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Terminally Ill Dog Buddy Checking Items Off 'Bucket List'

• Buddy doesn’t have much time left, but Oakland County woman who took dog in after his owner died is determined to make his last days count.

Ordeal Of Infant On Terrorism 'Watch List' Shows Deep Flaws: Lawsuit

• A federal lawsuits challenges a federal program that lists more than one million people as 'suspected or known terrorists.'

Juvenile Lifer Resentencing: 7 Notable Metro Detroit Cases

• High court ruled life-without-parole sentences for juveniles are “cruel and unusual punishment.” But how should resentencing proceed?

Man Held Woman in Chains, Sold Others in Sex Trade: Feds

• Routine West Bloomfield Township investigation uncovered a sex trafficking operation and child pornography, federal prosecutors allege.

Dearborn Club Could Lose Liquor License Over Violence

• Residents worry that clubs along Michigan Avenue make western part of the city unsafe.

Concealed Pistol Applications Shoot Up In Michigan

• Macomb, Oakland, Wayne, other counties see increases — huge spikes in some cases — in CPL applications since county boards were eliminated.

Foster Closet in Farmington Hills Faces Closure Threat

• Farmington Jaycees aim to raise $2,000 to assist in relocation of Foster Closet, which must move due to code violation.

Detroit Tigers Can Fulfill Holocaust Survivor's Bucket List [Video]

• Baseball club says it’s working to accommodate Hermina Hirsch’s dream to sing national anthem at Detroit Tigers game before she dies.

POLICE & FIRE

Deputy in St. Patrick's Day Crash Allegedly 'Super Drunk'

• Off-duty deputy had blood alcohol content of 0.20 and fled the scene of St.Patrick’s Day crash, authorities allege.

New Sentencing Ordered in Dearborn Heights Porch Shooting

• Judge erred when she said she couldn’t impose a sentence lower than one prescribed in sentencing guidelines, Appeals Court panel rules.

Woman Fired Gun Twice in Fight Outside Dearborn Bar: Police

• A 28-year-old Sterling Heights woman faces attempted murder, assault and firearms charges in Sunday morning incident.

Craigslist Scam Led Police to Other Crimes with Counterfeit Money

• Suspect in Orion Township case also implicated in several others in Metro Detroit, authorities say.

3 Face Multiple Felonies in Charity Poker Event Robbery

• Three masked gunmen ordered poker players at Momo’s Poker Room to lay face down on the floor and robbed them, authorities say.

Madison Heights Woman in Prison for Life in Craigslist Murder

• Bria Blackmon and her stepbrother, Demonte Easterling, were convicted of killing man she met on Craigslist, then burning his house.

West Bloomfield Man Sentenced in $3.4M Medicare Fraud

• Owner of Perfect Home Health Care Sentenced to 57 months in prison for role in $3.4 million health care fraud scheme.

Lawsuit Filed in St. Patrick's Day Arrest Posted on YouTube

• A Farmington Hills man claims Royal Oak police used excessive force and that he was falsely arrested.

Wayne Sheriff's Corporal Threatened with Gun; 4 in Custody

• Motorist pointed gun at officer on Lodge Freeway, and then again after exiting vehicle, Wayne County Sheriff’s Office said.

Man Stole Liquor, Styling Tools to Sell for Bus Ticket: Police

• Bloomfield Township police said they found the suspect hiding under a tree with a shopping cart full of stolen merchandise.

Farmington Hills Mini-Bike Rider, 39, Dies in Crash

• Stanley Smith, 39, was pronounced dead at Beaumont Hospital – Farmington Hills after Saturday evening crash.

WEIRD NEWS

Bizarre Incident Illustrates Tight Birmingham Housing Market

• Man’s desperate tactic showed the level of competition for homes in Birmingham (and it also earned him a night in jail).

Boy Shoots Himself in Butt with Gun Dad Left for Protection: Police

• “Leaving a rifle with an 11-year-old is never a good idea,” Detroit police official says. Dad is in custody.

Ex-MI Lawmakers Courser, Gamrat Claim False Imprisonment

• Two ousted lawmakers have preserved right to sue for false imprisonment and false arrest, claiming a plot to ruin their political careers.

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Lawsuit Seeks to Shut Down Detroit Abortion Clinic

• Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says clinic violates state law requiring licensed physicians own clinics providing medical services.

Navy to Name Destroyer After Retired Sen. Carl Levin

• The long-serving Democratic senator from Detroit served about a decade as the chairman of the Armed Services Committee.

Law Now Requires Human Trafficking Hotline Number Be Posted

• Bill requiring that human trafficking hotline number be posted at busy transportation hubs written by Plymouth Township lawmaker.

For the First Time in 8 Years, Wayne County is in the Black

• Surplus of $5.7 million recorded, with $20 million and $10 million available, respectively, for union bargaining and pension contributions.

BUSINESS

Donald Trump Thumps Ford Over $1.6B Assembly Plant in Mexico

• Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders have both taken swipes at Ford on the presidential campaign trail.

Suburban Eateries on Detroit's Best New Restaurants List

• Chartreuse Kitchen and Cocktails is the Detroit Free Press Restaurant of the Year. Check out the others on the list.

Fiat Chrysler to Idle 1,420 Workers 'Indefinitely'

• The layoffs reflect slow sales of Chrysler 200 midsize sedan and increasing demand for trucks and SUVs, the company said.

Kroger to Invest $180M in Michigan, Create 1,000 New Jobs

• New Marketplace stores — supermarket-plus centers — are planned in Royal Oak, White Lake Township and Shelby Township.

SPORTS

NCAA Disallows U-M Coach Harbaugh's 7-State 'Swarm Tour'

• Coaches in the ACC and SEC prompted the rule change, saying the recruiting blitz placed them at a disadvantage.

MSU's Izzo to be Enshrined in Basketball Hall of Fame

• Izzo led Spartans to 18 consecutive trips to NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, seven trips to the Final Four and a national championship.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Coldplay Brings A Head Full of Dreams Tour to The Palace

• Acclaimed singer/songwriter Alessia Cara and Foxes will open the Aug. 3 Metro Detroit concert, one of 12 new dates added.

'All You Need is Love' Hits the Stage in Ferndale

• Spoiler: Danny Seiwell, the original drummer for Paul McCartney’s band Wings makes a video appearance. And that’s not the only surprise.

Choice April 14 Bruce Springsteen Tickets Released, But Hurry

• If you weren't able to get tickets for the Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band concert on April 14, you may be in luck.

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