WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Aug. 23, 2023, entitled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Nine Species Not Warranted for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species." The notice was issued by Acting Director Wendi Weber. * * * SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce findings that nine species are not warranted for listing as endangered or th  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, Dena J. King, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: Today, U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced a Cherokee, North Carolina man for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Edward Dwayne Taylor, who is 35 years old and an Enrolled Member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, wa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: A North Carolina man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting law enforcement officers, related to his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. 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 preside  more