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Warren man sentenced in fatal Madison Heights hit-and-run of pedestrian
A Warren man convicted of failing to stop at a 2023 fatal car crash in Madison Heights has been sentenced, according to court records. Raiyan Chowdhury, 33, was sentenced in Oakland County Circuit...
View ArticleCourt file: Defense offers plea deal for Detroit pastor accused of rape in...
The attorney for a prominent Wayne County pastor accused of raping a minor in Farmington Hills has proposed a plea deal to settle the case, officials said. Rev. Kenneth Flowers, 63, pastor of Greater...
View ArticleMacomb animal cruelty suspect exam pushed back again
An Oakland County woman who has been charged with animal cruelty in Macomb County has had her preliminary examination, which was scheduled for Thursday in Macomb County Circuit Court, pushed back to...
View ArticleFact check: Was the LAFD budget cut? No, it actually increased. Here’s how.
Critics on social media have alleged that Mayor Karen Bass cut the city fire department’s budget by $23 million this year. The accusation has spread quickly, with many looking to cast blame for the...
View ArticlePerson of interest in possible arson detained in Woodland Hills, near Kenneth...
A person of interest was detained in Woodland Hills on a possible arson, but police did not say if it involved the nearby Kenneth fire. Police responded around 4:30 p.m. to reports of an arson suspect...
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Paris Hilton watched her California home burn down on live TV
A “heartbroken” Paris Hilton watched her Malibu home burn down on live television Wednesday as deadly wildfires continued to ravage Los Angeles. The socialite-turned-DJ, 43, said she was “heartbroken...
View Article10 reported deaths from L.A. County wildfires, medical examiner says
Ten people reportedly have died from the several wildfires burning across Los Angeles County, the county’s medical examiner said Thursday, Jan. 9. As of 9 p.m., the Department of the Medical Examiner...
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Photos: Southern California wildfires
A view of the Palisades Fire from above the San Fernando Valley on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Homes and businesses near and on Lake Avenue in Altadena...
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NYC mom stabbed to death defending young daughter in brawl with 20 women
A Staten Island mom was stabbed to death defending her 12-year-old daughter in a crazed brawl outside the family’s NYCHA building involving about 20 women and girls, cops and neighbors said Wednesday....
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New developments in criminal cases against 3 teens connected to slaying of...
Criminal cases continue against three teens connected to last year’s slaying of Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy Bradley Reckling in Detroit. The one facing the least charges has waived his right to a...
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Pontiac man accused of attempted home break-ins, other crimes in Rochester...
Criminal charges have been filed against a Pontiac man accused in a series of home invasion attempts and thefts from vehicles in the Rochester Hills area. Franky Steven Humpkins, 36, faces five counts...
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Pontiac brothers in custody, accused of attempted murder
Two Pontiac brothers — both teenagers — are facing charges for allegedly shooting a man in an attempt to kill him on Dec. 12, 2024. Terrell Norton, 19, and Kentrell Norton, 18, are each named in an...
View ArticleShooting deaths of law enforcement officers rose in Michigan, nationwide
Three Michigan law enforcement officers who were gunned down in separate incidents last year were among the 52 officers nationwide who were killed by gunfire in 2024, which was a 13% increase from the...
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Weekend photos: Southern California wildfires
Smoke from the Palisades Fire fills the air in Mandeville Canyon Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) Kevin Marshall fills a bowl with cat food for Simba, a cat his mother...
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Lake Orion man pleads to multiple charges for fatal hit and run
A Lake Orion man accused of a hit-and-run crash that killed an Auburn Hills man last year has opted out of trial. At a recent hearing in Oakland County Circuit Court, 35-year-old Kenneth Briddnell...
View ArticleLawyer files suit, says prosecutors engaged in ‘smear campaign’ against...
An attorney for the mother of the Oxford High School shooter alleges that prosecutors engaged in a smear campaign against the shooter’s parents and knowingly violated the pretrial gag order put in...
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Case advances against woman accused of leaving duct-taped disabled sister and...
The criminal case against a Waterford woman accused of using duct tape to bind her developmentally disabled sister in her backyard, strapping her own 4-year-old child to a stroller inside her house,...
View ArticleSatellite image shows whole communities destroyed by Palisades fire
Satellite photos released via Maxar’s Open Data Program show the destruction wrought by the Palisades fire, which has charred more than 23,000 acres and damaged or destroyed more than 5,000 structures...
View Article9 charged with looting and 1 with arson amid Palisades and Eaton fires
The Los Angeles County District Attorney charged 10 people with felonies in connection with four crimes, including looting and arson, committed during the ongoing Palisades and Eaton wildfires....
View ArticleJudge: Teen who killed California police office in 2006 rightfully charged as...
A judge ruled Monday that the case of an Oceanside gang member who was 17 years old when he ambushed and fatally shot a police officer in 2006 should not be handled in Juvenile Court, rejecting a...
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