The Wyoming population of gray wolves is recovered and no longer warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Beginning September 30th, wolves in Wyoming will be managed by the state under an approved management plan, as they are in…

WASHINGTON The U.S. Forest Service is giving $3.5 million in grants as part of a new program to support jobs and healthy forests in communities across the U.S. The Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program provides financial assistance grants…

Written By Lisa Novak, Coast Guard Public Affairs. Use horses to patrol the beach? The Coast Guard didnt say neigh. Beach patrols were normally done on foot, going back as early as 1871, when the Life-Saving Service, a predecessor of…

By Lee Roberts Nashville District NASHVILLE, Tenn. The lower Mississippi River would be four feet less mighty if not for the water storage reservoirs along the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers and their tributaries that provide a stream of water management…

Baltimore, Maryland U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced three Baltimore men who were members of a drug distribution organization to 15 years in prison, for conspiring to participate in the activities of a racketeering enterprise, specifically, the drug organization.…

Albequerque On Jan. 25, 2012, the owners and operators of a pecan farm in Anthony, N.M., their two sons and four others were arrested on a 24-count indictment alleging federal drug trafficking and money laundering offenses. As of this morning,…

SHELL ISLAND, Fla. A 49-year-old male kayaker was rescued by the Coast Guard after he became stranded on Shell Island, Sunday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received a call from a man stating he had been kayaking with…

BOSTON Coast Guard rescue crews medically evacuated a 41-year-old woman off the cruise ship Carnival Glory after she was reported to be suffering stroke-like symptoms approximately 55 miles southeast of Nantucket, Mass., August 5, 2012. Watchstaders at Sector Boston received…

WASHINGTON National Farmer's Market Week will kickoff with a 9.6 percent increase in National Farmers Market Directory listings, according to the Department of Agricultures. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's directory, a database published online at www.farmersmarkets.usda.gov, identifies 7,864 farmers markets…

WASHINGTON- The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that it is moving forward with a plan to provide burial services for Veterans in rural areas where there are no available VA national cemeteries, state Veterans cemeteries or tribal Veterans cemeteries.…

Washington - U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that Global Entry kiosks are now available in CBP preclearance facilities at Irelands Shannon and Dublin airports. The Global Entry program allows expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travelers upon arrival in…

KODIAK, Alaska The Coast Guard is currently searching for a crewman reported overboard off a fishing vessel near Mab Island about 25 miles north of Juneau Wednesday. Coast Guard Sector Juneau watchstanders received the report at 5:10 a.m. after a…