Police report 15-20 headstones toppled at Detroit-area cemetery
SOUTH LYON (AP) — Police say vandalism is blamed for the toppling of 15-20 headstones at a suburban Detroit cemetery.
WDIV-TV reports police in South Lyon got a call Thursday morning about the vandalism at South Lyon Cemetery. Police say flowers and displays also were knocked over.
Police are looking for the person or people responsible for the vandalism. They're asking for tips from the public if anyone knows who might be to blame.
State government boosting environmental sustainability
LANSING (AP) — State government in Michigan is stepping up efforts to boost environmental sustainability by using energy saving efforts at prisons, converting state parks and fish hatcheries to renewable energy, and taking other steps.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the kickoff of the effort Thursday.
Whitmer has directed departments to implement more sustainable practices in state buildings and reduce energy usage where possible. And a pilot program has started to conduct energy audits in the departments of Corrections, Health and Human Services, Natural Resources, and Transportation.
The state Department of Corrections is moving toward "green prisons," with solar panels and energy saving measures planned at its St. Louis Correctional Facility.
Meanwhile, a pilot program in the Department of Natural Resources is planned at Seven Lakes State Park and Oden Fish Hatchery.
Giant emoji painted on house roil California community
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A southern California seaside community is in an uproar after a home was given a new paint job featuring two huge emoji on a bright pink background.
Manhattan Beach residents railed against the makeover during a City Council meeting Tuesday night, citing problems with spectators and asserting that it was done with bad intent.
One speaker called the paint job graffiti and another said it was an attack on neighbors.
The new paint job appeared after neighbors reported the home was being used for short-term rentals and the homeowner was fined $4,000.
“This all got started because a neighbor was trying to help the city enforce the rules,” resident Dina Doll told the council.
The home in the city’s El Porto neighborhood stands out dramatically on a steep street that descends toward a pleasant beach usually filled with surfers.
Both bright yellow emoji are cross-eyed and have distinctly big eyelashes. One has a goofy expression with its tongue hanging out. The other has its mouth zippered shut.
Owner Kathryn Kidd told KABC-TV she didn’t realize short-term rentals weren’t allowed and she denied the redecoration is retaliation.
“Oh no, no. Never,” she told the station, while acknowledging that it may not fit in the neighborhood.
“Some people may like it,” she said. “Some people don’t like it.”
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