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A Maryland visitor scratched a $1M Michigan Lottery ticket bought at Forest Liquor in Detroit and claimed a $634,000 lump sum in Lansing.
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Wet Friday morning makes for a slow Detroit commute; dry Saturday, then a sharp warmup Sunday into the 70s. Stay weather aware on the roads.
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A Detroit man was arrested and charged in two Madison Heights armed robberies; police say no one was hurt. He faces multiple felony counts and is jailed without bond.
A late‑night house fire in Warren left one man and two cats dead. Fire crews contained the blaze and investigators are probing the cause.
A 48-year-old man was arrested after a fast series of early-April break-ins hit gas stations and a market across Pontiac and Independence Township.
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A vote this week could seal Detroit’s long‑planned WNBA return in 2029, backers say.
A Genesee County man was arraigned after prosecutors charged him with open murder and weapons counts in the May 17, 2024 killing of retired Bay City teacher John Strachan. A preliminary exam is set for April 22, 2026.
A shooting at a gas station on Detroit’s east side left one man critically injured Wednesday morning; the suspect fled and no arrest has been reported.
A speeding stop on I‑75 in Groveland Township on April 6 turned up a loaded 9 mm, about 101 grams of meth and other suspected contraband; one man jailed, driver hospitalized.
A Warren man pleaded guilty to second‑degree fleeing after a Halloween high‑speed chase that ended in a crash at Lahser and Grand River. He is due to be sentenced May 11.
A 59-year-old pedestrian was killed Monday on southbound Woodward Avenue in Pontiac. Oakland County investigators say the driver passed field sobriety checks and the crash remains under review.
A Detroit couple admitted to using stolen identities to take at least $1.1 million in SNAP benefits over nearly a decade.
Nathan Dimitruck, 34, was arrested after detectives say they seized child sexual abuse material during an April 2 search; he now faces 12 charges.
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