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Michigan prosecutors: Crumbleys' lying friend shouldn't house couple if freed on bail

PONTIAC, Mich. — Oakland County prosecutors on Tuesday attacked the credibility of proposed living arrangements for James and Jennifer Crumbley if they were to be released on bond, arguing that the person designated to house them had legal issues and is not responsible enough.

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Dixon-Whitmer's 'high-stakes fight' for Michigan's top job reaches final hours

PONTIAC, Mich. — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican challenger Tudor Dixon both contended they were problem solvers Sunday during some of their final campaign stops before Election Day, but they identified vastly different topics needing attention.

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Experts in school shooter's parents' case say there are opportunities to intervene on the 'pathway to violence'

PONTIAC, Mich. — Two experts testified Friday that there are noticeable changes in a child's lifestyle that cannot be ignored and, if acted on, can prevent tragedies like the Oxford High School shooting, but the lawyers representing the parents charged with involuntary manslaughter in the case say their testimony is…

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Crumbleys in court for first hearing since son's guilty plea in Oxford school shooting

PONTIAC, Mich. — James and Jennifer Crumbley are back in court Friday morning as a judge considers allowing expert testimony in their involuntary manslaughter trial connected to Nov. 30 Oxford High School shooting that killed four students.

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Details emerge about how shooter obtained gun used in Oxford rampage

PONTIAC, Mich. — Ethan Crumbley pleaded guilty Monday to 24 charges related to the Nov. 30 Oxford High School mass shooting that killed four students and wounded seven other people and for the first time revealed key details about the gun he used in the rampage, a development that could…

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Emotions run high as Ethan Crumbley pleads guilty in Michigan school shooting

PONTIAC, Mich. — A stoic Ethan Crumbley admitted to an Oakland County judge Monday that he went on a shooting rampage in Oxford High School last year that left four of his classmates dead and seven others wounded, prompting emotional responses from victims' families in the courtroom.

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Prosecutor: Ethan Crumbley expected to plead guilty to Oxford school shooting charges

PONTIAC, Mich. — The Oxford High shooting suspect is expected to plead guilty next week to charges that carry up to life in prison, an Oakland County Prosecutor's Office spokesman confirmed Friday.

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Prosecutor: Ethan Crumbley to plead guilty to all 24 charges in Oxford school shooting

PONTIAC, Mich. — A spokesperson for the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed Friday that the accused Oxford High shooting suspect is expected to plead guilty next week to charges that carry up to life in prison.

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Judge cautions prosecution about pretrial statements in trial of Oxford shooting suspect's parents

PONTIAC, Mich. — An Oakland Circuit Court judge handling the trial of the parents of the accused Oxford High School shooter is allowing Oakland Prosecutor Karen McDonald to share information with those affected by the shooting but urged her to be cautious.

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Request to modify bond for parents of accused Oxford High shooter denied

PONTIAC, Mich. — An Oakland Circuit judge denied defense attorneys' request to have bonds modified for the parents of the accused Oxford High shooter, who are facing charges related to the Nov. 30 shooting.

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Michigan school shooting suspect to remain in adult jail, judge rules

PONTIAC, Mich. — A judge has again ordered Oxford High School shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley to remain in the Oakland County Jail as he awaits his trial.

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Parents of Michigan school shooting suspect fight to forbid prosecutor's expert witness

PONTIAC, Mich. — The Oxford couple facing charges related to the Nov. 30 school shooting involving their teenage son are arguing the Oakland County prosecutor's expert witness shouldn't be allowed to testify.

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Oxford High shooting suspect ordered to remain in Oakland County Jail

PONTIAC, Mich. — Oxford High School shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley was back in court virtually Thursday and ordered to remain in the Oakland County Jail pending trial.

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County prosecutors can't enforce Michigan abortion ban, Oakland Co. judge rules

PONTIAC, Mich. — An Oakland County judge ruled Friday that county prosecutors cannot enforce the state's 1931 abortion law as courts consider a lawsuit brought by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that seeks to overturn the ban as unconstitutional.

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Henry Payne: 5 things about the loud, lurid, 'lectric Dodge Charger Daytona

PONTIAC, Michigan — It’s That '70s Show again with the federal government on the warpath to eliminate V-8s, gas-guzzlers and fun. But the fun-lovin’ Dodge brand wants to stay a step ahead of the killjoys.

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Michigan judge to rule Friday on preliminary injunction to block abortion law

PONTIAC, Mich. — An Oakland County Circuit judge said he will rule Friday morning on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s request for a preliminary injunction against letting county prosecutors bring charges in abortion cases under Michigan's 1931 law.

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Prosecutors can't enforce Michigan abortion ban until judge decides on injunction

PONTIAC, Mich. — Oakland County Circuit Judge Jacob Cunningham signed an order Wednesday keeping his temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of Michigan's abortion ban in “full force and effect” until he decides on a broader request for a preliminary injunction.

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Parents of Michigan school shooting suspect created 'pathway to violence,' prosecutor says

PONTIAC, Mich. — Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald is asking a circuit judge to permit evidence in the trial of the parents of the accused Oxford High shooter because it allegedly reveals “they had a role in creating a pathway to violence for the shooter.”

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Left-wing US senator implicitly hits out at the pro-Israel group AIPAC at a rally for Rashida Tlaib and Andy Levin.

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Judge orders Oxford schools to comply with depositions in civil suit over shootings

PONTIAC, Mich. – An Oakland Circuit judge ordered the attorney for the Oxford School District Wednesday to comply with a request for depositions in a civil lawsuit stemming from the Nov. 30 high school shooting in which four students died and seven others were wounded.

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Michigan judge limits pretrial publicity in case of parents of alleged school shooter

PONTIAC, Mich. — An Oakland County Circuit judge issued a gag order in the case involving the parents of the accused Oxford High School shooter.

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Accused Oxford shooter could be called to testify in his parents' manslaughter trial

PONTIAC, Mich. — Defense attorneys for the parents of accused school shooter Ethan Crumbley plan to call the couple's son as a witness in the involuntary manslaughter trial of of James and Jennifer Crumbley. Their 16-year-old son is charged with killing four students and wounding six others in a Nov.…

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Judge orders Oxford shooting video released; prosecutor seeks to intervene

PONTIAC, Mich. — The Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office said Wednesday it will seek to intervene in a civil lawsuit after a judge ordered the release of all evidence contained in the Oakland County Sheriff Office’s file relating to the Nov. 30 Oxford High School shooting, including surveillance footage.

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Oakland County prosecutor fires back at Crumbley defense claims

PONTIAC, Mich. — Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald challenged allegations of inappropriate pretrial publicity in the manslaughter case of the parents of the accused Oxford High shooting suspect and said she would not object to a media gag order for both sides.

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