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FLINT – The Flint City Bucks will kick off the 2022 soccer season at 7 p.m. Saturday against the Lansing City FC at Atwood Stadium. Lansing is one of two new teams in the USL League Two Great Lakes Division. The Midwest United FC from Grand Rapids is also new to the division, which includes Flint, AFC Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo FC and Oakland County FC. The Bucks, who won the USL League Two national championship in 2019, have players from 13 countries on their roster. They’ll be available at the gates beginning at 6 p.m. VIP tickets are $17 and must be purchased at Ticketmaster.com.

The Coast Guard has issued a warning that filling up your boat with gas from a roadside gas station could put you in danger out on the water.

It’s been exactly 40 years since a 17-year-old Novi girl -- whose disappearance was linked to a suspected serial killer -- went missing from Twelve Oaks Mall.

An Oakland County teacher is on leave over an offensive assignment she handed out in class that depicted a former president alongside several primates.

Lawyers for the parents of the accused Oxford High School shooter submitted a court filing on their behalf and it revealed some of what was in their son’s journal.

The accused Oxford High School shooter appeared in court Thursday morning for a monthly hearing to confirm his placement at the Oakland County Jail while he awaits trial.

An Oakland County man was found near a half dozen guns while police investigated him for firing shots at another vehicle as he hung out the window of an SUV, authorities said.

Nearly six months after the Oxford High School shooting, people who helped save lives that day were recognized.

The results are in; Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association surveyed hotels and restaurants to see how supply chain issues, staffing shortages, and more are impacting the industry statewide.

Annual Awards Day Ceremony where awards were given for meritorious actions throughout the year, Oxford High School tragedy 1st responders.

A 26-year-old Clinton Township man was arrested for eavesdropping after leaving a phone on and recording in a bathroom in Birmingham.

A 16-year-old Oakland County boy has been charged with reckless driving after he crashed into a tree while fleeing police, killing an 11-year-old and injuring two teenagers over the weekend, officials said.

An Auburn Hills diner and its owners are facing felony charges for underreporting sales on tax returns and failing to file returns, authorities said.

Stormy weather continues through the midnight hour and during the early hours of Monday. A total lunar eclipse will occur late Sunday night into early Monday morning.

Michigan Lottery Connect announced Friday that Debroah Berschbach, 54, won the $500,000 Powerball Double Play.

The playscape at Children’s Park in Lake Orion needed to be replaced but the city didn’t need to hire a contractor to do it.

A Rochester Hills woman was killed Thursday when a car struck her SUV while she was making a left turn, police said.

The planned construction of two roundabouts in White Lake Township has been delayed until 2023, according to the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC).

Oakland County is now categorized as having a “high” level of COVID transmission, prompting health officials to release recommendations for masking, testing, and quarantining.

Two drivers got into a road rage dispute overnight while waiting in stop-and-go traffic on a freeway in Oakland County, and it led to shots being fired from a minivan through the other vehicle’s back windshield, police said.

A fire broke out early Friday morning at a restaurant in Keego Harbor, causing significant damage.

A drunken driver going 102 mph was pulled over in Southfield and taken into custody, and then state police found an AK-47 pistol in the back seat, officials said.

Several Metro Detroit counties have been upgraded to a “high” COVID-19 risk category and are being urged to practice mask wearing in public by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The beautiful weather has people heading to state, metro, and county parks, but those parks are running into a snag when it comes to hiring seasonal staff.

A 39-year-old man was arrested for going to his parents’ home in Oakland County while they were out of town and using his brother’s old phone and a work laptop to download pictures of nude children, authorities said.

A man is facing charges after police found him in a van with a 14-year-old girl who talked to him on Snapchat and ran away from her home in Oakland County to meet him for the first time.

A man is facing charges after police found him in a van with a 14-year-old girl who talked to him on Snapchat and ran away from her home in Oakland County to meet him for the first time.

Police are asking the public to help them locate a 31-year-old woman who is missing.

