Jennifer Chambers

1 month ago | detroitnews.com | Jennifer Chambers

A 69-year-old Southfield man has been charged with raping two children who are family members, Oakland County prosecutors said on Friday. Lawrence Edward Miles is charged with three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of second-degree CSC. The charges are in connection with a series of assaults that occurred between 2024 and 2025 on the victims, a boy and a girl who are both under 10 years old, prosecutors said.

1 month ago | detroitnews.com | Jennifer Chambers

Federal agents arrested a truck driver headed for Canada on the Ambassador Bridge after they found $3 million worth of cocaine in his trailer toolbox early Friday. The driver, Gurshinder Singh, was stopped at 6:55 a.m. Friday as part of an enforcement operation by the Detroit Contraband Enforcement Team, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court.

1 month ago | detroitnews.com | Jennifer Chambers

MICHIGAN Jennifer ChambersThe Detroit NewsView Comments Michigan must prioritize investing in students from low-income backgrounds who are farthest behind in post-pandemic learning if it wants to stop its slide to the bottom nationally in K-12 education metrics, a new education report released Thursday says.

1 month ago | macombdaily.com | Jennifer Chambers

By Jennifer Chambers, The Detroit NewsA local superintendent is commending a student who reported a “kill list” written by another student, saying the decision led to a rapid and timely response by school officials. Sara Dobbelaer, superintendent of Memphis Community Schools informed families April 29 in a letter that a student used the district’s Yellowjacket Tip Line to report a concerning journal entry written by a junior high student.

1 month ago | thenewsherald.com | Jennifer Chambers

By Jennifer ChambersThe Detroit NewsAn intervention program designed to find and thwart the next school shooter in Michigan has moved into its first Downriver school district to train employees in a first-of-its-kind model in the nation. Prevent 2 Protect is a $15 million project funded by the Michigan Department of Education that is designed to prevent acts of adolescent violence and increase school safety.