Detroit Man Sets Self On Fire During Family Spat
A 19-year-old Detroit man has died after setting himself on fire during an argument with a family member.
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A 19-year-old Detroit man has died after setting himself on fire during an argument with a family member.
A Warren mother and her four children are burned out of their home, in what police are calling an act of arson.
Thursday, Dec. 29 marks a sad anniversary in the City of Wayne, where one year ago a massive explosion killed two people and severely injured the owner of Frank's Furniture Store.
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A fire at a Hazel Park apartment complex for seniors killed one person and injured three others.
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Lansing officials are working with St. Vincent de Paul after a weekend fire gutted the charitable organization's local thrift store and office.
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Authorities say a fire was reported inside the 31-year old's apartment on Joy Road near I-275 around 4:15 a.m. As police arrived, the unidentified man jumped from the second floor window.
DTE crews said there was an illegal electrical hookup at the home, although fire officials said the cause of the fire remains undetermined.
Elementary students at one Detroit charter school will have Thursday off, after an overnight fire damaged at least one classroom.
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Officials believe that there was some kind of a struggle or assault at Helen Gale's Winchester Street home before she was found burned beyond recognition early Saturday.
Police responding to a report of a fire at a deer hunting blind in Michigan's Upper Peninsula found the remains of a 69-year-old hunter.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Department says a 20-year old driver was allegedly speeding on Legault Ct. at West Legrand in the Rochester Estates mobile home park when he lost control and crashed around 5 a.m. The Chevy Cobalt and mobile home caught fire and were completely destroyed.
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An insurance company is seeking $1.8 million from Hallmark Cards and another company over a defective snow globe blamed for a fire that destroyed a home in northern Michigan.
Authorities say they had to break down doors and rouse drunken students during fires at a fraternity near Michigan State University.
The victim was found in the parking lot. Early reports show that he set himself on fire and then ran across the lot.
At least one unit of a senior citizen complex in Hazel Park w damaged by fire Friday morning.
An Oakland County woman was convicted of animal neglect after 37 dogs and cats were removed from her home in September 2024.
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A judge has ordered a competency review in the case of a Utica man charged with killing his estranged wife at a Meijer gas station.
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Two cougar kittens believed to have been living in Michigan's Upper Peninsula were caught on a trail camera with their mother.
A police officer happened to be in the area when his mother called 911, saying the child was not breathing.
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Oakland County health officials are reporting a confirmed case of measles in a pediatric patient at DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital.
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Detroit is 0-5-1 against the Steelers in the 21st century, and Pittsburgh even won a Super Bowl at Ford Field against the Seattle Seahawks in 2006.
Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist as the Utah Mammoth pulled away from the Atlantic Division-leading Detroit Red Wings 4-1.
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