| Federal Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for Sunday May 12, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Complete Requests for Public Assistance Before the Deadline
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release:
Salem, Ore. - The deadline is approaching for Oregon state, eligible local governments and certain nonprofits to submit Requests for Public Assistance to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management for costs due to the severe winter storms, straight-line winds, landslides and mudslides that occurred Jan. 10-22, 2024.
The Public Assistance (PA) Program deliver
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Department of Labor Obtains $316K Judgment Against Little Big Burger Restaurants for Taking Workers' Tips to Pay Managers in Oregon, Washington
WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief on May 9, 2024:
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Employer: LBB Progress Ridge LLC, operating as Little Big Burger, 12345 SW Horizon Blvd. Ste #41, Beaverton, OR 97007
Type of action: Consent judgment and order
Name of defendants: LBB Progress Ridge LLC
Amergent Hospitality Group Inc.
Fred Glick
Mike Pruitt
Adrian Oca
Background: Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found
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EPA Announces $28 Million for Oregon Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water as Part of Investing in America Agenda
SEATTLE, Washington, May 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 6, 2024:
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EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $28,650,000 from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help Oregon identify and replace lead service lines, preven
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FCC Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau Issues Public Notice: Comment on Application, Waiver Request Filed by City of Woodburn, Oregon
WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (Docket No. DA 24-439) on May 9, 2024:
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The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) seeks comment on an application and waiver request filed on March 19, 2024 by Public Safety Pool licensee, the City of Woodburn, Oregon (Woodburn) which seeks to license a new trunked private land mobile radio (PLMR) system using four VHF channels from the In
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U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon: Bend Repeat Offender Sentenced to More Than 12 Years Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Methamphetamine and Firearm
EUGENE, Oregon, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on May 8, 2024:
A Bend, Oregon man with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison today for possessing methamphetamine and a firearm.
Dana Lee Johnson, 41, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison and five years' supervised release.
According to court documents, on March 26, 2021, a deputy from the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office r
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Long Beach Clam Festivalgoers Asked to Minimize Risk to Migrating Shorebirds
PORTLAND, Oregon, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release:
With temperatures on the rise and spring upon us, Pacific Coast beaches beckon humans to the shore. In fact, the Long Beach Razor Clam Festival, in Washington, alone is expected to draw about 7,500 clam diggers to the shore when it returns May 10 and 11.
But humans aren't the only species keenly interested in seeing what low tide has to offer this time of year. Thi
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