Judge denies Oxford shooter’s request for new sentence, to withdraw guilty plea
An Oakland County judge has denied the Oxford High School shooter’s request for resentencing and withdrawing his guilty plea. Appellate attorneys for Ethan Crumbley, who killed four students and...
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Wixom gas station robbed; suspect sought by police
Wixom police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who reportedly robbed a gas station early Saturday morning. According to police, officers were dispatched to the Chillbox gas station...
View ArticleLockhart Chemical Company president facing 39 charges for Flint River oil spill
The president of a chemical company is facing several felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with an oil spill in the Flint River. Rajinder Singh Minhas, 60, of Rochester is accused of...
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Father of two fatally shot outside of Warren gas station
An Oakland County man is being held without bond in connection with the shooting death of a father of two who was killed over the weekend following a dispute at a Warren gas station, according to...
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Oxford legal battles drag on through another year
As state and federal legal cases for families of the Oxford High School shooting victims continue to drag on for another year, a new lawsuit has been filed by a former teacher. Molly Darnell, a former...
View ArticleMSP offers safety tips for winter driving
Winter weather is upon us, with the potential for icy, slushy and snowy roads. Michigan State Police is again encouraging safe-driving habits with these reminders: • Drive slowly on snow and ice. It...
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Warren mayor, police thank area pet shop for nutrition donations to K9 teams
A retailer in Macomb and Oakland counties that specializes in raw pet food and supplements found itself on Santa’s nice list when they were honored by Warren city officials. Mayor Lori Stone, along...
View ArticleOne victim dead as a suspect is held in Christmas Eve triple shooting in Oxford
One person is being held in custody following a Christmas Eve shooting that left three people suffering from gunshot wounds in Oxford Township in what investigators called a “major incident.” One of...
View ArticlePolice arrest suspect in death of Madison Heights man
By Myesha Johnson The Detroit News The Madison Heights Police Department is investigating the death of a 60-year-old man found unresponsive on Christmas Eve. Officers found Robert Cavanaugh on the...
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Taxi jumps curb, slams into Christmas Day crowd outside Manhattan Macy’s
A yellow taxi van jumped the curb and slammed into a crowd of Christmas Day pedestrians walking near Macy’s on W. 34th St. and Sixth Ave. on Wednesday afternoon, NYPD officials said. Six people were...
View ArticleMom of Oxford school shooter asks to be released from prison while appeal is...
By Kara Berg The Detroit News DETROIT — The mother of the Oxford High School shooter has asked an Oakland County judge to be released from prison while her appeal and request for a new trial or a...
View ArticleThree Oakland County residents injured in head-on crash in Macomb Twp.
Three Oakland County residents were hospitalized Thursday night following a head-on, three-car crash that closed 23 Mile Road in Macomb Township for several hours. The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleAll 6 victims hurt by yellow taxi van driver outside Manhattan Macy’s are...
All of the six victims struck by a yellow taxi van driver outside Macy’s flagship Manhattan store on Christmas Day are tourists — including a woman and young child from Australia, police said Thursday....
View ArticleLivonia woman killed, three others hurt in northern Oakland County crash
By Max Reinhart The Detroit News Oakland Township — A Livonia woman is dead and three others injured after authorities said a driver veered into the wrong lane of traffic, leading to a head-on crash...
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Man charged in ‘vile and disturbing’ Christmas Eve fatal shooting of Oxford...
By George Hunter The Detroit News A 29-year-old Flint man who allegedly gunned down a clinical psychologist who’d stopped to help him after he drove his car into a ditch near Oxford High School...
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Wife of man who fell through ice was victim killed in Rochester Road crash
The holiday season has been heartbreaking for one family, with two tragedies coming a day apart in northern Oakland County. Almost to the minute, 24 hours after a man fell through the ice in Addison...
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Case advances against man accused of shooting ex; police say she stabbed him...
A felony case has advanced against a 27-year-old Royal Oak man who allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend after breaking into her house when she wasn’t there and then waited for her to return. The injured...
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A look back on some of 2024’s top attention grabbers
Stories on the tragic death of a teenage student, crime and public safety, and business news for Oakland County had a strong draw for readers of The Oakland Press in 2024. Another top story this past...
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Motorist sentenced in Shelby Twp. crash that killed two women faces possible...
A Westland man who was convicted of two misdemeanors earlier this month for his involvement in a crash that killed a mother and her adult daughter in Shelby Township last June was sentenced in 41A...
View ArticleTrial scheduled for man accused of rape at Auburn Hills hotel
A March trial is scheduled for an Arizona man accused of raping a woman in an Oakland County hotel room last August. Joel Delavara is charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct, second-degree...
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