Key players: Who’s who at Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK (Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial shifted to opening statements Monday, followed by the start of witness testimony. A jury of seven men and...
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As consumers lose millions to gift card scams, lawmakers pressure businesses
Robbie Sequeira | Stateline.org (TNS) When Denise Brown peruses the tightly packed gift card display at her local CVS in Harlem, New York, she sees the perfect present for her grandson: a Sony...
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Area father charged with child abuse after his young son shoots himself in...
A Warren man was arraigned Monday in connection with his 8-year-old child shooting himself in the head with his father’s gun in their home, prosecutors said. Theo Nichols, 56, is accused of leaving an...
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Key witness in Chesterfield crash in which Royal Oak native died does not...
The key witness in an alleged fatal hit-and-run crash in Chesterfield Township failed to show up for an important hearing in the case and could be the subject of a material-witness warrant. Tyler Emard...
View ArticlePublic invited to learn about court functions, judicial system at outreach...
The public is invited to learn about basic court functions and an overview of the 50th District Court judicial system in Pontiac on May 1. It’s part of the National Judicial Outreach Initiative during...
View ArticleState police: Driver stabs another with scissors following Oakland County...
A female driver who reportedly stabbed another driver following a freeway traffic crash in Hazel Park on Monday evening was to undergo a psychiatric evaluation after making statements she intended to...
View ArticleTrump could avoid trial this year on 2020 election charges. Is the hush money...
By GARY FIELDS (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump faces serious charges in two cases over whether he attempted to subvert the Constitution by overturning the results of...
View ArticleWoman accused of killing friend’s young child to get psych evaluation
A Wayne County judge has ordered a competency evaluation for a Southfield woman accused of killing her friend’s young child last month. Iesha Harris, 30, faces charges of felony murder and first-degree...
View ArticleReckless early cruiser flees Royal Oak police at high speeds; 2 flat tires...
Two days after a Chesterfield Township teen led police on a high-octane chase along Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak residents complained to the City Commission on Monday about the noise, aggravation and...
View ArticleWhat to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and...
By ERIC TUCKER (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the...
View ArticleGarages R Us owner sentenced to prison for scamming customers
A Walled Lake business owner who took money from customers throughout metro Detroit and beyond to build garages for them and then failed to complete the jobs has been sentenced to up to 20 years in...
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Republican lawmakers propose upping penalties for South American crime rings...
Republican state legislators have introduced a plan to increase penalties for illegal immigrants and those believed to be part of South American crime rings breaking into high-end Oakland County homes...
View ArticleRoyal Oak police: Road rage suspect with 2 children in car pulls gun on woman...
Road rage suspect with 2 children in car pulls gun on woman driver A Chesterfield Township man faces felony assault and fourth-degree child abuse charges after police say he pulled a handgun on a woman...
View ArticleFerndale breaking and entering suspect arrested when he returns days later
A Southfield man was in Ferndale 43rd District Court on Monday on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and breaking and entering an apartment lobby without permission. Suspect Michael Wright, 27,...
View ArticleCase advances against former Farmington schools contract worker accused of...
The case against a former Farmington Public Schools contract employee accused of sex crimes involving a child has been advanced to Oakland County Circuit Court for possible trial. At the conclusion of...
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Man shot in neck, paralyzed; sheriff calls it “senseless and cowardly act’
A Farmington Hills man is facing multiple felony charges for an April 7 shooting in Pontiac that left a man paralyzed and a woman also injured. Karvyon Zorell Murphy, 19, is accused of firing several...
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Oakland County businessman charged in deadly Clinton Twp. vape shop explosion
An Oakland County businessman is being held in jail on a $500,000 bond after he was charged Thursday in connection with a deadly blast that destroyed a Clinton Township vape supply shop in March. Noor...
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I-75 road rage shooter pleads to charges
A Mount Morris man has opted out of trial by admitting he fired a gun at a woman as she drove along I-75 in Groveland Township a couple months ago. At an April 25 hearing in Oakland County Circuit...
View ArticlePolice: Sterling Heights teen nabbed for driving drunk in Troy
A 16-year-old boy from Sterling Heights was cited for driving drunk in Troy recently — with a blood-alcohol concentration more than twice the legal limit, police said. According to the Troy Police...
View ArticlePontiac man heading to prison for slaying co-worker Daniel Brotemarkle
Sentencing has been handed down to a Pontiac man convicted of killing his coworker in 2022. At a hearing Thursday, Oakland County Circuit Judge Phyllis McMillen ordered Nathanial Marceal Ebarra to...
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