A New Boston family is starting over after a devastating house fire destroyed their home early Saturday morning.

Katryna Scrivner, her daughter and her boyfriend were inside the home on Evans Street when flames broke out around 1:30 a.m.

"I went to flip over and I opened my eyes and in front of my entire bedroom window was just all I see is orange, big flames coming up," Scrivner recalled.

Within minutes, the fire consumed the home.

"The entire house was gone within 15 minutes," she said.

Everyone inside managed to escape safely, but the family lost all of their belongings. They also lost five beloved pets in the fire, including a rabbit, two snakes, a bearded dragon and a cat.

"They were our family," Scrivner said.

The family is now staying with relatives as they try to recover from the loss. Scrivner said she was renting the home and has renters insurance, but it will only cover a small portion of the expenses they now face.

To help, a close friend launched a GoFundMe fundraiser.

"My best friend Erin made me a GoFundMe to make sure my family was taken care of," Scrivner said. "She brought necessities up."

The fire comes at a particularly difficult time for the family. Scrivner's 14-year-old daughter is set to return to school in just two weeks.

"She's taking it the best that she can," Scrivner said. "I don't know if reality has necessarily set in yet for her, but she lost all of her stuff too."

Despite the loss, Scrivner said she is grateful her family survived.

"By the time we got out of the house, the whole front half of the house was gone already," she said. "They said that we were very lucky. Within moments we would be having a very different conversation."

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Scrivner believes it may have started beneath the porch and could have been related to an electrical issue, but officials have not confirmed a cause.

Many Americans and Canadians are watching U.S.-Canada trade talks closely as there doesn't appear to be a resolution in sight.

Watch Tiarra Braddock's report below U.S.-Canada trade talks stall with no deal in sight as Michigan/Canadian businesses brace for tariff impact

Trade talks between the U.S. and Canada fell through Friday night, with both sides blaming each other. As tariffs continue to drive up costs and create uncertainty for businesses, industry leaders are warning the impact could be felt throughout the region.

Sandy K. Baruah, the CEO of the Detroit Regional Chamber, said the stakes are high for Michigan.

"The amount of trade that flows back and forth between the Michigan and the Canadian border employs hundreds of thousands of Americans and tens of thousands of Michiganders."

Baruah said he hopes the U.S. and Canada come to a reasonable resolution sooner rather than later.

"We are kind of messing with fire here the longer we drag out these trade negotiations."

Lukas Schieck is the strategy manager for Great Pretenders, a toy and children's costume store in Sarnia, Ontario, which is right across the border from Port Huron. Schieck said his company will feel the impact of President Trump's 50 percent tariffs on certain Canadian goods.

"There's a lot of items impacted by the tariffs, for us specially at Great Pretenders, the main thing is children's dresses and certain capes."

Schieck said he is looking for ways to offset the cost of tariffs rather than pass those expenses along to his customers.

"Take the Canadian manufactured product and move it overseas is probably the immediate consideration."

Schieck said his company's position on the matter is clear.

"We do not want to have a tariff burden across countries."

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to impose tariffs on the U.S., focusing on steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics. Canada's counter-tariffs are expected to take effect on September 8.

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Art banners on display at Riverside Park in Ypsilanti were slashed over the weekend in what organizers are calling an act of vandalism, forcing the organization behind the project to take them down early.

The banners had been up at Riverside Park since May and were scheduled to remain on display until October. The organization, Embracing Our Differences Michigan, decided to remove them ahead of schedule to prevent any further damage.

Watch Tiarra Braddock's video report below: Ypsilanti art banners slashed in vandalism attack, forcing early removal from Riverside Park

Nancy Margolis, executive director of Embracing Our Differences Michigan, said the vandalism has been difficult to process.

"We're so sad that this has happened. It doesn't look good," Margolis said.

Margolis described the project as more than just a display.

"It's an art and education program all about differences," Margolis said.

This is not the first time the organization's art has been targeted. Two years ago, their art installation at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor was defaced with politically charged messages. Margolis said she does not believe this latest incident is politically motivated.

"I just think it's some people who are unhappy people, maybe children who just have nothing else to do," Margolis said.

Lynne Settles, art director at Embracing Our Differences Michigan, said the banners were created by artists of all ages, including children as young as 8 and 9 years old.

