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Bashara bounced from Macomb church festival - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
“He was even wearing a name tag but we don't know where he got it,” said a festival volunteer who did not want to be identified. “He was acting like he belonged there, like he was a regular, and I don't think people liked that.
Tenants jump from burning Clinton apartment building - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
“I definitely feel lucky to get out of there,” said Lopez's fiancé, who declined to give his name. Arson investigators focused on a gutted first floor apartment. Officials said the door to the hallway had been left open, causing the smoke, ...
Tenants jump from burning Clinton apartment... - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
“I definitely feel lucky to get out of there,” said Lopez's fiancé, who declined to give his name. Arson investigators focused on a gutted first floor apartment. Officials said the door to the hallway had been left open, causing the smoke, ...
Egypt: Owner of belly dancing TV station arrested - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
The raid was prompted by complaints from viewers, the official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media. Besides the belly dancing, the station also carries advertisements for sexual enhancement products and ...
Suspects in Detroit escort murder case arrested in Sterling Heights - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
“All I know is there was a lot of commotion going on there and a bunch of police officers going in and out of there,” said one woman who did not want to be identified as she walked with her baby near the house where the raid took place.
Suspects in Detroit escort murder case arrested... - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
“All I know is there was a lot of commotion going on there and a bunch of police officers going in and out of there,” said one woman who did not want to be identified as she walked with her baby near the house where the raid took place.
DA: 18-year-old shot dead in Coatesville - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
A neighbor, who asked to remain anonymous, said she heard three gunshots at around 9:30 pm just before hearing a car speed off. When she looked outside she saw Pinto's body lying in the street, she said. “It's scary when this stuff happens right in ...
Christmas Eve pink slips make Pontiac firefighters see red - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
By Carol Hopkins “I had heard they were mailed out,” said one firefighter, who asked not to be named and said he had not yet received one. He complained about the timing of the notices, right on Christmas Eve.“So many have wives and children,” he said. ...
Iowa dog rescues kittens - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
She dragged the bag home and waited for her owner, Kerry, who did not wish to be identified by her full name. Kerry is used to Reagan bringing home trash “treasures,” so when she saw the bag, she disregarded it and headed for the door. ...
Attorney for hazed Walled Lake Western player speaks out - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
... players were suspended and two assistant coaches fired for a hazing incident where Flood's client was taped to a pole with his mouth taped shut at the home of an assistant coach last week, according to sources who asked not to be identified. ...
Attorney for hazed Walled Lake Western player speaks out - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
... players were suspended and two assistant coaches fired for a hazing incident where Flood's client was taped to a pole with his mouth taped shut at the home of an assistant coach last week, according to sources who asked not to be identified. ...
SMART to lay off 123 workers, cut services - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
“The money from the feds for Southeast Michigan comes on the basis of services delivered,” one official told the Daily Tribune, speaking on condition of anonymity. “If you're delivering less services overall, that reduces the size of the whole pot. ...
Stove caused fatal house fire in Oak Park - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
“I hope the mother pulls through for the sake of her children,” said the neighbor, who asked not to be identified. “We were mostly hello-goodbye neighbors. We were just getting to know them better in the last couple weeks. It's a very sad situation. ...
Emails show possible Open Meetings Act violation in West Bloomfield - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
A West Bloomfield Township resident who asked not to be identified first contacted The Oakland Press in late July to express concern over decisions being made by a majority of school board members before being discussed in an open setting, ...
Peters backs challenge to GOP redistricting - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
So far, no legal challenge has been filed, but a source speaking on background only said Michigan's congressional Democrats are weighing a challenge. Peters, 52, was first elected to Congress in 2008. Levin, 79, was first elected in 1982. ...
Boater: I saw nudity during Sylvan Lake party - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
The resident, a long-time boater who signed his email “Disgusted and Fed-up Boater” asked to remain anonymous. He said he saw women performing nude on a stripper pole during the July 30 party and added, “I don't want this stuff on my lake. ...
Detroit 3 set to open negotiations with UAW - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
“It's important we establish a new model,” said one executive familiar with the negotiations, who asked not to be identified. The old model of regular pay raises and rich benefits was unsustainable as the bankruptcies at General Motors and Chrysler ...
Casey Anthony eats in Troy? Restaurant says no - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
One woman, who asked to remain anonymous thought she'd spotted Anthony sitting with two other women at Papa Vino's Italian Kitchen in Troy. “Sorry, but no,” said a manager at Papa Vino's about the potential sighting. The manager, who said she was not ...
Sears may move its headquarters to Oakland County - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
Sears representatives have reviewed property belonging to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on 11 Mile Road west of Inkster Road, according to one local real estate executive with knowledge of the site, who asked not to be identified. ...
Professor pleads no contest to stalking - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
“All the time I have known him, he has been one of our best friends,” said the man, a 68-yearold West Bloomfield Township resident who declined to give his name. By Ann Zaniewski An Oakland University professor could face up to a year behind bars after ...
VIDEO: Man says he's innocent before getting life in prison for 1978 killing - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
A woman who identified herself as Cooper's sister-in-law but declined to give her name said she knows Cooper as a person who treats people well. “I've known him for 13 years,” she said. “He's been nothing but good to everyone around him. ...
Driver 'brought back to life' after serious accident at Waterford gas station - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
A gas station worker, who asked not to be identified, said she was called by police to come to the station. A driver in a Ford Escape was hurt in the accident, she said. “It looks like he barely missed our pond out front and he hit the curb. ...
Holly heavy metal musician accused of neglecting animals - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
A neighbor who asked not to be identified called the situation at Banch's farm “disgusting and frustrating.” Continued... She said Banch began raising chickens in the spring of 2009 on his 3-acre farm. Soon two cows were delivered. ...
Another suspect arrested in murder-for-hire plot involving Ferndale woman - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
“Based on our investigation and interviews with the (four prior) suspects -- and also with an anonymous source -- we believe that another person was in the house with Clark,” said Sheriff Anthony Wickersham. Powell was allegedly part of the murder plot ...
Three years later, St. Clair developer is missing as are his proposed casino ... - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
“He's basically disappeared off the face of the earth,” said one person who had dealings with Defeo but did not wish to be identified. Twenty-seven lawsuits involving 51 plaintiffs were filed against Defeo, his companies, including Defeo Enterprises, ...