Officials struggled for years to curb high-speed crashes along a residential corridor cutting through Albuquerque, New Mexico, but simply punishing the lead-footed drivers didnt seem to work. What ultimately did was rewarding the law-abiding ones with fewer red lights. The solution, which the cit...
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A woman is accused of spending over $120,000 in Social Security benefits, while leaving her vulnerable uncle in “deplorable living conditions” and with clothing “so ridden with bacteria that they disintegrated.” Laura Whisenant is accused of spending $121,980 on personal expenses...
parks
A new shortage of synthetic motor oil has retailers imposing new limits on purchasing. Costco this week raised the prices of its store brand synthetic oil and placed maximum limits on synthetic oil purchases. A two-pack of Kirkland Signature full-synthetic motor oil 5-quart bottl...
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FOX 2 Sports Producer James Paxson and FOX 2 Detroit Live Host Aaron Jordan break down the week that was in College Football and the NFL, including the Detroit Lions' overtime win over the New Orleans Saints, and Michigan and Michigan State's victorious weekends. They also make t...
safety
The northbound lanes of I-75 at Baldwin Road in Oakland County are closed for a Michigan State Police investigation into a freeway shooting. The incident occurred on Wednesday (Sept. 16) around 5:40 p.m. near Ortonville Road after receiving reports of shots fired on the freeway. ...
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Weeks before Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) found themselves flying combat missions over the Middle East and boarding ships to enforce a naval blockade against Iran, they were conducting joint exercises with Japanese forces in the western Pacific. The unit,...
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The fast-paced, high-stakes work of emergency medicine has been dramatized in television shows such as “ER” and “The Pitt.” But long before those fictional emergency departments captured viewers’ attention, the specialty was taking shape in Detroit. Henry Ford Hospital is celebra...
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Keep the umbrella close late Wednesday night as another round of showers moves through Southeast Michigan, especially across the southern half of the region. A stalled frontal boundary near the Michigan-Ohio state line will remain close enough to support additional showers overni...
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The House on Wednesday passed a broad package of sanctions targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy as lawmakers look to deprive President Vladimir Putin of the financial resources needed to wage the war against Ukraine. The bill is named after the late Sen. Lin...
parks
The pictures tell an awful story: Couch cushions, pillows, and an entire mattress covered in bed bugs. The small bugs have become a big problem at the Park Place senior living apartments in Harper Woods. “It has gotten far worse than what I can even imagine,” Dr. Shawn Walton sai...
safety
A routine drive to work turned tragic for Tera Shamey and her brother-in-law. Tuesday, she said they were carpooling when a metal object came crashing through her windshield. Shamey was driving on southbound I-275, just south of Warren Road, when the incident occurred. Her passen...
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The Senate has cleared a major procedural hurdle on the bipartisan "Protect College Sports Act," a measure supporters say would create guardrails for the new era of pay-to-play college athletics. The legislation comes as fans, athletes, and institutions have grown increasingly fr...
safety
Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison is now the focus of an investigation by the city's office of inspector general after calls he made to citizens requesting they remove posts made on social media....
