WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced a $4.8 million investment through President Biden's Investing in America agenda to boost partnerships aimed at improving drought resilience and water availability in the western United States. This funding, from the Inflation Reduction Act, coupled with previous investments from the Bipartisan Infr  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Legacy Management issued the following news on April 4, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management and its Navajo Nation Public Affairs team led the fifth Community Outreach Network Uranium 101 Resource Fair in partnership with the Thoreau Chapter House Thursday, March 21. The Community Outreach Network includes federal agencies and Navajo Nation departments and programs that share a goal to educate   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 6 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Today, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued Executive Order 2024-011 (EO 2024-011), reinforcing New Mexico's defenses against cybersecurity threats with stringent measures to safeguard sensitive state agency information. "Cybersecurity is not just a technological issue; it's a matter of public safety and national security," said Gov. Lujan Grisham. "That's why I've take  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release: A federal judge handed down a 14-year prison sentence to an Albuquerque man who was caught with more than 19 pounds of fentanyl in a hotel room. According to publicly available court records, on October 26, 2022, officers from the Bureau of Indian Affairs intercepted a load of fentanyl destined for Albuquerque during a routine traffic stop. The driver agreed to   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: This week, agents from the FBI and the Las Cruces/Dona Ana County Metro Narcotics Agency executed search warrants at the Imperial Sky Motel on West Picacho Avenue and other locations throughout Las Cruces as part of an ongoing operation targeting a Las Cruces based drug trafficking organization. During the operation, agents seized fentanyl, metha  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSres) -- The National Endowment for the Arts issued the following agency statement on April 5, 2024: * * * It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of percussionist and educator Albert "Tootie" Heath, recipient of a 2021 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship, the nation's highest honor in jazz. The youngest of the three Heath Brothers, Heath was the consummate jazz drummer, playing with seemingly everyone from John Coltrane to Etha  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a jury has convicted Julian Bear Runner, age 38, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, of six counts of Wire Fraud, one count of Larceny, and one count of Embezzlement and Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization following a three-day jury trial in federal district court in Rapid City, South Dakota. The verdict w  more