DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces that the 96th Coastal Engineering Research Board (CERB) meeting will occur August 13-14, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. The CERB provides guidance to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on coastal engineering research. This 96th meeting will focus on: Sediment Transport and Regional Sediment Management. The general public is welcome to attend   more

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Jake Joy Raise your hand if you've ever seen a wandering polar bear while just going about your workday. No? That's alright. Tough to imagine many hands going up on that one. One of the few hands in the Defense Logistics Agency that would definitely be raised belongs to Environmental Protection Specialist Cliff Williams. The former Navy aviation ordnanceman and almost 10-  more

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Jake Joy DLA Disposition Services sites worldwide will observe two weeks of reduced operations Sept. 9-20 as agency personnel conduct a required annual inventory of all items in the organization's possession. Requisitions for military units with a critical mission need will continue to be honored and picked up/shipped during the inventory to avoid impact to mission readine  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news story: By Katie Lange The Air Force was in its infancy when the Korean War began, but many of its airmen were experienced war veterans, having fought in World War II in the Army Air Corps. One of those men was Maj. Louis Sebille, a pilot who became the first Air Force recipient of the Medal of Honor. Sebille was born on Nov. 21, 1915, in Harbor Beach, Michigan. He went to Wayne State University in Detroit before mo  more

ROCKFORD, Michigan, Aug. 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that a community advisory group (CAG) has been formed to share information regarding the Wolverine World Wide Tannery site, Rockford, Michigan. The new Wolverine CAG will serve as a public forum for all interested parties to learn about site cleanup from EPA and Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy; discuss their needs   more

DALTON TOWNSHIP, Michigan, Aug. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to remove the Duell & Gardner Landfill Superfund site from the National Priorities List (NPL). Cleanup of soil and groundwater at the site has been completed. The State of Michigan now oversees and monitors the site. The NPL is a roster of the nation's most contaminated sites that threaten human health or the environment. The sites on t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order: In Re: ZF-TRW Airbag Control Units Products Liability Litigation Transfer Order Before the Panel:/* Plaintiffs in an action in the Central District of California (Altier) and an action in the Eastern District of Michigan (Samouris) move under 28 U.S.C. Section 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Central District of California, or, in the alternative, the Eastern District of Michigan. The lit  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Matthew Schneider, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider will join law enforcement, community leaders and residents on Tuesday, August 6th at several locations throughout the Detroit to celebrate the 36th annual National Night Out crime and drug prevention event. National Night Out is a community-building and crime prevention campaign that promotes collaborative law enforcement-com  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Matthew Schneider, issued the following news release: Norwood Jewell, the former Vice President of the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America ("UAW") and the highest official in the UAW's Chrysler Department was sentenced to prison today based on his conviction for accepting bribes from high-level executives of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC ("FCA" or   more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Matthew Schneider, issued the following news release: * * * - 2019 FBI Announces New Program Focusing on the Recovery of Child Victims From Commercial Sex Trafficking * * * The Department of Justice announced today the FBI-led recovery or identification of 103 child victims and the arrest of 67 sex traffickers through Operation Independence Day. This initiative -- a revamping of a previously successful progr  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Farm production expenditures in the United States were $354.0 billion for 2018, down from $357.8 billion in 2017. The 2018 total farm production expenditures are down 1.1 percent compared with 2017 total farm production expenditures. All but seven expenditure items showed a decrease from the previous year. The fou  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: The 2019 average Michigan farm real estate value, including land and buildings, averaged $4,960 per acre, according to the USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. Farm real estate values in Michigan averaged $4,960 and were unchanged from 2018. Michigan is in the Lake States region, which also includes Minnesota   more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: A sample of winter wheat and fruit growers across Michigan will soon be contacted by the USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Region to participate in a set of surveys focusing on nutrient and fertilizer use, pesticide applications, and pest management practices. Conducted annually in the fall, Phase II of the Agricultural Res  more

HOUGHTON, Michigan, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: Isle Royale National Park (ISRO) announces the release of the draft Cultural Resource Management Plan and Environmental Assessment (CRMP/EA) for public review and comment. The purpose of the plan is to develop a long-term comprehensive strategy for managing the non-wilderness cultural resources of the park. The document provides specific guidance and sets priorities for t  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: A former Toledo resident was indicted in federal court for allegedly embezzling more than $300,000 from her employer and using it to gamble and pay for electronics, airline tickets and other personal expenses. Traci Ann Grillo, 47, of Ida, Michigan, was indicted on nine counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. According to the indictment: Gri  more

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colorado, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force (21st Space Wing) issued the following news: Colonel Timothy Bos, 821st Air Base Group commander, took time out of his work schedule at Thule Air Base to tell us a little bit about himself, his family and the rich resources that his Arctic command locale offers the Airmen who are stationed there. He's originally from Michigan, but he calls Omaha, Nebraska his home when he isn't on assignment to Greenland. There, his wife, Terra, li  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Three trustees, including a new chair, have been selected for the Civil Air Patrol Foundation, intended to be a repository of gifts meant for investment in CAP's future. Paul Graziani, a former member of CAP's Board of Governors; Col. Raj Kothari, commander of the Michigan Wing; and Lt. Col. Richard Flowers of the Florida Wing were approved Wednesday at a foundation meeting at the site of CAP's natio  more