The Oakland County Health Division is urging residents to take precautions against mosquito bites after three birds and the county’s first mosquito pool of 2024 tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). While no human cases have been confirmed in the county this year, officials stress the importance of prevention. “These test results confirm that
A Detroit 36th District Court Judge has been temporarily removed from his duties after a 16-year-old girl on a field trip was handcuffed and made to wear a jail uniform after falling asleep in the courtroom. “Following the recent incident in which Judge Kenneth J. King ordered a minor student to be handcuffed and detained
View this post on Instagram A post shared by MDN (@metrodetroitnews) A field trip to the Detroit’s 36th District Court took an unexpected turn when a 16-year-old girl was handcuffed and made to wear a jail uniform after falling asleep in the courtroom. The incident occurred during a visit organized by The Greening of Detroit,
A man has been charged after he allegedly fatally shot his neighbor during an altercation in Canton. 47-year-old Devereaux Christopher Johnson was arraigned in 35th District Court on charges related to the fatal shooting Nathan Morris. According to the prosecutor’s office, the incident occurred on Saturday morning when Johnson allegedly initiated an argument with Morris
View this post on Instagram A post shared by MDN (@metrodetroitnews) We rode along with the Bloomfield Twp as they cracked down on reckless and speeding drivers ahead of the Woodward Dream Cruise. @bloomfieldtwppd is are part of a multi-jurisdictional law enforcement team in Oakland County that is dedicated to keeping the roads & attendees
PickleRage, one of America’s fastest-growing indoor pickleball franchises, has opened its first club in West Bloomfield, #Michigan. Located at 7290 Orchard Lake Road, the 32,000-square-foot facility features nine outdoor-style professional courts. Founded in 2023 by a group of pickleball enthusiasts, PickleRage was created to meet the growing demand for year-round indoor pickleball facilities. The club
A Macomb County police officer delivered a DoorDash delivery after arresting the driver. The incident happened this week in St Clair Shores. The driver was pulled over by police and taken into custody on outstanding traffic warrants. He also had a suspended license. After his arrest, an officer delivered the food order he was delivering
The Detroit Zoo has announced a baby gorilla has been born for the first time in the Zoo’s 96-year history! 26-year-old Bandia, a first-time mother, gave birth in the early morning hours of Thursday, Aug. 8 – and the Zoo says that mom and baby, along with the father, 36-year-old Mshindi, are all doing very
View this post on Instagram A post shared by MDN (@metrodetroitnews) An hearing in a metro Detroit courtroom took a turn after the defendant began to curse at the judge. It happened in Washtenaw County District Court Cedric Simpson’s courtroom, the same judge who went viral months ago after a man Zoomed in while driving
A 15-year-old was taken into custody Monday afternoon following an investigation into a break-in at a cannabis store early Saturday morning. On August 3, 2024, at around 1:50 a.m., Royal Oak Police received a call about a burglary alarm at a Cannabis Company located in the area of 14 Mile and Coolidge. Officers arrived at