Three letter carriers have been charged for accepting bribes from a Farmington Hills man to help him steal credit cards from other people and intercept fraudulent COVID unemployment benefits he sent to homes along their routes, officials said.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel made a second offer to the board of education at Oxford Community Schools to perform an independent investigation of the Oxford High School shooting. The board declined her offer.

Michigan State Police have detained three women and two men and seized three guns as they continue to execute “Operation Candy Man” in Oakland, Wayne, and Genesee counties.

Two fifth grade students at Grand River Academy were hospitalized as a precaution after reportedly consuming marijuana edibles while at school.

Michigan State Police are executing “Operation Candy Man” on Wednesday -- a plan to raid locations in Oakland, Wayne, and Genesee counties and stop nurses who are illegally selling thousands of opioids.

Michigan State Police are executing “Operation Candy Man” on Wednesday -- a plan to raid locations in Oakland, Wayne, and Genesee counties and stop nurses who are illegally selling thousands of opioids.

OAKLAND COUNNTY, MI – A 79-year-old man died after he crashed his newly-modified, three-wheeled motorcycle in Oakland County. He lost control of the bike while navigating a turn on Baldwin Road, west of Clarkston Road, in Orion Township on Monday. Blackwell struck a curb and was ejected from the motorcycle, according to police, before landing on the west side of the road. Blackwell was taken to a nearby hospital by Orion Township firefighters, but he died from his injuries, the TV station reported. Alcohol is not a factor in the crash, according to police.

A 28-year-old Farmington Hills man bribed letter carriers to obtain other people’s credit cards and later expanded his scheme to have those carriers intercept fraudulent COVID unemployment benefits he had filed for and sent to homes along their routes, officials said.

A 79-year-old man died after losing control on a curve and crashing his newly modified three-wheeled motorcycle in Oakland County, police said.

City officials have rejected a proposal seeking to allow marijuana at the annual Arts, Beats & Eats festival in Downtown Royal Oak.

A 5-month-old wallaby has disappeared from the Detroit Zoo.

An Oakland County man had a hard time believing he won a $242,256 Fantasy 5 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery.

People have been voicing their frustrations with the parking situation in Downtown Royal Oak.

A Detroit woman boarded her dog with a West Bloomfield Township animal hospital and they lost her dog while taking it on a walk.

Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened Monday afternoon where a woman in a wheelchair was hit by a vehicle.

It will be a summer-like week of weather in Metro Detroit before rain chances return this weekend.

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI – A 22-year-old woman accused of fatally shooting her boyfriend and brother has been found dead in Oakland County. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, she died from a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound. Taverner was accused in the slaying of her boyfriend Ray Muscat, 26, and her brother, Bishop Taverner, 25, of Ann Arbor. The caller, who lived in the apartment with Taverner, said she was awakened by what she believed were gunshots. More than two dozen deputies from the department used drones and K-9 units to search for Taverner on Sunday.

LANSING, MI -- An Oakland County wasn’t quite sure he understood what he was seeing after he learned he’d won a $242,256 Fantasy 5 jackpot recently. “I forgot I had purchased the tickets until I saw them in my wallet a few days later. “When I checked the winning numbers on the Lottery app, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. With his winnings, he plans on starting a college fund for his grandchildren and saving the remainder for retirement. For the latest on Michigan Lottery, check out the official Michigan Lottery site, which also offers more information on instant tickets, raffles and other lottery games.

An Oakland County woman who was wanted in connection with the murders of her boyfriend and her brother has been found dead in the woods, sources told Local 4.

A woman wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of her brother and her boyfriend at a Clarkston apartment complex has reportedly been found dead near the scene of the crime.

Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is searching for an Independence Township woman who they believe has fatally shot her boyfriend and brother Sunday morning.

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI – Police are searching for a double homicide suspect who is accused of fatally shooting her boyfriend and her brother in Oakland County early Sunday morning. The suspect, 22-year-old Ruby Taverner, was described as “armed and dangerous” in a news release from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. The body of Bishop Taverner, who was the suspect’s brother, was found in the living room, according to the release. He and Ruby Taverner had lived together, but police did not immediately know how long they had been in a relationship. “Our Fugitive Apprehension Team, other Detectives and assets are actively looking for this homicide suspect who we believe is armed and dangerous,” Oakland Sheriff Michael Bouchard said in a prepared statement.