"They are so amazed and so excited. I've had parents calling me and tell me they're child was just in tears or running around happy," Settles said.

Settles said the early removal is especially disappointing for the younger artists who will no longer be able to see their work on display.

"Whatever your reason for slashing this artwork, shame on you for taking it out on the kids," Settles said.

Despite the setback, Margolis said the organization has a plan to preserve the artwork and keep it visible to the community.

"We're going to reproduce their images on a foam core and have an exhibit somewhere in the city," Margolis said.

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A Detroit woman is making an emotional plea for the return of her French bulldog after she says he was stolen from her and she was dragged and injured trying to get him back.

Alex Gunn-Liles says her dog, Bruno, was taken on Aug. 14 as she and her boyfriend were walking from a gas station in the area of Harper and Gunston avenues on Detroit's east side.

Watch Tiarra Braddock's video report below: Detroit woman dragged, injured as thief steals her French bulldog in east side alley

She says her boyfriend had taken Bruno off his leash, so he can use the bathroom when a black car pulled up in the alleyway. A passenger got out, grabbed the dog and got back in the car.

"The passenger had grabbed my dog he ran onto the passenger side, threw him in the car, they shut the door, they locked the door because I tried to open the door," Gunn-Liles said.

She says she reached her hand through an open window on the car to try to grab Bruno before the driver pulled away.

"The driver pulled off, dragged me with them. I was holding on to the side," Gunn-Liles said.

She says she suffered injuries to her hand and body as a result of being dragged.

Gunn-Liles says she believes the thieves targeted Bruno because of his breed. Fluffy Frenchies a variety of French bulldog are considered an expensive breed.

"I'm guessing they're using him for breeding because then they can sell the puppies," Gunn-Liles said.

She says Bruno is more than just a pet to her and her family.

"He feels my depression coming on he like runs to me and he puts all his body weight on me and I just love him," Gunn-Liles said.

Anyone with information on Bruno's whereabouts or who may have him is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department's 9th Precinct or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.

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Ypsilanti Township's Board of Trustees unanimously approved a six-month moratorium on large electric utility structures, a move that comes one week after the University of Michigan and Los Alamos National Laboratory announced plans for a new supercomputing facility at Bridge and Textile Roads.

Watch Tiarra Braddock's video report: Ypsilanti Township halts utility structures near UofM computing site

Township attorney Doug Winters said the pause is meant to give leaders time to review local land use regulations before construction moves forward.

"It's for six months, the moratorium; at the same time, we're going to proceed with due diligence," Winters said.

The University of Michigan says the planned facility is not a data center, but rather a research-focused facility designed to handle massive scientific and AI-driven computing projects. The moratorium, however, targets the large electric utility infrastructure that would be needed to power a project of that scale.

"We're going to take a pause to make sure that our land use regulations are in alignment with their intended projections of the power they're going to be delivering to these data centers," Winters said.

Residents who attended Tuesday night's Board of Trustees meeting expressed support for the township's approach. Nancy Fox, who lives about a mile and a half from the planned supercomputing facility, said she backs the moratorium.

"Anything that we can create and do, I understand the township is going to employ additional attorneys on this subject," Fox said.

Another resident, Jessica Sieloff, said she feels the township has been transparent with the community and wants the University of Michigan to follow suit.

"More transparency and honestly more consideration for the community," Sieloff said.

Sieloff added that the university appears focused on its own agenda.

"They're just acting on behalf of what they want to do," Sieloff said.

A University of Michigan spokesperson said the university is evaluating the resolution but declined to comment further.

DTE Energy said it is also reviewing the moratorium and released a statement saying:

<i>As the electric service provider for the community, we have an obligation to provide safe and reliable service to all residents and businesses in Ypsilanti Township. Our team is reviewing the moratorium, and we are committed to working closely with Township officials and the University of Michigan as discussions continue on the proposed research computing center.</i>

Winters said the township is prepared to use every available tool to make its position known.

"All options are on the table; we will use any and all legal means necessary to make sure our voice is heard," Winters said.

The University of Michigan has scheduled a town hall meeting about the supercomputing facility for September 9. The university says the event will give community members an opportunity to ask questions and share comments about the project.

