HILL AFB, Utah, April 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Richard Essary, 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs The 2024 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign at Hill AFB officially kicks off on April 1 and runs through June 30. This unique campaign is dedicated to serving our fellow Airmen, Guardians, and their families in times of need. Specifically, your contributions serve those on active duty, as well as eligible Air National Guard and   more

LOGAN, Utah, April 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university research partners developed a near chromosome-level genome for the Mojave poppy bee, a specialist pollinator of conservation concern, according to a recent Journal of Heredity paper. Putting together the Mojave poppy bee genome   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The Department of the Interior today announced a $19 million investment from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to install solar panels over irrigation canals in California, Oregon and Utah, simultaneously decreasing evaporation of critical water supplies and advancing clean energy goals. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Mic  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: POCATELLO, Idaho - Hank David Langley, 42, of Visalia, California and Thomas Joel Schooley, 39, of Hyrum, Utah, were sentenced to 11-and-a-half years and eight years in federal prison, respectively, for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl in eastern Idaho, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. Langley and Schooley were indicted by   more

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 4 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Hank David Langley, 42, of Visalia, California and Thomas Joel Schooley, 39, of Hyrum, Utah, were sentenced to 11-and-a-half years and eight years in federal prison, respectively, for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl in eastern Idaho, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. Langley and Schooley were indicted by a federal gr  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: SALT LAKE CITY -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers in the Salt Lake City area of operations covering Utah, Nevada, Montana and Idaho apprehended nine unlawfully present noncitizens who have been convicted of drug trafficking or multiple drug possession-related offenses involving methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, heroin or synthetic drugs dur  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, April 5 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news on April 4, 2024: SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - The 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) Staff Judge Advocate office hopes to demystify what Judge Advocate Generals (JAGs) do by offering a legal conversation and training with downtrace unit leadership and staff members during their monthly "Ask a JAG" program. "I want to make JAGs more accessible to lower level commanders. We are a leader asset, not a  more

HILL AFB, Utah, April 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Micah Garbarino, 388th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Airmen in the 388th Fighter Wing practiced Agile Combat Employment with the F-35A Lightning II during a large force exercise in Utah and Idaho last week. From March 22-29, Airmen in the 34th Fighter Squadron and Fighter Generation Squadron operated from Hill Air Force Base and "contingency locations" at Historic Wendover Airfie  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release on April 1, 2024: Hank David Langley, 42, of Visalia, California, and Thomas Joel Schooley, 39, of Hyrum, Utah, were sentenced to 11-and-a-half years and eight years in federal prison, respectively, for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl in eastern Idaho, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. Langley and Schooley were indicted by a federal grand jury on methampheta  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: The Justice Department filed a lawsuit (https://www.justice.gov/crt/case-document/complaint-utah-department-corrections) today against the State of Utah, including the Utah Department of Corrections (UDOC), alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for discriminating against an incarcerated transgender woman on the basis of her disability, gender dysphoria. The depart  more

UTICA, New York, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Christopher Pence, age 43, of Cedar City, Utah, was sentenced yesterday to 84 months in prison for using the Internet to solicit and pay for the murders of two Rensselaer County residents. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Researchers from NETL, Blacksand Technologies LLC and the University of Utah are collaborating on a project to develop improved and low-cost manufacturing of ultralow oxygen reactive metal powders, which are used to create alloys needed for harsh energy-related environments. The effort was one of 13 industry partnerships funded through the Department of Energy's  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36616) entitled "Savage Tooele Railroad Co. - Construction and Operation Exemption - Line of Railroad in Tooele County, Utah": * * * Digest:/1 This decision authorizes Savage Tooele Railroad Company to construct and operate approximately 11 miles of rail line in Tooele County, Utah, subject to certain environmental mitigation conditions. On June 30, 2022, Sa  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Utah man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers 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 presidential election. Zach Rash, 24, of Pa  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release: United States Attorney, Trina A. Higgins and Acting Special Agent in Charge, Dustin Gillespie, of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Field Division announce the formation of the Utah Drug Overdose Task Force. Over the past few years, Utah has experienced a rise in overdose/poisoning incidents, and fentanyl has been the primary catalyst. According   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: A U.S. District Court Judge sentenced Colin Andrew Shapard, 23, of Las Vegas, Nevada to 240 months' imprisonment today, followed by 36 months supervised release. In December 2023, Shapard pleaded guilty to distribution of a controlled substance that resulted in serious bodily injury. Fentanyl Shapard shipped via U.S. Mail, nearly killed a Park City, Utah   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: A foreign national living in Utah will appear before a U.S. Magistrate Judge today after he was indicted March 27, 2024, by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City for federal crimes, including possession of fentanyl with the intent to distribute. According to court documents, Gustavo Flores-Hernandez, 31, of Salt Lake City, was under investigation for a  more