The Detroit Zoo says a 5-month-old wallaby baby, which the zoo formally announced just last week, has gone missing.

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI – The body of an Oakland County man who had been reported missing in January was found this week in a Pontiac-area lake by a Flint man and his son, authorities said. Ryan Patrick Pitts, 31, was positively identified through fingerprints taken by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office crime lab, the department said in a statement released Friday, May 6. An autopsy was performed Friday by the Oakland County Medical Examiner’s Office. The sheriff’s office said that Pitts’ body was found shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday, May 5, in Harris Lake, near North Saginaw and East Montcalm, by a 63-year-old Flint man and his son. The two men saw what they believed was a body and reported it to an Oakland County sheriff’s deputy who was taking an unrelated report in the area.

A West Bloomfield house was raided Tuesday after Wayne County Roads Division workers used $1.7 million in taxpayer money to fraudulently purchase 596 generators and sell them for personal profit, officials said.

The CDC is looking into the deaths of five children linked to the growing number of mysterious hepatitis cases in children.

Michigan health officials have identified two possible cases of hepatitis in children. The two cases are in Oakland County and Detroit, they said.

Mother’s Day looks fantastic, with sunny skies.

The body of an Oakland County man who has been missing since December was found by a father and son in a Pontiac lake, officials said.

According to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the virus was found in a non-commercial backyard poultry flock that contained about 40 birds of various species.

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI -- A 44-year-old man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a teenager last fall was found dead in his jail cell Wednesday. Floyd and 44-year-old Jessica Quick are accused of kidnapping a Ferndale High School student on Nov. 17, 2021 at a gas station on 8 Mile Road in Ferndale. The student was pumping gas when the duo allegedly forced her into the back of her vehicle at gunpoint. The teenager was rescued after her friends alerted police that she failed to come back to school after leaving campus. WDIV reports Quick is charged with aiding in a kidnapping, aiding in a robbery and unlawful imprisonment.

(The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services updates its COVID data once a week on Wednesdays.) RELATED: Michigan reports nearly 15,000 new COVID cases in last week; hospitalizations up about 20%Levels are determined by new COVID cases and hospitalization data in the last seven days. The growth rate was about 2-3% in the two prior weeks, according to a weekly Michigan COVID report. RELATED: 62 of 83 counties see case increase: Michigan COVID data for Thursday, April 28Numbers are growing most in the southeast part of the state. Michigan has 83 counties and 25 health service areas, three of which stretch outside the state’s boundaries, according to the CDC.

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Three Michigan high schools are once again rated among the top 100 best high schools in the country in the latest U.S. News & World Report best high school rankings released on Tuesday, April 26. Overall, 22.1% of the 660 Michigan high schools ranked by U.S News were in the top 25% nationally, with 24 high schools (3.6%) ranking among the top 5% in the county. Canton Preparatory High SchoolSchool district: Canton Preparatory High School (Wayne County)National ranking: 1,584Last year’s Michigan ranking: 5549. Dow High SchoolSchool district: Midland Public Schools (Midland County)National ranking: 1,491Last year’s Michigan ranking: 47Community High School Tuesday, July 9 2019. University High School AcademySchool district: Southfield Public School District (Oakland County)National ranking: 517Last year’s Michigan ranking: 9Skyline High School Tuesday, July 9 2019.

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI -- Police in the U.K arrested a 16-year-old boy last week after he allegedly made threats of violence at four different Michigan schools earlier this month, including at Oxford High School. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard announced the arrest Thursday following a coordinated effort with police in the U.K. to find the teen. The suspect was arrested on April 13, five days after he made calls to various schools in Oakland County. He was released to parents following his arrest.

