Nour Rahal

1 week ago | freep.com | Nour Rahal

A rally was held ahead of a Michigan Public Service Commission meeting in Detroit on Thursday, May 29, to oppose DTE Energy’s $547 million rate hike request. The commission meeting aimed to improve public input, but many attendees made it a priority to oppose the rate increase. Attendees called for greater transparency, better complaint handling, and urged the commission to prioritize residents over utility profits.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Nour Rahal

• The 2025 Detroit Grand Prix runs from May 30 to June 1, featuring a full weekend of fan and family-friendly activities, live music, food options and more. • Road closures will affect Woodward Avenue from Gratiot to Jefferson and Cadillac Square between Woodward and Bates. • Free general admission is available Friday for Comerica Bank Free Prix Day. • New this year are the Grand Prix Cruise Night, a fourth rooftop viewing area at Port Atwater Garage, and a mountain bike stunt show.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Nour Rahal

First came a thrilling flyover by a historic Tuskegee Airmen World War II aircraft. Then came 104-year-old WWII veteran Jack Jones, who led this year's Sterling Heights Memorial Day parade as grand marshal. Jones enlisted in the Navy in 1943 and served as a medical assistant aboard the USS Meriwether throughout the Pacific campaign until the end of WWII. Sterling Heights celebrated Memorial Day on Monday, May 26, with its 46th annual ceremony and parade, featuring Jones — a resident of the city.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Nour Rahal

The former president of a Michigan asphalt paving company was sentenced to six months in prison and ordered to pay a $500,000 fine for his role in a years-long bid-rigging conspiracy. Daniel Israel, 63, who served as president and part-owner of Pontiac-based Asphalt Specialists LLC (ASI), pleaded guilty in October 2023 to conspiring with Al’s Asphalt Paving Co. and employees from those companies to "rig bids in each other’s favor," the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday, May 23.

2 weeks ago | freep.com | Nour Rahal

Daniel Israel, former president of Asphalt Specialists LLC, was sentenced to six months in prison and fined $500,000 for a bid-rigging conspiracy. Israel conspired with Al’s Asphalt to rig contract bids from 2013 to 2018, submitting noncompetitive bids to mislead customers, according to the Justice Department. The federal investigation has led to charges against seven people and three companies, yielding over $8.2 million in criminal fines.