Saturday - November 23, 2024
Federal Tipoffs Involving Utah Newsletter for Sunday November 10, 2024 ( 6 items )  

A Revitalized Red Dragon
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: SALT LAKE CITY -- A new training ground was on order for this year's Red Dragon Exercise, which took place at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. Red Dragon 24 included elements from 76th Operational Response Command, 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown, Ohio Air Force Reserve and the Florida National Guard's 44th Civil Support Team in addition to units from 84th Training Command. Along with Dugway Proving Ground  more

BLM, FWS issue final analysis, preferred approach for proposed highway
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: ST. GEORGE, Utah The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today issued a final supplemental environmental analysis of the proposed Northern Corridor highway in Washington County, Utah. The BLM, in coordination with the FWS, identified a preferred management alternative that endorses improvement of the existing Red Hills Parkway Expressway to ease con  more

EPA: Colorado, Montana and Utah to Receive Over $1.6M in EPA Grants to Prevent Pollution
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: DENVER (November 4, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE), Montana State University (MSU) and University of Utah have been selected to receive over $1.6 million in grant funding to support pollution prevention practices in communities. "We're proud to support projects that continue to help busin  more

Resilience Exercise Tests Base Readiness Without Power
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Kendahl Johnson, 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs HILL AFB, Utah -- It was recently lights out for Hill AFB, as the base shut down power for an energy resilience readiness exercise (ERRE). The base intentionally cut incoming commercial power for 10 hours to assess whether Hill could stay mission-ready during adverse conditions, and to verify backup generators and energy, water,  more

U.S. Attorney for D.C.: Utah Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Assaulting Law Enforcement With Dangerous Weapons and Other Charges During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2024: A Utah man was sentenced to six years in prison today after he was previously convicted of seven felonies, including assaulting law enforcement officers with dangerous weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes  more

Wash. U.S. Attorney: Four Business Owners Indicted for Smuggling and Illegally Importing Tens of Millions of Dollars in Emissions Defeat Devices From Canada Into Eastern Washington
SPOKANE, Washington, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington issued the following news release: On October 18, 2024, A federal grand jury for the Eastern District of Washington returned an indictment charging John Wesley Owens, of Manson, Washington; Joshua Wesley Owens, of Mapleton, Utah; their companies Diesel Truck Products, Inc. d/b/ DPF Delete Shop Inc., and Fulfillment Solutions & More, LLC; Kevin Paul Dodd, of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada  more