St. Clair Shores has covered its 12 Flock cameras after residents raised concerns about privacy, data sharing and potential misuse of the technology. The St. Clair Shores City Council voted Monday to place bags over the cameras and revisit the city’s contract with Flock in March. The cameras had...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday, where he was met with a rare planeside greeting from President Donald Trump after their top officials agreed to extend a trade truce until January. Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the extension of...
safety
The intersection of Rochester Road and Diversion Street in Oakland County reopened following a crash investigation. The crash occurred on Wednesday (Sept. 23). After the crash, the Rochester Police Department closed the entire intersection and reopened it around 10 p.m....
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Three weeks after hazmat crews discovered dozens of cats inside a Sterling Heights home some alive, some dead neighbors say the problems have not completely gone away. The discovery was made in early September at a home on Cavant Drive near 15 Mile and Ryan. Crews from Belfour Re...
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Maine Democrats on Wednesday assailed U.S. Sen. Susan Collins over a news report that the FBI investigated how much she knew about illegal campaign contributions that sent one of her donors to prison. The ProPublica report, published Tuesday, states that the FBI in 2024 planned t...
safety
Police are seeking information about a 72-year-old woman who went missing in Detroit. Debra Jones-Christopher left Hollywood Casino in the 400 block of Monroe Street on Wednesday (Sept. 23) and has not been seen since. Jones-Christopher was last seen near E. Lafayette Street and ...
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Wednesday night stays breezy across Metro Detroit, with an early shower possible mainly south of 8 Mile Road. Skies gradually clear overnight, and lows fall into the upper 40s and lower 50s. Thursday Wednesday was the first full day of fall, and Thursday will keep that crisp feel...
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Sen. Bernie Sanders wants to hit pause on the artificial intelligence race. The Vermont independent and Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, unveiled legislation Wednesday that would permanently ban artificial superintelligence, freeze development of the most advanced AI systems and create ...
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Devon Jason Watson, 42, faces one count of premeditated first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Jaquoya Wix, a 34-year-old Chipotle employee and mother who was killed last Sunday behind a downtown Detroit restaurant. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced the charge We...
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A Warren woman trying to rebuild her life says her car was stolen from her apartment complex over the weekend, with her father’s ashes inside. Days later, the vehicle is still missing, and so is the urn she planned to place at her mother’s grave. “It’s been really rough,” Shelia ...
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Health authorities in Pennsylvania said Wednesday that an outbreak of measles has grown to 835 cases across 39 counties in the state. 43 new positive cases have been identified since Monday. Over the course of the outbreak, 164 people have been hospitalized and four people have d...
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Detroit has a new policy requiring criminal and civil background checks for developers and others seeking tax abatements and tax incentives for development projects. Council Member Angela Whitfield Calloway said the policy is intended to give the city more information before deci...
schools
A Warren man is currently in custody facing a multitude of charges in two counties, including sexually assaulting a child and child pornography. The charges are especially shocking, given that he was a teacher for years. “You have to wonder how long has this been going on,” Macom...
