JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Jan. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations flight engineer has surpassed multiple career milestones, having spent more than 23,000 hours on a P-3 aircraft, 48 years as a flight engineer working with P-3s, and 50 years of federal service. Paul J. Waeghe, Jr., ventured from his hometown of Wyandotte, Michigan, and began his federal servi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report: * * * On October 23, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, James Sisson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act. In April 2023, Sisson was charged along with 10 other individuals and 3 companies for their involvement in a scheme to disable the emissions controls on hundreds of semi-trucks. Tamperin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report: * * * On November 13, 2023, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan filed an information charging Bruce F. Israel, former vice president and part-owner of an asphalt paving company, with conspiring to commit bid-rigging. According to the information, as early as March 2013 until at least November 2018, Israel entered into and engag  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- The National Park Service Indiana Dunes National Park issued the following news release: Join a birding expert from the Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society on Saturday, January 6, February 3 and March 2 from 8:30 am to 10:30 am at Indiana Dunes National Park. Look for and learn to identify some of the water birds visiting Lake Michigan during the winter. Meet at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk Pavilion. No experience required. Bring your binoculars and chairs to view numerou  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * NRCS announces a statewide opportunity for Michigan agricultural and forest producers to receive federal funding through the Conservation Stewardship Program. * * * The U.S. Department of Agriculture announces a statewide opportunity for Michigan agricultural and forest producers to receive federal funding through the Conservation Stewardship Program  more