PRINEVILLE, Oregon, May 31 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on May 30, 2023: The Bureau of Land Management is opening a 30-day public comment period today for feedback on the environmental assessment for the Powell Butte Communications Site Right-of-Way Project. The wireless communications facility will provide wireless telecommunications and first responder services in the Powell Butte and Alfalfa areas. The environmental ass  more

LUKE AFB, Arizona, May 31 -- The U.S. Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Jakob Hambright, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs The 62nd Fighter Squadron and 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, traveled to Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Oregon, to participate in off-station interoperability fighter pilot and Airmenship training with the 173rd Fighter Wing of the Oregon ANG on May 9-19,   more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment today against an Oregon man on charges related to his actions before and during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. 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 presiden  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: A Portland area construction company operator was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in a multiyear scheme to evade the payment of payroll and income taxes on the wages of construction workers. Melesio Gomez-Rivera, 49, of Aloha, Oregon, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and three years' supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $  more