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Multi-vehicle crash ignites fire in 3 cars on I-696 in Farmington Hills

Three vehicles caught fire Tuesday morning following a multi-car collision in Farmington Hills. No injuries were reported. No injuries were reported in the Tuesday morning crash. (Photo courtesy of...

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Case moves forward for Waterford man accused of sex crimes against young boys...

A Waterford Township man accused of sexually abusing young boys is scheduled for a preliminary exam later this month in 51st District Court and a competency review hearing Jan. 8 in 52nd District Court...

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Fire burns family out of home in northern Oakland County

Fire broke out at a Brandon Township home Monday evening, causing extensive damage and leaving the house uninhabitable for now. Fire Chief Dave Kwapis told The Oakland Press that the blaze at a modular...

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Authorities intensify investigation into disappearance of Macomb County woman

Police intensified their investigation into the disappearance of a single mother on Tuesday as they searched in and around a Roseville apartment building where her ex-boyfriend reportedly resides....

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LA County is facing a swarm of wildfires powered by a rare windstorm. Here is...

There are at least three dangerous and rapidly spreading wildfires in Los Angeles County each having started on Tuesday, Jan 7. The fires are quickly consuming hundreds and thousands of acres across...

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California wildfires: Eaton fire evacuations expand into Pasadena, Altadena,...

High winds Tuesday evening fueled a fast-moving brush fire in the Altadena/Pasadena area that was burning 1,000 acres just before midnight A home burns down on the 2700 block of Woodlyn Rd at...

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Woman stabbed to death in brawl between 20 women in NYC

A 43-year-old woman was stabbed to death outside the Staten Island NYCHA building where she lives during a brawl involving about 20 women, police said Wednesday. Jennira Roundtree was knifed twice in...

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Wildfires latest: Two people killed and over 1,000 structures destroyed, per...

By The Associated Press Fierce wildfires are raging in the Los Angeles area, fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds, sending residents fleeing from burning homes through flames, ferocious winds and...

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Detroiter accused of disguising himself as woman, shooting rival

A Detroit man is being held on 18 felony charges after he allegedly disguised himself as a woman and shot his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend and later fired shots at police investigating last week in...

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Man accused of sexually abusing young boys to have second preliminary exam...

A second preliminary exam is scheduled for a Waterford Township man accused of sexually abusing young boys — including preteens — in two jurisdictions. In addition to his preliminary exam set for Jan....

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Charges filed against 4 Detroiters linked to Michigan auto theft ring;...

Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced charges against four more people — Detroiters — allegedly connected to an auto theft operating in southeast Michigan. The criminal organization is accused of...

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Some of the businesses and landmarks in LA County damaged or destroyed by...

Wildfires driven by the worst windstorm in 10 years have blanketed Southern California, wreaking widespread destruction and misery. In the Pacific Palisades and Malibu, the Palisades fire has destroyed...

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‘Big one we all feared’: Wildfires devastate Southern California

A nightmare came true for Hope Edelman. “This is the big one we all feared, but somehow convinced ourselves would never happen,” said Edelman, an author and 27-year resident of Topanga Canyon,...

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Police: ‘Strong possibility’ of foul play involved in case of missing Macomb...

Authorities investigating the disappearance of Ashley Elkins said Wednesday there is a “strong possibility” the missing Warren mom is the victim of foul play. Elkins, a hairstylist and mother of two...

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How a rare windstorm whipped up LA County’s catastrophic hellscape

A rare windstorm, unlike any in the past decade, whipped brush fires into unprecedented catastrophes, creating perhaps the two most destructive fires in Los Angeles County’s history, but neither of the...

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Should California cop killer have been tried as an adult? A new hearing could...

An Oceanside gang member who was 17 years old when he shot and killed a police officer in 2006 could potentially walk free from prison this week after 18 years in custody due to a series of changes in...

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‘Like you’re on a different planet:’ Malibu left decimated by Palisades fire

For an hour and a half, 56-year-old Sean Ogden shuffled down the side of the PCH as Malibu burned. It had long been home, in one form or another. Ogden lived in a tent in Tuna Canyon Park, and he was...

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Anna Faris, Adam Brody, Paris Hilton lose homes in California wildfires

The wildfires ravaging Southern California are making no exceptions for fancy neighborhoods like the Pacific Palisades, where Hollywood couple Adam Brody and Leighton Meester and “Scary Movie” star...

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Missing woman’s former boyfriend arrested, police say

The former boyfriend of missing mom and hairstylist Ashley Elkins was arrested by Roseville police Wednesday night on charges relating to her disappearance, according to Roseville police. But police...

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Oakland County judge’s consent order settles AG’s lawsuit against...

An Oakland County judge’s consent order has resolved a lawsuit by Attorney General Dana Nessel against a landscaping/snow removal company’s several businesses and its owners. The order, issued Jan. 2...

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