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Michigan Mom Who Abandoned Kids for Years Gets New Charges
Remember the Michigan mom who abandoned her kids for over 4 years? She has been charged for those crimes and now a second set of charges has been added. A mother in Pontiac, Michigan, allegedly abandoned her 3 children in their home to live alone for nearly 4 years. A 15-year-old boy, a 13-year-old girl, and a 12-year-old girl will left alone to fend for themselves in deplorable conditions.
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Michigan Roundabouts Have Caused More Accidents, but That’s Not Necessarily a Bad Thing
I love roundabouts, but there are many people in Michigan who wish they never had to drive through one again. Like them or not roundabouts have been great benefits to make driver's safer. ⬇️ The Most Dangerous Train Tracks In Grand Rapids ⬇️. Grand Rapids has several dozen...
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Mother accused of abandoning her 3 children charged with welfare fraud
A Pontiac mother accused of child abuse and abandoning her three children for years is now facing additional charges. Kelli Bryant, 34, has been charged with three counts of welfare fraud. Bryant is already facing three counts of first-degree child abuse. The welfare fraud charges stem from a review by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services of Bryant's support payments. MDHHS alleges Bryant obtained an overpayment by fraud of $29,397 from January 2022 through February 2025. "The defendant appears to have effectively abandoned her children while collecting their public assistance," said Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald in...
The Saginaw News
Saginaw mental health center mourns loss of therapist in murder-suicide
AUBURN HILLS, MI — The tragic fallout of domestic violence has hit home for a Saginaw mental health service as their staff grapples with the killing of one of their therapists. Jackie Jo Torrez, 34, was fatally shot inside the Holiday Inn Express at 3990 Baldwin Road the night...