DETROIT – Another busy week came and went in Metro Detroit. Here's a look at some of the week's top headlines from ClickOnDetroit.com.
Hockey legend Gordie Howe dies
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The legendary Detroit Red Wings player Gordie Howe has died.
He was 88.
Howe played more than 1,700 games in the NHL and scored more than 800 goals -- only Wayne Gretzky has more. He is widely known simply as "Mr. Hockey."
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In Detroit, he is a legend. He won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings four times, won six Hart Trophies as the league's most valuable player, and won six Art Ross Trophies as the leading scorer during his time with Detroit between 1946 and 1971.
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He still holds numerous team records. Howe is so beloved in Detroit, across Michigan and in his home country of Canada that a new bridge to be built between Detroit and Windsor has been named in his honor: Gordie Howe International Bridge.
He had been a fixture at Joe Louis Arena long after he retired. He was a favorite among fans and current players, who often spoke about his presence around the dressing room.
You can find ClickOnDetroit's full Gordie Howe coverage here.
Witness comes forward in Chelsea Bruck case
Person attended Halloween party in 2014
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation into the disappearance and death of Chelsea Ellen Bruck and asking for the public’s help in identifying a person who may have information.
The witness has made contact with Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
Bruck was last seen at a Halloween party in French Township on Oct. 26, 2014. Her body was discovered in April of the following year in a wooded lot in Ash Township.
The Sheriff’s Office released several photos of a person who attended the party and who is believed to have additional information for detectives.
The man is white and at the time of the party had dark hair and a thin mustache. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a black leather vest over it at the time of the party.
He was known to have spent time under the tent near the front of the stage where the bands played while at the party.
You can read more about the case here.
SUV teeters on edge of I-96 service drive
An SUV crashed through a fence on the service drive of Interstate 96 on Thursday evening.
The crash happened on the eastbound I-96 service drive just west of Wyoming Avenue.
The SUV teetered on the edge of the service drive, bringing fears that the vehicle could fall into freeway traffic.
Witnesses said the driver blew through a stop sign and crashed into the fence on the service drive before nearly plowing onto the freeway below.
You can see more pictures from the scene here.
Muhammad Ali, 74, dies
Muhammad Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports and captivated the world, has died, according to a statement released by his family. He was 74.
Ali suffered for years from Parkinson's disease, which ravaged his body but could never dim his larger-than-life presence. He was hospitalized earlier this week.
A towering figure in his prime, he still traveled and made appearances in his later years despite being muted by the thousands of punches he took during his remarkable career.
He beat the invincible Sonny Liston, fought a string of thrilling fights with Joe Frazier and stopped George Foreman in the "Rumble in the Jungle" in Zaire. But he paid a terrible price for the estimated 29,000 punches he took to his head during a career that made him perhaps the most recognized person in the world.
You can read the original story here.
5 bicyclists killed in crash near Kalamazoo
Police fielded complaints that a pickup truck was being driven erratically just minutes before the vehicle slammed into a group of bicyclists in western Michigan, killing five, authorities said.
At least four more bicyclists were injured in the crash Tuesday night in Kalamazoo County's Cooper Township, including one who was in critical condition Wednesday.
The truck driver is in custody but has not been charged.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims," county prosecutor Jeffrey Getting said Tuesday night. "I can't even begin to imagine what they're going through."
Read more about the crash and the victims here.
Judge orders Davontae Sanford's release
Sanford pleaded guilty to 2007 quadruple homicide when he was 14
A judge has ordered the release of a young Detroit man who is in prison after pleading guilty to killing four people at age 14, a crime for which a hit man later took responsibility.
Wayne County Third Circuit Court Judge Brian Sullivan on Tuesday signed an order vacating Davontae Sanford’s conviction and sentence in the 2007 slayings, and directing that the Michigan Department of Corrections immediately release Sanford on his own recognizance.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. Thursday. Attorneys at Dykema and Gossett said Tuesday evening Sanford was on his way to Detroit.
Sanford, now 23, has served eight years of a 37-to-90-year prison sentence. He was 15 when he pleaded guilty. He later said his confession was false, but he has remained in a prison in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Now he'll be released on bond and all charges will eventually be dropped, according to Sullivan's order.
You can read more about the case here.
This amazing machine will fold your laundry for you
Finally, a machine designed to cut one of the worst parts of laundry out of your routine.
Foldimate is releasing a new product that promises to fold your clothes for you, so you don't have to.
The company released a video showing the process of the folding technique.
You can see the video and the full story here.
Dying dad's graduation wish granted
Just a week after a 42-year-old St. Clair Shores father was granted his final wish to watch his daughter graduate from high school, he's lost his battle with cancer.
The family of Eric Trombley told Local 4 he passed away Wednesday morning.
Trombley was diagnosed last year with having a cancerous tumor around his lung. He immediately started treatment, but the cancer spread.
Recently, things got worse for the father of three and he was forced to stay hospitalized.
Trombley began thinking of weddings and births and big events he won’t be around for, but there was one he had a shot at.
Local 4 interviewed him last Thursday from his bedside.
You can read the full story here.
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