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Watch Macomb County officials start teardown of old jail with their bare hands
Macomb County Exec Mark Hackel and Sheriff Anthony Wickersham took to their hands and sledgehammers Friday to start the demolition of the old county jail, making way for a new Central Intake and Assessment Center in Mount Clemens. The pair touted the new facility as state of the art. Read...
Auburn Hills man charged with carjacking after waving woman down for help in parking lot, forcing her out of car
A 20-year-old Auburn Hills man is facing multiple charges after allegedly stealing a woman’s car, crashing and taking off on foot, not long after a previous carjacking attempt.
Port Huron to Mackinac Race comes to an end
Sailboats are crossing the finish line up at Mackinac Island as the 100th Bayview Mackinac Race begins to wind down. The race got off to a slow start, being delayed nearly two hours Saturday due to lack of wind on lower Lake Huron. Wind conditions changed later in the day, giving a boost to some of the larger and faster boats in the race. The first to cross the finish line was Wizard in Class A shortly after 1pm Sunday. The leader for much of the race was Maverick, who also won the Chicago to Mackinac Race, but had to withdraw due to a mast failure.
Wrong way I-69 crash results in critical injuries
A head-on collision last night on I-69 in Capac resulting in critical injuries to a wrong-way driver. Police were called on reports of light-colored sedan driving in the wrong direction on Westbound I-69 near the Capac Road exit began coming in just before 10 pm. A short time later, the vehicle reportedly collided with a pick-up truck hauling a recreation trailer, east of the exit. The driver of the sedan was extricated by local fire crews and airlifted to an Ann Arbor area hospital with reports of serious injuries to both legs. They were last known to be in critical condition. The truck’s driver declined on-site medical treatment. The crash forced a closure of westbound I-69 and one lane of the eastbound span during rescue, clean-up, and investigation.
Brown Road to Close for Construction on Auburn Hills and Orion Twp Border
Brown Road to Close for Construction on Auburn Hills and Orion Twp Border. Auburn Hills, Orion Township, MI – The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) expects to close Brown Road between the north and south legs of Giddings Road on the Auburn Hills/Orion Township border from July 24 until approximately Aug. 14 for construction.
Auburn Hills, Berkley, and Waterford Among Communities Chosen for Planning Assistance Grants
Auburn Hills, Berkley, and Waterford Among Communities Chosen for Planning Assistance Grants. SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, has awarded $482,000 in Planning Assistance Program funding to local communities. SEMCOG’s Planning Assistance Program provides funding for planning projects across five priority topics of regional significance and which help move regional plans and priorities forward in Southeast Michigan. After a very competitive application process, SEMCOG’s Regional Review Committee has allocated funding for 14 projects across five priority topics for FY2025:
20 Years of Family Night in Port Huron
Family Night, a longstanding tradition originally started by Operation Transformation, going strong now for 20 years. Roughly 70 groups gather the evening before Boat Night to put on this large, free, family-friendly event. [Sponsored by SEMCO Energy]
Man who tried to kill Trump was researching the Crumbleys
The 20-year-old Pennsylvania shooter who tried to kill former President Donald Trump did just what anti-gun violence crusaders have long fought to prevent: he looked up a like-minded person who gained notoriety for a massacre: Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley. In a meeting with lawmakers Friday, the FBI and U.S. Secret Service...
Trump would-be assassin Thomas Crooks researched mass shooter Ethan Crumbley: source
Would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks researched mass high school shooter Ethan Crumbley before attempting to kill the former president, according to a source familiar with the matter. Ethan Crumbley, now 18, is serving life in prison without the possibility of parole killing four students and injuring seven others at Oxford...
Trump rally shooter searched online about Michigan school shooter and explosives
Federal investigators have uncovered thousands of links from the online phone history of the gunman who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump, including searches involving a teenage mass shooter in Michigan, according to two law enforcement sources. The sources said Friday that Thomas Matthew Crooks' phone had searches on...
Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice plan march on Washington
Survivors of violent crime had a meeting in Detroit to advocate for themselves and have a larger march planned in Washington this September. The non-partisan group works to pass bills to protect victim rights. The group includes survivors of gun violence, sexual assault, and domestic violence. The national network promotes...
Thomas Matthew Crooks Looked Up a Michigan School Shooter Before Attempting to Assassinate Trump
Investigators say the cellphone of Thomas Matthew Crooks, who attempted to kill former President Donald Trump, contained a mugshot of a Michigan school shooter and other information from the 2021 attack that left four people dead.In the days before Crooks took aim at Trump, the 20-year-old gunman searched online for information about Ethan Crumbley, who shot and killed four classmates at Oxford High School on Nov. 30, 2021, and Crumbley’s parents, who were convicted of involuntary manslaughter earlier this year, CNN reported.Crumbley is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole after he pled guilty. His parents, James...
Armada Township supervisor, treasurer, trustee races contested in primary
In a solidly Republican political primary, Armada Township’s Aug. 6 election will be a key race for supervisor, treasurer and trustee seats. The Voice sent a request for information to each candidate in a contested race. Responses were limited to 75 words per question. Trustee candidate Steve Arnold did not respond.
This Metro Detroit Duo Just Won HGTV’s ‘Battle on the Beach’
Before interviewing Sam and Sean Kilgore, I had never seen one episode of Battle on the Beach. I knew that I would need to see it before writing this article, but I’m glad that I waited until after our interview. Because when I finally sat down to binge it,...
Duff Beer in Michigan? Maybe The Simpsons Lived Here After All
This could be the missing link. For nearly 35 years America's favorite yellow family has made their home in the town of Springfield. However, exactly which of the 67 populated places in the U.S. named Springfield is the show referring to?. We do not know. Unfortunately, one of the longest-running...
Smithsonian Black History Museum Spotlights Mary McLeod Bethune
This post was originally published on The Washington Informer. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will open a new exhibition, “Forces for Change: Mary McLeod Bethune and Black Women’s Activism” on Friday. The 640-square foot exhibition explores the legacy of Bethune and...
Player Profile: Max Jones
Max Jones was born on February 17, 1998, in Rochester, Michigan. Jones comes from a hockey family as his father, Brad, played for three NHL teams (Winnipeg, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia). Max’s brother, Mitch, plays in the Federal Prospects Hockey League, and his cousin, Harrison Caines, is a forward at Nipissing University. Max played on the Honeybaked 13U AAA team with fellow NHL player Ben Gleason and scored 13 goals with 15 assists in 19 games during the 2011-12 season. The next season, Jones joined the Compuware 16U AAA hockey club and contributed five goals and eight assists in 20 games. The big forward played for the Honeybaked 18U AAA team during the 2013-14 season before joining the United States National Development Program.
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