How school transfer requirements could have helped Michigan kids found living alone in filth

Earlier this year, three children were rescued from a filthy Pontiac home where they had lived alone for years. Now, authorities are pushing to change laws to make sure other children don't end up in the same position.

State lawmakers work to overhaul student transfer laws
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People may recall when Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said a school lost track of the three Pontiac children after they transferred, allowing them to fall off the grid for years. He said he's been working with state lawmakers on a fix that he hopes to have in place by the start of the new school year.

Ram's claim that its mechanical bull had been stolen deemed false, sheriff says

After a car company stated their one-of-a-kind mechanical bull had been stolen, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office is squashing claims that the report is legitimate.

Gang dispute during music video shoot at Pontiac gas station leads to shooting

A gang-related fight last month at a Pontiac gas station led to a shooting and charges against three men, according to the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office.

Michigan August 2025 Election Results: Votes for Detroit mayor, Southeast Michigan bond proposals, and more

Mayoral races in Detroit and Pontiac, ballot proposals in Livonia and Novi, and dozens of other local races are underway around Michigan. Here are the results for some of the mayor races FOX 2 is tracking.

Pontiac man bound over for trial in alleged mass shooting plot

Two men are accused of hiding guns under cars during a high school graduation ceremony. Then, when they were arrested in June, investigators say they may have been planning a mass shooting. On Monday, those two accused men stood in front of a judge.

Oakland County man accused in mass shooting plot bound over for trial
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Security video from June 3 showed 20-year-old Jamarion Hardiman getting hit by a car. It happened in the parking lot of the United Wholesale Mortgage Sports Complex in Pontiac during a high school graduation ceremony.

Boat explodes on Waterford lake, leaving three seriously injured

One boy was transported to the hospital with burns over 50 percent of his body. He is in critical condition. The father and his son are both hospitalized with severe burns, and their condition was stable.

Pontiac teen dead, one wounded in shooting near M1 Concourse
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The fourth suspect in the Pontiac shooting that left one person dead has been arrested, according to Oakland County officials. Deputies say the 16-year-old Pontiac teen turned himself into the Oakland County Sheriff?s Office in Pontiac at 6 p.m. two hours after a third suspect, a 17-year-old boy, was arrested at 4 p.m.

4 teenagers arrested in deadly Pontiac shooting

The fourth suspect in the Pontiac shooting that left one person dead has been arrested, according to Oakland County officials.

Two wounded in Pontiac shooting
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Sources tell FOX 2 that the shooting occurred on South Blvd. and Franklin Road near the M1 Concourse just before 8 p.m.