WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and Central Michigan University have been selected to receive $987,645 in grants to provide technical assistance to businesses to develop and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices in local communities. EGLE will receive $700,00 to start a Statewide P2 Food W  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The FBI issued the following news release: Richard Anthony Reyna Densmore, 47, of Kaleva, Michigan, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually exploiting a child. Densmore pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child, part of a broader indictment that charged him with other child exploitation offenses. "Richard Densmore will spend the next 30 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a child and for his role in creating 764's online networks that coerced c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: A federal jury convicted a pharmacy owner and his brother today for conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Raad Kouza, a pharmacist in Wayne County, Michigan, and his brother, Ramis Kouza, of Oakland County, Michigan, billed Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for prescription medications tha  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: WARREN, Mich. In a significant step forward for maritime manufacturing in Michigan, the U.S. Navy and Macomb Community College launched the Michigan Maritime Manufacturing (M3) Initiative's Accelerated Training Industry Partnership today at the college's Michigan Technical Education Center (M-TEC). This event, which marks a step in the larger M3 Initiative first announced in July, will begin training the next generat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Zackery Helgert as the new resident inspector at the Donald C. Cook nuclear power plant. The twounit plant in Bridgman, Michigan, is operated by Indiana Michigan Power Co. "Congratulations to Zack on his new position. We are happy to have him join our agency," said NRC Region III Administrator Jack Giessner. "As our organization grows, we are pleased to have  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks via teleconference on Nov. 3, 2024, at a campaign call with Win With Black Women: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Can you hear me? MS. MOORE: Yes, we can hear you. THE VICE PRESIDENT: Minyon? MS. MOORE: Yes, ma'am. THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hi -- thank -- (laughs). Good evening, everyone. Good evening. Yes, I am on the tarmac. I just landed back from East Lansing, Michigan, in Detroit. Yesterday, I was in five states. Tom  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Nov. 4 -- 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, was sentenced today to 151 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, Jones was the supplier of methamphetamine, cocaine ba  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 5 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on Nov. 3, 2024, by Vice President Kamala Harris at Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Okay. Hi. Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. THE VICE PRESIDENT: Okay. Well, we're back in Michigan and started the day in a really wonderful, joyful way. And yesterday, of course, we were in five states. And today, I will be spending the rest of the day her  more