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Man who was watching pornography while driving killed in crash
According the Michigan State Police, a man was killed after rolling his car because he was watching pornography while driving. It happened Sunday on the ramp from the Lodge to I-75 in Detroit about 3:...
Jan 27, 2016
One dies in Oregon Wildlife Refuge shootout, others in custody
The FBI and law enforcement officials will hold a press conference regarding the Oregon Wildlife Refuge armed protest now stretching into its fourth week. It comes less than 12 hours after a shootout ...
Jan 27, 2016
Toyota ranks top in auto sales for the fourth straight year
Toyota stayed the world's top-selling automaker for the fourth straight year and was the only company to deliver more than 10-million vehicles in 2015. Global sales for Toyota was 10.15-million vehicl...
Jan 27, 2016
Meeting scheduled in Southfield for Word of Faith’s oil drilling plan
A town hall style meeting is planned Tuesday evening in Southfield regarding a church's plan to drill for oil on it’s property. Word of Faith International Christian Center applied for a permit ...
Jan 27, 2016
Attorney General Schuette takes on Pacific island collection company
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is taking on a collection company for charging illegal interest rates. Schuette is requesting Liquidation LLC, which is a company based on a remote Pacific isla...
Jan 27, 2016
Ford Motor recalls Ranger pickups
The Ford Ranger is on the recall list. Ford is recalling nearly 391,000 Ranger pickups because the driver’s air bag inflators can explode when too much force is applied, thereby causing injuries...
Jan 27, 2016
Holocaust Memorial Center observes Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Farmington Hills Holocaust Memorial Center is offering free admission on Tuesday, in observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day. Holocaust survivors are scheduled to speak at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m....
Jan 27, 2016
U.S. Supreme Court: teen convicts have right to argue prison release
The United States Supreme Court ruled that no-parole sentences for teenagers convicted of first degree murder is cruel punishment and the teens must have the opportunity to argue their release from pr...
Jan 27, 2016
Talmer Bancorp and Chemical Financial Corporation to merge
Troy-based Talmer Bancorp and Chemical Financial Corporation of Midland will combine and create the largest bank based in Michigan. Officials with the banks say it is a merger of equals. The combined ...
Jan 27, 2016
Snyder continues focus on Flint water crisis: possible Medicaid expansion
Governor Rick Snyder said Tuesday he will seek permission from the Obama administration to allow all young people in Flint the chance to receive publicly funded health care services for lead exposure ...
Jan 27, 2016
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