WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Ely District, Bristlecone Field Office is asking the public to review and provide comment on a preliminary environmental assessment and proposed Recreation Area Management Plan for the Garnet Hill Recreation Area and Egan Crest trail systems. The 30-day public comment period begins Friday, Sept. 22 and concludes Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A U.S. District judge sentenced a California man to 21 year and 10 months in prison after he admitted to leading a drug conspiracy ring targeting communities in southern Illinois. Thomas Hines, 33, of Los Angeles, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Residents who lost access to water through their private wells or had damage to their septic system caused by the severe winter storms may be eligible for financial assistance under FEMA's Individuals and Households Program. The 14 counties designated for this assistance program are: Butte, Kern, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Mono, Monterey, Nevada  more

EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Rachelle Aud Crowe, issued the following news release: A U.S. District judge sentenced a California man to 262-months imprisonment after he admitted to leading a drug conspiracy ring targeting communities in southern Illinois. Thomas Hines, 33, of Los Angeles, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of money laundering co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: A federal grand jury in Las Vegas returned a superseding indictment yesterday charging a health care staffing executive with conspiring to fix the wages of Las Vegas nurses -- and then fraudulently concealing that conspiracy and the government's investigation so that he could sell his company for over $10 million. According to the six-count felony indictment, Eduardo Lopez, of Las Vegas, h  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 8 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: As part of a 54-state and territory bipartisan coalition, Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a letter urging Congress to study how artificial intelligence (AI) can and is being used to exploit children through child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and to propose legislation to protect children from those abuses. The danger of AI as it relates to CSAM is in three main catego  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, Jason M. Frierson, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: A federal grand jury in Las Vegas returned a superseding indictment yesterday charging a health care staffing executive with conspiring to fix the wages of Las Vegas nurses -- and then fraudulently concealing that conspiracy and the government's investigation so that he could sell his company for over $10 million. According to the six-count felony i  more

BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nevada, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Nellis Air Force Base (99th Air Wing) issued the following news: The Common Air Route Surveillance Radar, or CARSR, at Battle Mountain, Nevada, suffered a catastrophic failure on Dec. 27, 2022, when snow accumulation caused the protective dome to collapse onto the antennas within. This radar supports several agencies and feeds into the overall National Airspace System, or NAS, picture used by the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 8 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: As part of a bipartisan 54-state and territory coalition, Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging Congress to study how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to exploit children through child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and to protect children from those abuses. "AI presents a massive threat to our children, and Congress must act swiftly to deter the evil  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in San Mateo County following the amendment to President Biden's April 3, major disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of severe winter storms, straight line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurred Feb. 21 - July 10, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21625) on Sept. 7, 2023: * * * In the Matter of CRANK MEDIA INC, Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS AND NOTICE OF HEARING PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(j) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it necessary and appropriate for the protection of investors that public administrative proceedings be, and hereby are, institu  more

SANTA ANA, California, Sept. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: The owner of a Newport Beach-based artificial turf company was sentenced today to 15 months in federal prison for failing to report nearly $9 million in income his business earned and for attempting to evade the payment of more than $946,000 in federal income taxes. Craig Steven Voyton, 56, of San Pedro, was sentenced by United States District  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The White House issued the following news release: At around a dozen schools across at least seven states, the Vice President will bring thousands of students together around the fight for reproductive freedom, common sense gun safety laws, climate action, voting rights, LGBTQ+ equality, and teaching America's full history. As students across the nation return to school, Vice President Kamala Harris will embark on a month-long college tour throughout America to mobilize  more