Hundreds of Killers Sentenced to Life as Juveniles May Get New Sentences: Patch PM

DETROIT, MI – Here are some stories to talk about tonight on Michigan Patch:

145 Wayne County Juvenile Lifers Could Get New Sentences

• Kym Worthy's office seeking sentences of more than 25 years for 81 juvenile lifers, and continuation of life without parole for 63 others.

First Human Case of West Nile Virus Reported in Michigan

• So far this year, 13 dead birds and three mosquito pools have tested positive for West Nile virus.

Couple Withdraw $3M Gift for U-M Multicultural Center After Naming Flap

• Replacing name of William Monroe Trotter, the only African-American whose name appears on a U-M building, "is wrong," philanthropist say.

Oakland, Macomb Leaders Scuttle Regional Transit Vote

• Regional Transit Authority optimistic issues can be resolved in time to get ballot language approved for Nov. 8 general election.

Teen Who Drowned in Middle Straits Lake Identified

• The Walled Lake school district planned to make counselors and social workers help students work through grief over the student's death

How Long Will Metro Detroit Heat Wave Last?

• Meteorologists promise, it's going to get better. Just not yet.

Also Worth a Read

• NBA’s Draymond Green Takes Plea Before 2016 Rio Olympics
• Traffic Alert: Getting Around Road Projects in Metro Detroit
• So. Stinking. Hot: All You Need to Know About Torrid Heat Advisory
• Draymond Green Focused on Olympic Gold, Not Assault Charge
• Dive Teams Recover Teen's Body from Middle Straits Lake
• Teen Raises $17K for Forgotten Harvest for Eagle Scout Badge
• Student Catch’s Gates Foundation Attention with Haiti Water Solution: Video
• Street Artist David Zinn Brings 3-D Wizardry to Detroit Zoo

• Delta Aquarids, Perseids Meteor Showers Tuning Up: Peak Viewing Dates

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