WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Taco Bell Franchisees for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Federal Agency Alleges Fast Food Companies Created Hostile Work Environment for Female Workers, Including Teens, and Fired Manager When She Reported Misconduct DETROIT - Six related entities operating Taco Bell restaurants in Michigan violated federal law when they allowed a senior area manager to sexually harass f  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 11 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Four Charged in Connection to Death of 5-Year-Old After Hyperbaric Chamber Explosion at Oxford Center LANSING - Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced charges against the owner and three employees at the Oxford Center in connection with the death of 5-year-old Thomas Cooper. Owner Tamela Peterson, 58, of Brighton, Safety Manager Jeffrey Mosteller, 64, of Clinton Townsh  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Michigan Businesses Affected by May Storms and Tornadoes Deadline to apply for economic injury loans approaching ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Michigan of the April 8, 2025, deadline to apply for low interest federal   more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Two Men Convicted of Drug Trafficking in Monongalia County CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal jury convicted two individuals for their roles in a drug trafficking organization that was distributing illegal drugs in North Central West Virginia. Frank Brown, 35, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Rex Jenkins, 32, of Southfield, Michigan,   more