FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 1 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: BERKLEY, Michigan - "We all win when there is diversity because diversity makes us all better," said U.S. Army Maj. Clarence Black, plans and operations officer for the 364th Theater Public Affairs Support Element. He is personally ensuring that his community has more diverse leaders while making history as the first African American elected to Berkley City Council (located in th  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 29, 2024, entitled "Fatal Work Injuries in Michigan - 2022": * * * Fatal work injuries totaled 139 in 2022 for Michigan, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Michigan was down from the previous year. (See chart 1.) Fatal occu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 1, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In Michigan - 2022": * * * In 2022, Michigan women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $987, or 82.5 percent of the $1,197 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * From November 2023 to December 2023, job openings rates decreased in 4 states, increased in 3 states, and were little changed in 43 states and the District of Columbia. Michigan, South Carolina, and West Virginia tied for the highest job openings rate (6.8 percent), while Washington (4.0 percent), Hawaii (4.1 percent), and Indiana (4.3 percent) had  more

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor asked a federal court to issue a temporary restraining order and injunction against Vishav Inc. - operating as Mega Liquor & Smoke - and its owner, Bhola Singh, to stop the Granger, Indiana-based company from retaliating against and intimidating employees owed back wages and liquidated damages. Singh owns and operates 61 Mega Liquor & Smoke stores   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: * * * Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is continuing to boost Superfund cleanup efforts across Michigan * * * Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a third and final wave of more than $1 billion for cleanup projects at more than 100 Superfund sites across the country as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda. This funding is made possible by the Pr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: On Thursday, March 14, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a community meeting to discuss residential soil sampling for properties within the Town of Pines Superfund site, Town of Pines, Indiana. The meeting will be held in the Michigan City Council Chambers, 100 E. Michigan Blvd., Michigan City, from 6-7:30 p.m. The public meeting will provide an update on site act  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Feb. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Rocky Parker, 48, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking. At sentencing, Chief U.S. District Judge Hala Y. Jarbou noted that Parker had a significant number of prior felony convictions, many of which were f  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release: Zina Thomas, 60, of Detroit was charged in a criminal complaint filed in United States District Court for her role orchestrating a fraud scheme that stole houses from dozens of Detroit residents, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. Ison was joined in the announcement by Special Agent-in-Charge Cheyvoryea Gibson, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Specia  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: An Indiana man pleaded guilty today to sending a communication that included a threat of violence to an election worker in Michigan. "Andrew Nickels threatened that he and millions of so-called 'patriots' would kill an election worker in Michigan. Among other threats, he said the local public official deserved a 'throat to the knife' for saying  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Michigan man was sentenced to prison today on two felony charges related to his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Michael Joseph Foy, 32, of Wixom, Michigan, was senten  more