PORTLAND, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release: A Honduran national under federal indictment for conspiring with others to distribute fentanyl was extradited from Honduras to the United States this week to face charges in the District of Oregon. Orbin Alfredo Velasquez Layaire, 38, has been charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents, in September 2022, as part  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: PHOENIX Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis today announced the distribution of $325 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Stateside Assistance Program to all 50 states, U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia the largest annual distribution from the program since 1979. Investments from the LWCF are helping support the Biden-Harris administration's America the Beautiful   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general urging the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit to revisit an opinion that struck down a Minnesota law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed handguns in public. The coalition, led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, filed an amicus br  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release: A Honduran national under federal indictment for conspiring with others to distribute fentanyl was extradited from Honduras to the United States this week to face charges in the District of Oregon. Orbin Alfredo Velasquez Layaire, 38, has been charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents, in September 2022, as part of an ongoing  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The United States Magnetotelluric Array provides essential geophysical information about the electrical structure of the Earth which will aid in hazard assessments such as those that address the impacts of geomagnetic storms and space weather on electric power grids. The U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with the National Science Foundation, NASA, the EarthScope consorti  more