FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command issued the following story: The Army offers unlimited possibilities to help Soldiers, civilians and families discover the passions and opportunities in their lives and careers. Howell, Michigan native and Army National Guard Soldier Jeffrey A. Couillard, was promoted to the rank of colonel in a ceremony in front of Network Enterprise Technology Command's headquarters Oct. 19. Couillard has served in the Arm  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (GN Docket No. 89-363, WT Docket 02-378) on Oct. 17, 2023: * * * The Region 54 (Southern Lake Michigan)/1 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two virtual planning meetings via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. (Central Time). The deadline for new applications to be filed for the Fall meeting is Novemb  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief: * * * Employers: Great Lakes Care Companions Inc., Juan G. Salazar, owner Actions: Fair Labor Standards Act consent order and judgment Courts: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Investigation findings: On Oct. 13, 2023, Judge Mark A. Goldsmith entered an agreed consent order and judgment requiring Great Lakes Care Companions Inc., and its owner, Juan G. Salazar   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023: The Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a modification to a 2015 consent decree between the United States and state of Michigan and the Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation (formerly AK Steel) to resolve Clean Air Act violations at the company's Dearborn, Michigan, steel manufacturing plant. The decree required the Dearborn plant to implement certain   more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark A. Totten, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Brian Pierce and Vincent Brown were sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Jane Beckering for paying bribes to Rick Vernon Johnson, the former Chairperson of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Licensing Board. Pierce, 45, of Midland, Michigan, was sentenc  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: IPC Hospitalists of Michigan, Inc., Inpatient Consultants of Michigan, P.C., IPC Healthcare f/k/a IPC The Hospitalist Company, and Team Health Holdings, Inc. (defendants) have agreed to pay a total of $4,384,618 to the United States and the State of Michigan to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by upcoding inpatient hos  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark A. Totten, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that two companies and several individuals have been sentenced for violating the Clean Air Act by engaging in an aftermarket scheme to disable the emissions control systems of semi-trucks. U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Maloney confirmed the felony convictio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Natural selection is usually understood in the context of change. When organisms deviate from the norm, they may gain advantages that let their lineages outlast those of their less-adaptable relatives. But U.S. National Science Foundation-supported research from Michigan State University suggests that natural selection also has the power to keep things the same. "Natural selection has given us a  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Oct. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Lloyd Vaughn, age 28, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, Vaughn was working with several others to operate a drug trafficking organization from Detroit, Michigan, to Monongalia County. Investigators sea  more