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Three people were killed in a fire at an adult foster care home in Redford Township early Saturday morning.

The fire broke out at a home on Woodbine Avenue near Telegraph and 5 Mile roads. Two people were able to escape the home safely, but three others died inside.

Watch Tiarra Braddock's video report below: 3 people killed in Redford Township fire at adult foster care home

A neighbor, Patrick Tansey, lives next door to the home that caught fire. He and his family were evacuated from their house.

"This morning around 6 a.m., we had a Redford Township knock on our door. Just told me and my family hey, we need you out of the house. At that point, we ran across the street with my children," Tansey said.

While his family stood outside, Tansey's son recorded video of the fire.

"When we came out, the whole entire house was up in flames honestly, going higher than my roof," Tansey said.

Radio traffic captured the severity of the scene.

"Heavy smoke, heavy flames coming out.. neighbors say people are inside the house," a voice said over radio traffic.

"Heavy flames, fully engulfed," another transmission said.

The Southfield and Livonia fire departments also responded to the scene to help Redford Township firefighters battle the blaze.

Tansey described the intensity of the heat from the fire.

"Stepping out of the house, it literally just felt like you were in an inferno," Tansey said.

Redford Township Fire Chief Chris Mayes released a statement about the fire.

"Our deepest sympathies, thoughts, and prayers go out to the families, loved ones, and community affected by this devastating loss," Mayes said.

Tansey said he frequently saw the residents who lived at the adult foster care home.

"They were all super nice people. Very sad for everything that happened to be honest," Tansey said.

Local and state fire investigators are looking into the cause of the fire. The investigation is ongoing.

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The Oakland County Board of Commissioners voted 11-6 Thursday to approve a $1.5 million contract with Planned Parenthood of Michigan to help fund the Ferndale Health Center the only Planned Parenthood location in Oakland County.

The vote followed hours of public comment from residents who traveled from across the county to weigh in on the decision, with supporters calling it an investment in women's health and opponents arguing against the use of taxpayer dollars.

Watch Tiarra Braddock's video report below: Oakland County approves $1.5 million Planned Parenthood contract in 11-6 vote

Commissioner Charlie Cavell, whose District 19 covers Ferndale, voted yes on the contract.

"We're giving up to 1.5 million to Planned Parenthood in $206 increments because we'll be reimbursing for care provided to Planned Parenthood for Oakland County residents," Cavell said.

Cavell said the funding comes at a critical time for the clinic.

"Planned Parenthood has been going through a transition where they've been losing a bunch of money from federal sources, so this is a great opportunity to step in," Cavell said.

Six commissioners voted against the contract, including Commissioner Christine Long of District 12.

"I am against it using taxpayers' funding. The $1.5 million, that's a hefty amount of tax dollars. In my district, I overwhelmingly had all phone calls that all wanted me to vote no for it," Long said.

Some residents and others opposed the contract, citing the fact that Planned Parenthood provides abortion services.

"Using our tax dollars to financial support an organization that provides abortions is a serious matter of conscious," one resident said during public comment.

Jonah Lyon, a Northville resident, also spoke against the contract.

"I don't think it's necessarily fair for the government or county government to use the money that everybody has contributed to such a polarizing topic," Lyon said.

The president of Right to Life of Michigan responded to the vote in a statement:

"Today's vote represents a complete failure of local government to hold itself accountable to the taxpayers."

Supporters of the contract argued that Planned Parenthood provides a wide range of services beyond abortion, including yearly checkups, STI testing and treatment and birth control.

Jenna Lindsay, a Clarkston resident and clinic defender, pushed back on the characterization of Planned Parenthood as primarily an abortion provider.

"In fact, abortions only make up less than 5% of the services they provide," Lindsay said.

Justine Galbrith, a Troy resident, also spoke in favor of the funding.

"I think they do important services. They provide important series for folks that aren't always available everywhere else," Galbrith said.

The president of Planned Parenthood of Michigan issued a statement following the vote:

"This funding will help sustain Planned Parenthood of Michigan's ability to provide trusted, high-quality sexual and reproductive health care at our Ferndale health center and throughout the community."

The $1.5 million contract between Oakland County and Planned Parenthood will run through August 2028.

