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Federal Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for Sunday July 14, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and DoD Senior Leaders Attend 29th Council of Governors Plenary Meeting
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: Attributable to Pentagon Spokesman Eric Pahon: On Thursday, July 11, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks delivered closing remarks via video teleconference at the 29th Council of Governors plenary meeting being held in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the session, she participated alongside Council Co-Chairs Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota, and Governor Phil Scott of Vermont; Senior Official Performing the   more

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and DoD Senior Leaders Attend 29th Council of Governors Plenary Meeting
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Attributable to Pentagon Spokesman Eric Pahon: On Thursday, July 11, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks delivered closing remarks via video teleconference at the 29th Council of Governors plenary meeting being held in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the session, she participated alongside Council Co-Chairs Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota, and Governor Phil Scott of Vermont; Senior Official Performing the Duties o  more

Melvin Hill Sentenced on Federal Drug And Firearms Charges
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: RUTLAND, Vt.The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Melvin Hill, 45, who formerly lived in Tignall, Georgia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Rutland following his trial conviction on five drug and gun charges. Chief U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford sentenced Hill to 180 months of imprisonment,   more

One Year Later, Vermont Continues to Make Progress Recovering from Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: From July 7-21, 2023, heavy rain across Vermont drove rivers to near record levels causing historic and catastrophic flooding. In Montpelier, the Winooski River crested at 21 feet, reaching a height not seen since the 1920s and leading to the rescue of over 100 people from flooded cars and homes. On July 14, 2023, President Joseph Biden declared a Major Disast  more

Vt. U.S. Attorney: Melvin Hill Sentenced on Federal Drug and Firearms Charges
RUTLAND, Vermont, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Melvin Hill, 45, who formerly lived in Tignall, Georgia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Rutland following his trial conviction on five drug and gun charges. Chief U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford sentenced Hill to 180 months of imprisonment, to be followed by a ten-ye  more