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TCH sale to city gets federal judge approval
Federal Bankruptcy Judge Thomas J. Tucker has ruled that The Community House on Bates Street in downtown Birmingham can be sold to the city, rejecting a competing offer from the Julie and Mark Pulte Charitable Foundation.
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Talks continue on short-term rental regulations
Birmingham City Commissioners and Planning Board members continued a lengthy discussion on regulations for short-term rentals throughout the city during the Monday, June 15, joint workshop which at first was dominated by the issue of an out-of-control pool party at a rental home the prior weekend.
Rowdy pool party forced to close by police
Birmingham police were forced to close down a pool party in the 300 block of Westchester Street in the city on Saturday, June 13, after mounting complaints were phoned in to the department over noise, neighborhood streets jammed with cars and lewd public behavior by partygoers.
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Man scammed with fake arrest warrant
A Birmingham man was scammed out of nearly $4,000 after falling victim to a phone scammer claiming he had an outstanding arrest warrant.
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Woman arrested in home invasion attempt
A Detroit woman was arrested in Birmingham the morning of Monday, June 8, as a suspect in an attempted home invasion that took place in the 1000 block of Stanley.
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Counterfeit bills used at hotel restaurant
Birmingham police are investigating a report of counterfeit money after the manager of a downtown hotel reported someone had used two counterfeit $100 bills on Wednesday, June 3, at the hotel’s restaurant.
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Teen caught damaging parking garage
The Park Street parking structure in the 300 block of Park Street in Birmingham was damaged the night of Monday, June 8, after a 16-year-old from Rochester hit the structure equipment with his car.
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Statue, decorative rocks taken from yard
Over a month after an incident during which a statue was taken from her yard and dumped in a neighbor’s yard, a Birmingham woman living in the 1000 block of Haynes Street again finds items missing from her property.
Wandering cops: how communities handle new hires
Andrew Lyon was hired by the East Lansing Police Department as an officer in 2024. By the time he resigned in April 2026, he was the subject of four internal department investigations. According to local reporting from WLNS-TV, in just two years on the job, Lyon was under investigation for speeding through red lights during a pursuit without lights and sirens, running red lights, and speeding in a personal vehicle. He had also ignored direct commands from his superiors not to discuss a federal civil rights lawsuit, which two black men filed against Lyons for using pepper spray on them when they were arrested for an alleged altercation outside a restaurant. Lyons claimed he was breaking up a fight, although video surveillance from the restaurant showed there was no fight. In reality, one of the men who was pepper-sprayed and arrested was trying to deter the other from getting involved in a potential fight.
GAME OVER
As we all know, one week before the storied bipartisan Mackinac Policy Conference in late May, former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced he was dropping his run as an independent candidate for governor in November. The question that has continued to circulate is why do it right before the Mackinac conference, which is sponsored by the Detroit Regional Chamber – which had endorsed Duggan early on.
