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CBS News
15-07-2025
- CBS News
Resident pleads to Pontiac city leaders on community safety: "The violence needs to stop"
A concerned resident in Metro Detroit is pushing for Pontiac city officials to take action against violence in the city, specifically involving its youth. "This violence needs to stop. I have a great deal of worry about my family living in Pontiac," said Janice Quinn. Pontiac has always been a city that Quinn has called home, but recently, she says violence has gotten out of control. "The young man that was shot on Auburn (Street) in the car. That was my best friend's grandson. Then you had the big major fight with girls at Hollywood market, teenagers. You had the killing at M1 Course. My mother is 86 years old. I don't want my mother having to leave the living room at a certain time in the evening to go to the back of the house because a stray bullet may come through the front door," Quinn said. Quinn says these incidents have one thing in common: young people. While she says parents need to be held accountable, she doesn't feel city leaders are doing enough to prevent these acts of violence from happening in the first place. "I haven't heard a peep out of the mayor and the council. There's been a curfew in Pontiac for over 20 years. They used to enforce it, and now they don't. Detroit, the minute something happened, they enforced their curfew. Pontiac, you have not heard one word, and these kids are going wild," said Quinn. According to Pontiac City Council President Mike McGuinness, a curfew is not always the solution. "To me, it's gotta be a multi-pronged approach, rather than just say if there's kids out and it's after X pm at night, ticket them, detain them, send them home because that could also spiral out and get out of hand," McGuinness said. McGuinness says Pontiac takes violence seriously, and while there's always more work to be done, city leaders are committed to keeping residents safe. "We've invested in community policing. The sheriff's department is working to be in the neighborhood, in the community to help address matters. And we've also invested in group violence intervention or GVI. Those are initiatives that have worked in other cities around the country. Pontiac deserves to have a good reputation, Pontiac deserves to have safe neighborhoods, and while we've seen improvement there, we still have a way to go," said McGuinness. For councilwoman Melanie Rutherford, who represents district one, it comes down to providing alternatives to violence and making our younger demographic feel heard. "You can't prevent violence, but you can give them alternatives to violence. What we have to do is be the changemakers in the community. One way we do that is saying I care, I matter, you matter, we matter, and when we have those conversations, children will be like 'We'll pause.' The pause can change a person's life," said Rutherford. Rutherford also says a neighborhood watch is soon starting in her district to address these concerns. Oakland County Sheriff's Office public information officer Stephen Huber sent the following statement: "Having a zero-tolerance enforcement policy for curfew violations would be a substantial change in how the city of Pontiac, through its policing, interacts with its youth. That is really a policy question that is best addressed by the city." CBS News Detroit also reached out to Pontiac City Mayor Tim Greimel, but he was unavailable for comment.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
1986 Pontiac F50 Listed For $30,000
Read the full story on Backfire News We did a serious double-take after running across this 1986 Pontiac 'F50' listed for $30,000. There's a lot to take in with this interesting build and the ad that lists it for sale. Overall, we wonder who would pop out that kind of cash to own such a unique this is yet another Pontiac Fiero made to look like a Ferrari. While it doesn't nail the F50's proportions perfectly, it does a better job than other conversions we've seen in the past. If you're wondering what's so bad about driving a Fiero that looks like what it is, this thing obviously isn't for you. More likely, this car is for someone who just really wants to own a Ferrari F50 but doesn't have a substantial income or savings. Call it pathetic to live this fantasy this way, there are obviously a fair number of people who like this sort of thing. The seller says all the bespoke work cost over $60,000 to perform, and that's just parts and materials. It sounds like the guy did all the bodywork himself, spending over 7,000 hours toiling away on this thing. While we can appreciate this was likely a labor of love, we wonder if the market will value it to the tune of $30,000. While it apparently has won awards at shows, the thing is a little rough. Sure, the modified engine only has 11,000 miles on it, but the seller admits the car has been pretty much sitting for the past eleven years. He doesn't get specific, but says the Pontiac F50 'requires some TLC to get it in 'best-in-show' condition.' That could mean all sorts of things, but we bet if you're really interested in this ride the seller would be more than happy to explain in detail. But would you spend $30,000 on this build? Would you talk the guy down some? Or is this a hard pass? Check out this car's listing here. Images via Tom Donahue/Facebook Marketplace
Chicago Tribune
08-07-2025
- Chicago Tribune
Two killed in expressway crashes near Northbrook, Glencoe
Crashes on the I-94 expressway in the northern Chicago suburbs claimed two lives during and just after the July Fourth weekend, per Illinois State Police. The first fatal crash occurred in the early hours of Sunday, at about 2:52 a.m., in the northbound lanes of I-94 near Tower Road near Glencoe, according to Trooper Jason Wilson, a public relations officer for the state police. Troopers responded after getting a report of a four-vehicle personal injury crash involving a red Pontiac, black Hyundai, white Jeep, and a gray Tesla, he said, adding that at least one female passenger was taken to a local hospital with injuries. Alejandro Hernandez, 32, of Chicago, was also taken from the scene, with injuries, to a local area hospital where he was pronounced dead, Wilson said. Multiple lanes were closed for the crash investigation, he said, and all lanes were reopened at 9:08 a.m. The crash remains under investigation, he added. On Monday, July 7, the southbound lanes of I-94 were shut down for about four hours after Illinois State Police responded at about 12:30 p.m. to a crash in the southbound lanes near milepost 40, which is near Dundee Road and Route 41 in Northbrook, per Trooper Caleb Billingsley, a state police public information officer. One occupant of a vehicle was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital, he said. At approximately 1:27 p.m., law enforcement closed the southbound lanes for the investigation and traffic was diverted to I-294, Billingsley said. All lanes were reopened at approximately 5:41 p.m. The state police are continuing their investigation, he said Tuesday morning.
CBS News
07-07-2025
- CBS News
ATV operator dies, his passenger injured, during crash with SUV in Pontiac
A Flat Rock man was killed and a woman was injured when an all-terrain vehicle collided with a GMC Terrain in Pontiac, Michigan. The accident happened about 4:55 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Melrose Avenue in Pontiac, according to the report from Oakland County Sheriff's Office. Anthony Thomas Cowgill, 25, of Flat Rock, was operating the 1987 Yamaha 30 ATV eastbound on Pennsylvania Avenue. His passenger was a 31-year-old woman from Macon, Georgia. The vehicle was not legal for on-road use, the sheriff's office said. In the meantime, a 37-year-old woman from Pontiac was driving the GMC northbound on Melrose Avenue. The ATV operator disregarded the stop sign and struck the approaching SUV, deputies said. The GMC driver, who was wearing a seat belt, was not injured. "An individual illegally operating an ATV lost his life, and his passenger was seriously injured. Incidents like this underscore the importance of safety and proper equipment use to help avoid such heartbreaking outcomes," Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said about the crash. The collision is under investigation by the Oakland County Sheriff's Office Crash Reconstruction Unit.
Epoch Times
05-07-2025
- Politics
- Epoch Times
How a Royal Statue Represented the Colonists' Changing Views
The French and Indian War of 1754 to 1763 had hardly ended before another war began on the American continent. In a fight over their geographic sovereignty, native tribes—including the Choctaw, Delaware, Ottawa, Seneca, and Shawnee—allied together against the British. This war, which began in 1763, was known as Pontiac's Rebellion, named after the Ottawa war chief. The war began in the Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley and extended as far west as the Illinois territory and as far east as western Virginia, continuing for two years and ending in a stalemate. A 19th-century engraving by Alfred Bobbett. In a famous council on April 27, 1763, Pontiac urged listeners rise up against the British. Public Domain
