JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force has approved construction of a water treatment facility at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, to prevent high concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in the area's groundwater plume from migrating toward Van Etten Lake. Air Force officials signed an interim Record of Decision July 26 to build the facility at t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * T.J. Schmidt & Co. also agrees to pay $13K in penalties for federal violations * * * STANDISH, Michigan - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court order requiring T.J. Schmidt & Co. LLC, a Standish carnival operator, to pay $72,254 in back wages to 32 temporary nonimmigrant workers the employer hired to run midway games, staff food stands, and build and operate rides bu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, Aug. 1, as part of the federal government's response to tornadoes that caused the emergency shutdown of the ExxonMobil Refinery in Joliet, Illinois, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan issued an emergency fuel waiver to help alleviate fuel shortages in four states whose supply of gasoline has been impacted by the refinery shutdown. EPA has waived the federal regul  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Nineteen individuals from the New Castle, Pennsylvania, and Detroit, Michigan, areas have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for their participation in a large-scale drug trafficking organization operating throughout and between those regions, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. The one-count Indictme  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: On Thursday, August 1 and Friday, August 2, the (Department) will host the Strengthening Whole Child Communities: Raising the Bar from Cradle to Career Summit in Detroit, Michigan. The summit will convene policymakers, practitioners, advocates, philanthropy leaders, youth and community-based organizations to reaffirm the importance of public education as a driver of opportunity and socioeconomic m  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan is committed to educating youth on the dangers and consequences of their actions. As part of our prevention outreach efforts, this past school year, the Office partnered with the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) to introduce Project LEAD (Legal Enrichment and Decision-Making)  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Shakur Jones, 25, of Detroit, Michigan, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Jones was the supplier of methamphetamine, cocaine base, and fentanyl for a drug trafficking conspiracy in Monongalia County, WV. As part of the investigation law en  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Aug. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Derek Romel Glaze, also known as "Zeke," 32, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to eight years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for distribution of 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in co  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, July 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: A Kanawha County woman and a Michigan man were sentenced today for their roles in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl in the Southern District of West Virginia. Ladonna Rae Abner, 50, of Nitro, was sentenced to two years and six months in prison, to be   more