The Justice Department announced last week that it will surge FBI assets across the country to address unresolved violent crimes in Indian Country, including crimes relating to missing and murdered indigenous persons. The FBI will send 60 personnel, rotating in 90-day temporary duty assignments over a six-month period. This operation is the longest and most intense national deployment of FBI

With spring around the corner, the use of our local parks will begin to increase as the weather gets nicer. I would like to take a moment to discuss the health benefits of having tobacco-free parks in your communities. One health benefit of tobacco-free parks is the significant reduction in exposure to secondhand smoke for all visitors. Secondhand smoke is known to pose serious health risks, including