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Author: Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press

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‘I’m scared. Are you scared?’: A Michigan mom’s harrowing story of leaving her autistic son to fight COVID-19 alone in the hospital

November 29, 2020 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on ‘I’m scared. Are you scared?’: A Michigan mom’s harrowing story of leaving her autistic son to fight COVID-19 alone in the hospital

Pam Warfle had to leave her autistic son in the hospital with COVID-19. She begged to stay, to no avail. Then her mom got the virus, too.

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‘They’re amateurs’: Feds say plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was dangerous, poorly planned

October 17, 2020 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on ‘They’re amateurs’: Feds say plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was dangerous, poorly planned

U.S. Magistrate Judge Sally Berens agreed the government had probable cause to charge the six defendants, despite objections by defense lawyers.

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How the FBI spent months tracking the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

October 10, 2020 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on How the FBI spent months tracking the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Here’s how the federal government thwarted an effort to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, according to court records, the FBI, police and prosecutors.

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6 years later, Michigan ‘I can’t breathe’ case may reopen amid protests

June 14, 2020 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on 6 years later, Michigan ‘I can’t breathe’ case may reopen amid protests

The Michigan attorney general was asked to review the 2014 death of a Michigan man who died after mall cops pinned him to the floor. No charges were filed.

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Mom with COVID-19 delivers twins as husband faced death: ‘Let me live’

April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on Mom with COVID-19 delivers twins as husband faced death: ‘Let me live’

A woman pregnant with twins drove herself to the hospital when her water broke. She and her husband both had COVID-19.

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Catholic parishioners sue to get back ousted priest accused of molestation

February 16, 2020 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on Catholic parishioners sue to get back ousted priest accused of molestation

In a novel lawsuit, parishioners claim their Detroit priest was falsely accused of sex abuse, framed by church leaders, and are suing to get him back.

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He got a settlement from a race discrimination lawsuit. A bank wouldn’t cash the check

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on He got a settlement from a race discrimination lawsuit. A bank wouldn’t cash the check

A man had just received his settlement from a race discrimination lawsuit. But when he went to the bank to deposit the checks, the police were called.

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Spirit Airlines passenger: Cabin crew didn’t take my groping allegation seriously

January 23, 2020 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on Spirit Airlines passenger: Cabin crew didn’t take my groping allegation seriously

A Michigan college student says she was sexually assaulted on a Spirit Airlines flight, but that flight attendants treated her like an annoyance.

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2009 Christmas Day underwear bomb maker killed, White House confirms

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on 2009 Christmas Day underwear bomb maker killed, White House confirms

The confessed terrorist crafted a bomb that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab wore aboard a Detroit-bound airplane on Christmas Day in 2009.

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80-year-old woman lived in filth. Nobody knew until she was found dead, eaten by her dog.

August 1, 2019 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on 80-year-old woman lived in filth. Nobody knew until she was found dead, eaten by her dog.

For years, Sally Honeycheck, 80, lived in squalor. No one knew, until her cousin found her body.

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