WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: LEWISTON, N.Y. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Entry seized a firearm in a commercial vehicle that was encountered at the Lewiston Bridge border crossing. Yesterday, CBP officers encountered a commercial truck operated by a 62-year-old United States citizen. The driver was attempting to travel to Michigan with a commercial shipment   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Nov. 16, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 213,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 217,000 to 219,000. The 4-week moving average was 21  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Last Friday, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion affirming the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan's decision (https://www.michigan.gov/ag/news/press-releases/2023/12/06/federal-court-remands-ags-pfas-lawsuit-against-gerald-r-ford-international-airport-authority) to remand a lawsuit filed by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel against th  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Joe Dante Townsend, 32, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute cocaine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 11, 2024, Townsend was a backseat passenger in a vehicle pulled over by law enforcement officers on the 1600 block of Ninth Avenue in Huntington. Offi  more

BECKLEY, West Virginia, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Jesse Robert Phillips, 40, of Burtchville, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, Phillips admitted that he possessed approximately 19.8 grams of fentanyl on April 30, 2024, in Beckley that he intended to distribute. Phillips further a  more