JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: A team from the 433rd Contingency Response Flight from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland kickstarted the Contingency Location Operations Rehearsal, or CLOR 24, at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan, on June 24. Reserve Citizen Airmen played a critical role in leading CLOR 24, working with the host of the event, Air Combat Command A  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today awarded more than $20.5 million to Michigan to implement their Digital Equity Plan. Michigan is the second state to receive funding through the $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, one of three Digital Equity A  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor issued the following news release: * * * Restaurants' operators allegedly shortchanged workers, defied earlier court order * * * DETROIT, Michigan - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent preliminary injunction against the Michigan operator of Leo's Coney Island franchise locations in Clarkston, Dearborn, Livonia and Sterling Heights with a history of defying overtime regulations and shortchanging employ  more

BUFFALO, New York, July 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Buffalo District issued the following news release: SODUS POINT, N.Y. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded a $6.7 million contract to Michigan-based Great Lakes Dock & Materials LLC on July 16 for critical repairs to the Great Sodus Bay East Breakwater. The 100% federally funded project marks the largest investment ever in Great Sodus Bay by the Corps of Engineers, ensuring the harbor's viability and contri  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Grants from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will also help businesses in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan produce low-carbon materials * * * CHICAGO (July 16, 2024) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse, a Chicago-area nonprofit organization, to receive $3,887,329 in funding to support efforts to report and reduce climate  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: CHICAGO July marks the third anniversary of the 2021 disaster declaration in southeast Michigan, and FEMA is reminding flood survivors who received a temporary Group Flood Insurance Policy (GFIP) of the need to purchase an individual flood insurance policy. The three-year GFIP will expire in September 2024, so policyholders must plan now to switch to a standard   more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern 6District of Michigan issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan has reached a landmark settlement agreement with Wayne County concerning inmates who have disabilities. After receiving numerous complaints, the U.S. Attorney's Office opened an investigation of the Wayne County Jail under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), 42   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: On July 18, 2024, a former resident of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty in federal court to drug trafficking charges and was sentenced to nine years in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Senior United States District Court Judge David S. Cercone imposed the sen  more

DETROIT, Michigan, July 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: Lt. Col. Wallace W. Bandeff assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Detroit District from Lt. Col. Brett Boyle during a Change of Command ceremony at The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, July 16. Maj. Gen. Mark Quander, USACE Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, presided over the ceremony attended by family members, district staff and c  more

PORTAGE, Michigan, July 18 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on July 17, 2024, at a political event at the Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hello. Hi, everyone. (Applause.) Oh, good afternoon. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Please have a seat, everyone. Please have a seat. It's really good to be back in Michigan. I want to thank you all for the work you're doing. I want to thank Debbie Stabenow. Where are you? She -- that extraordina  more

PORTAGE, Michigan, July 19 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on July 17, 2024, in a moderated conversation with Amanda Stratton and Olivia Troye at a political event held at Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum: * * * MS. TROYE: All right. I get to kick this off. It's an honor. I'm here as a conservative, pro-choice woman. And I don't think 10, 5, or even maybe 2 years ago, we would have been talking about reproductive rights in elections, because it was seen as to  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, July 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Kalen Daevon Lee, age 31, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, Lee, also known as "Tay," was involved with a drug trafficking operation in Harrison, Monongalia, and Taylor Counties. Lee was u  more