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• Detroit Man Found Frozen to Death

  Larry Buckfire | January 06, 2008 10:16 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

• Zug Island Gas Explosion Kills Michigan Worker

  Larry Buckfire | January 06, 2008 7:53 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  "Great Lakes officials believe the blast destroyed as much as 400 feet of pipe. Flames late Saturday afternoon could be seen shooting from pipes at the island, as the excess gas burned off."A gas explosion at the U.S. Steel Great Lakes Work Plant in Zug Island, Michigan yesterday killed one worker and injured four others. Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the explosion,...

• Detroit House Fire Kills Girl, No Smoke Detectors in Home

  Larry Buckfire | January 05, 2008 10:04 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  "Everything happened so fast," she said. "The whole house went up."A tragic house fire in Detroit, Michigan took the life of a 13 year old girl the other. The girl attended a special school for autism and had trouble communicating. Apparently, the furnace in the home was in disrepair and not working. Because the family could not afford to have it fixed, they used two furnaces to heat the...

• EMU Settles Dorm Death Case

  Larry Buckfire | December 14, 2007 7:41 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  The family of the Eastern MIchigan University student who was killed in her dormitory has agreed to settle their wrongful death lawsuit for $2.5 million. This tragegy was first reported about one year ago when her body was discovered in her dorm room. Police later arrested a fellow student and charged him rape and murder.Initially, the university informed the parents that their daughter had...

• Car-Train Collision Kills Two and Injures One

  Jenny Albano | December 09, 2007 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  Two residents of Mount Pleasant, MI were killed Saturday afternoon, December 8 when their car struck a train carrying 67 passengers. The accident occurred at 2:12 P.M. and Jennifer Mae VanBuskirk, 31, and Allen John Pego, 31, were pronounced dead at the scene. Passenger Msquabnah Pego, 28, was airlifted to St. Mary's Hospital in Saginaw with unknown injuries.Jennifer Mae VanBuskirk, 31, Mount...

• Colorado Sexual Assault Case Settled

  Larry Buckfire | December 05, 2007 1:57 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  The University of Colorado has settled a lawsuit filed by two women who alleged that they were sexually assualted by football recuits. The women will share a total settlement of $2.85 million dollars. The women's lawsuit alleged CU violated federal law by fostering an environment that allowed sexual assaults to occur. The suit accused the university of failing to adequately supervise players...

• Amtrak Train To Chicago Crashes

  Larry Buckfire | December 01, 2007 9:11 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  An Amtrak train travelling from Michigan to Chicago on November 30, 2007 crashed into the back of a freight train ust as it entered the Chicago yard. Dozens of people were injured and taken to the hospital, including five Amtrak employees who were in critical condition. At least 187 passengers and six crew members were on train No. 371, also known as the Pere Marquette, which was to arrive at...

• Hospital Fined For Brain Surgery Errors

  Larry Buckfire | November 27, 2007 4:22 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  We have read in the past about horrible surgical mistakes and operations on the wrong part of a person's anatomy. Incredibly, a Rhode Island hospital has just been fined for performing its third operation in 2007 on the wrong side of a patient's brain. In one case, the patient died after a second surgery. If a patient suffers harm and additional surgical treatment as a result of a wrong side...

• Chesterfield Michigan Car Accident

  Larry Buckfire | November 24, 2007 5:11 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A serious Michigan car accident was reported in the paper today. The accident, which occurred on I-94 near 26 Mile Road in Chesterfield Township, Michigan occurred early Saturday morning, A man from New York died in the accident after he lost control of his Ford Escort and crashed through the freeway median. He then hit a tractor-trailer truck traveling eastbound. The truck then flipped and...

• Clergy Sex Abuse $50 Million Settlement

  Larry Buckfire | November 20, 2007 12:51 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  Another major settlement has been reported in a case involving allegations of sexual abuse against the Roman Catholic Church. The church has agreed to pay $50 million to more than 100 Alaskans who allege sexual abuse by Jesuit priests. This is largest settlement ever against a Catholic religious order and was filed on behalf of altar boys and girls who were sexual abused by their clergy. ...