Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day. So, let’s get to the news.
Metro Detroit couple facing charges for employing 100+ unauthorized workers in $74M business
A Wayne County couple is facing federal charges in connection with allegedly running a multimillion-dollar plumbing company that employed more than 100 workers who were illegally living in the U.S., officials announced.
Moises Orduna-Rios, 36, and Raquel Orduna-Rios, 30, of Plymouth, Michigan, were arrested and charged with “conspiracy, transporting and harboring unauthorized aliens for commercial advantage or private financial gain, conspiracy to bring in, harbor, and transport unauthorized aliens, employment of at least 10 unauthorized aliens within a 12-month period, engaging in a pattern or practice of employing unauthorized aliens, and money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering.”
Crash at dangerous intersection sends SUV into nearby Oakland County home
A car smashed into a home following a collision at the intersection of Hickory Ridge and Rose Center Roads on Wednesday morning.
It’s an intersection with a history of crashes and area homes and businesses have been demanding changes for years.
“We’re terrified for the people. We’re terrified for ourselves,” Lindsay Copeland, the manager of the Marathon Gas Station on the intersection, said Wednesday. “We just don’t want to see anybody get hurt.”
Michigan woman went on late-night food run, bought lottery tickets. Then she won a $1M prize
A late-night food run turned into a $1 million Michigan Lottery win for a 53-year-old woman.
The Kent County woman won her big prize playing the Michigan Lottery’s Lady Luck 777 game, according to lottery officials.
Oakland County woman charged in construction zone crash that killed road worker
A 59-year-old woman from Farmington Hills has been charged in the crash that killed an Oakland County road worker in July.
The crash happened in a construction zone on Orchard Lake Road, between 10 Mile and 11 Mile roads, on July 23 at about 11 a.m.
Weather: Cloudy end to the week in Metro Detroit with above-average temperatures
Dry and cloudy today with highs mainly in the upper 40s, flirting with 50 degrees. There is a slight chance for spotty, light rain or drizzle overnight along and behind a passing cold front.