PONTIAC, MI — A trial date has been for the teenager accused of perpetrating the Oxford High School shooting and killing four of his young peers. Crumbley appeared from the Oakland County Jail via Zoom, only speaking to answer the judge’s yes-or-no questions. The Oxford High School shooting claimed the lives of students Madisyn Baldwin, 17; Tate Myre, 16; Hana St. Juliana, 14; and Justin Shilling, 17. On Nov. 29, Ethan Crumbley was caught looking up ammo on his cellphone during class. Read more on MLive:Parents of accused Oxford High School shooter again denied lower bondJudge orders independent attorneys to counsel parents of alleged Oxford High School shooterParents of accused Oxford High School shooter told him to ‘suck it up,’ laughed when he asked for help, police testify“How do I get my fan mail?” Accused Oxford High shooter’s jail messages revealed in courtAccused Oxford High School shooter to remain in adult jail pending trialAccused Oxford High shooter discussed raping, killing a female classmate, prosecution says

The parents of accused 15-year-old Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley requested and were denied lowered bonds during a Tuesday, April 19 pretrial hearing in Oakland County Circuit Court. “The Crumbleys, like every parent and community member, are devastated by the school shooting ... " a brief filed by the defense prior to the pretrial hearing said. Jennifer Crumbley was pleading with her son not to commit suicide, according to the brief in support of a lowered bond amount. Attorneys for the accused shooter indicate they may attempt to use a not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity defense. More on MLive:Prosecutor asks that accused shooter’s name not be used in courtAccused Oxford High School shooter to remain in adult jail pending trial“How do I get my fan mail?” Accused Oxford High shooter’s jail messages revealed in courtJudge to determine if accused Oxford High shooter should be moved to juvenile facilityAccused Oxford High shooter discussed raping, killing a female classmate, prosecution says

A judge denied a motion Tuesday to reduce bonds for the jailed parents of a Michigan teenager who is charged in a shooting at his high school that left four students dead.

The parents of a Michigan teen who is accused of a fatal school shooting are asking a judge to lower their bond and help release them from jail. James and Jennifer Crumbley have been locked up since Dec. 4, unable to come up with $500,000 each to leave custody and await trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. In a court filing, lawyers said the Crumbleys are not a risk to the public and would wear electronic monitoring devices.

Michigan officials announced that major bridge repairs are scheduled to begin on Friday on Interstate 75 and 94 in Oakland and Wayne counties.

Michigan officials announced that major bridge repairs are scheduled to begin on Friday on Interstate 75 and 94 Friday in Oakland and Wayne counties.

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI – Two Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies were recently attacked while directing traffic, officials said. Both deputies were hospitalized with injuries but are expected to be OK, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. “Random violence and ambushes are not OK,” the release said. The sheriff’s office plans to seek the “strongest charges possible” against perpetrators in violent incidents such as this. READ MORE:K9 detains suspect after he allegedly choked woman, prevented her from calling 911Suspect arrested in hit-and-run death of Michigan gas station employeeGenesee County Target store scammed for $93,000 in four days

On Wednesday, April 6, Michael Anthony Carson, was arraigned on two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in Oakland County.

Bridge beam setting over I-75 in Oakland County will require a freeway closure starting on Friday night, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.

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PONTIAC, MI – Three people are in custody following the torture and murder of a homeless man in Oakland County. Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard called the crime “absolutely despicable,” according to Fox 2 in Detroit, and he planned to seek the highest possible charges in the case. The 51-year-old man from Pontiac was found nude, wrapped in a blanket and plastic bag, near the shoreline of Terry Lake around 1:30 p.m. on March 25, the TV station reported. The three people in custody are considered persons of interest. Bouchard told Fox 2 that the victim may have had some money like a bank card at certain points in his life and it’s possible that’s what the suspects were after.

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI – Police in Oakland County are searching for a 17-year-old involved in the gang-related shooting of a 7-year-old girl. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office says the suspected shooter was arrested in Troy on Wednesday, Fox 2 in Detroit reported. He will be charged him with first-degree murder and other felonies. “The wrong people are afraid in our community,” Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said in a statement. The other girls in the car at the time of the shooting were 6, 7, and 11, police said previously.

