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A Michigan Senate candidate aims to achieve what no Republican has done in three decades
Read full article: A Michigan Senate candidate aims to achieve what no Republican has done in three decadesFormer Representative Mike Rogers is attempting to become the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate race in Michigan in 30 years.
Millions baking across the US as heat prolongs misery with little relief expected
Read full article: Millions baking across the US as heat prolongs misery with little relief expectedA relentless heat wave continues to bake most of the U.S., with numerous areas expected to see record-breaking temperatures.
Sheriff says 2 of 9 people wounded in Michigan shooting at splash pad remain in critical condition
Read full article: Sheriff says 2 of 9 people wounded in Michigan shooting at splash pad remain in critical conditionA Michigan sheriff says two of the nine people wounded in a weekend shooting at a splash pad remain hospitalized in critical condition.
The RNC is launching a massive effort to monitor voting. Critics say it threatens to undermine trust
Read full article: The RNC is launching a massive effort to monitor voting. Critics say it threatens to undermine trustThe Republican National Committee is launching a battleground state initiative to mobilize thousands of polling place monitors, poll workers and attorneys to serve as “election integrity” watchdogs in November.
Michigan teen shooter eligible for life prison sentence for killing 4 students, judge rules
Read full article: Michigan teen shooter eligible for life prison sentence for killing 4 students, judge rulesA teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School is eligible for life in prison without parole.
Trump is honored by Republicans as the Man of the Decade in a Michigan county he lost twice
Read full article: Trump is honored by Republicans as the Man of the Decade in a Michigan county he lost twiceFormer President Donald Trump has been honored as the Man of the Decade in a Michigan county he lost twice.
Lawyer: Teen a worry months before Michigan school shooting
Read full article: Lawyer: Teen a worry months before Michigan school shootingA lawyer representing families of victims of a Michigan high school shooting says some teachers and a counselor were aware of the suspect's troubling behavior months before the mass shooting last fall.
School shooting suspect may testify at parents' trial
Read full article: School shooting suspect may testify at parents' trialLawyers representing the parents of a Michigan teenager charged in a shooting at Oxford High School that left four of his fellow students dead say they plan to call him to testify at the couple’s trial.
Prosecutor: Don't name Michigan teen during parents' trial
Read full article: Prosecutor: Don't name Michigan teen during parents' trialA prosecutor is asking a judge to rule that a Michigan teen charged in a fatal school shooting shouldn’t be named in court during his parents’ separate criminal trial.
Prosecutor criticizes school over run-up to mass shooting
Read full article: Prosecutor criticizes school over run-up to mass shootingThe prosecutor overseeing the case against the student accused in last week’s deadly Michigan school shooting and who took the rare step of charging his parents has left open the possibility that school officials could also face charges.
Suspect’s parents charged in Michigan school shooting
Read full article: Suspect’s parents charged in Michigan school shootingA prosecutor has filed involuntary manslaughter charges against the parents of a 15-year-old accused of killing four students and wounding seven other people at a Michigan high school.
Second day for Orlando FEMA vaccine site sees higher turnout
Read full article: Second day for Orlando FEMA vaccine site sees higher turnoutORLANDO, Fla. – The second day of Orlando’s FEMA mass vaccination site began with higher turnout after the location failed to reach its 2,000-dose capacity on Wednesday. The site nearly reached 90% capacity on day one, according to officials, blaming the lower-than-expected turnout on the wet weather Wednesday morning and the fact that it was the first day. So, day by day, we’re making improvements to this site to make sure that we can take care of the people of Orlando,” Fisher said. FEMA vaccine site at Valencia College in Orlando (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) Second day of operation at FEMA site in Orlando saw a higher turnout (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)
White Mich. couple arrested after gun pulled on Black family
Read full article: White Mich. couple arrested after gun pulled on Black family(Todd McInturf/Detroit News via AP)A white couple was arrested after at least one handgun was pulled on a Black woman and her daughters during a videotaped confrontation in a restaurant parking lot in Michigan, authorities said Thursday. Cellphone video captured the confrontation Wednesday outside a Chipotle in Orion Township, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Detroit. Takelia Hill, who is Black, told the newspaper that it happened after the white woman bumped into Hill's teenage daughter as they were entering the fast food restaurant. The video footage starts after that, in the parking lot. A woman shouts, She's got a gun on me! and urges someone in the parking lot to call the police.
Orlando police sergeant broke policy in shooting that left Kevin Valencia in coma
Read full article: Orlando police sergeant broke policy in shooting that left Kevin Valencia in comaORLANDO, Fla. – An Orlando police sergeant violated department policy in a 2018 shooting that left Orlando police Officer Kevin Valencia in a coma, according to an internal Orlando Police Department investigation. White covered the apartment door peephole with a piece of gum, according to the report. Valencia attempted to use the key to open the door but it broke off in the lock, according to the investigation. White told investigators she made the decision to force entry because there were no sounds coming from the apartment. There was no sound coming from inside,” White told investigators.