Parent tackles elderly gunman who opened fire at Texas high school band...
An elderly gunman opened fire at a Texas high school band competition over the weekend, leaving one person wounded. However, a parent tackled him and others helped disarm and detain the suspect. The...
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Two teens busted for taking New York subway trains on joyride
Two teens were arrested Monday for taking a pair of R trains for a wild joyride through Brooklyn after tampering with the control booth’s black box, police said. One of the boys, just 15, was taken...
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Fourth man charged for homicide of marijuana businessman Sam Simko of...
A fourth man is facing felony charges for the slaying of marijuana businessman Sam Simko, gunned down in Pontiac on Jan. 13. Christopher Matacia, 33, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is charged with felony murder,...
View ArticleDetectives, fire investigators executing search warrant at West Bloomfield...
A search warrant is being executed at a West Bloomfield home where fire broke out Sunday night, leading to the deaths of three children, Police Chief Dale Young announced Tuesday morning. West...
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Case advances against Afghan refugee accused of stabbing caseworker in...
The criminal case against an Afghan refugee accused of stabbing a social worker has advanced from district court to Oakland County Circuit Court for possible trial. At a hearing Tuesday morning in 52-3...
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East Coast trio accused of shoplifting $250,000 in merchandise from Ulta...
Three East Coast women are being held in the Macomb County Jail after they were accused of stealing $6,000 in beauty products from a Shelby Township store, police said Tuesday. Investigators say in...
View ArticleWhat to know about El Salvador’s mega-prison after President Donald Trump’s...
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Trump administration and the president of El Salvador said Monday that they’d struck a deal allowing the U.S. to ship both detained migrants and imprisoned citizens to...
View Article100,000 eggs stolen from supplier in Pennsylvania
Thieves made off with 100,000 eggs from an organic supplier in Pennsylvania this weekend as the price of the breakfast staple continues to rise amid a worsening avian flu outbreak. The Pennsylvania...
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Notice of insanity defense filed for man accused of killing brother in...
A notice of insanity defense and a judge’s order for psychiatric evaluation for criminal responsibility were filed in Oakland County Circuit Court this week for the case against a Farmington Hills man...
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Abduction victim testifies about fearing for his life during alleged robbery...
A 25-year-old man said he feared he was “going to die that day” when he was abducted at gunpoint outside a Shelby Township gym as his assailants were seeking “millions” of dollars they believed the...
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Cases continue against Wayne County official, husband facing gun-related...
Another pre-exam conference in Oakland County is scheduled for a Wayne County official and her husband who are accused of pulling guns on a customer following a physical fight at a Farmington Hills gas...
View ArticleMother of three children killed in West Bloomfield house fire starts GoFundMe...
As police and fire officials continued Wednesday to investigate a fire in a West Bloomfield Township home Sunday that resulted in the deaths of three children, the victims’ mother created an online...
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ICE raids hit apartment buildings in Colorado; feds say they’re targeting...
Agents from multiple federal agencies conducted immigration raids in Denver and Aurora on Wednesday morning, with early reports and video showing agents going door-to-door and throwing what appears to...
View ArticleSheriff: Little girl awakened, choked by masked man armed with a knife;...
A 10-year-old Pontiac girl was reportedly attacked by a masked man armed with a knife at her home Tuesday — the latest in a series of early morning break-ins in the city involving a suspect who appears...
View ArticleStudent charged in Avondale High School stabbing
Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald has charged an unnamed 16-year-old suspect in the stabbing of a fellow student at Avondale High School in Auburn Hills on Feb. 4. According to the Auburn Hill...
View ArticleMan who helped rob Joe Biden’s Secret Service agent after California...
A 22-year-old man was sentenced this week to four years in prison for helping rob a Secret Service agent in Tustin in June following a presidential fundraiser in Los Angeles. Eshon Dwayne Dodson was...
View ArticleVet alerts Oakland Co. animal control after ruptured tumor on dog’s face...
A 32-year-old Holly woman is facing an animal cruelty charge for allegedly neglecting her dogs suffering illness. The woman’s two dogs were recently euthanized, officials said. As reported by the...
View ArticleDearborn Heights man accused of gun threat against driver in Bloomfield Township
A Dearborn Heights man who allegedly threatened a driver in Bloomfield Township with a handgun in a road rage incident has been charged with assault. Mohamad Qasim Al-Amini, 23, was arraigned on the...
View ArticleSuspect, tips sought in Meadow Brook Hall vandalism
Officials are asking the public for help to find a vandal who struck at a historic Oakland County landmark earlier this week. They said a set of historic stained glass windows in Meadow Brook Hall in...
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Today in history: ‘He killed people like he was swatting flies.’ John Wayne...
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 6, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National...
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