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Oakland County sheriff issues safety tips for cold snap
People living in Fairbanks, Alaska, will enjoy relatively mild weather this week with temperatures in the mid-20s. Meanwhile, the arctic weather that descended on Oakland County Monday will continue...
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Attorneys in wrongful death lawsuit against Oakland County and 8 deputies...
The attorneys for the woman suing Oakland County and eight deputy sheriffs for the fatal shooting of her son are suggesting the defendants have something to hide, as evidenced by an alleged lack of...
View ArticleMoney raised on GoFundMe could affect federal aid for victims of LA wildfires
Among the hundreds of people affected by the Los Angeles wildfires who are turning to GoFundMe for disaster relief, some may no longer qualify for specific forms of FEMA assistance. Considered some of...
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Migrants waiting in Tijuana feel immediate sting of Trump’s border crackdown
Word began to spread quickly in the Tijuana migrant shelter Monday, even as President Donald Trump continued to deliver his inauguration speech. Nidia Montenegro, an asylum seeker from Venezuela,...
View ArticleShould some parts of Los Angeles never be rebuilt?
The fires in and around Los Angeles are coming under control. The city’s mayor has already issued an executive order to speed up rebuilding. But equally catastrophic blazes are likely to strike again...
View ArticlePontiac homicide raises questions about marijuana operation
Police are still investigating the shooting death of a Commerce Township man at a Pontiac business. Sheriff Michael Bouchard disclosed last week that Sam Simko, 66, was at a marijuana operation when he...
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Woman arrested for carrying drugs in a bag labeled ‘definitely not a bag full...
Florida police were flabbergasted to find a woman they’d recently busted for possession carrying drugs in a bag labeled “Definitely not a bag full of drugs.” Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday...
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Preliminary exam pushed out to March for felon accused of murdering...
The preliminary exam for a felon accused of killing an Oxford Township woman who had stopped to help him after a car crash on Christmas Eve has been postponed from its January date to March. Malik...
View ArticleMan arrested after police chase, crashing into Berkley house
By Charles E. Ramirez, The Detroit News A Southfield man was arrested after leading Berkley police on a car chase and crashing into a house last weekend, officials said. Berkley police at about 1:30...
View Article45 Michiganders benefit from Trump’s reversal of Jan. 6 punishments, prosecution
President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon or commute the prison sentences of all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot include 11 Michigan residents...
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2 charges dropped, 2 added for man who’d been accused of using airsoft pistol...
A Pontiac man who’d been accused of using an airsoft pistol to rob a Kroger store in Birmingham last year has opted out of trial by pleading no contest to three charges — and two others were dismissed....
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Prosecutor: Detroit man accused of raping woman, biting off part of her ear,...
A Detroiter is facing charges of rape, strangulation, child abuse and more for an alleged attack of a woman and her kids at a Royal Oak Township motel. He reportedly bit off part of the woman’s ear in...
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Preliminary exams set for Pontiac brothers accused of trying to kill a man
Preliminary examinations are scheduled for two Pontiac teenage brothers who allegedly shot a man last month in an attempt to kill him. Kentrell Norton, 18, and Terrell Norton, 19, are each charged with...
View ArticleNew Michigan law requires destruction of guns turned in during community...
LANSING (AP) — State police in Michigan will be required to destroy guns collected during community buybacks, under legislation signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. State police in 2024...
View ArticleOhio police officer critically wounded, 4-year-old dead after shootout with...
A reportedly suicidal suspect and a 4-year-old girl were killed, and an officer was critically wounded, after the suspect opened fire Wednesday on two cops who tried to help him, Ohio authorities said....
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Jury deliberating case of Macomb County man accused of murdering wife
A Macomb County jury spent nearly three hours Wednesday deliberating the fate of a 31-year-old Clinton Township man charged with first-degree murder in the 2023 fatal shooting of his estranged wife at...
View ArticleFlorida MAGA man arrested again one day after Trump pardon
A Florida man who was facing criminal charges for assaulting police officers in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has found himself in custody again — just one day after being pardoned by President...
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Convictions being tossed for three of the six accused insurrectionists from...
Federal prosecutors this week took steps to dismiss criminal convictions against three of the six Macomb County residents who took part in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection and caused nearly $3 million in...
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Where is Creg Lyles? Waterford man went missing 4 years ago
Four years have passed since Creg Lyles of Waterford Township went missing. In an email to The Oakland Press on Thursday, Lt. Scott Good of the Waterford Police Department said the case is still...
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Sheriff: Snowmobiler from Novi dies in northern Michigan crash
A snowmobiler from Novi was found dead in northern Michigan’s Emmet County early Wednesday morning after reportedly crashing his snowmobile, officials said. According to the Emmet County Sheriff’s...
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