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Families at an Ecorse apartment complex say they’re living in fear amid a rise in violent crimes at the complex. It wasn’t just the residents reaching out for help as a property management team is desperately trying to keep its residents safe.

Naomi Osaka has made a winning return to the BNP Paribas Open.

Black members of President Joe Biden's Cabinet came together Thursday for a Black History Month event highlighting their roles in the administration, some of which are historic firsts.

FLINT, MI -- The mayor of Pontiac wants Flint’s economic development director to become his deputy mayor, overseeing day-to-day operations of city government there. Pontiac Mayor Tim Greimel announced the appointment in a Dec. 23 Facebook post, noting that the appointment of Khalfani Stephens is subject to confirmation by the Pontiac City Council. He will be a great leader in our office for residents.”Stephens was appointed economic development director in Flint in February 2020 by Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley. Stephens is a Pontiac native who previously served as executive director of the Clayton County, Georgia, development authority; as economic development director for the city of Farmington Hills; as business development manager for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation; and, as executive director of the Pontiac Growth Group. Read more:Flint names new economic development directorInterim Flint DDA director in limbo after council fails to confirm appointmentFlint industrial park gets tax break for planned $14M expansion, renovation

The case became part of an ongoing discussion over racial inequities in missing person cases that sparked after the disappearance of Gabby Petito. Critics pointed to a dearth of stories about Jashyah in national news outlets in comparison.

Police have arrested a man in connection with the fatal shooting of a 38-year-old man inside an Eastpointe home.

Stuart and Amanda Stephens describe finding their "lifeless" son after he was fatally stabbed.

Sloane Stephens has used her big forehand to take eight of the last 10 games and eliminate 17-year-old Coco Gauff in an all-American matchup at the U.S. Open.

The island nation has not experienced any COVID-19 cases so the trapped traveler said she has never worn a mask.

Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys are close friends who were supposed to be practice partners.

WARREN, MI -- Police have identified the victim in a deadly hit-and-run crash that took place Tuesday night at the intersection of Van Dyke and Stephens in Warren, according to Fox 2 Detroit. Five-year-old Preston Singleton was riding his bike around 9:45 p.m. at the intersection while out with family and friends when he was hit by a 22-year-old man who then fled the scene. Police have not identified the suspected driver of the Jeep Trailhawk that hit Singleton, but did say the man allegedly admitted to “hitting something” while on his way to work. An investigation of the man’s Jeep shows damage consistent with a recent accident, police said. man killed in motorcycle crash with deerMan, 59, stabbed to death outside Michigan casinoMan dies after crashing into tree along US-23Alabama removes toddler from Michigan family found with marijuana

A 22-year-old man has been arrested following a hit-and-run incident that killed a 5-year-old boy Tuesday night at the edge of Warren and Center Line.

A child has died in a hit-and-run incident Tuesday, according to Warren police.

Frances Tiafoe and Sloane Stephens have pulled off two of the biggest wins on Day 1 at Wimbledon.

Eleven matches on Wimbledon’s outer courts have been suspended because of darkness.

Former U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens wants more discussions about mental health to help people both inside and outside of tennis talk freely about what is troubling them.

Carla Suárez Navarro has made her return to competition after being treated for cancer.

MIDLAND, MI - A Michigan Court of Claims judge denied a motion from the state of Michigan claiming immunity in cases filed on behalf of victims of the flooding that occurred after the collapse of the Edenville Dam in May 2020. Johnson, who represents roughly 300 flooding victims, celebrated the ruling in the release. In the release, Johnson also claimed the state has already stated it will file an appeal. “This is a significant step forward in compensating these nearly 10,000 flood victims,” Johnson said in the release. In her statement, Mukomel said the court emphasized it hasn’t reached a conclusion about what made the dam fail or who is at fault.

Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens’ order allows hundreds of Midland-area residents to continue arguing in court that the state’s actions in the lead-up to the May 19, 2020 dam failure constituted an unconstitutional taking.

Two teens were shot to death Sunday evening at a gas station at 167th Street and Pulaski Road in Markham

“A life was senselessly lost due to what appears to be ego mixed with road rage,” Sheriff John Idleburg said Friday. “The circumstances of this case serve as a stark reminder to not let anger get in the way of safe driving. We hope this first step in the justice process helps to bring additional closure to the Stephens family.”

click to enlarge Larry GabrielVetra Stephens of cannabis company 1st Quality Medz shows her extraction machine. The neat and orderly place is relatively small compared to some dispensaries in southeast Michigan, but Vetra Stephens has big plans for growth. For one thing, Stephens, one of three owners of the business, also has a grow facility in another area of River Rouge. And for a second thing, the group owns a processing facility in the same area. Build-out is still ongoing at the processing facility, and boxes with parts of the gummy-making machine are stored in a couple of areas.

