WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release on April 5, 2023: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Peter A. Timpo, 24, of Ecorse, Michigan, killed during World War II, was accounted for July 20, 2022. In the summer of 1943, Timpo was assigned to the 343rd Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 98th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 L  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Investigation finds Tacos el Cunado Alpine LLC failed to pay overtime * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $62,412 in back wages and damages for 20 workers after a federal court in Michigan supported the department's findings that a Grand Rapids restaurant denied overtime wages to the workers and failed to pay minimum wage to one server. Under terms of   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (Docket No. 02-378): The Region 21 (Michigan)1 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Beginning at 10:00 a.m., the Region 21 800 MHz RPC meeting will convene at the Huron Valley Ambulance/Emergent Health, 1200 State Circle, Ann Arbor, MI 48108. The agenda for the 800 MHz  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 2406) on April 7, 2023: * * * In Re: Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: Plaintiff Anesthesia Associates of Ann Arbor PLLC (A4) in an Eastern District of Michigan action (A4), which is listed on the attached Schedule A, moves under Panel Rule 7.1 to vacate our order conditionally transferring A4 to MDL No. 2406. Defendant Blue Cross Blue Shield of  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: A Detroit man pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft arising out of a scheme to defraud multiple states out of more than $1.6 million in pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. Ison was joined in the announcement by Irene Lindow, Special Agent-in-Charge, Great La  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: A Detroit man was sentenced today to two years in prison for purchasing a Draco pistol for his friend, Ehmani Davis, who would go on to use the firearm in the killing of Detroit Police Officer Loren Courts, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today. Ison was joined in the announcement by Craig Kailimai Acting Special Agent in Charge o  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Prices received by Michigan farmers for the full month of February 2023 are listed in the table below. Some Michigan highlights were: February corn, at $6.55 per bushel, increased $0.16 from January and increased $0.67 from last year; February soybeans, at $15.10 per bushel, decreased $0.20 from last month and de  more

BECKLEY, West Virginia, April 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, Will Thompson, issued the following news release on April 7, 2023: Kristopher D. Thomas, also known as "Rio," 22, of Detroit Michigan, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on Oct. 14, 2021, Thomas sold a quantity of fentanyl to a confidential informant at an Amigo residence where Thomas was staying in Raleigh County, West Virgi  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * The Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America Agenda: Delivering for Michigan Companies have committed to invest over $21 billion in Michigan since President Biden took office For decades, the U.S. exported jobs and imported products, while other countries surpassed us in critical sectors like infrastructure, clean energy, semiconductors, and biotechnology. Thanks to President Biden's Investing  more