WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced a $109.6 million investment through President Biden's Investing in America agenda to put people to work plugging, remediating and reclaiming orphaned oil and gas wells in national parks, national forests, national wildlife refuges, and on other public lands and waters. Five federal agencies within the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture will addres  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration issued the following news release: Operation OD Justice is a DEA initiative born out of a critical need to investigate drug poisoning and overdose deaths across the U.S. The initiative, launched in 2021 by DEA's Los Angeles and San Diego Field Divisions, offers training, resources, and poisoning response coordinators to assist State and Local law enforcement as they investigate drug poisonings and overdose d  more

AUGUSTA, Georgia, Dec. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia issued the following news release: An Army National Guard soldier has been charged with murder after a weekend shooting in a Fort Eisenhower residence. Natravien Landry, 25, of Abbeville, Louisiana, is charged via complaint with one count of murder, said Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. Landry was in court Monday for an initial appearance hearing before U.S. M  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 17 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Governor Jim Pillen joined other Republican governors supporting President Donald J. Trump's nomination of South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and calling for her swift confirmation. The letter to U.S. Senate leadership cites Noem's extensive experience addressing the crisis at the southern border, as well as her leadersh  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Louisiana man was sentenced to prison on December 12, 2024, after he previously pleaded guilty to felony obstruction of law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol building. 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.   more