WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2023: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced the appointment of the following seven U.S. Attorneys to serve on the Attorney General's Advisory Committee (AGAC): Alexander M.M. Uballez for the District of New Mexico, Breon Peace for the Eastern District of New York, Kenneth Parker for the Southern District of Ohio, Natalie K. Wight for the District of Oregon, Eric G. Olshan for the West  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: Lakeview, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview Field Office has partnered with the Lake County Umbrella Watershed Council and private landowners to reduce wildfire risk, increase firefighter safety, and support land health. The Summer Lake Wildfire Risk Reduction Project is located within the Summer Lake Watershed near Paisley. This area has seen three large wil  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 4 -- The Bonneville Power Administration issued the following news release: On Oct. 3, the Bonneville Power Administration made its annual payment to the U.S. Department of the Treasury for the 40th consecutive year on time and in full, bringing cumulative payments to approximately $34.6 billion over this period. The total payment for fiscal year 2023 was $1.02 billion. Despite facing an energy crisis at the turn of the century, two major economic downturns and a signific  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: PRINEVILLE, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management will seasonally close six areas in central Oregon to safeguard habitat for federally protected raptors. These annual seasonal closures will protect the habitat of bald eagles, golden eagles, and prairie falcons during breeding and nesting periods. Notice of these seasonal closures publish in the Federal Register on October 3. Ba  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: VALE, Ore. -- The Bureau of Land Management's Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet in person in Lakeview, Ore., Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 17-18. The public is welcome to attend this meeting, which will be held at the Lakeview Interagency Office, 3100 S. G St., Lakeview, Ore. A virtual participation option will also be available and participation instruc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The FBI issued the following news release: The FBI is announcing the results of Operation Not Forgotten, which dedicated over 40 FBI special agents, intelligence analysts, staff operations specialists, and victim specialists to 10 FBI field offices whose designated regions support women and children in indigenous communities, including the FBI Portland Field Office. During Operation Not Forgotten, over 220 cases were handled by investigators during the resource surge. Duri  more

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on Oct. 6, 2023: Tamlyn Leigh Ulin-Gilson, 56, of Reedsport, Oregon, pleaded guilty to wire fraud for stealing from the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local Union 1273, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. According to court records, Ulin-Gilson served as president of AFGE Local Union 1273 from January 2019 to April 24, 2021. AFGE 1273 is a federal l  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 5 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 21 Oregon counties and neighboring counties in Idaho and Washington now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 5 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 17 Washington counties and neighboring counties in Oregon are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: KORAT ROYAL THAI AIR BASE, Thailand - Airmen from the Washington Air National Guard's 141st Air Refueling Wing and the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Wing participated in the first ever Enduring Partners engagement with the Royal Thai Air Force Sept. 11-21 at Korat Royal Thai Air Base in Thailand. Enduring Partners 2023 was a National Guard-sponsored State Partn  more