CHICAGO, Illinois, July 15 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 14, 2023, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Michigan - Fourth Quarter 2022": * * * Employment rose in all 10 of the largest counties in Michigan from December 2021 to December 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2  more

CHARLEVOIX, Michigan, July 13 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will begin planned maintenance work in the navigation channel in Charlevoix, Michigan this month to replace deteriorating timber fenders along the channel revetments. The repairs are funded through a Fiscal Year 2023 Work Plan budget package of $530,000 and will be used to replace 1,100 feet of timber fenders along the north an  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan partnered with the Urban League of Detroit and Southeast Michigan to host "United Against Hate," the first of a series of community forums designed to educate the public about civil rights enforcement tools available to address hate crimes, bias incidents, and discrimination. The ev  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: A Detroit resident pleaded guilty today to engaging in an extensive unemployment fraud conspiracy with a former State of Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency contract employee, whereby they stole over $550,000 in public funds, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. Joining in the announcement were Irene Lindow, Special Agent-in-Charge  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: A former Birmingham, Michigan art dealer pleaded guilty to defrauding more than 10 customers who had entrusted her with the sale of their art of over $1.5 million, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today. Joining in the announcement was Devin J. Kowalski, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Office of the Federal Bure  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on July 10, 2023: A former Warren police officer has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with violating a jail prisoner's civil rights by assaulting the prisoner without justification, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today. Ison was joined in the announcement by Peter J. Lucido, Macomb County Prosecutor, and Devin J. Kowalski, Acting Speci  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, July 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark A. Totten, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced the sentencing of a former United Bank of Michigan senior vice president for embezzlement and tax evasion. John Figg, 56, of Grand Rapids, was sentenced to a prison term of 41 months followed by 36 months of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Paul L. Mal  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Michigan's 2023 winter wheat production is forecast at 41.9 million bushels, according to Marlo D. Johnson, Director, USDA NASS, Great Lakes Region. This report is based on conditions as of July 1, 2023. Some highlights of the Crop Production Report follow: The Michigan winter wheat yield is forecast at 71 bushel  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release: * * * Investigation Shut Down Missouri-to-Chicago Gun Pipeline * * * A Chicago man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison as part of an investigation that shut down a Missouri-to-Chicago firearms pipeline. DERRICK CLAIBORNE, 47, trafficked fentanyl-laced heroin and illegally possessed three handguns in 2018. Law enforcement searched Claiborne's res  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 15 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following agency statement on July 13, 2023: * * * We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with our partners Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Chicago Park District, are celebrating the release of federally endangered piping plover chicks back into the wild at Montrose Beach in Chicago, Illinois. This release marks the first time piping plovers have been released  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 12, 2023: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Protect Communities from Extreme Heat Fueled by the Climate Crisis New measures will protect communities from extreme heat Millions of Americans are being impacted by extreme heat waves, which are growing in intensity, frequency, and duration due to climate change. In June, heat waves broke records across the country. Puerto Rico experienced its  more