‘He loved his life’: Friends demand answers after Detroit mentor severely injured at Blissfest

DETROIT – Lonn Hartman is alert, getting stronger every day, and communicating with those closest to him as investigators continue working to determine how the Detroit mentor suffered severe injuries at the Blissfest Music Festival. Hartman was found with serious lacerations to his neck during the festival in northern Michigan on July 12. The Emmet … Read more

Michigan State Police seek public’s help after child is critically injured in Oakland County hit-and-run

Michigan State Police seek public’s help after child is critically injured in Oakland County hit-and-run Police said the child’s family is cooperating with the investigation Police seek driver involved in hit-and-run of child in Oakland County OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – Michigan State Police are asking for the public’s help in a hit-and-run investigation continue reading … Read more

Judge denies Hamtramck Mayor Adam Alharbi’s request to reinstate fired city manager

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. – A Wayne County judge has denied Hamtramck Mayor Adam Alharbi’s request to temporarily reinstate the city’s fired city manager, allowing the City Council’s termination decision to stand as the lawsuit proceeds. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Leslie Kim Smith issued the ruling in a lawsuit Alharbi filed June 15, challenging the council’s … Read more

Deed fraud is ‘growing crime wave’: What to know

Two Metro Detroit women will spend years in federal prison after being convicted of stealing properties from Detroiters facing potential tax foreclosure. According to federal prosecutors, Zina Thomas and Jontae Jackson, stole around 100 properties in Detroit worth an estimated $6.4 million. Thomas was serving as the Director of Homeownership Programs continue reading …