A teenager in Georgetown Township was killed in an accident police think was caused by texting while driving. Texting while driving, as with any other form of distracted driving, significantly increases an individual’s chances of getting involv…
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The early stages of a child pornography case are underway as both sides are expected to wrap up a preliminary examination of the evidence around March 15. The man at the center of the case is 53-year-old Richard Zorn of Taylor, who is facing 18 count…
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A Kent County jury has convicted a mother of murder for starving her disabled daughter to death. Tammy Jefferson, 42, will likely to be sentenced to mandatory life in prison for failing to care for her 21-year-old daughter, a course of action that ul…
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A raid on two Detroit houses resulted in a major drug bust for police investigators. During last week’s raid, police discovered 22 pounds of cocaine valued at more than $4.1 million. From the homes they seized more than 10,000 grams of cocaine, 6,0…
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Two men have been arrested for allegedly shooting another man outside a bar in Southgate. Kyle Wilkerson and Jonathan Reese are both accused of murdering 42-year-old Elijah Keith Young. They have each been charged with eight counts, including one fir…
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A school bus driver for Van Buren County has been ticketed for an accident that pinned a car under his bus. The accident happened yesterday in Geneva Township. The bus was heading west on 8 th Avenue when the driver failed to yield to a car driving n…
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Craig DeRoche, former speaker of the Michigan House, has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. According to police, the former politician was so drunk he couldn’t even stand up on his own. Police responded to the scene in S…
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A woman who worked in the Waterford Township treasurer’s office has been sentenced to two years probation for embezzling money from the office. Melanie Marie Davidson, 27, had only been working as an account clerk for the treasurer’s offi…
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A hockey coach has been charged with a misdemeanor count of assault & battery after punching the opposing team’s coach during a brawl on the ice. The incident began when the two coaches, one from Allen Park and one from Taylor, had a verbal con…
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Oakwood Hospital and two of its doctors have been named as defendants in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed by the family of Deborah Blankenship, who died from brain damage after a surgeon operated on the wrong side of her brain. Bl…
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