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Mom says son was ‘knocked out’ for 15 seconds in River Rouge school fight, she found out online
A Detroit mother is demanding answers after her 13-year-old son was injured in a school fight — saying she only found out later when a video surfaced online.
Evelyn Dixon says her son, Eymare Files, a student at Sabbath Middle School in River Rouge, got into an argument with a friend last Friday afternoon, January 31, 2025, over a girl. That argument quickly escalated into a physical fight around 1:30 p.m.
Timeline: Freezing rain, ice heading to Southeast Michigan
A Winter Weather Advisory was issued for Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties beginning Wednesday night due to freezing rain and ice.
Freezing rain has to do with a temperature inversion in the upper atmosphere. Technically, it’s sandwiched between two layers that are below freezing. The clouds spit out snow, which falls into a layer that’s above freezing, so it melts.
Then, there’s not enough time as it reaches the colder layer at the surface for it to refreeze. If it did, it would be sleet.
Former Howell bank employee claims she was fired after taking FMLA to care for dying daughter
A former Huntington Bank employee is suing after she says she was fired after taking the Family Medical Leave Act.
Terri Estepp was taking time away from work to be with her young adult daughter, who was dying of cancer.
Estepp had been with Huntington Bank for nearly 30 years and was the branch manager at the Howell location when she was fired.
Estepp had taken various leaves of absence to be with her 31-year-old daughter in California as she underwent treatment.
USPS has suspended parcels from Hong Kong and China. Here’s what it means for Shein and Temu
Americans are likely to pay more for products from popular Chinese e-commerce platforms like Shein and Temu as the U.S. Postal Service said it would stop accepting parcels from China and Hong Kong.
The move was announced Tuesday, coming after the U.S. imposed an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods and ended a customs exception that allowed small value parcels to enter the U.S. without paying tax. Canada and Mexico managed to negotiate a month-long reprieve from 25% tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Weather: Winter Weather Advisory issued for multiple Southeast Michigan counties due to freezing rain, ice
This is the coldest day of the week with wind chills this morning ranging from the single digits to low teens and air temperatures this afternoon only forecasted to top out in the upper 20s.
A Winter Weather Advisory will go into effect 10 p.m. this evening to 9 a.m. Thursday for Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties. This is due to round one of two potential rounds of wintry weather over the next few days.