Benton Harbor Begins Accepting Bids To Replace Lead Pipes
On Monday, Nov. 29, city officials in Benton Harbor announced that the city is accepting bids from contractors to replace all lead water pipes no later than 2023 due to elevated levels of the toxic metal in the city's water supply.
detroit.cbslocal.comMichigan journalist freed after nearly 6 months detained in Myanmar jail
An American journalist who spent nearly six months imprisoned in Myanmar was finally freed and reunited with his family in New York on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. There’s nothing to be anxious about anymore,” Fenster told reporters after landing in New York. Fenster told reporters Monday that he was physically OK and had not been starved or beaten while in custody, according to AP. While detained, he had told his lawyer that he believed he had COVID-19, although prison authorities denied that. The Detroit native began working for Frontier Myanmar in 2020 and obtained his master’s degree in creative writing from Wayne State University.
mlive.comFather Of Jailed Huntington Woods Journalist Speaks Out After Son’s Release From Myanmar Prison
Buddy Fenster, father of Danny Fenster speaks out after the journalist and Huntington Woods native was released from a Myanmar prison earlier today. Just last week Fenster was sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Military court in Myanmar....
detroit.cbslocal.comReactions To Detroit Native Danny Fenster’s Release From Myanmar Prison
On Monday, Nov. 15, Danny Fenster, a Detroit native, and journalist was freed after spending 176 days in a Myanmar prison. Here are reactions to his release from family, a U.S. representative, and others who have been following his case.
detroit.cbslocal.comReactions To Detroit Native Danny Fenster Released From Myanmar Prison
On Monday, Nov. 15, Danny Fenster, a Detroit native, and journalist was freed after spending 176 days in a Myanmar prison. Here are reactions to his release from family, a U.S. representative, and others who have been following his case.
detroit.cbslocal.comMichigan Journalist, Danny Fenster, Released From Myanmar Jail
American journalist Danny Fenster has been freed from prison in Myanmar, according to a Myanmar military official and former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, who had been on a private humanitarian visit to the country.
detroit.cbslocal.comMyanmar court sentences U.S. journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years — and he could still get a life term
He was convicted of charges including incitement and faces other charges that could bring a life sentence. Fenster is the only foreign journalist convicted of a serious crime since a military coup in May.
cbsnews.comMyanmar court sentences metro Detroit journalist to 11 years in jail
The lawyer for detained U.S. journalist Danny Fenster says a court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced him to 11 years in prison after finding him guilty on several charges including incitement for allegedly spreading false or inflammatory information.
wxyz.comFormer job is key in case against Metro Detroit journalist detained in Myanmar
The lawyer for an American journalist detained almost five months in military-ruled Myanmar says he is being prosecuted for an offense allegedly carried out by a news service for which he had stopped working more than half-a-year previously.