LANSING, Michigan, March 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Takes Action to Enforce Court Order Stopping Trump Administration's Illegal Disruptions of Federal Funding LANSING - On Friday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in filing a second motion for enforcement (PDF) in their ongoing lawsuit against the Trump Administration's illegal and destructive disruptions to fe  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 4 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * California Department of Justice Investigating Mammoth Lakes Police Department Officer-Involved Shooting Under AB 1506 **The information provided below is based on preliminary details regarding an ongoing investigation, which may continue to evolve** OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the California Department of Justice (DOJ), pursuant to Assem  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 4 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * California seizes $534 million in illegal cannabis in 2024 Sacramento, California - Reinforcing the state's commitment to public safety, public health and the legal and regulated cannabis market, officials in 2024 seized $534 million worth of illegal cannabis. Through Governor Gavin Newsom's Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force co-led by the Department of Cannabis Control, officials  more

SEATTLE, Washington, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Chinese citizen who attacked Bellevue, Washington immigrant sentenced to 7 years in prison Defendant had just been illegally smuggled into U.S. and traveled from Southern California to Bellevue to collect smuggling debts Seattle- A 33-year-old citizen of China, who was residing in Los Angeles, was sentenced today in U.S. District Cou  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 4, 2025 NAVY Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a $99,964,084 modification (P00007) to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0001923D0015). This modification adds scope and increases the contract ceiling for compatibility assessments and engineering models, cost reduction analysis, softwar  more

NEW YORK, March 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: * * * Daycare Operator Sentenced To 45 Years In Prison In Connection With Fentanyl Poisoning Of Four Children At A Bronx Daycare Matthew Podolsky, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that GREI MENDEZ was sentenced to 45 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl out of a daycare in the Bronx, New York, which resulted i  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Endangered California Coho Salmon Experience Record-Breaking Spawning Season on Mendocino Coast Last winter, endangered Central California Coast coho salmon (CCC coho) returned to Mendocino Coast rivers and streams in the highest numbers since monitoring began 16 years ago. Monitoring led by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to track their population status estimated more t  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * FARMing with Data: OpenET Launches new Tool for Farmers and Ranchers Dwane Roth (right), a fourth generation grain farmer in Finney County, Kansas, stands with nephew Zion (left) in one of their corn fields. Roth's farm became one of the first Water Technology Farms in Kansas around 2016, and he has been using OpenET data for the past few years to track evapotranspiration rates and conserve water. Photo courtesy of Dwane R  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The White House issued the following news on March 4, 2025: * * * First Lady Melania Trump Invites Everyday Americans as Special Guests to Joint Session of Congress Meet the special people who will join the First Lady and President Trump at the U.S. Capitol when President Trump delivers his address to a joint session of Congress. These men, women, and families come from all different walks of life with incredible stories about the disaster wrought by the previous admin  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Secures Initial Win in Small Business Finance Scheme Case Against Seek Capital The Federal Trade Commission secured an initial win in its case against Seek Capital and the company's founder and CEO, Roy Ferman, after the U.S. Court for the Central District of California granted the FTC's motion for a preliminary injunction. Under the preliminary injunction granted by the district court, Seek Cap  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 4 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Announces Nomination of Michael Duguay as Commissioner of Maine Department of Economic & Community Development Duguay, an experienced Maine business leader, is currently Executive Director of the Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation at Thomas College in Waterville Governor Janet Mills today announced the nomination of Michael Duguay, an experienced economic development and busine  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Appointed Interim U.S. Attorney for The District of Maryland Baltimore, Maryland - Today, Kelly O. Hayes was appointed and sworn in as Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland. Prior to her appointment, she served as the Chief of the Southern Division for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland since 2021. Ms. Hayes began servin  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Administrator Zeldin on Record-Breaking Response: How EPA Tackled California's Wildfire Crisis WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the agency completed its Phase 1 hazardous materials mission related to the catastrophic Los Angeles County wildfires in under 30 days, as directed by President Donald J. Trump in an Execu  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Justice Department Files Statement of Interest Supporting Access to Places of Worship The Department of Justice announced today that it has filed a statement of interest in federal court in California to promote the correct and uniform interpretation of federal law protecting access to places of religious worship. The case involves allegations that a violent mob used violence, intim  more

SEATTLE, Washington, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release: * * * Leader of $1.4 million bank fraud and identity theft scheme pleads guilty to victimizing bank customers nationwide Used victims' personal information to open business bank accounts, linked them to established personal accounts, and drained victim funds Seattle - A leader in a nationwide $1.4 million bank fraud scheme pleaded guilty this week in U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Awards Launch Service for Mission to Study Storm Formation Credit: NASA NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace Inc. of Cedar Park, Texas, to provide the launch service for the agency's Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) mission, which aims to understand why, when, and where tropical convective storms form, and why some storms produce extreme weather. The mission will launch on the company's Alpha rocket from NA  more

PASADENA, California, March 4 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Awards Launch Service Task Order for Mission to Study Storm Formation NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace Inc. of Cedar Park, Texas, to provide the launch service for the agency's Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) mission, which aims to understand why, when, and where tropical convective storms form, and why some storms produce extreme weather. The mission would launch on   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to Role in $8 Million Federal Emergency Benefits Fraud Scheme Greenbelt, Maryland - On Friday, February 28, Newton Ofioritse Jemide, 47, a Nigerian national, pled guilty to a federal charge for wire fraud conspiracy. Jemide, who was recently extradited from France, was involved in a scheme to fraudulently obtain   more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Reeds Woman Sentenced to 12 Years for Meth Conspiracy SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Reeds, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for her role in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine in southwest Missouri. Kimberly C. Elliott, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 12 years in federal  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Timothy Courchaine Appointed Interim United States Attorney for the District of Arizona PHOENIX, Ariz. - Timothy Courchaine was sworn in today as the Interim United States Attorney for the District of Arizona. United States Attorney Timothy Courchaine was appointed to the position by Attorney General Pam Bondi on February 28, 2025. As Interim United States Attorne  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Rapidly Expands Timber Production FREEING OUR FORESTS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to immediately increase domestic timber production and streamline federal policies to enhance forest management, reduce wildfire risks, and decrease reliance on imported timber. * The Order calls for new or updated agency guidance to facilitate increased timber pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump is Protecting America's Children President Donald J. Trump knows America's children are our future -- and he'll never stop fighting for their right to a healthy, productive upbringing and childhood. That's why President Trump immediately took action to undo the damaging policies of the Biden Administration on indoctrinating America's most vulnerable with dangerous, radical policies. * President Trump mad  more