Wendy Stephens was 14 and had run away from her home in Denver before Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer, strangled her in 1983, the King County Sheriff's Office announced Monday. Ridgway terrorized the Seattle area in the 1980s, and since 2003, he has pleaded guilty to killing 49 women and girls. The remains of another Ridgway victim, Cheryl Wims, were discovered at the same time. He was long a suspect in the Green River killings — so called because the first victims were found in the Green River, which runs through several south Seattle suburbs. Ridgway claimed to have killed dozens more women than he was charged with — so many he said he lost count.

EASTPOINTE, Mich. – A surveillance camera captured the chaotic moment when shots broke out in an Eastpointe neighborhood early Friday morning. One woman was sitting on her porch to have a cigarette before bed when the shots were fired. “I was just sitting there and I heard a car coming towards me and the shot started going. My heart was pounding for a good hour and a half afterwards.”The woman’s doorbell camera was recording as shots were fired between two cars driving through the quiet neighborhood. And when the second, third and fourth shot went off, that’s when I realized it was gunfire and how close it was,” she said.

Joe Biden led Trump in Michigan when the lawsuit was filed and ended up topping Trump by nearly 150,000 votes in Michigan. Even if there were merit to the claims, Stephens said it’s too late to stop the count – since the count is already finished. Here are the four claims made by the Trump campaign in the lawsuit and why Stephens ruled against them. The lawsuit claims he was excluded from a ballot counting center, but provides no further details. A photo of this sticky note was submitted as evidence in a Trump campaign lawsuit against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.

In the early morning, Biden took his first lead in Georgia -- view that race here. ✅ Michigan election results can be found here. On Wednesday, the state reported 192,096 total cases and 7,419 deaths. The case total is much higher than Michigan’s previous record for single-day cases, which was 4,101 on Wednesday (Nov. 4). Thursday’s daily death report of 51 is the highest single-day death count the state has reported since May 30 (57 deaths).

WASHINGTON – Michigan Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens says she will deny a request from President Trump’s campaign to stop counting ballots over a claim that a poll challenger was denied access to view ballots being counted. Campaign officials said they were considering peppering a dozen other counties around the state with similar claims around absentee ballots. Trump, addressing supporters at the White House early Wednesday, talked about taking the undecided race to the Supreme Court. Democrat Al Gore asked for a recount and the Supreme Court stopped it. To some election law experts, calling for the Supreme Court to intervene now seemed premature, if not rash.

CBS Detroit – There’s a lawsuit that seeks to overturn a recent ruling that allows anyone to deliver absentee ballots and that absentee ballots received after election day must count. The lawsuit by the GOP alleges the absentee ballot ruling needs to be overturned due to prevent “ballot harvesting” and invalidate those ballots received after election day. workers to deliver absentee ballots is unconstitutional. Both Attorney General Nessel and Secretary of State Benson have said they will not appeal Judge Stephens’ original decision. So for now, the Court of Claims ruling is law in the State of Michigan.

DETROIT – The Republican-controlled Michigan Legislature is seeking to intervene in a major court decision that will allow absentee ballots to be counted days after the election. The House and Senate want to join the case and appeal the decision. State law normally requires absentee ballots to be received by the time polls close on Election Day, not days later. Michigan's absentee ballots will flood local governments after voters in 2018 expanded eligibility. “We want to get as many ballots in by 8 p.m. on Election Day," Benson told The Associated Press.

A Michigan judge has ruled that absentee ballots that arrive late in the mail, if postmarked by the day before the November election, must be counted. She said the COVID-19 pandemic and documented mail delays make current the deadline of 8 p.m. on Election Day an “impermissible restriction” for absentee ballots. Stephens noted that a problem was clearly apparent in the August primary, when 6,400 absentee ballots were disqualified because they came in after the statutory deadline. The ruling allows all absentee ballots to be counted if they are postmarked by Nov. 2 for this year’s general election and received by the deadline for certifying results, 14 days after Election Day. Related: 2.1 million voters have requested absentee ballots, says Michigan Secretary of StateBenson issued a statement that supported the judge’s opinion.

The decision is significant in a state that is anticipating waves of absentee ballots this fall; about 2.3 million have already been requested. For absentee ballots to be counted, Michigan law requires them to be received by the time polls close on Election Day. “With the November election quickly approaching, voters and local clerks need certainty — and these decisions provide that,” Jarvi said. Separately, a federal judge on Thursday blocked Michigan's longstanding ban on transporting voters to the polls. “Congress implemented a statutory scheme and gave citizens the right to spend money on transporting voters to the polls,” Davis said.

