BURLINGTON, Vermont, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Terry Catchings, Jr., aka "Biggs," 28, of Detroit, Michigan, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle for arraignment on a federal drug charge. In March 2023, a federal grand jury returned a third superseding indictment charging Catchings, J  more

DETROIT, Michigan, June 23 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on June 22, 2023: * * * Automotive Quality Control Company Failed to Protect Female Employee from Sexual Harassment and Retaliation, Federal Agency Charges * * * Formel D USA, Inc., an automotive quality control company with locations in Taylor, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio, violated federal law by maintaining a sexually hostile work environment at its Taylor location and retaliating agai  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (PR Docket No. 90-221; WT Docket No. 02-378) on June 21, 2023: * * * The Region 21 (Michigan)/1 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Thursday, July 14, 2023. Beginning at 10:00 a.m., the Region 21 800 MHz RPC meeting will convene at Roscommon County Road Commission, 820 E. West Branch Rd, Pru  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark A. Totten, issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Paul L. Maloney sentenced Defendant Edward Washington to serve 396 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for his role in distributing fentanyl throughout the Lansing, Michigan area. Defendant Washington was the final of fifteen defendants to be sentenced in an investigation and prosecution that focused on two drug  more

FLINT, Michigan, June 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release: Flint Neurological Centre P.C. has agreed to pay up to $200,000 and to establish a victim fund to resolve a disability discrimination case that alleged the medical practice violated Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to provide auxiliary aids and services required to ensure effective communication with patients and their companions w  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Dairy herds in Michigan produced 1.037 billion pounds of milk during May, up 2.1 percent from a year ago, according to Marlo D. Johnson, Regional Director, USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. Production per cow in Michigan averaged 2,385 pounds for May, 5 pounds above May 2022. The dairy herd was estimated at   more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 07-RC-318029) by Region 7 Director Elizabeth Kerwin: * * * VISTA ENTERTAINMENT SOLUTIONS (USA), INC., Employer and NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCAST EMPLOYEES AND TECHNICIANS COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION On May 10, 2023,/1 Petitioner filed a representation petition under Section 9(c) of the National Labor Relations Act ("the Act") seek  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 21 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: Self-driving electric vehicles still face steep hills on the road to reliability. Researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Western Michigan University are working together to drive solutions from outside the car: sensors and processing embedded in road infrastructure. Working with partners, ORNL engineer  more

DETROIT, Michigan, June 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Farming and Produce Supplier Allowed Employee to Harass Coworker for Months Without Taking Action, Federal Agency Charges * * * Pero Family Farms Food Company, LLC, a Delray Beach, Florida-based farming and produce supplier, violated federal law at its Benton Harbor, Michigan location by subjecting a female employee to a hostile work environment because of her sex, the U.S. Equa  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on June 23, 2023: A Michigan man was found guilty at a stipulated trial in the District of Columbia on Thursday, June 22, 2023, of two felony charges for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, June 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: A Warren, Michigan, man has admitted to transporting methamphetamine to the Morgantown area. Myron Manning, 25, pled guilty today to a possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine charge. According to court documents, officers conducted a traffic stop in Morgantown, finding nearly three pounds of methamphetamine, also known as  more