Wednesday, February 27 2013 11:09 PM EST2013-02-28 04:09:56 GMT
A deadly house explosion rocked Royal Oak and several surrounding communities Wednesday evening. We've learned a 58-year-old man was killed in the blast.
A deadly house explosion rocked Royal Oak and several surrounding communities Wednesday evening. We've learned a 58-year-old man was killed in the blast.
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (WJBK) -
A man was killed Wednesday when a home in Royal Oak exploded, shaking and damaging other homes in the neighborhood, officials said.
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The blast leveled the home on Cooper Ave., just east of Woodward Ave., around 5 p.m.
Officials say a 58-year-old man was inside at the time of the explosion. The Oakland County medical examiner's office has not released his name.
Consumers Energy officials say the cause of the blast is still under investigation. They say around 35 homes, and several nearby businesses, were damaged in the blast.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 3:11 PM EDT2013-05-21 19:11:34 GMT
Brian Woehlke and his family
All funds collected will be donated to the Westland Fire Fighters Charity's fund for the family of fallen firefighter Brian Woehlke, who passed away while battling a Westland fire on May 8.
All funds collected will be donated to the Westland Fire Fighters Charity's fund for the family of fallen firefighter Brian Woehlke, who passed away while battling a Westland fire on May 8.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 2:12 PM EDT2013-05-21 18:12:17 GMT
An attorney for a former Michigan Supreme Court justice says community service would be an appropriate sentence for a scandal that forced her out of office.
An attorney for a former Michigan Supreme Court justice says community service would be an appropriate sentence for a scandal that forced her out of office.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:01 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:01:58 GMT
The American Red Cross is working in a variety of ways and from several different areas of the country to help the victims of the tornadoes which struck in the nation's heartland.
The American Red Cross is working in a variety of ways and from several different areas of the country to help the victims of the tornadoes which struck in the nation's heartland.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:48 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:48:16 GMT
Weather Authority Ben Bailey says the humidity has dropped since earlier this morning but the risk of severe weather still exists Tuesday throughout southeast Michigan.
Weather Authority Ben Bailey says the humidity has dropped since earlier this morning but the risk of severe weather still exists Tuesday throughout southeast Michigan.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:31 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:31:20 GMT
As people struggle to pick up the pieces in the areas of Oklahoma ravaged by tornadoes, we've learned some relief will be coming from right here in Michigan.
As people struggle to pick up the pieces in the areas of Oklahoma ravaged by tornadoes, we've learned some relief will be coming from right here in Michigan.
