a new interim final rule from the Trump Administration at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that changes how disability ratings for veterans are...
By T. J. Graves | Feb 18, 2026
Clinton Ray Stowe, a 36-year-old resident of Allen, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 18, 2026
A federal jury in Orlando has convicted Montrey Roseberry, 20, on multiple charges related to a child sextortion scheme that involved more than 50 victims.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 18, 2026
A former Charlotte-based accountant was sentenced to 41 months in prison for embezzling more than $1.1 million from her employer, according to an announcement by Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 18, 2026
Total housing starts in 2025 reached 1.36 million, a decrease of 0.6% from the previous year’s total of 1.37 million.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 18, 2026
A Howard County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of international parental kidnapping.
