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Lake Orion school board selects Heidi Mercer as new superintendent
LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education selected Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Heidi Mercer to be the district’s new superintendent. The 7-0 decision came on July 18 after the board completed five first-round interviews over the course of two evenings. Board members...
Lake Orion man gets 26-50 years in prison for raping, beating ex-girlfriend with baseball bat after she broke up with him
A Lake Orion man will spend the next 26-50 years behind bars after being convicted of brutally beating and sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend.
William Seikaly: Shame on Trump Camp For Not Condemning Michigan Supporters Chanting 'We Love Hitler, We Love Trump'
The author is an attorney and a lifelong Democrat. Are you still considering voting for Trump? You might remember your parents' admonition to “Be careful who you associate with.”. There was an interesting story this weekend in the Livingston Daily in Livingston County. One group of White Supremacists demonstrated...
MI Local: Previewing Sounds Like Detroit concert; High Strung’s Josh Malerman joins the show
This week on MI Local, I start off the show with exclusive premieres of new music by local artists, including the electro-art-rock duo Dirt Room, and the indie-folk singer/songwriter Carmel Liburdi. Along with that, we previewed a couple of shows happening around the region, including nearby at the Outer Limits Lounge in Hamtramck for the Stroh Down Festival, and a bit further out with the Ann Arbor power-pop band The City Lines set to perform in Sault St. Marie!
Orion candidates for supervisor, trustees running unopposed in August Primary
ORION TWP. — When Orion Township voters cast their ballots in the Aug. 6 Primary Election they will see three new names vying for the four trustee positions on the Orion Township Board of Trustees. The four candidates for trustee – incumbent Michael Flood, Jr. and newcomers John Carson,...
Missing Michigan Teen Found Two Months Later -- 'Engaged' and Living with 44-Year-Old 'Stranger'
The man she was found with isn't expected to face any charges, despite authorities saying the pair were "actively trying to evade detection." Nearly two months after a 17-year-old girl walked out of her Michigan home and vanished, she's been found. And, according to the teen, she's now "engaged" to the 44-year-old man with whom she's been living.
Arc Livingston Launches Inclusive Book List During Disability Pride Month
July marks Disability Pride Month and a local non-profit is not only celebrating but has launched an inclusive book list. The Arc Livingston launched its Inclusive Book List during July’s Disability Pride Month by partnering with local libraries and the 2 Dandelions Bookstore in Brighton to feature inclusive book displays, a bookmark contest celebrating inclusion, and book readings. Libraries participating include the Brighton District Library, Cromaine District Library in Hartland, Howell Carnegie Library, and Pinckney Community Public Library.
New evidence means freedom for a Michigan man who spent 37 years in prison for a murder conviction
Paul Clark was convicted of first-degree murder for the shooting of a man in 1987. A man who served nearly 40 years in prison for a Detroit-area murder won't face another trial after a judge threw out his conviction based on new evidence. The decision by prosecutors this week means...
Red Wings drop back into second, fall to Lehigh Valley, 10-2
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Red Wings had a chance to retake first place in the International League second half on Wednesday but instead fell back into second, as the Lehigh Valley IronPigs pounded Red Wings pitching for 18 hits- the most given up by Rochester this season- en route to a 10-2 win. The IronPigs scored at least one run every inning from the third through the fifth, including five runs in the fourth, while the Red Wings managed five hits all night.
Josh Naylor delivers game-winning hit to lift Guardians over Tigers
CLEVELAND — The Guardians weren’t able to locate their previously productive offense Wednesday night at Progressive Field, but Josh Naylor made sure they found a win. Despite managing only three hits and scoring once over the first seven innings, Cleveland was still able to get past the Tigers, 2-1, after Naylor delivered a game-winning single with two outs in the eighth inning.
PHOTOS: Ice Hockey – Summer League at Southgate Arena, July 23-24
The local high school ice hockey summer league wrapped up its five-week stretch of exhibition games this week at Southgate Arena with two more games taking place each night Monday through Thursday. On Tuesday, the New Boston United co-op team in its penultimate summer game fell hard by a final...
100 Years Ago: Adrian representative one of nine state Republicans included in 'blacklist'
100 Years Ago July 25, 1924: Earl C. Michener of Adrian, Republican, representative in Congress from the Second District of Michigan, is one of nine Republican representatives from Michigan who are “blacklisted” by Senator LaFollette and marked by his third party organization for opposition in their campaigns for re-election. A dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, from its Washington correspondent, published today, indicates that the LaFollette forces have been busy for weeks measuring the radical standard, or lack...
The Southwest Detroit Segment Of the Joe Louis Greenway is Confirmed!
For the past two years, the City of Detroit has been working on the Southwest Detroit portion of Joe Louis Greenway (JLG), an urban greenway project named after the famous Detroit boxer Joe Louis. The recreation path is designed to connect parks, neighborhoods, and public spaces through biking and walking trails. The JLG will span over 27.5 miles into neighboring cities, including Dearborn, Hamtramck, and Highland Park.
Leader of drug ring that ran out of Detroit motel sentenced
DETROIT – The leader of a large drug trafficking ring that operated out of a Detroit hotel was sentenced Wednesday, July 24. Darrick Bell, 55, was convicted in June 2022 on three drug-related charges. He was acquitted on one count of sex trafficking and the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on four other sex trafficking charges.
Struggling Tigers Veteran Is Generating a “Robust” Market
According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Detroit Tigers have received trade interest throughout the league for veteran bat Mark Canha. Passan described Canha’s trade market as “robust” and indicated the Tigers should be able to move him by next Tuesday. Many reports have painted the Tigers...
A Dodgers-Tigers trade for Tarik Skubal that gets Detroit off Javy Baez's contract
The rumors have begun to swirl that the Detroit Tigers are getting incredible amounts of attention on their ace, Tarik Skubal, before the trade deadline. Before, I would laugh at these trade attempts. Skubal has team control for multiple more years and he's been the best pitcher in the league this year. He's an ace, they won't deal him for anything that another team is willing to give up.
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