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Meet the candidates of Michigan's 7th House District
Three Democrats and two Republicans will appear on the Aug. 6 primary ballot for an open seat in the Michigan House's 7th District in Wayne County. After House Majority Floor Leader Abraham Aiyash, D-Hamtramck, withdrew from the race, three political newcomers are vying for the open spot in the Democratic primary in a district that includes Hamtramck, Highland Park and parts of the east side of Detroit.
Restrooms at McNamara Terminal undergoing major restorations at DTW
(WXYZ) — The bathrooms at the McNamara Terminal at Detroit Metro Airport are getting upgraded, officials announced this week. According to the Wayne County Airport Authority, 67 restrooms at the terminal are getting upgraded. RELATED WATCH: See inside the Detroit Air Xpress, a new shuttle running between DTW &...
Jury reaches not guilty verdict on first-degree murder charge in Samantha Woll case
In a mixed verdict that may land the defendant back on trial, a Wayne County jury has acquitted Michael Jackson-Bolanos of premeditated, first-degree murder for the death of Samantha Woll, the beloved synagogue leader and political activist whose fall 2023 stabbing death devastated the metro Detroit Jewish community and continues to torment her family.
Tony Saunders helped Wayne County avoid bankruptcy. Now he's trying to avoid jail.
The Tony Saunders saga just keeps getting worse, with his latest criminal charge yielding new revelations about the former Wayne County CFO's problems with women. Your first clue things are headed in the wrong direction for Wayne County Executive Warren Evans' former right-hand man was my use of the phrase "latest criminal charge" in the first paragraph. ...
How parks help to address health equity in Metro Detroit
This story is part of Equity in Our Parks, a series highlighting the people and organizations advancing equity through Southeast Michigan’s parks and related programming. It is supported by Oakland County Parks and Recreation, Wayne County Parks and Recreation, Huron-Clinton Metroparks, City of Detroit, and Detroit Riverfront Conservancy. Alongside...
10 most expensive homes sold in Wayne County, July 8-14
A house in Grosse Pointe Shores that sold for $1.1 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Wayne County in the past week. In total, 519 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $199,123, or $146 per square foot.
Samantha Woll Murder Trial: Jury Finds Defendant Not Guilty of First-Degree Murder
A Wayne County jury found Michael Jackson-Bolanos not guilty of premeditated first-degree murder in the death of Samantha Woll, a beloved synagogue leader and political activist whose stabbing death in fall 2023 devastated the metro Detroit Jewish community and continues to torment her family. The mixed verdict could put the defendant back on trial.
Jurors in Samantha Woll murder trial resume 5th day of deliberations
Detroit — Jurors have begun deliberating in their fifth and likely final day in the murder trial against a man accused of killing Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll, after telling a Wayne County judge three days in a row that they were deadlocked. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Margaret...
Detroit man found not guilty of 1st degree murder of Samantha Woll. Jury deadlocked on other charges
Detroit — A Detroit man has been acquitted of first-degree murder for the death of synagogue president Samantha Woll, but the jury was deadlocked on the charges of felony murder and home invasion. The jury, which found Michael Jackson-Bolanos guilty of lying to police, deliberated for nearly 23 hours...
Jury Reaches Not Guilty Verdict on First Degree Murder Charge in Samantha Woll Case, Deadlocks on Felony Murder Charge
If prosecutors decide to further pursue charges, Jackson-Bolanos could go back on trial. A month-long trial and five days of deadlock-ridden jury deliberations have ended in a mixed verdict for the murder trial of Detroit Jewish lay leader Samantha Woll. In the split decision on July 18, a Wayne County...
Two Metro Detroit men charged in fatal Melvindale shooting
(CBS DETROIT) - Two Metro Detroit men have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a Detroit man in Melvindale in May, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office announced Tuesday. Taiwan Antonelli Cox Jr., 20, of Detroit, and Curtis Damon Harris, 17, of Ecorse, were charged with fatally shooting 20-year-old Frederick Coleman of Detroit. According to officials, Melvindale police responded to the area of Outer Driver and Seaway around 9:50 p.m. on May 9 for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, officials say they found Coleman in the driver's seat of his vehicle, dead from multiple gunshot wounds. Officials allege that when Coleman was stopped at the intersection of Westbound Outer Drive and Seaway, Cox and Harris fired multiple times into Coleman's vehicle, killing him, before leaving the scene. Cox and Harris were each charged with first-degree murder and felony firearm and remanded to jail on Monday. A probable cause conference is scheduled for July 22.
Prosecutor vows to ‘press on’ after split verdicts in trial of Samantha Woll’s alleged killer
A Wayne County, Mich., jury returned a mixed verdict on Thursday in the trial of a man accused of murdering Samantha Woll, a Jewish leader and well-connected Democratic Party activist, in Detroit on Oct. 21. The jurors found Michael Jackson-Bolanos innocent of first-degree murder but were deadlocked on charges of...
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