DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: 37, 000 tons of stone is being placed on the Milwaukee Harbor south breakwater over a five month period by the Lake Michigan Floating Plant assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District (USACE). Funding this year allowed the project to grow from its usual 5,000-10,000 tons per year. The floating plant conducts stone placement at Calumet Harbor, Chicago Harbor, Mil  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report: * * * On July 30, 2024, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan filed an information charging David A. Coppola, Vice President Sales and Estimating of Al's Asphalt Paving Company, Inc., with conspiring to commit bid-rigging. On July 31, Al's Asphalt Paving Company was sentenced to a $795,661.81 fine and a $800 special asses  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: CHICAGO - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the start of cleanup of hazardous waste resulting from a fire and multiple explosions earlier this year at the former Goo Smoke Shop and Select Distributors Warehouse at 19100 15 Mile Road, Clinton Twp., Michigan. Residents may see heavy equipment in preparation for cleanup activities to begin next week. EPA anticipates th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: CHICAGO - On Thursday, August 29, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold an open house and "Superfund 101" training for residents to learn more about the cleanup of the Michner Plating-Mechanic Street Superfund site located at 520 North Mechanic St., Jackson, Michigan. Attendees will learn about the Superfund process from start to finish and share questions and concerns with   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: A federal jury convicted seven defendants today of federal civil rights offenses arising out of their blockade of a reproductive health care clinic in Sterling Heights, Michigan, on Aug. 27, 2020. The defendants were each convicted of a felony conspiracy against rights and a Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act offense. Two defendants were convicted of a second FACE Act offense   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: Lima, OH - This morning, the U.S. Marshals led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Amarion Cain, 18. Cain was wanted out of the 67th District Court in Flint, Michigan for a homicide that occurred in Mt. Morris Township. It is alleged that on June 25, 2024, Cain and a group of males engaged in a physical altercation in a yard near the 6100 block of Hilton Lane  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) led a two-week electromagnetic spectrum operations experimentation event called Silent Swarm 2024 from July 15-26. The Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Integrated Sensing and Cyber (OUSD R&E IS&C) sponsored the third annual event, where teams participated in experimentation with 50 technologies at the National All-Domain Wa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: On Tuesday, Sept. 3, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will launch the 2024 Back to School Bus Tour from Sept. 3 to Sept. 6. The week-long, multi-state road trip will showcase the many ways schools, families, and communities are doubling down on accelerating student achievement and raising the bar in public education with investments and other support from the Biden-Harris Administration. The Ba  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Michigan man was arrested today for assaulting law enforcement and other charges related to his alleged conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged 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. Nathan Thornsberry, 42,   more