LANSING, Mich. – A judge on Friday cleared the way for more absentee ballots to be counted in Michigan, saying envelopes postmarked by the eve of the Nov. 3 election are eligible, even if they show up days later. The decision is significant in a state that is anticipating waves of absentee ballots this fall; about 2.3 million have already been requested. For absentee ballots to be counted, Michigan law requires them to be received by the time polls close on Election Day. But Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens said there's a crucial need for flexibility in November, especially after more than 6,400 ballots were disqualified in the state's August primary election. The state's top election official, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, also a Democrat, had been urging the Republican-controlled Legislature to allow the counting of absentee ballots that arrive two days after the election.

Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts during a match against Sloane Stephens, of the United States, during the third round of the US Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)NEW YORK In danger of her earliest exit at the U.S. Open since her debut 22 years ago, Serena Williams turned things around and took over against Sloane Stephens. Williams collected 10 of the last 12 games by lifting her level, to be sure. You know, Serena is Serena," Sakkari said after advancing earlier Saturday by beating 19-year-old American Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 6-1. Quickly, that set belonged to Stephens, who held at love when all four points ended with Williams miscues.

WARREN, Mich. Four people are recovering after being shot Wednesday night at a party in Warren. Police say a female was shot in the leg, two men were shot in their buttocks and one guy was shot in the back. Police say there was a big party going on, when the gunman fired into the crowd. A neighbor living down the street says he heard gunshots in the distance and had to duck after a vehicle came down the street in his direction. Right now there is no information on a suspect.

DETROIT The Michigan Court of Claims held a hearing on Friday morning on the Michigan Legislatures lawsuit against Gov. Lawmakers promised legal action if Whitmer extended the state of emergency without the approval of legislators. State Democrats have fired back, calling the move political. Let us be abundantly clear: This lawsuit is driven solely by legislative Republicans and has no support from the Senate Democratic Caucus," Michigan Senate Democrats said in a statement. The Court of Claims hearing ended with Judge Stephens suggesting that her ultimate decision will probably end up at the Michigan Supreme Court.

Nearly a fifth of Wendy's U.S. restaurants are out of beef, according to a Stephens Inc. study. Since its beginning, Wendy's has touted its use of fresh beef as a way to differentiate from McDonald's and Restaurant Brands International's Burger King, although McDonald's began using fresh beef in its Quarter Pounder burgers in 2018. A 10th of national beef production has been affected by closures, according to estimates from the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union in late April. Shake Shack, which also uses fresh beef in its burgers, said Monday that beef prices are significantly higher, but it has not experienced any shortages. The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects that meat prices for consumers will tick up slightly in 2020, with beef prices forecast to rise as much as 2%.

After developing a competitive crispy chicken sandwich, McDonald's next hurdle is to find enough chickens to support demand, said Wall Street firm Stephens. While investors were hoping for an early 2020 launch of McDonald's new crispy chicken sandwich, Stephens forecasts the fast food chain will run into supply issues, delaying the launch. "We believe the high-quality chicken sandwich market is a place MCD wants to become more relevant and anticipate a mid-year national launch," sand Stephens analyst Will Slabaugh in a note to clients on Wednesday. Stephens raised its full year 2020 U.S. same-store sales estimates to 3.5% from 2.9% and its earnings per share estimates to $8.54 from $8.52, "primarily on an anticipated Crispy Chicken Sandwich launch." The firm said the crispy chicken sandwich could generate more traffic than fresh beef.

Here are the most important things to know about Tuesday before you hit the door. Fast-food chain McDonald's reports third-quarter earnings before the bell on Tuesday. Stephens is forecasting earnings per share of $2.21 on revenue of $5.536 billion. That compares with EPS of $2.05 a share and revenue of $5.34 billion last quarter, results that sent the stock to an all-time high. That sizable gain actually lags the broader market and its fast food peers like Chipotle, which also reports earnings on Tuesday, Restaurant Brands, parent company of Burger King and Wendy's.

In this One Detroit report, neighbors gather at Stephens childhood home on Tuxedo Street now a literary arts and community center for a conversation about the challenges and upcoming changes in their westside Detroit neighborhood

CENTER LINE, Mich. - A child is going to be OK after police said he was struck by a vehicle early Wednesday morning on Van Dyke Avenue and Stephens in Center Line. It was more than a close call and is now serving as a warning for drivers, children and their parents. The 11-year-old child, Leinathea Old, was struck just before 7:30 a.m. Amber Fuller was walking to work and heard the thud seven houses down, she said. The driver asked not to be identified and because he has not been ticketed or charged Local 4 will not be identifying him. Motorists are urged to drive slower during school hours, especially when it's dark outside.