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  • Woman sentenced following felony animal neglect conviction involving 37 animals

    February 11, 2026

    Karmen Alletia Schooly of Pontiac was sentenced to 92 days in jail with credit for time served and two years of probation by Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Daniel P. O’Brien on Monday, Feb. 9. The judge also ordered Schooly not to own or care for any animals, requiring her to surrender any pets she currently owns to the Oakland County Animal Shelter and Pet Adoption Center.

  • Four to stand trial in connection to death of 5-year-old after hyperbaric chamber explosion at Oxford Center

    February 11, 2026

    On Tuesday, the owner and three employees at the Oxford Center were bound over to stand trial in the 6th Circuit Court in Oakland County on felony charges in connection with the death of 5-year-old Thomas Cooper, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

  • ‘Now is not the time to walk back the progress that we have made,’ ABA president says at Midyear Meeting

    February 11, 2026

    The ability to manage change in tumultuous times while staying true to the core principles of the legal profession is as essential today as it ever has been. In this 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, lawyers must rise to the occasion.

  • Two convicted of conducting criminal enterprise in 2022 signature collection election fraud scheme

    February 11, 2026

    On Monday, defendants Shawn Wilmoth, of Warren, and Willie Reed, of Pompano Beach, Florida, were convicted by a Macomb County jury of conducting a criminal enterprise to defraud the gubernatorial campaigns of Ryan Kelley, Perry Johnson, James Craig, Donna Brandenburg, Michael Brown, and Michael Markey, as well as judicial candidates Tricia Dare, John Cahalan, and John Michael Malone in the 2022 election cycle, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

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