WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Outreach comes as harvest season begins, continues throughout the season * * * GRAND RAPIDS, MI - As Michigan's harvest season swings into high gear, the U.S. Department of Labor wants to remind employers of their responsibilities and seasonal workers of their rights under federal law. Every summer and fall, Michigan's vast fields are filled with agricultural workers hand har  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA to Hold Open House August 20 in Lake Linden * * * CHICAGO (Aug. 14, 2024) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will soon begin a pilot study to evaluate the effectiveness of removing drums from Torch Lake near Houghton, Michigan. The study will help determine a final cleanup strategy to address more than 400 drums on the bottom of the lake. EPA is investing approximately $4 million in   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following letter (Docket No. DA 24-794) on Aug. 12, 2024: * * * To: Big Rapids Wireless Inc. c/o Michael Erickson, PO Box 1494, Big Rapids, MI 49307 Smile FM, PO Box 88, Attica, MI 48412 Mentor Partners, Inc. c/o Mark B. Denbo, Esq., Smithwick & Belendiuk, P.C., 5028 Wisconsin Ave NW Suite 301, Washington, DC 20016 In re: Big Rapids Wireless Inc., New LPFM, Big Rapids, Michigan Petition to Deny Informal   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (PS Docket No. 23-237; WT Docket No. 02-378) on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * The Region 21 (Michigan)/1 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Thursday, September 12, 2024. Beginning at 10:00 am, the Region 21 800 MHz RPC meeting will convene at the Monitor Township Fire, 2483 Midland Road, Bay City, M  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: A Michigan company was sentenced today to pay a criminal fine of $6.5 million for its role in conspiracies to rig bids for asphalt paving services contracts in the State of Michigan. Pontiac-based Asphalt Specialists LLC pleaded guilty for its conduct on Jan. 30. According to court documents and proceedings, the company participated in a conspiracy with Al's Asphalt Paving Company Inc. (Al  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: Cortez Blake, 23, and Nasir Lewis, 24, both from Detroit, were convicted of kidnapping by a federal jury yesterday, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced. Ison was joined in the announced by Special Agent in Charge James M. Deir of the ATF in Michigan. The convictions followed an eight-day jury trial before United States District Judge La  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District issued Cease and Desist Orders to Mayor Gahan of the City of New Albany and the city's contractor on August 13, 2024, for unauthorized and unlawful activity prohibited under the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and the Clean Water Act. The orders serve as a formal notification directing the parties to cease and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz issued the following remarks at a campaign event at Desert Diamond Arena: * * * GOVERNOR WALZ: Wow! (Applause.) Hey, he- -- hello, Arizona! (Laughs.) (Applause.) Wow. Hey -- AUDIENCE: Coach! Coach! Coach! GOVERNOR WALZ: (Bows.) Yeah. Wow. Well, you might have seen, a few people showed up in Philadelphia the other night. (Applause.) And then 10,000-plus walked into a field in western Wisconsin. (Applause.) And then  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Aug. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Five defendants 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. Hakeem Rashad Mack, also known as "Paper," 31, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced to ten years in prison, to be followed by five years  more