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Ypsilanti Township residents and leaders are pushing back after the University of Michigan confirmed the location of its planned supercomputing facility.

Watch Tiarra Braddock's report below University of Michigan picks Textile Road site for supercomputing facility, drawing backlash from Ypsilanti Township

U of M and Los Alamos National Laboratory spent months deciding between two possible sites for the proposed $1.2 billion facility one near Textile and Bridge roads, and the other at the American Center for Mobility, a former World War II industrial site. On Tuesday, the university announced it chose the Textile Road location.

Ypsilanti Township resident Courtney Brady, who lives about 2 miles from the planned facility, said the decision was a blow to the community.

"Honestly, it's devastating," Brady said.

Brady said she believed the American Center for Mobility site would have been a more appropriate choice.

"The ACM site is already a brownfield so ideally that would have been a better location but as the public has said, we don't want it here at all," Brady added.

Ypsilanti Township Supervisor Brenda Stumbo shares Brady's concerns and says she feels U of M has not been transparent with the community.

"We read about the announcement in the newspaper and then 27 minutes later I received a text from the University of Michigan governmental relations and they want to talk to us. That is how they treat our community, our residents, it's like we do not matter," Stumbo said.

Stumbo also raised concerns about the facility's potential environmental impact.

"What do we get, a bunch of computers that heat up the earth, emit things into the atmosphere, take your water and send it though our sewer system in which people don't have enough information about," said Stumbo.

In a statement, U of M said the Textile Road site was the strongest option for the project's needs.

"The Textile Road site emerged as the best location capable of meeting the project's technical and operational requirements, while allowing the university to build responsibly for the future. Already zoned by Ypsilanti Township for light industrial use, the site offers the proximity to electrical and data infrastructure, development flexibility and long-term capacity needed to support advanced research computing while preserving significant natural areas and maximizing separation from neighboring homes and parks."

The township's attorney, Doug Winters, said the community is not backing down.

"It's probably the most devastating decision made by this university that impacts this township and will impact our township for decades to come," said Winters.

U of M will host a community town hall on Sept. 9 to discuss the planned facility with the public.

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Investigators are looking at if a former Detroit firefighter accused of setting fire to multiple homes and stealing from a firehouse was involved in another suspicious fire.

Eric Anderson was arrested Friday and arraigned Saturday. Prosecutors say he carried out a series of arsons and robberies at multiple homes between July 10 and Aug. 4. No one was injured in any of the incidents.

See past coverage in the video below Former Detroit firefighter charged with arson, larceny including break-in at Detroit firehouse

During a bond hearing on Monday morning, Anderson's bond was raised to $1 million, and investigators say they are looking at a possible fifth fire that happened on Aug. 7.

Anderson resigned from the Detroit Fire Department in June 2023.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says Anderson forced his way into a home on Bryden Street near Joy Road and Livernois on July 10, stole a refrigerator, stove and two pitbull puppies, then set the house on fire.

On July 29, Anderson is accused of setting another house on Bryden Street on fire. While firefighters were at the scene, prosecutors say he entered the firehouse on West Chicago and stole multiple personal items belonging to firefighters.

Prosecutors say Anderson also set another house, a garage and a commercial dumpster on fire.

Torion Burnett lives on Bryden Street, a few doors down from one of the homes that was set on fire.

"This is crazy, like I am mad, I am mad," Burnett said.

"It's so many police out here like 4 in the morning and I'm like what's going on," Burnett said.

"Detroit, we got to do better," Burnett said.

Detroit Fire Commissioner Charles Simms released a statement in response to the charges.

"Anyone who deliberately sets fires, steals from a firehouse, or otherwise jeopardizes the safety of Detroiters will be held accountable, regardless of who they are or whether they have ever worn a Detroit Fire Department uniform," Simms said.

"You stop the fires and now you creating them?" Burnett said.

Highland Park is installing more than 40 solar-powered streetlights in neighborhoods that have gone without them for years, marking a significant step forward for a city that lost more than 1,000 streetlights in 2011.

Watch Tiarra Braddock's report below Highland Park starts installing solar-powered streetlights after more than a decade in the dark

DTE removed the lights to settle a $4 million debt with the city. Now, through a partnership between city officials and a Highland Park-based community organization named Soulardarity, 48 streetlights are being installed on 10 streets.

