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News Tipoffs - Kentucky Editors Newsletter for Tuesday April 23, 2024 ( 6 items )  

HHS Celebrates Earth Day 2024 with Fact Sheet of Accomplishments
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Increasingly, climate change and environmental hazards threaten the health of people in the United States and around the world. HHS and the entire Biden-Harris Administration have mobilized to address these challenges in the most vulnerable communities, to build resilience in healthcare systems and to accelerate decarbonization of the healthcare sector. In addition to other new announcem  more

Ky. U.S. Attorney: Federal Grand Jury Indicts Owensboro Felon for Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearm Offenses
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky returned an indictment on April 10, 2024, charging an Owensboro man with possessing 40 grams or more of a fentanyl mixture with the intent to distribute it, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the We  more

Ky. U.S. Attorney: Louisville Pediatrician Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges of Murder-for-Hire and Aiding and Abetting Interstate Stalking
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: Stephanie M. Russell entered a plea of guilty to two counts of a federal indictment charging her with using a facility in interstate commerce, or causing another person to travel in interstate commerce, in the attempted murder-for-hire of her ex-husband, as well as aiding and abetting interstate stalking of her ex-husband. Russell entered her guilty plea this  more

Louisville District Climate Team Leads the Way for Climate Resilience Around the Globe
DETROIT, Michigan, April 23 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: By Kelsie Hall, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District has established a Climate Production Team - the first of its kind at a USACE district - and already, the team's work is having far-reaching impacts across the globe. The team's mission is to meet the ever-growing need to incorporate climate resilience into USACE  more

Maryville Guardsman Heading to National Best Warrior Competition
GREENVILLE, Kentucky, April 23 -- The Tennessee Military Department issued the following news release: A Maryville native and Soldier with the Tennessee National Guard, Spc. Noah Green, has been named Region III's Best Warrior following a competition held from April 14-19, in Kentucky. Green competed against nine other Guardsmen, representing the best from Region III's states and territories. These Soldiers represented Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Car  more

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia: Kentucky Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Police With Pepper Spray and Other Charges Related to Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: A Kentucky man was sentenced in the District of Columbia today after he was convicted of multiple felonies and misdemeanors related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 pres  more