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What Might Have Been – These Never Before Seen Prototype Michigan License Plates Were Never Issued by the State
Many people likely think very little about the license plate design that appears on the back of their car. Either they chose the standard issue plate they are given by default or perhaps one of the very limited amount of specialty plates offered by the Michigan Secretary of State. Around...
Famous safety lab with 130-year history opens Michigan office to test EV batteries
A new $100-million lab in Auburn Hills will test electric vehicle batteries against a host of stresses, helping automakers ensure safety and get new EVs on the market faster. The effort is the “biggest single lab investment” in the 130-year history of UL Solutions, formerly famous as Underwriters Laboratories, company CEO Jennifer Scanlon...
Candidates who advanced false election claims win Republican primaries in Michigan
A self-proclaimed “constitutional sheriff,” a township clerk facing felony charges, and a county clerk candidate who wants to “hand count every ballot cast at the end of each voting day” sailed through their Republican primaries Tuesday, earning themselves spots on November’s ballot and likely victory.The results are a sign that many local voters in more conservative areas of Michigan don’t consider it disqualifying for local elected officials to spread conspiracy theories or interfere with elections to advance the narrative that the 2020 election was stolen from then-President Donald Trump.In Barry County, north of Kalamazoo, incumbent Sheriff Dar Leaf handily beat...
Police deliver DoorDash after arresting driver
A Macomb County police officer delivered a DoorDash delivery after arresting the driver. The incident happened this week in St Clair Shores. The driver was pulled over by police and taken into custody on outstanding traffic warrants. He also had a suspended license. After his arrest, an officer delivered the...
‘Let the journey begin:’ White coat ceremony welcomes OUWB Class of 2028
The OUWB Class of 2028 White Coat Ceremony was held Friday — a day full of excitement that centered on welcoming 129 new future physicians to the field of medicine. The ceremony was held on the campus of Oakland University and attended by nearly 1,000 in person and online.
Mental health, DEI featured throughout orientation for OUWB Class of 2028
The OUWB Class of 2028 spent the last week in orientation learning details about their next four years in medical school with added emphasis on two topics: mental health and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Sessions and events centered on both topics were interspersed throughout the week that also introduced the...
Fenton Man Wins Big Playing Michigan Lottery Lucky For Life
A last-minute decision to purchase a Michigan Lottery ticket paid off for a Fenton man. The lucky winner, Matthew Russell, won $25,000 a year for life playing Lucky for Life. Like most lottery winners seem to do, Russell took a lump sum payout of $390,000. Russell matched the five white...
Assumption Greek Orthodox Church to host GreekFest
ST. CLAIR SHORES — Eventgoers can “be Greek for a day,” celebrating Greek culture and art by attending the GreekFest in St. Clair Shores. The festival runs from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 15, 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Aug. 16, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Aug. 17, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 18. The event is held at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church at 21800 Marter Road.
Unicorns Take Down Beavers, 10-5
UTICA, Mich. – The Utica Unicorns (19-17) scored 10 runs on 11 hits, en route to defeating the Birmingham Bloomfield Beavers (14-21) with a final score of 10-5 on Saturday night at Jimmy John’s Field. Ben Wilcoxson started the scoring for the Beavers, hitting a single, stealing second,...
Chastain, Wallace in tight battle for final playoff spot
This next four-race run to close out the regular season is especially crucial for 23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace and Trackhouse Racing‘s Ross Chastain. Wallace is the first driver outside the Cup Series playoff elimination line, ranked 17th but only seven points behind Chastain. The Richmond three-quarter miler hasn‘t...
6 arrested at Detroit party after assaulting officer, causing gun to discharge
DETROIT, Mich. (FOX 2) - Six people were arrested after an officer was assaulted and his gun discharged in the ruckus at an illegal block party in the area of Plainview and Pembroke in Detroit on Aug. 9. While attempting to disrupt the party and detain a suspect who had...
After being laid off from the Detroit force, she’s now University of Michigan’s first woman police chief
Crystal James recently became the University of Michigan Police Department’s first woman police chief in its 35 years of operation. James took over as acting chief last year when Robert Neumann was promoted to senior director and chief of operations for the Division of Public Safety and Security. James had previously been deputy chief at the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus.
Canton man shot, killed after confrontation with his neighbor
CANTON TWP. — A 35-year-old man died Saturday after a brief confrontation erupted in gunfire in a Cornell Street neighborhood. Police said in a Facebook post they were dispatched to the 200 block of Cornell Street, near the intersection of Cherry Hill and Sheldon roads, around 11:48 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, because of "reports of shots fired following a brief confrontation by the suspect toward the victim - both residents of the neighborhood.”
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