Holland restaurant owner arrested for violating Michigan health orders, state says
HOLLAND, Mich. โ A Michigan restaurant owner has been arrested Friday for allegedly violating the stateโs public health orders, in addition to a court-ordered temporary restraining order, amid the coronavirus pandemic, officials report. The Holland restaurant owner is accused of operating her business without a license, since MDARD suspended Pavlos-Hackneyโs food establishment license on Jan. 20, officials said. An administrative law judge ordered on Feb. 11 that the Holland restaurant ownerโs license suspension continues. According to the Allegan County Health Department, the restaurant failed to practice COVID mitigation strategies such as mask use and social distancing. Throughout the pandemic, more than 40 Michigan establishments have had liquor licenses suspended due to their alleged failure to comply with the stateโs health orders.
Michigan woman charged with โ03 murders of newborn twin sons
CHICAGO โ A Michigan woman has been charged with murder in the deaths of her newborn twin sons more than 17 years ago, police said Saturday. Antoinette Briley, 41, of Holland, Michigan, was charged Friday with two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of her sons. Cook County detectives eventually identified Briley as the victimsโ potential birth mother. Detectives traveled to Holland, Michigan, and obtained a discarded cigarette containing Brileyโs DNA, which was matched to the DNA from the victims. Police learned Briley was in Cook County and took her into custody after a traffic stop in suburban Oak Lawn.
Aerial treatment to help prevent spread of EEE completed in Michigan
Aerial treatment to prevent the spread of the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus has been completed with approximately 462,000 acres treated, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced Thursday. The treatment, which started on Sept. 16, was completed Wednesday, according to MDHHS. โAerial treatment was important to protect the health and safety of Michiganders,โ said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, MDHHS chief medical executive and chief deputy for health. A Montcalm County resident is suspected of having EEE following preliminary testing. Individuals younger than 15 and over 50 are at a high risk on contracting the virus, MDHHS said in a press release.
Remains found in Michigan might be missing girl from '89
ALLEGAN, Mich. โ Investigators in western Michigan might have discovered the remains of a missing teenager whose adoptive father was recently charged in a 1980 homicide in Virginia. Aundria Bowman was 14 when she disappeared in 1989 in Allegan County. Skeletal remains were found in a shallow grave under cement Wednesday in the county's Monterey Township, Undersheriff Mike Larsen said. News organizations, citing property records, said the land where the remains were found is owned by Dennis Bowman. โDuring the course of (the Doyle) investigation, investigators continued to search for answers as to the whereabouts of Aundria,โ Larsen said.
Michigan man's marijuana felony charges dropped after Prop 1 passes
He was facing six felony charges in Michigan's Allegan County for the delivery and manufacturing of marijuana, and up to 15 years in prison. He also said in the past eight years he has been arrested on marijuana charges 10 times. Martinez doesn't know the exact reason these recent charges were dropped, but he credits the passing of Proposal 18-1. Whatever the reason, Martinez is thankful his felonies are a thing of the past. The Allegan County Prosecutor's Office has not said exactly why the charges were dropped.