WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES - The Department of the Interior today announced a $179 million investment through President Biden's Investing in America agenda for innovative water reuse projects that strengthen drought resilience across the West, increasing water security and resilience across western communities. Today's funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will support four projects in  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 29 2024: Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, funded by President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The rebates will help selectees purchase six clean school buses in three school districts across Utah. The Program will help Utah accelerate the transition to  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 1 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Division issued the following news release: As most schools are out and Summer 2024 is unofficially underway, DEA's Rocky Mountain Field Division is on pace to eclipse fentanyl pill seizure records set just last year. "It is an unfortunate reality that seizures of fake fentanyl pills across our Division - Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Montana - continue at unprecedented levels," said DEA Ro  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Spinal device manufacturer Innovasis Inc. and senior executives Brent Felix and Garth Felix agreed to pay a total of $12 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to spine surgeons to induce their use of Innovasis's spinal devices. Brent Felix is the founder, President and Chairman of the Board of Innovasis, which is headquartered in Utah. Garth Felix served i  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: A man and woman in Salt Lake County were indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City today for federal drug crimes after law enforcement seized approximately 11,435 grams of methamphetamine and 3,835 grams of heroin from a vehicle in which they were traveling. According to court documents, Armida Viridiana Cayetano-Ruiz, 32, and Carlos Gerardo Brind  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release: After a two week trial, a federal jury in Salt Lake City returned a guilty verdict against two foreign nationals on all counts and returned a special verdict form requiring the forfeiture of $380,395.64 in cash. On May 20, 2024, Oluwole Adegboruwa, 54, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Enrique Isong, 49, of Los Angeles, California, were found guilty of multiple federal crimes inc  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Qwana McCook, 30 of White Mesa, Utah, was sentenced today to 15 years' imprisonment, five years supervised release and ordered by the court to pay $250,000 in restitution. The sentence, imposed by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Robert J. Shelby, comes after McCook admitted to stealing a truck from a victim, who had her 5-year-old daughter in the back seat,  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release: A United States Magistrate Judge ordered a Weber County resident to remain in custody following the alleged sell of fentanyl laced pills that led to the death of another person. On May 8, 2024, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging the defendant. According to court documents, Cullin Anthony Bullen, 37, of Roy, Utah, was contacted on December 19, 2023, by t  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The White House issued the following statement on May 30, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on President Biden's travel to France: * * * President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will travel to Normandy and Paris, France, from June 5-9. On June 6, the President will deliver remarks and participate in engagements with First Lady Jill Biden to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy, which paved the way for the liberation of France and Europe. 7  more