Author: Maria Monroe

Lansing lawmakers move closer to possible tax cut Some 700,000 citizens who earn under $57,000 a year are in line for a possible tax cut first offered in 1975 by then-President Gerald Ford of Michigan. LANSING, Mich. (FOX 2) – Good news for families and seniors in need, the governor and both political parties are moving toward a tax cut that could save them between $350 and a $1000 a year. Some 700,000 citizens who earn under $57,000 a year are in line for a possible tax cut first offered in 1975 by then-President Gerald Ford of Michigan. Gov.Gretchen Whitmer…

Lawyers for President Biden have discovered additional classified documents from his time as vice president at Biden’s Wilmington, Del., residence, the White House confirmed Thursday. Richard Sauber, special counsel to the president, said in a statement that attorneys for Biden searched the president’s Delaware residences in Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach after 10 classified documents were found at Biden’s old office in Washington, D.C. The search was completed on Wednesday night and turned up a “small number of additional Obama-Biden Administration records with classified markings.” “All but one of these documents were found in storage space in the President’s Wilmington residence garage,”…

Black men lead both chambers of Michigan Legislature for first time ever For the first time in state history, two Black men — Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist and House Speaker Joe Tate — lead both chambers of the Michigan Legislature. LANSING, Mich. (FOX 2) – Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist and House Speaker Joe Tate are celebrating a historic moment – it’s the first time in state history that Black men have led both chambers of the Legislature.  “It’s also a huge responsibility I think that we have. We stand on the shoulders of others. There have been African-Americans that…

Brave 7-year-old helps save grandmother’s life after SUV pins her She was dropping Mariah off at home in West Bloomfield, thought the SUV was in park. It wasn’t and it started to roll – she tried to stop it, but got trapped. WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) – A quick-thinking 7-year-old is being called a hero after her great-grandma was injured, but it now recovering. “It was like really scary,” said Mariah Galloway. On the Ring doorbell recording, you can hear the terror in Mariah’s voice – her great grandma in the driveway was pinned under her rolling SUV. “She…

The band teacher took the kids to visit the DSO and stopped for lunch at Niki’s Pizza, which is attached to Niki’s Lounge. The students were moved from Niki’s Pizza due to lack of available space to the lounge – and that’s when some of them started playing on the poles.

Rochester 6th grade field trip pole dancing photo upsets school board member The band teacher took the kids to visit the DSO and stopped for lunch at Niki’s Pizza, which is attached to Niki’s Lounge. The students were moved from Niki’s Pizza due to lack of available space to the lounge – and that’s when some of them started playing on the poles. ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (FOX 2) – The Rochester Communities school district is under fire after sixth-graders were pictured practicing pole dancing while on a class field trip. The trip happened back in November and the picture surfacing…

KINDE, Mich. (FOX 2) – A 92-year-old Michigan man is facing charges stemming from sexual abuse that allegedly happened more than two decades ago. David Rowland Winston, of Kinde, was charged Wednesday with first-degree criminal sexual conduct and given a $50,000 personal recognizance bond.  According to Michigan State Police, Winston allegedly abused the victim in 1997 and 1998. Read more stories from around Michigan here. An investigation into the alleged abuse is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the MSP Caro Post at 989-673-2156 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-422-5245.

Stolen shelter dogs found safe A day after they were stolen from a Detroit animal shelter, four dogs are back and doing well. One was found in an abandoned garage, while the other three were inside an empty apartment building. DETROIT (FOX 2) – Four dogs are safe after thieves broke into a Make a Difference Rescue shelter in Detroit and stole them early Wednesday. “They were going crate to crate to see what dog would be friendly enough,” said Judy Jones, with the rescue.  One of the dogs, Willow, was found in an abandoned garage in a pile of…

NEW YORK – Love her or loathe her, Barbie has been transformed again, this time into a version for children as young as 3.Gone is the contentious hourglass figure for My First Barbie, which launched Thursday ahead of July’s live-action film about the icon starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.The slightly softer-bodied Barbie follows on the high heels of tall, petite and curvy iterations that were released five years ago in a massive makeover.My First Barbie is 13.5 inches tall, 2 inches taller than traditional Babs, with a larger waist that de-emphasizes the bust line (it remains in place, however),…

DENVER – Earth’s fever persisted last year, not quite spiking to a record high but still in the top five or six warmest on record, government agencies reported Thursday.But expect record-shattering hot years soon, likely in the next couple years because of “relentless” climate change from the burning of coal, oil and gas, U.S. government scientists said.Despite a La Nina, a cooling of the equatorial Pacific that slightly reduces global average temperatures, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calculates 2022’s global average temperature was 58.55 degrees (14.76 degrees Celsius), ranking sixth hottest on record. NOAA doesn’t include the polar…