A two‑day preliminary exam opened June 25 for Samantha Booth, accused in the October killing of 83‑year‑old David Ong. Court photos show Booth appearing before the judge.

A Pontiac man is due in court Aug. 6 after charges in a crash that killed a mother and two children last August.

State regulators say they confiscated more than 17,000 pounds of illegal fireworks and explosives, including professional‑grade shells, after a multi‑phase investigation.

A Dearborn Heights EMT was arraigned in Novi after investigators say he sent explicit messages to who he believed was a 13‑year‑old and traveled to meet the decoy.

Troopers arrested two people in Ishpeming after finding two children and 17 animals living in unsanitary conditions; children were placed with relatives and the animals sheltered for care.

Quinton Jones-Whitaker was exonerated June 23 after student lawyers and the Wayne County CIU helped uncover new evidence identifying other suspects.

An appeals court on June 24 affirmed the 7–15 year sentence for former Shelby Township priest Neil Kalina. The decision leaves him serving the term imposed after resentencing.

Family members dispute the medical examiner’s suicide ruling in the April 1 death of 32‑year‑old Brittany Whitman and point to an earlier beating as grounds for a new review.

A Cheboygan man was sentenced to 3–15 years after pleading guilty to attempting to threaten a judge and county prosecutors, state officials say.

A DDOT bus and a car collided near Comerica Park Wednesday evening, sending four bus riders to hospital. Police say no pedestrian was struck and the crash is under investigation.

A man was killed Wednesday night after a fight in the 17000 block of Monica Street; police detained a suspect and opened a homicide investigation.

An 87-year-old Livonia passenger died after an SUV crossed the centerline and struck a semi on M-115; the driver was airlifted and the crash is under investigation.

An ALPR alert sparked a stolen-vehicle chase from Highland Park into Detroit that left two motorists injured; police say suspects remain at large.