BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Shelby Thurman, Air Force Global Strike Command Recently, Air Force Global Strike Command celebrated the first land acquisition and closing for the new Sentinel Program in Cheyenne, Wyoming. AFGSC partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and their Omaha District's Sentinel real estate team who acted as the purchasing agents. This event included Richard Novotny, trustee  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: The Bureau of Land Management today announced the permanent transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the Split Rock Uranium Mill Site to the Department of Energy, Office of Legacy Management. The site, which consists of approximately 869 acres of public lands and 3,454 acres of federal mineral estate near Jeffrey City in Fremont County, operated as   more

JACKSON, Wyoming, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: Through collaborative efforts earlier this summer, the Bureau of Reclamation and the state of Wyoming reached an agreement on last spring's water management operations for the Upper Snake River basin to avoid impacts to fisheries below the Jackson Lake Dam in Grand Teton National Park. Uncommon hydrologic conditions created an imbalance in the Upper Snake reservoir system  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $248,000 in Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant program funding to help Wyoming communities address stormwater and sewer infrastructure needs. States may now apply for grant assistance to fund projects that will help municipalities strengthen their wastewater and stormwater collection systems again  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) returned an impressive collection of dinosaur fossils to Mongolia's Ambassador to the United States, Batbayar Ulziidelger, at a ceremony at the Library of Congress on Aug. 3. The fossils were recovered through HSI investigations conducted by our offices in Arizona, New York, and Wyoming, and the collection   more

MOOSE, Wyoming, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: This year, Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks received funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as part of a nationwide effort to restore natural habitats and address climate change impacts. In fiscal year 2023, President Biden's Investing in America agenda, through the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, provided $52   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: Scientists with the Wyoming State Geological Survey and the U.S. Geological Survey are partnering to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The survey data will be collected using a helicopter and will fly over parts of south-central Wyoming, weather permitting. The survey will begin as early as mid-August and hopes to be completed in about two to three   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming issued the following news release: Cole Douglas Herrick, age 40, of Casper, Wyoming, and Colorado residents Scott Alan Buchanan, age 44, and Chad Alexander Buchanan, age 48, were recently sentenced for their involvement in a drug trafficking ring that was responsible for bringing large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl into the Casper area. U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed the foll  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 12 (TNScapv) -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release: Danny Lamar Miller-Kidd was sentenced in federal court to 15 years in prison for his leadership role in a Baja California-based drug trafficking organization that imported and distributed hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin to various sub-distributors throughout the United States, including California, Arizona, Or  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Mr. Power has had the pleasure of serving in DoDEA for five years. He spent the last four years in Stuttgart, Germany and a year in Brussels, Belgium. In his 12 years prior to DoDEA, Mr. Power worked as a teacher, administrator, technology integration leader, adjunct professor, and data and technology specialist. He is also a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving four years in  more