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It Will Take 25 Trucks Per Week Until 2025 To Dispose Of Nuclear Waste From The Manhattan Project
Hey did you see Oppenheimer last summer? Yeah, that was a year ago. Time sure does fly for humans, but it moves a lot slower for nuclear waste. That stuff has eons of time on its hands, which is why dangerous waste used in the development of the first atomic bombs still exist, and now, that waste is making its way to the Motor City.
Pro-Israel AIPAC offshoot spent $2.3M to help Shri Thanedar in Michigan primary
A PAC linked to influential pro-Israel advocacy group spent $2.3 million on attack ads against Democratic congressional candidate Mary Waters. Waters was the top challenger to U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar of Detroit. She had been backed by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, among others. Thanedar won the primary, all but ensuring...
Detroit man pleads guilty to stealing from judge, former boss
A Detroit man pleaded guilty this week to embezzling more than $60,000 from a Wayne County Circuit Court judge he worked for. Steven Allen, 43, entered the plea Tuesday to one count of embezzling between $50,000 and $100,000 and one count of stealing a financial transaction device. Allen was charged...
Development potential emerges for Bedrock as Wayne County moves out of downtown jails
The end is nigh for Wayne County’s aging criminal justice complex in downtown Detroit. Subscribe and get access to Crain's Detroit Business. Kirk Pinho is a senior reporter covering commercial real estate. Since joining Crain's Detroit Business in 2013, he has written about leasing, development and property sales in Detroit and its suburbs, as well as the industry's trends, personalities and quirks.
Back to School Bash Cancelled Due to Road Closure
We regret to announce that the P-CCS Back to School Bash, scheduled for this Saturday, August 24, 2024, has been canceled due to an unexpected road closure. Wayne County recently informed us that Joy Road will be closed in both directions from the main entrance of Salem High School to beyond Beck Road. This closure impacts key parking areas, including the circle parking lot, staff parking lot, and the bus loop, making the event unfeasible.
Here’s an inside look at Wayne County’s new Criminal Justice Center
WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – Two years later than expected, the Wayne County Criminal Justice Center will officially open on Sept. 3. The center is located on Russell Street near the I-75 Service Drive. The center, stretching one million square feet across seven buildings, will be the new home of...
Radioactive waste from World War II is heading to Michigan
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – Radioactive waste from the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II is coming to Wayne County. In September, thousands of tons of the toxic material will be hauled to the Republic Services facility in Van Buren Township.The radioactive waste is coming from Niagara Falls, one of the sites of the Manhattan Project.The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers held several public meetings in Western New York to discuss the clean-up process and transport of the radioactive material to the landfill on I-94 and Belleville Road. The only thing is that no one who lives near...
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