WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, announces the deployment of 56 AmeriCorps NCCC teams to 25 states, Guam and Puerto Rico. The deployments began in mid-October, with several slated to run through mid-December, to address the impacts of climate change, and support families through food security programs and other community needs. When America calls, AmeriCorps answers. In the Pacif  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management Montana-Dakotas State Office today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on 31 oil and gas parcels totaling 6,510 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale in North Dakota. The comment period ends Dec. 18, 2023. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in October 2023 and is now seeking public comment on the   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 14 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Montana private nonprofit organizations of the Dec. 11 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by flooding that occurred June 1 - 8. Private nonprofits that provide essential services of a   more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: A Browning man who admitted to trying to put a federal corrections officer in a chokehold while incarcerated at the Bureau of Indian Affairs' jail on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 15 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Joseph Ernest Potts, 33, pleaded   more

BILLINGS, Montana, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: A Crow Agency woman who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in a large-scale, multi-state drug operation that was centered on the Crow Indian Reservation was sentenced today to seven years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Carly Joy James, 42, pleaded guilty in July to possession wi  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: A corrections officer who worked at the Fort Peck Tribe's detention center admitted today to a civil rights violation for assaulting an inmate, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Devin Gray Hawk, 20, of Poplar, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with deprivation of rights. Gray Hawk faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fin  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: A Kalispell man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in the Flathead community after he led law enforcement on a high-speed chase before getting caught was sentenced today to 14 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Kenneth Martin Chandler, 43, pleaded guilty in July to possess  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: A Missoula man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine after law enforcement found the drug in a backpack he had discarded was sentenced on Monday to 11 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. Robert Dean Spearson, 40, pleaded guilty in July to possession with intent to distri  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: An Oregon man who brought methamphetamine to Missoula for distribution was sentenced today to eight years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Tracy Jean Bell, 60, of Beaverton, Oregon, pleaded guilty in July to conspiracy to distribute meth. U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen presid  more

WEST POINT, New York, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following community news: By Shawn Herndon, USAG West Point Assistant Executive Officer/DPTMS The Weather Channel has been naming winter storms for 12 seasons now and the 2023-24 season will offer a unique set with Archer, Cait, Noor, Qadir and Xenops to name a few. The criteria for named storms includes a national weather service storm, blizzard or ice storm covering a population of at least 2 million and/or covering an are  more