SOUTH BEND, Indiana, April 4 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Division issued the following news release: Alfred Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana announced Angelica Ortiz, 37 years old, of Michigan City, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to distribu  more

IONIA, Michigan, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor issued the following news release: * * * District court requires forgiveness of hotel bill, recovers $110K in back wages, damages * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered a total of $110,000 in back wages and liquidated damages for six employees of an Ionia hotel, including two who worked there for more than 40 hours per week for nearly 10 months without pay. The couple thought they were working in excha  more

SAULT STE. MARIE, Michigan, April 2 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: As America's civil works infrastructure ages, managers need innovative solutions to replace parts that have been in service for nearly a century. Often, these original components were fabricated using vintage material and manufacturing methods, making them costly, burdensome and time-consuming to replace. Responding to this need, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) i  more

SAULT STE. MARIE, Michigan, April 3 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: As America's civil works infrastructure ages, managers need innovative solutions to replace parts that have been in service for nearly a century. Often, these original components were fabricated using vintage material and manufacturing methods, making them costly, burdensome and time-consuming to replace. Responding to this need, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release: Former Romulus Mayor LeRoy Burcroff, 59, of Romulus, was sentenced to three years probation with four months home confinement following his theft and misuse of over $15,000 in campaign funds, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. Ison was joined in the announcement by Cheyvoryea Gibson, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Office of the Federal   more

ARGONNE, Illinois, April 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: * * * Using advanced research to establish a resilient and innovative economy for the future * * * Using cutting-edge scientific research to realize a cleaner and more resilient Michigan economy is the aim of a newly formed partnership between the state and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory. "Today's MOU will h  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Alfred Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana announced Angelica Ortiz, 37 years old, of Michigan City, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty aft  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57059) involving Dow Chemical, Midland, Michigan: * * * Rep Org: Dow Chemical Licensee: Dow Chemical Region: 3 City: Midland State: MI License #: 21-00265-06 Agreement: N NRC Notified By: Kelly Wegener-Gave HQ OPS Officer: Adam Koziol Notification Date: 03/28/2024 Notification Time: 12:55 [ET] Event Date: 03/27/2024 Event Time: 11:01 [EDT] Last Update Date: 03/28/2024 Emergency C  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57044) involving U.S. Army, Detroit, Michigan: * * * Rep Org: US Army Licensee: US Army Region: 3 City: Detroit State: MI License #: 21-32838-01 Agreement: N NRC Notified By: Nathan Krzyaniak HQ OPS Officer: Bill Gott Notification Date: 03/22/2024 Notification Time: 08:35 [ET] Event Date: 03/21/2024 Event Time: 17:00 [EDT] Last Update Date: 03/22/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergen  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article: * * * Abstract Shoreline cities are influenced by both urban-scale processes and land-water interactions, with consequences on heat exposure and its disparities. Heat exposure studies over these cities have focused on air and skin temperature, even though moisture advection from water bodies can also modulate heat stress. Here, using an ensem  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 33 million small businesses, announced the 2024 Export Lender of the Year Award winners. This year, the SBA's Office of International Trade selected Fulton Bank, N.A. and First American Bank as  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: * * * Export Lenders of the Year and International Trade Lender of the Year are from Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Michigan * * * Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 33 million small businesses, announced the 2024 Export Lender of the Year Award winners. This year, t  more