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The search is on to replace Detroit Police Chief James Craig. The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners on Thursday voted unanimously to begin the process of finding a replacement for Craig, who announced his retirement earlier this week. The move comes at a time when violent crime is rising sharply in the city. At Thursday's meeting, Deputy Chief Charles Fitzgerald said that homicides increased by 31% and non-fatal shootings by 45% in 2021, said Deputy Chief Charles Fitzgerald.  The board is responsible for selecting candidates for the chief's job under the city charter.  "As require...

Stephanie Sinclaire Lightsmith obituary Katherine Wyeth My mother, Stephanie Sinclaire Lightsmith, who has died aged 67 by accidental drowning in New Zealand, was a screenwriter, theatre practitioner and filmmaker, as well as a published poet and novelist. She was also an artistic director of the King’s Head theatre in London, which was founded by her husband, Dan Crawford. She was born in New York to Howard Weiss, a lawyer, and Bernice Smith, an artist. After her parents divorced, her mother married a jazz musician, Joseph diLalla, heralding a peripatetic lifestyle that saw...

Tuscaloosa church donates to Jefferson County storm victims Donations delivered to JeffCo storm victims By Kelvin Reynolds | February 11, 2021 at 5:04 PM CST - Updated February 11 at 5:04 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Volunteers spent Thursday morning filling a U-Haul truck with donations going to tornado victims in Jefferson County. “The community came out. The church and the community came out and pulled through to get this truck full,” Bernice Smith told WBRC. Tuscaloosa’s Weeping Mary Baptist Church jumped into action soon after storms hit neighboring Jefferson County last mon...

Tuscaloosa-area groups collect donations for Jefferson County tornado victims Tuscaloosa relief effort for Fultondale storm victims By Kelvin Reynolds | January 28, 2021 at 7:03 PM CST - Updated January 28 at 7:03 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The EF-3 tornado that touched down in Fultondale also touched hearts around the Tuscaloosa-area, and people eager to help in any way they can. Tuscaloosa’s Weeping Mary Baptist Church is accepting donations. The church wants people to bring bottled water, sports drinks along with hand sanitizer and disinfectants to the Church’s activity center ...