WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: * * * When governors prioritize national service, and partner with AmeriCorps and state service commissions, the benefits are transformative. * * * Today, More Perfect released a report, State Innovations in National Service, in collaboration with Service Year Alliance and America's Service Commissions. The report, which was released at Utah Governor Spencer Cox's Why We Serve Symposium, highlights the case for national serv  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management's Utah State Office is calling for community involvement in the Raptor Inventory Nest Survey (RINS), a unique opportunity to participate in a critical citizen science project focused on the state's raptors, including eagles, hawks, falcons, osprey, and owls. Through the RINS programs, citizens help collect data on these birds of prey, including id  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2024: As part of its ongoing commitment to protecting children and improving air quality, today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two Utah school districts will receive funding for a total of six buses through EPA's first Clean School Bus Program Grants Competition. The awards, which are made possible through President Biden's Investing in America agenda, w  more

PAGE, Arizona, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: Beginning January 15, there will be a temporary closure of the National Park Service's (NPS) developed area in Hite, Utah. Hite is a remote ranger district in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, located at the top of Lake Powell, adjacent to the confluence of the Colorado and Dirty Devil Rivers. Motorists driving the 126-mile stretch of Utah State Highway 95 between Hanksvi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 12 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: Associate Administrator Francisco Sanchez of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience reminded small businesses economically impacted by the Colorado Highway 133 sinkhole and road closure that occurred May 2 June 19, 2023, that SBA continues to offer low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital needs. SBA disaster assist  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2024: Today, a federal magistrate judge ordered the last of 23 individual defendants in a large scale drug trafficking and money laundering case detained. The total of defendants now in custody is 22 out of 23 individuals who were charged in a superseding indictment with 33 federal crimes, including laundering millions of dollars via wire transfers from Utah to M  more

ST. GEORGE, Utah, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release: United States Federal District Court Chief Judge Robert J. Shelby sentenced a Washington County man to over eight years imprisonment followed by three years supervised release, after he admitted to possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. According to court documents, Cruzberto Alballar, 33, of Santa Clara, Utah, was confronted by officers at his residence d  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The White House announced on Jan. 10, 2024, the nominations of six individuals for positions in the judiciary: * * * * Ann Marie Mclff Allen, of Utah, to be United States District Judge for the District of Utah, vice David Nuffer, retired. * Susan M. Bazis, of Nebraska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska, vice John M. Gerrard, retired. * Ernest Gonzalez, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, vice Fr  more