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Timeline: Livingston County's complicated history with race
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Livingston County has never quite been able to shake the reputation of racism it earned on a Cohoctah farm in the 1970s. On Saturday, July 20, two groups of white supremacists demonstrated in Howell, chanting “Heil Hitler," and "We love Hitler. We love Trump." They carried flags with antisemitic and racist messages. One group marched from the Historic Courthouse to the Howell Carnegie Library. The other stood on the overpass over I-96 at...
All-decade team: Livingston County's best boys soccer lineup for the past 10 years
Three members of Brighton’s 2023 state Division 1 runner-up boys soccer team are among the 11 players selected to Livingston County’s best starting lineup over the past 10 years. Devlin McGinnis, who led the Bulldogs to the state final, is the only player still active in high school to make the team. While putting...
3 years and 1 hung jury after killing ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend, man pleads guilty
KALAMAZOO, MI — One day shy of the third anniversary of Michael Underwood III being shot and killed outside a Kalamazoo Township apartment complex, the Decatur man’s accused killer pleaded guilty. Detroit resident Darrell Felton Jr., 30, formerly of Kalamazoo Township, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of...
Sheetz, a gas station chain, hiring for Michigan store opening in Romulus
Sheetz, a gas station and convenience store chain in six states that is expanding to Michigan, plans to hold two recruiting events next week in Romulus to hire 30 employees to work in a new store set to open later this summer. The Pennsylvania-based company — which is facing a federal government claim that it has discriminated against minority job applicants — said it is seeking full- and part-time workers, including employees for management roles, in its...
Detroit Struggles with Road Rage Incidents After Two Freeway Shootings Over Weekend
Michigan State Police are in the midst of handling a pair of freeway shootings in Detroit from last weekend as the city grapples with violence sparked by road rage. The first incident was reported around 1:05 a.m. on Saturday, with a driver experiencing a single gunshot fired by an occupant of a blue pickup truck on northbound Interstate 75 near Holbrook; the vehicle was struck, however, the driver wasn't injured and the shooter's motive is still unclear, as first reported by Audacy and confirmed through subsequent coverage from The Detroit News and CBS Detroit.
ICE HOCKEY: Grosse Ile, New Boston United find answers for next season in final summer league tune-ups
SOUTHGATE – After five weeks of play, local ice hockey teams wrapped up their respective summer league this week at the Southgate Arena. For the team from Grosse Ile, their summer campaign came to a close Wednesday evening with a 6-3 victory over the Riverview-Cabrini combined team. After graduating...
Detroit Victory Inn drug trafficker sentenced to 28 years in prison
DETROIT (FOX 2) - The ringleader of a drug trafficking ring out of a now-demolished Detroit motel was sentenced to 28 years in prison this week. Darrick Bell, 55, was convicted of three drug-related charges after a trial that lasted more than a month and included testimony from more than 20 witnesses. The jury acquitted Bell on one count involving sex trafficking and was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the remaining four counts involving sex trafficking.
Fluor Joint Venture Celebrates Connection of Gordie Howe International Bridge Deck
IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) and its partners today celebrated the official deck connection of the Gordie Howe International Bridge spanning the Detroit River. Measuring a half-mile (853 meters), the bridge connects Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America and 10th longest in the world. The bridge also has the distinction of being the longest composite steel and concrete decked cable-stayed bridge in the world.
Detroit Opera artistic director Yuval Sharon extends contract for 3 more years
Detroit Opera’s future looks bright and richly layered: Thursday morning, the globally acclaimed organization announced the extension of artistic director Yuval Sharon’s contract through 2028, meaning three more years of the Motor City leading the art form in creative collaboration and boundary pushing. Further, with the news of Sharon’s extended stay in Detroit,...
Major funders bet big on rural America and ‘everyday democracy’
Someone may need to tell Carlton Turner that he’s working to save democracy. Turner is co-director of the Mississippi Center for Cultural Production in the town of Utica, population 600, where his family has lived for eight generations. The organization, better known as Sipp Culture, is helping breathe life into a region that’s seen schools, grocery stores, and factories shutter or leave. A project in the works: transformation of one of Utica’s oldest buildings into a cultural center and commercial kitchen.
Ypsilanti’s Donald Scott to compete in 2024 Paris Olympics
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - It is no leap of faith for Ypsilanti’s Donald Scott, who returned to the Olympics. Scott will compete in his second Olympics in the men’s triple jump. He placed seventh in the event in Tokyo. Scott earned a football scholarship to Eastern Michigan University...
Top recruits: Two-way Goodrich football star Chase Burnett is as tough as they come
MLive is spending the summer checking in on the top football recruits in Michigan for the class of 2025. Today, we take a look at Goodrich running back and linebacker Chase Burnett. BIO. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we...
Charges in Mohamed Said murder • What's next for Michael Jackson-Bolanos • White supremacy rally in Howell
THURSDAY NEWS HIT - A visitation will be held today for Mohamed Said before the fallen officer is laid to rest Friday. Said, 26, was killed in the line of duty Sunday. The man accused of killing him, Michael Lopez, is now in custody after a manhunt that lasted more than a day.
Samantha Woll murder: Will Michael Jackson-Bolanos be re-tried after mistrial?
DETROIT (FOX 2) - During a court hearing Thursday, prosecutors are expected to share what happens next after a mistrial was declared in the case against the man accused of killing Samantha Woll. After a trial that lasted weeks, jurors deadlocked on several charges against Michael Jackson-Bolanos, leading to the...
Bags of jewelry recovered after thieves hit Warren store
WARREN, Mich. (FOX 2) - Police were outside a Warren jewelry store early Thursday filling bags with jewelry after a break-in at the business. Thieves smashed out the front windows of Queen Jewelry at 14 Mile and Ryan around 4:30 a.m. When they fled, they left behind jewelry in the parking lot and on the sidewalk in front of the store.
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy sues ex-CFO; Michigan Dem delegates commit to Harris; more
Good morning, it's Thursday. ⛅ The high will be 79 degrees today and it'll be partly sunny. After rain and flooding the last couple of days, we're finally getting to see a stretch of nice weather. 🎧 Prefer to listen to the news? Here are today's top stories. ...
JB’s Bites: Abrupt closure of DIB
FUN FACT: Michigan was the second biggest producer of apples in the country last year, producing approximately 1.34 billion pounds. Bad news this week for all bagel lovers– the Detroit Institute of Bagels is closed indefinitely. On July 14, owner Ben Newman told staff by email that he had...
Totally Tubular Festival and more tops metro area music weekend
For Tom Bailey and others on the bill, packages such as this weekend’s Totally Tubular Festival are a kind of old home week — in this case for fellow veterans of the early ’80s new wave scene in the U.S. and the U.K. “There’s a little bit...
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