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Ex-Wayne County court assistant charged with embezzling more than $60,000 from a judge
Steven Allen is accused of using a judge’s ATM card to make illegal purchases
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Crime, Dana Nessel, Michigan, 36th Circuit Court, Wayne County, judge, embezzlement, Attorney General
Wayne County Sheriff under fire for soliciting cash donations for his mom
Raphael Washington is accused of violating the county’s ethics ordinance
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Government, Wayne County, Wayne County Sheriff' Office, Raphael Washington, Reginald Crawford, ethics, Wayne County ethics ordinance, gifts
Fired nurses file whistleblower lawsuit against Wayne County’s crisis-ridden juvenile jail
The William Dickerson Detention Facility has come under fire earlier this year for ‘deplorable’ and ‘inhumane’ conditions
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, William Dickerson Detention Facility, Juvenile detention facility, Wayne County, lawsuit, Wayne County Circuit Court, nurses, juveniles
Activist files lawsuit to force Trump off the ballot in Wayne County
Robert Davis argues that Trump is ineligible to run because he engaged in an insurrection on Jan. 6.
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Politics & Government, Robert Davis, lawsuit, Wayne County Circuit Court, Wayne County, Wayne County Election Commission, Donald Trump, politics, election
Wayne County jobs court helps low-level offenders get jobs, services
The $4.8 million test pilot is aimed at making defendants more productive members of society
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Crime, Politics & Government, Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, jobs, Wayne County, crimes, court, Focus: Hope, Bridgewater Interiors, Stellantis, Detroit Works, Goodwill Industries, Michigan Rehabilitation Services, Carpenters and Millwrights
Opinion: Sixth Circuit slams police ‘money-making venture’ in Detroit
Wayne County seizes hundreds of vehicles each year on the flimsiest of excuses. Henry Ford might appreciate the factory-like efficiency.
By Wesley Hottot and Daryl James
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Car Culture, Crime, Politics & Government, Views & Opinions, Wayne County, civil forfeiture in Michigan, Michigan law enforcement
Wayne County warns of contaminated waterways following powerful storms
Rivers and lakes could be contaminated with partially treated sewage and stormwater
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Environment, Nature, River Rouge, Wayne County, state of emergency, public health advisory, rivers, water, thunderstorm, Warren Evans
Anti-marijuana activists target ordinance in Riverview
If successful, dispensaries would be forced to close and lay off their employees
Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Downriver, Wayne County, Riverview, Ballot proposal, marijuana, recreational marijuana ordinance, cannabis, Kinship Cannabis Co.
Wayne County carjacker accidentally let loose by Ohio jail
Christopher Bibbs Jr. was serving four to 10 years in prison when he was incorrectly released
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Michigan Department of corrections, prison, Christopher Bibbs, Wayne County, carjacking, Thumb Correctional Facility, Lapeer, Ohio
Metro Detroit under tornado watch, National Weather Service reports
The strong storms could produce large hail and destructive wind
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, National Weather Service, tornado watch, Macomb County, Wayne County, Oakland County, weather, thunderstorm
Wayne County workers busted for allegedly falsifying their time sheets
‘There is nothing right about this,’ Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Wayne County, Wayne County Bridge Department, Warren Evans, Kym Worthy, Larceny, Wayne County Prosecutor's Office
Wayne County man who stormed U.S. Capitol sentenced to 9 months in prison
Anthony Puma entered the Capitol through a shattered window
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Anthony Puma, U.S. Capitol, Insurrection, Wayne County, Brownstown Township, Washington D.C.
Stop dumping toxic train-derailment waste in metro Detroit, lawsuit implores
Norfolk Southern dumped hazardous waste at two Wayne County facilities
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Norfolk Southern, train derailment, Wayne County, lawsuit, Wayne County Circuit Court, hazardous waste, Republican Industrial and Energy Solutions, U.S. Ecology Wayne Disposal, Romulus, Belleville
FBI arrests Wayne County cousins for joining violent mob during Jan. 6 insurrection
One of the officers cried out in a video, ‘We’re being trampled’
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, FBI, insurrection, U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, Kyle Mlynarek, Ronald Balhorn, Wayne County
Carhartt to expand operations in Dearborn, creating more than 120 new jobs
The expansion is supported by the Michigan Strategic Fund
By Alex Washington
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Retail, Eminem, Dearborn, Wayne County, Carhartt Duck Jacket, Slideshow
A note from Abdul El-Sayed: I’m going back to public service
That means goodbye to The Incision, for now
By Abdul El-Sayed
Tags: The Incision, The Incision, Abdul El-Sayed, The Incision, Wayne County, Wayne County Department of Health, Human, and Veterans Services
Abortion rights activists celebrate Michigan’s Proposal 3, a ‘historic victory’
The approval means the 1931 ban will no longer be enforced
Tags: Politics & Elections, Abortion Rights, Politics & Elections, Planned Parenthood, ACLU, Beaumont, Wayne County, Oakland County, Lansing, Michigan Supreme Court, Roe v. Wade
Judge dismisses Karamo lawsuit seeking to reject tens of thousands of Detroit votes
The court's ruling is just latest embarrassing rebuke of Karamo’s baseless claims
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Kristina Karamo, Detroit, Wayne county, Wayne County circuit Court, conspiracy theories, election, politics
Prosecutor Worthy warns of serious consequences for anyone who intimidates voters
The warning follows revelations that at least three groups led by election conspiracists are planning to challenge voters in Michigan on Tuesday
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Politics, election, poll watchers, poll challengers, intimidation, Kym Worthy, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, Detroit, Wayne County
Schoolcraft College is accused of retaliation, racial discrimination in federal lawsuit
The school was at risk of losing its accreditation due to its lack of diversity, suit states
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Education, Schoolcraft College, Wayne County, lawsuit, racism, Livonia, education, racial discrimination
Netflix is still looking for Detroit ‘Love is Blind’ contestants
By Lee DeVito
Tigers fixing up run-down Comerica Park ahead of Opening Day with $30M investment
Royal Oak’s Hideaway has been transformed into the bar from ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’
By Layla McMurtrie