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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Allan Lengel

    For the Hoffa-Curious: Former Home of Jimmy Hoffa in Lake Orion For Rent on Airbnb and Vrbo (opens the original)

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    James R. Hoffa's former home on Lake Orion has a spot in Michigan history. After Hoffa disappeared in July 1975, the media often gathered there for updates, and Hoffa's son, James P. Hoffa, gave briefings. Hoffa was never found, and the murder was never solved. Now, history buffs and the Hoffa-curious can rent the home through Airbnb and Vrbo. (We first saw this story in the Detroit Free Press.) On Airbnb, the home is marketed as "The Hoffa House - A Piece of American History." The Hoffa House i

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Allan Lengel

    Bridge Michigan: Jocelyn Benson’s record -- Election Fights, Faster DMV Visits, Transparency Flop (opens the original)

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    This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here. In her eight years as Michigan’s secretary of state, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson has presided over one of the most tumultuous elections in Michigan’s history, implemented voting changes and reformed the way her department does business. Benson depicts herself as b

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · by Allan Lengel

    Boy, 3, Passed Around Loaded Gun to Other Children at Daycare. Parents Charged. (opens the original)

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    Parents Rabab Ibrahim Al Zayad, 27, and Brandon John Ely, 28, of Wayne County, were charged Thursday in an incident earlier this week in which their three-year-old son passed around a loaded gun at his Canton Township daycare center. Al Zayad was charged with one count of unsafe storage of a firearm, a misdemeanor. Ely faces one count of fourth-degree child abuse, a misdemeanor, which carries a penalty of up to one year in jail. The incident happened at the Children's World Early Learning Center

  4. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · by Allan Lengel

    Metro Detroit Businesswoman Accused of Posing as U.S. Ambassador and Fraud (opens the original)

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    Shannon Monet Steel, a Farmington Hills businesswoman who posed as a U.S. ambassador to the Central African Republic, went on a global spending spree before the FBI arrested her on financial fraud charges, Robert Snell of the Detroit News reports. She spent money on items including a Bentley Continental, a leased Maserati and a ticket to Paris. Now, the U.S. Attorney's Office is asking a Detroit federal judge to freeze her assets pending trial. "Steel routinely deceives victims into sending her

  5. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · by Allan Lengel

    Toddler Brings Loaded Gun to Daycare; Parents To Be Arraigned Thursday (opens the original)

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    Parents are scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on criminal charges after their toddler showed up Monday at a daycare center in Canton Township with a loaded gun. Officers responded to the scene, secured the weapon and launched an investigation, which resulted in the charges, Canton Police said in a press release. Both parents are scheduled to be arraigned before Judge Joe Barone in 35th District Court in Plymouth. The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday that a judge is expected to si

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