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Corktown's Heritage Under Threat Residents and Businesses Unite to Save Historic Bricks

Corktown’s Heritage Under Threat: Residents and Businesses Unite to Save Historic Bricks

Residents of Corktown are opposing a new project that aims to alter what they see as the neighborhood’s fabric and is being undertaken by the Michigan and Detroit departments of transportation. The US-12 Detroit Mobility and Innovation Corridor — Corktown project is the name of the project. At initially, it was meant to have the...

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Silverdome Auto Theft Michigan Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Stealing Dozens of Cars

Silverdome Auto Theft: Michigan Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Stealing Dozens of Cars

After being found guilty of planning to steal numerous Audi and Volkswagen cars from a property located on the site of the former Pontiac Silverdome, a Farmington Hills man was given an eight-year jail sentence. In April, Romane Porter, 47, was convicted of conspiring to carry and transporting stolen automobiles. In 2017, Porter and Daniel...

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Cannabis Craze in Redford Weeks of Camping for a Chance at Marijuana Licenses

Cannabis Craze in Redford: Weeks of Camping for a Chance at Marijuana Licenses

Outside the Redford Township Town Hall, a group of people are camped out to use cannabis. According to Redford Township, the line opened on Tuesday, September 10, the evening that the Township authorized the first marijuana licenses to be issued. Redford Township Clerk Gary Christie expressed his astonishment at witnessing the line, saying, “I was...

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Detroit Suspect Accused of Murdering Retired Police Officer, Abandoning Body in Park

Detroit Suspect Accused of Murdering Retired Police Officer, Abandoning Body in Park

A 30-year-old man has been charged with killing a former Detroit Police Department officer, shooting two other people, disposing of his body in a park, and taking his vehicle. Erik Davis is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree home invasion, firearm discharge in or at a building, firearm discharge in or at a building causing serious...

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Police Redford Township Man Shoots Stepdaughter by Mistake During Argument

Police: Redford Township Man Shoots Stepdaughter by Mistake During Argument

Redford Township police report that a young girl who was inadvertently shot by her stepfather on Wednesday night will live. Police Chief Jennifer Mansfield said the man was inside a house on Lexington near Eight Mile Road, arguing with someone while brandishing a revolver. The firearm exploded during the battle, striking the 13-year-old girl in...

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Michigan Central Welcomes Visitors with New Tours and Dining Experience

Michigan Central Welcomes Visitors with New Tours and Dining Experience

After receiving over 160,000 visitors this summer, Michigan Central announced that it will begin offering guided tours. It also plans to establish its first restaurant in the fall. According to a news release, tickets will be needed to explore the station, according to officials. The excursions, which are provided in collaboration with Detroit History excursions,...

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Michigan Pastor Charged with Invasion of Privacy for Secret Camera in Church Bathroom

Michigan Pastor Charged with Invasion of Privacy for Secret Camera in Church Bathroom

After confessing to police that he had concealed a camera in the church’s gender-neutral restroom, the former pastor of a Livingston County church faces charges. Leaders of Brighton’s 2|42 Community Church contacted the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office on Friday following the discovery of a video recording device in a church restroom by church employees. The...

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11 Charged by Michigan AG in University of Michigan Protest Over Israel-Hamas War

11 Charged by Michigan AG in University of Michigan Protest Over Israel-Hamas War

Attorney General Dana Nessel of Michigan said on Thursday that eleven individuals have been charged in relation to protests that occurred at the University of Michigan. The accusations were brought on Wednesday in Washtenaw County’s 15th District Court. None of the accused have, according to officials, been charged. Because they refused to leave a campsite...