NELLIS AFB, Nevada, March 21 -- The U.S. Air Force McChord Air Force Base (62nd Airlift Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Zoe Thacker and Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Sutton, 62d Airlift Wing Public Affairs Aircrew and maintainers with the 62d Airlift Wing packed their bags and flew south to participate in Exercise Black Flag 23-1 in late February of 2023; working alongside the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron's Command and Control Division from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and the Joint  more

NELLIS AFB, Nevada, March 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By 505th Command and Control Wing Public Affairs, 505th Command and Control Wing As flying units from around the globe converged at Nellis Air Force Base for RED FLAG 23-1, the 505th Command and Control Wing welcomed the 355th Wing's Command and Control Force Element, or C2FE, from Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, to execute as the first Lead Wing C2FE in a Tier 1 Large Fo  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, S. Lane Tucker, issued the following news release: A federal District Court judge sentenced an Anchorage man to 21 years imprisonment followed by six years of supervised release on March 22, 2023, for his role in a drug trafficking organization that spanned multiple states. According to court documents, Dustin Noonan pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy for his role in a lucrative drug tra  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 24 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 23, 2023 entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, Nevada - 2022": * * * In 2022, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 9.4 percent in Nevad  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following notice of apparent liability for forfeiture (FRN No. 0004528741) on March 22, 2023: * * * In the Matter of VERDI TELEVISION TAX DISTRICT Licensee of Station K30HY-D, Verdi/Mogul, NV MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER AND NOTICE OF APPARENT LIABILITY FOR FORFEITURE By the Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau: I. INTRODUCTION 1. The Media Bureau (Bureau) has before it the application (Application)/1 of  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Salt Lake City apprehended 13 removable noncitizens identified as having been convicted of assault, arson, burglary, battery, felony lewdness, felony sexual coercion, conspiracy to commit a crime and cruelty to animals during a nationwide enforcem  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today applauded President Biden's designation of Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in southern Nevada. Located at the confluence of the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts, the national monument will protect innumerable objects of historic and scientific interest, including its namesake Avi Kwa Ame - or Spirit Mountain - and the surrounding arid valleys and m  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, Jason M. Frierson, issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: A Las Vegas tax return preparer was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon to 15 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release for preparing false tax returns for clients and causing the returns to be filed with the IRS. Brenda Eleana Reyna (38) pleaded guilty in September 2022 to one count of aiding and assisting in  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on March 21, 2023, on the establishment of the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument: * * * Yuman Tribes tell that creation began at a towering mountain in the southernmost reaches of Nevada at the confluence of the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. The Mojave people call this mountain Avi Kwa Ame, or Spirit Mountain. The mountain and the surrounding arid valleys and mountain ranges are among the most sacred places for the Mojave, Che  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on March 21, 2023, at the White House Conservation in Action Summit: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Please, please have a seat. Thank you very, very much. Chairman Williams, thanks for that introduction and for your leadership of Fort Mojave Indian Tribe. You know, it was great to meet you last week in Nevada. And thank you, Secretary Haaland, for hosting this White House Conservation Summit here. You know, and I want to thank you f  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration issued the following news release: Natural disasters can have an enormous impact on people, including survivors, first responders, eyewitnesses, and even those who watch related media reports on television. The Disaster Distress Helpline, at 1-800-985-5990, can provide immediate counseling to anyone who has been affected by the flooding in California and Nevada. T  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today met with the leaders of the state Departments of Agriculture for the seven Colorado River Basin states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) to discuss the challenges faced by farmers and ranchers as a result of the historic and ongoing drought affecting the region. During the meeting, Secretary Vilsack hig  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Takes New Action to Conserve and Restore America's Lands and Waters President Establishes New National Monuments in Nevada and Texas; Directs Secretary of Commerce to Consider Expanding Protections for Pacific Remote Islands Which Would Reach Goal of Conserving 30% of U.S. Ocean by 2030 At the White House Conservation in Action Summit today, President Biden will announce major   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on March 23, 2023: * * * Congressional Republicans' Plans To Gut Medicaid and the ACA Would Have Devastating Consequences in Nevada Congressional Republicans' have yet to release a budget, but the plans that have been offered and reported so far are a five-alarm fire for American families - especially when it comes to their health care costs. Not only has virtually every Republican budget or fiscal plan over the  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * President Biden Designates Avi Kwa Ame National Monument Nevada Landscape Is Sacred to Indigenous Peoples, Protects One of World's Largest Joshua Tree Forests and Connects Wildlife Habitat As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to protect historically and scientifically important sites, honor culturally significant areas, and conserve and restore our country's treasured outdoor spaces, to  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The White House issued the following news release: Leaders across the country are celebrating President Biden's boldest steps to date to protect the power and promise of America's extraordinary natural wonders. At the White House Conservation in Action Summit this week, President Biden announced action to: * Establish two new national monuments, Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in Nevada and Castner Range National Monument in Texas, protecting over half a million acres of   more