WEDNESDAY NEWS HIT - Port Huron police say a man had loaded guns and drugs in his car when officers found him passed out while his son played Pokemon in the back seat.
Bodycam footage captured the encounter when officers approached Emory Lewis' car, where he was slumped over in the front seat at a gas station early Monday.
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North Carolina man found sleeping in car with guns, drugs and young son inside
A police body camera was rolling as Emory Lewis woke up to a nightmare. A Port Huron officer found him slumped over in his car.
Police found loaded handguns on the center console and in between the driver’s seat and door, an AR-15, and another loaded handgun in the back seat, where the 11-year-old child was. Police said Lewis also had prescription pills, meth, and alcohol in the car.
According to police, Lewis is from North Carolina. He drove to Port Huron to meet a woman he met on the app TikTok and was preparing to head home. He told officers that he didn't know what he was doing was illegal, authorities said.
"He said it was legal in North Carolina and didn't know it was illegal in Michigan," said Capt. Brian Kerrigan, with Port Huron police. "I don't think any of it is legal in North Carolina, either."
Police say that the boy is back in North Carolina with his family, while Lewis is locked up and facing charges of child endangerment, drug possession, operating under the influence, and drug charges.
Maurielle Lue describes COVID-19 battle that hospitalized her
FOX 2's Maurielle Lue contracted COVID-19 earlier this year. As she was nearing the end of her quarantine, she thought things were getting better but suddenly took a turn for the worst.
The virus led to a high fever, hallucinations, and eventually a hospitalization.
While she is home now and back to work, she is still suffering from symptoms of the virus that made her fear for her life.
"I'm still dealing with a list of long-hauler COVID symptoms and I have double pneumonia and nighttime confusion," she said.
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Maurielle Lue's fight with COVID-19
When Maurielle Lue was diagnosed with COVID-19, she followed the protocols and was close to ending her quarantine. And everything changed. This is her story in her own words.
Ford to reveal F-150 Lightning on Wednesday night
Ford's newest electric vehicle, the F-150 Lightning, will be unveiled Wednesday night in Dearborn.
President Joe Biden visited the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center on Tuesday, where he spoke about the future of electric cars, toured the center, and took a test drive in the new pickup.
Biden has been pushing for a more electrified fleet of American cars since getting into office. His trillion-dollar infrastructure plan also included a large investment in electric vehicle charging stations and manufacturing.
Ford will reveal the truck Wednesday at 9:30 p.m.
Production of the electric F-150 will begin next spring at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center.
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Ford to reveal electric pickup, F-150 Lightning, on Wednesday night
Ford will reveal its news vehicle, an electric take on the F-150, Wednesday night in Dearborn.
12-year-old accused of killing Detroit man
A 12-year-old boy is facing charges after he shot and killed a 25-year-old man during a fight Sunday in Detroit, officials said.
Police were called to Mark Twain near Puritan on the city's west side around 9:30 p.m., where they found D’Vonte Relford, 25, on the ground. Police said he suffered several gunshots.
Police said some sort of argument led to the boy allegedly shooting Relford in the back.
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Tight-knit Detroit neighborhood rocked by 12-year-old arrested in fatal shooting of man
Neighbors we spoke with say this is a tragedy for both sides - the 25-year-old victim and the boy accused of pulling the trigger on Mark Twain near Puritan on the city's west side.
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- Detroit Tigers pitcher Spencer Turnbull threw baseball's fifth no-hitter this year, beating the Seattle Mariners 5-0.
- Michigan will reinstate a requirement that people receiving unemployment benefits show they are actively searching for work, effective May 30.
- Detroit neighborhoods are cracking down on reckless drivers with a new speed hump effort. On Tuesday the city's Department of Public Works announced it will install 4,500 speed humps during this year’s construction season.
- Michigan is no longer the most expensive state to insure a car, according to a new report. For seven straight years, Michigan has topped the list compiled by insure.com. However, it moved into second place this year.
- Allen Park police are looking for two people who broke into a convenience store early Wednesday and stole $1,500 worth of vaping products.
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Daily forecast
It will be warm Wednesday with a chance for a shower.
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Chance for afternoon shower Wednesday
Rich Luterman has the forecast.
Airlines could soon start weighing passengers before flights
Airline passengers may be required to step on the scale at the airport or share how much they weigh before boarding a flight, a new report suggests.
Data airlines use to measure passenger weight to ensure safety onboard planes may be outdated as the obesity rate in the U.S. increases. Now, air carriers may have to update average passenger weight, according to the airline blog View from the Wing, citing a circular advisory sent out by the Federal Aviation Administration.