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Armed toddler at daycare reignites gun safety debate
It happened at the Children's World Early Learning Center on Sheldon Road. Police told FOX 2 they have video of the toddler taking the firearm out while at the daycare. It was still in its holster....
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Canton Township police chief praises action of daycare workers after toddler brings gun in backpack
A toddler was found with a loaded firearm Monday morning inside Childrens World Early Learning Center in Canton, prompting a police investigation and the arrest of one parent, according to Canton Police Chief Joseph Bialy. The Canton Police Department said officers responded to t...
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Child riding bicycle struck by vehicle on Detroit’s east side
A child riding a bicycle was struck by a vehicle on Detroit’s east side. The incident occurred on Monday (Sept. 28) on Outer Drive and Whittier Avenue. Police said officers arrived and made contact with the child and others at the scene. Medics transported the victim to a Metro D...
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Ferndale Pride festival rescheduled to August after city announces 9 Mile Road repaving project
Ferndale Pride is moving from June to August after the city announced plans to repave West 9 Mile Road between Woodward and Pinecrest starting in spring 2027. The construction project will affect the same stretch of road where 187 booths and 3 stages were set to be set up on June...
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Toddler found with loaded gun at Canton daycare; parent taken into custody
Police say a teacher at a Canton daycare found a toddler with a loaded gun Monday morning. Canton police were called to Children's World Early Learning Center on Sheldon Road, where officers safely recovered the gun. No one was injured. "It was a terrifying message to get on a ra...
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Wedding bartender accused of scamming over 100 couples in Metro Detroit
Imagine getting ready for the biggest day of your life, your dream wedding, only to have your bartender vanish with all the money you paid.
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Wedding bartender accused of scamming nearly 100 couples
Dozens of brides say that’s exactly what happened to them, adding that the company refused to issue refunds.
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Athletics 3rd baseman Zack Gelof sues Detroit Tigers, stadium authority over Comerica Park knee injury
Athletics third baseman Zack Gelof has sued the Detroit Tigers, Ilitch Holdings Inc., and the Detroit-Wayne County Stadium Authority, alleging he suffered a serious knee injury after striking exposed metal fencing at Comerica Park during a July game. The lawsuit, filed Monday (Se...
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North Korea uses UN platform to lament 'mutual distrust' and tension
North Korea used its yearly U.N. platform on Monday to warn other world leaders of a harsh reality rampant with unprecedented mutual distrust and confrontation, but said that it would endure and, in a multilateral world, surely attain all that we plan to, relying entirely on our ...
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Metro Detroit man sentenced for pandemic-relief fraud scheme
A Metro Detroit man will spend two years behind bars for a multimillion-dollar pandemic-relief fraud scheme.
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Highland Township fire station temporarily closes due to truck maintenance issues
A fire station in Oakland County was forced to close its doors Sunday afternoon. Highland Township's fire chief said truck maintenance issues prompted the closure. Highland Township resident William Dillon lives right around the corner from fire station number two. He told 7 News...
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Macomb Township man arraigned in Shelby Township drug bust case
A Macomb County man is facing multiple years behind bars for allegedly having guns and drugs in two locations in Metro Detroit.