MARCUS JONES

A new pizzeria is opening Friday in a redeveloped commercial space in Northwest Detroit as part of an effort to bring new life to the community.

The owners say 100% of its staff is Detroit residents, with most living within two miles of the restaurant

We’ll finish these prospect positional previews by taking a closer look at some of the specialists in this year’s draft. Patterson made 13 of 14 field-goal attempts, nailing all 16 extra-point attempts across seven games. Seibert showed a little more pop while making 10 of 12 field-goal attempts with a long of 52 yards through six games. With that said, let’s dig into five specialists to watch for the Detroit Lions. Jake Moody made 23 of 25 field-goal attempts while nailing all 56 point-after tries.

Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young and Alabama teammates Will Anderson Jr. and Jameson Williams have been selected All-Americans by The Associated Press.

Jerome Ford rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns and Desmond Ridder threw three touchdown passes as No. 3 Cincinnati broke open a close game in the third quarter and rolled past No. 16 Houston 35-20 in the American Athletic Conference championship game.

Clayton Tune threw for 264 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score as No. 17 Houston extended its winning streak to 10 games with a 31-13 victory over Memphis.

Michigan and Michigan State both have a finalist for the same national award. Michigan State receiver Jayden Reed and Michigan running back Blake Corum were named among five finalists on Wednesday for the Paul Hornung Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s most versatile player. Ball State receiver Justin Hall, Houston cornerback Marcus Jones and Notre Dame running back Kyren Williams are the other finalists. This is the 12th year of the Hornung Award and Michigan has one past winner in Jabrill Peppers in 2016. Michigan State fifth-year senior tight end Connor Heyward was a finalist in 2018.

Body camera videos released Tuesday show a 21-year-old Black man moving inside a parked car moments before police shot and killed him outside a McDonald's restaurant in Maryland. At a media briefing, Montgomery County police Chief Marcus Jones narrated a 28-minute-long compilation of bodycam video excerpts and a recorded phone call between police and the driver, Ryan LeRoux, before the July 16 shooting in Gaithersburg. Jones, who didn't take any questions from reporters, said police recovered a gun from LeRoux's lap after four officers opened fire on him.

The Charlotte transportation plan has struggled to gain traction among north Mecklenburg officials.

The proposal is part of the $2.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2022.

The mayor’s salary would rise by 41.5% while city council members would see a salary hike of about 50%.

Charlotte City Manager Marcus Jones presented his recommended $2.7-billion budget on Monday.

Investigators said the incidents are driven by 12 to 15 year olds with time on their hands.

The eleventh superseding indictment adds a new defendant charged with a racketeering conspiracy related to his membership in MS-13, including a double homicide and drug trafficking. Branches or “cliques” of MS-13, one of the largest street gangs in the United States, operate throughout Maryland, including in Montgomery County and Prince George’s County, Maryland. At all times during the conspiracy, members of MS-13 were expected to protect the name, reputation, and status of the gang from rival gang members and other persons. Pursuant to this plan and as directed by Alvarado-Requeno, Contreras-Avalos and other MS-13 members and associates allegedly stabbed the two victims to death. The next day, Jacome and other members and associates of MS-13 allegedly returned to Germantown to bury the victim’s body.

Genealogy websites and a cheek swab enabled U.S. Marshals to arrest a man suspected of being the Potomac River Rapist, who terrorized the nations capital in the 1990s. News outlets report 60-year-old Giles Daniel Warrick is now awaiting extradition from Horry County, South Carolina. Warrick had moved to South Carolina after working as a landscaper in Maryland. Police said detectives questioned him and obtained a cheek swab with his DNA to provide the match to crime scene evidence.