Dallas DeYampert lives on Tuxedo Street, one of the first streets to receive the new solar-powered streetlights.

"It's nice, it's very nice, it's definitely a change," DeYampert said.

"It's definitely nice to sit on our porch and have the light shine on us," DeYampert said.

Walt Nelson lives a block away from DeYampert and said he is excited for his neighborhood to get the streetlights.

"When those lights went away and that darkness hit, it was sort of a depressing state," Nelson said.

"It just wasn't safe anymore to be outside at night playing or walking down the street," Nelson said. "Just to hear the lights were going to come back was such a relief."

Highland Park Mayor Glenda McDonald said the goal is to bring streetlights to every neighborhood in the city.

"We are working towards relighting Highland Park the best we can as soon as funds are available, we will continue to move forward," McDonald said.

Max Boyd, operations manager at Soulardarity, explained how the organization chose which neighborhoods would receive streetlights first.

"We also wanted to make sure they were heavily populated areas so obviously doing them on streets that have majority residents existing," Boyd said.

The project was funded in part through grants. For Nelson, the new lights represent something bigger than safety.

"Having new light in the city is just a symbolic thing it's a symbol for change," Nelson said.

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A man is dead after a shooting early Saturday morning in Redford Township.

Watch Tiarra Braddock's report below Man dies in Redford Township shooting, police say no suspects in custody

At around 2:35 a.m. on Saturday, Redford Township police officers responded to the area of Glendale and Woodbine, where they found a man in a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds.

The man was taken to a hospital, where he died.

Investigators say they believe the shooting was targeted and not random. No suspects are in custody at this time.

Donald Beard, who lives a few houses from where the shooting took place, said he was caught off guard by the violence in his neighborhood.

"It's a quiet neighborhood, everybody keeps to themselves, everybody speaks," Beard said.

Beard described the heavy police presence in the area following the shooting.

"All I seen was just police and they were guiding people that were walking away from the area, turning them back that, turning them back that way, cars couldn't go down," Beard said.

The proximity of the shooting to his home left Beard shaken.

"I feel bad about that right on my block on the corner so close to my house, I'm the fifth house from the corner, it's like right there," Beard said.

"I'm like I don't know, that kind of threw me for a loop," Beard said.

Anyone with information regarding this matter can contact Detective W. Baiocco at 313-387-2582 or at wbaiocco@redfordpd.org, or the Redford Township Command line at 313-387-2555.

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The Saline River is at the center of a new permit request connected to a data center under construction in Saline Township.

Oracle and OpenAI, the companies behind the data center, filed a permit request with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, known as EGLE, seeking approval to discharge treated wastewater into the Saline River.

Watch Tiarra Braddock's video report below: Saline River at center of permit request tied to Oracle, OpenAI data center in Saline Township

EGLE says the permit request is for the discharge of treated sewage generated from the bathrooms at the facility.

A spokesperson for EGLE said:

"'Treated wastewater' means the water has gone through processes to ensure it meets standards that protect both people and the environment. The specific treatment steps can vary depending on several factors, but all permitted discharges have to meet strict limits and are routinely checked for compliance."

Sarah Brabbs lives about seven miles from the data center. She and her husband, Jacob, say they are concerned that toxic chemicals will be dumped into the river.

"I have never gotten that angry that quickly in my life I don't think," Sarah Brabbs said.

Jacob Brabbs said the area around the river is well-used by the community.

"A lot of people fish there. A lot of people recreate in the park. The park is very beautiful," Jacob Brabbs said.

The Saline Township data center also uses water to cool down computer systems. Oracle said their data center will operate on a closed loop water system.

Erik Nordman, the director of the Institute of Public Utilities at Michigan State, explained what that means.

"The water is recycled, so you fill the pipes up once with the water, and when that water absorbs the waste heat, it goes to a chiller, which cools the water back down and then that cold water is recycled, so those closed loop systems use a lot less water," Nordman said.

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Sarah Brabbs said she will be watching closely to see what EGLE decides.

"My top concern is they will get approval and that no one will ever check what's true, what's happening," she said.

Public comment on the permit request ends on Aug. 24th. EGLE says it will take the comments into consideration as it decides whether to approve the request.

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