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1. 1 Dead In Troy Residential Fire: Officials (patch.com) — Residents in Troy are mourning after a deadly house fire Thursday morning at a home in the Troy Villa community along Stephenson Highway. Firefighters arrived to find the structure partially collapsed and, after knocking down the flames, discovered one person dead inside while no one else was injured. Investigators are still working to determine what caused the blaze and expect to release more details later.
2. Boy, 5, burned alive in hyperbaric chamber as mom desperately tried to save him (themirror.com) — A tragic hyperbaric chamber fire at the Oxford Center in Troy killed 5‑year‑old Thomas Cooper and badly injured his mother during a treatment session in early 2025. A safety director has now been sentenced for involuntary manslaughter, with three other staff members still facing charges, as prosecutors detail alleged safety lapses at the Troy facility.
3. MJR Theatres bringing horror classics to big screen for Spooky Season (bnd.com) — Horror fans in Troy can catch five classic scary movies for just $5 each at MJR Theatres, which is running a Big Screen Rewind series from September 25 through Halloween. With titles like "Friday the 13th," "Scream," and "The Shining" rotating weekly, tickets are already on sale for the Troy location and other nearby MJR cinemas.
4. Private equity links to Michigan bankruptcies, layoffs, union-busting (pestakeholder.org) — Workers in Troy face the loss of 71 jobs as private-equity-owned manufacturer Trystar shuts down its local facility, part of a broader pattern of buyouts and consolidations across Michigan's manufacturing sector. The piece details how investment strategies, debt, and plant closures are affecting jobs statewide, including other Michigan communities hit by layoffs, bankruptcies, and anti-union campaigns.
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