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Samantha Sayles

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Samantha Sayles

    Oakland County woman fights 15-year-old girl, pours boiling water on her, cops say (opens the original)

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    Samantha Sayles, Senior Digital Producer PONTIAC, Mich. — A Pontiac woman has been charged after she allegedly poured boiling water on a 15-year-old girl following a fight Sunday evening. Shanell Lakeisha Cohen, 31, was charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm, less than murder, or strangulation. Deputies responded to the area of Leonard Lane at around 7 p.m. on Sept. 28 for a report of a large group of people fighting. When they arrived, they found that around 50 to 100 people g

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Samantha Sayles

    Stretch of Pontiac Trail closed in Orchard Lake Village due to police situation (opens the original)

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    Samantha Sayles, Senior Digital Producer OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – Police are asking residents to avoid a stretch of Pontiac Trail in Orchard Lake Village Thursday morning. Details are limited, but police said they are investigating a situation at the Orchard Lake Nature Sanctuary, off Pontiac Trail, on Oct. 1. Pontiac Trail between Old Orchard Trail and Halsted is closed Thursday morning. Schools in the area are in a secure mode as police investigate the scene. Copyright 2026 by WDIV ClickOnDetro

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Samantha Sayles

    Rewriting Michigan’s constitution?: Understanding Proposal 1 on the November 2026 ballot (opens the original)

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    Samantha Sayles, Senior Digital Producer Michigan voters will decide whether to rewrite the state constitution on the November 2026 ballot. If voters approve Proposal 1, it would trigger a constitutional convention, a first in over 60 years. All Michigan voters will see the following wording on the 2026 November ballot for Proposal 1: Proposal 2026-1: A proposal to convene a constitutional convention for the purpose of drafting a general revision of the state constitution Shall a convention of e

  4. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Samantha Sayles

    Boil water advisory issued for parts of Shelby Township -- what residents need to know (opens the original)

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    Samantha Sayles, Senior Digital Producer SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A boil water advisory has been issued for parts of Shelby Township on Wednesday. The Shelby Township Department of Public Works said a water main break happened in the area of 25 Mile Road and Mound Road at around 12:45 p.m. on Sept. 30. Crews are working to repair the break. In the meantime, a boil water advisory has been issued for all properties in the area as a precaution. Here’s a list of streets that are under a boil water a

  5. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Samantha Sayles

    Her death appeared to be suicide. Now Wayne County man sentenced to prison for girlfriend’s murder (opens the original)

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    Samantha Sayles, Senior Digital Producer WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – A Wayne County man who was charged with murdering his girlfriend, after her death was initially reported as a suicide, has been sentenced to decades in prison. David Paul McPherson, 40, was charged with second-degree murder and felony firearm possession in the death of 24-year-old Haleigh Pace. Pace was found dead on June 29, 2025, at her home on Montana Street in the Holiday West Mobile Home Community in Sumpter Township. Previous c

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