By COREY WILLIAMS Associated PressA judge has granted a prosecutor’s request that a Michigan teen charged in a fatal school shooting not be named in court during his parents’ separate criminal trial. RELATED: Judge orders independent attorneys to counsel parents of alleged Oxford High School shooterProsecutor Karen McDonald filed a motion March 18 requesting that the boy’s name be withheld. He wanted to be famous and he wanted to be remembered.”“So when we repeat the Oxford shooter’s name and continuously publicize his photo, we’re contributing to future shooting,” McDonald said then. The Crumbleys face involuntary manslaughter charges and are accused of making the gun used in the Nov. 30 shooting at Oxford High School available to their son, Ethan. They also are accused of failing to intervene when he showed signs of mental distress at home and at school.

A judge has granted a prosecutor’s request that a Michigan teen charged in a fatal school shooting not be named in court during his parents’ separate criminal trial.

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI – Two brothers have been cleared of all charges related to a 1995 murder after a nearly “25-year struggle” to prove their innocence from behind bars, officials announced. In 1997, George DeJesus and Melvin DeJesus were wrongfully convicted of murder and felony firearm and were sentenced to life in prison without parole. Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Martha D. Anderson set aside the convictions Tuesday morning, March 22, during a hearing held via Zoom. “We are happy that George DeJesus can say he has been fully exonerated after nearly a 25-year struggle to prove his innocence,” Tracey Brame, director of the Cooley Innocence Project, said in a statement. Gohagen claimed that Melvin DeJesus forced Gohagen to sexually assault the victim before the DeJesus brothers bound the victim and beat her to death.

INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, MI – A husband and wife have died after a head-on crash on Monday morning, March 21, in Oakland County, police said. Michael Scott Clyne, 48, and his wife Nicole Ann Clyne 47, both of Lapeer, were pronounced dead at the scene after the crash happened around 10:45 a.m on Ortonville Road, north of Rattalee Lake Road in Independence Township, WDIV Local 4 reports. The driver of the Jeep was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and was expected to be released the same day. The Clynes died at the scene; they were both wearing seatbelts. Alcohol and drugs do not appear to be factors in the crash.

Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that the convictions of George DeJesus and Melvin DeJesus have been vacated.

Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that the convictions of George DeJesus and Melvin DeJesus have been vacated.

A judge on Tuesday vacated the convictions of two Oakland County brothers who were sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of...

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI – The attorney prosecuting the case against the accused Oxford High School shooter is asking the court – and the public – to stop using the defendant’s name. Ethan Crumbley, 15, is charged with 24 felonies, including four counts of first-degree murder, in the Nov. 30 shooting that resulted in four deaths and seven injuries. RELATED: “How do I get my fan mail?” Accused Oxford High shooter’s jail messages revealed in courtMcDonald is also urging the public to stop using the accused shooter’s name because she believes it helps him achieve a goal of notoriety and infamy. “I’m not going to say his name and I’m going to ask everyone to stop saying his name.”Oxford High School shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley. RELATED: Accused Oxford High School shooter to remain in adult jail pending trialThe Oxford High School shooting claimed the lives of students Madisyn Baldwin, 17; Tate Myre, 16; Hana St. Juliana, 14; and Justin Shilling, 17.

MOUNT CLEMENS, MI -- A judge has frozen the pension of former Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith who is currently serving a 21-month prison sentence while another case is ongoing. According to the Associated Press, Oakland County Circuit Judge Nanci Grant issued the ruling after a request was made by Michigan Attorney General’s Office that pensions for Smith and his former chief of operations, Derek Miller be frozen. Grant is handling the case as the judges in Macomb County disqualified themselves. Smith is facing 10 charges in that case, while Miller is facing two. The pensions, which are through the Macomb County Employees Retirement System, or MCERS, will be frozen until further ruling from Grant.

ROCHESTER, MI - A Rochester parent is suing her school district for denying Freedom of Information Act requests for records pertaining to an ethnic and gender studies course. The lawsuit was filed Monday, March 14 in Oakland County Circuit Court by the libertarian think tank Mackinac Center Legal Foundation on behalf of Carol Beth Litkouhi. A summons for the Rochester Community Schools district was issued on March 15, according to county court records.

