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by P.D. Lesko Court records show that in Mar. 2023, 14A District Court Magistrate Elisha V. Fink issued a bench warrant for Tamar L.L. Young. Young had been charged with a felony weapons crime in Aug. 2022. On June 29, 2023, 19-year-old…

Firefighter Tim Rugg protested Gov. Whitmer’s ban on large gatherings and was disciplined; Ann Arbor's mayor joined a big ‘Black Lives Matter’ rally just a month later. by Jaime A. Hope On Dec. 19, 2022, four Ann Arbor city employees…

Updated 7/1/23: The name of the alleged shooter was added. by P.D. Lesko County Prosecutor Eli Savit has charged 16-year-old Kendall Newbern with open murder in connection with the death of an 18-year-old man on June 21. When…

by P.D. Lesko On June 29, the Washtenaw County Sheriff posted this to their Facebook page: SUSPECT OF QUADRUPLE SHOOTING APPREHENDED! Just before 5:00pm today, the U.S. Marshal's Detroit Fugitive Apprehension Team was able to…

Rep. Debbie Dingell held a townhall to discuss clean up of the spreading 1,4 Dioxane plume.

6/30/23: Updated with the names of the victims by Bryce Whitney Two people have died and two more remain in the hospital after a shooting in Ypsilanti Township. Police say around 6:30 p.m. Monday night four people were shot at the…

In response to a three-year study that concluded AAPD patrol officers disproportionately pulled over drivers of color for car equipment failures, on June 20 City Council approved a new ordinance to keep police from initiating traffic…

State Rep. Kathy Schmaltz today invited residents to sit down and chat during her upcoming office hours in Jackson and Washtenaw counties. Local office hours are an opportunity for community members to meet face-to-face with Schmaltz to…

While Washtenaw County law enforcement officials cater to criminals, crime rates are increasing.

by Jaime A. Hope Picture this: You pitch investors on a company that will create many jobs and offer a great return on investment. The investors bite. They give you seven years and $500 million to work the plan. Time passes. They ask…