Judge won’t stop an end to life support for Michigan teen
ANN ARBOR (AP) — A judge has rejected a request to keep a 14-year-old boy on life support so his family can find another hospital.
Washtenaw County Judge David Swartz says he has no power to intervene, although he understands the family’s “heartbreak.”
An attorney said he would rush to file the case in the Michigan Court of Claims.
Bobby Reyes of Monroe County has been on life support since an asthma attack in September. But a children’s hospital at the University of Michigan says he won’t recover, adding that continued life support violates professional standards if there is a cessation of a patient's brain functions.
However, the hospital is willing to transfer Bobby if another facility can be found. Attorney Bill Amadeo says the family is working on it.
Judge pulls bond option for longtime ‘most wanted’ fugitive
DETROIT (AP) — A judge has reversed his decision to set bond for a man who spent nearly a decade on a federal “most wanted” list on charges alleging he kidnapped and raped a 10-year-old Detroit girl in 2007.
Wayen County Circuit Court Judge Prentis Edwards set a $250,000 cash bond Thursday for 41-year-old Corey Gaston, which would have allowed him to be released from jail if he could come up with the money.
The Wayne County prosecutor’s office asked Edwards to reconsider, and Edwards rescinded the bond option.
Gaston was arrested last week near Guadalajara, Mexico. Authorities say he was free on bond when he failed to show up for his 2008 trial.
He was placed on the U.S. Marshals’ 15 Most Wanted list in 2011.
Group shares app idea to inform voters of peak poll times
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — University of Rhode Island students and professors have presented a report on voter data they hope can be used in an app to inform voters of peak times at the polls.
The Boston Globe reports that professor Gretchen Macht and students presented the idea to the state Elections Board last week.
Macht, who directs the URI Votes project, says the app could use past and current data to let voters know when polling places are crowded.
The project received funding for research after it took some people more than two hours to vote at some polling sites in 2016.
Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea says the data and technology allows for rethinking how to improve the voter experience.
Utah firefighters get purple manicures aiding girl in crash
CLEARFIELD, Utah (AP) — Two firefighters responding to a car crash left the scene with purple manicures after calming a young girl upset over the collision.
North Davis Fire District Chief Allen Hadley and Captain Kevin Lloyd checked on the crying and screaming girl while medics evaluated her mother.
The two dads, both fathers of young girls, soothed the upset girl by allowing her to paint their nails after the car accident Saturday in the city of Clearfield.
The North Davis Fire District is praising the firefighters for their quick thinking.
“This is how amazing our firefighters are,” the district wrote.
Nobody was seriously hurt in the crash.
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