LAKE ORION, MI - A police department in Oakland County is warning drivers about the possibility of gas thefts and offering tips for how to prevent them from happening as gas prices continue to soar across the state. The Lake Orion Police Department posted a set of gas theft prevention tips on social media on Monday, March 14. Officials said Lake Orion has had one siphoning incident over the weekend when gas prices hit the $4 mark. According to the department, Lake Orion saw a rash of “fail to pays” at local stations and reports of siphoning from vehicles in driveways. Read more from MLiveMichigan Senate approves suspension of state’s 27-cent gas taxGas prices are nearing record highs – here’s the last time they topped $4 per gallonCost of Uber rides, Uber Eats delivery to rise as gas prices climb

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI - A marathon road project overhauling a busy 12-mile stretch of I-96 in Oakland County and adding Michigan’s second “Flex Route” is set to get underway. This will accommodate the rebuild of the eastbound lanes, officials said. While road workers are tackling median drainage, I-96 will have three eastbound lanes and two westbound lanes open between Wixom Road and the I-275/I-696/M-5 interchange. In 2023, officials will continue rebuilding eastbound I-96 from Wixom Road to the I-275/I-696/M-5 interchange. During that time, I-96 will have two open eastbound lanes and two westbound lanes shifted in the project area, running on the westbound side of the freeway.

A construction project to rebuild interstate 96 and create a flex route in Oakland County will begin on March 21.

A construction project to rebuild interstate 96 and create a flex route in Oakland County will begin on March 21.

LANSING, MI – An Oakland County woman and her dad shared tears of joy recently after she won a $300,000 jackpot on a lottery ticket her dad bought for her. “My dad was going to the store, so I gave him a few dollars and told him to get me a lottery ticket,” said the 33-year-old winner who chose to remain anonymous. “He came home with a Bingo ticket, which I have never played since I usually only play the Cashword games.”

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI – Police are investigating after a man was found dead at a home in Oakland County. Michigan State Police troopers responded to the residence in the 6500 block of Hillcrest Drive in Groveland Township at 2:45 p.m. on March 5 for a welfare check. The found the male dead after they entered the home. Detectives have obtained a search warrant for the home and have determined and are now treating the investigation as a homicide. More information will be released when it becomes available.

Authorities launched a homicide investigation after a man was found dead in a home in Groveland Township.

One man has died in an ATV crash in northern Oakland County over the weekend.

MDOT officials are reminding residents that a portion of I-75 will be closed in Oakland County this weekend for bridge demolition.

An Oakland County Circuit Judge on Tuesday, March 1, ordered 15-year-old accused Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley to remain in an adult jail pending trial or resolution of his case. “This court cannot find that the juvenile would be safely detained at Children’s Village,” Oakland County Circuit Judge Kwame Rowe said in a ruling issued Tuesday, March 1. The Nov. 30 Oxford High School shooting claimed the lives of students Madisyn Baldwin, 17; Tate Myre, 16; Hana St. Juliana, 14; and Justin Shilling, 17. Ethan Crumbley’s parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley, last week were bound over to Oakland County Circuit Court where they are facing four charges each of involuntary manslaughter. Read the judge’s ruling:More on MLive:Parents told son to suck it upCourt hearing for accused Oxford High School shooter’s parents centers on demons, voices, guns, infidelity‘My son ruined so many lives,’ horse trainer says mom of accused Oxford High shooter messaged herAccused Oxford High shooter discussed raping, killing a female classmate, prosecution saysJudge to determine if accused Oxford High shooter should be moved to juvenile facility

Beneath the winter snow and ice roads are crumbling and making the drive a bumpy commute.

Washtenaw and Oakland counties’ school mask requirements expired today. Now, there are no countywide school mask orders in Michigan. At one time, there were health department mask orders in 16 counties, causing much community dissension, expressed in crowded school board meetings and protests. Michigan withdrew its mask advisory on Feb. 16. (Cloth masks offer the least protection while surgical masks offer more and respirators are best, according to the CDC.)

The hearing was set to decide if Crumbley should continue to be held at the Oakland County Jail or be transferred to Children’s Village, a juvenile detention center.