Leadership role
Published: February 06, 2026
Long known as a trailblazer in the Pontiac community, retired Oakland County 50th District Court Judge Christopher Brown (center) blazed yet another trail on January 20 when he was honored as the inaugural recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award presented by the City of Pontiac.
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No legionella detected at the Oakland County jail, courthouse tower and child development center
February 06, 2026The latest round of routine Legionella testing returned “non-detect” results for the bacteria in all sampled locations at the Oakland County Jail and Little Oaks Child Development Center.
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Jury convicts man of killing his girlfriend, the mother of his child
February 06, 2026On Thursday, Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido announced a jury convicted Jaion Barnes, a 25-year-old man from Clinton Township, on all charged counts, including Second-Degree Murder. The woman he killed, Tianna Ross, was his girlfriend and the mother of his child.
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Nessel files motion to reopen ‘Conditional Approval’ of DTE data center contracts
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Distinguished constitutional law scholar honored at ABA reception for lifetime achievement
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- No legionella detected at the Oakland County jail, courthouse tower and child development center
- Jury convicts man of killing his girlfriend, the mother of his child
- Nessel files motion to reopen ‘Conditional Approval’ of DTE data center contracts
- Distinguished constitutional law scholar honored at ABA reception for lifetime achievement
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