An Eastpointe father is facing charges after Macomb County prosecutors said his 3-year-old son shot himself in the hand with his father’s handgun. Demetrius Owens, 27, is charged with second-degree child abuse and safe storage firearm violation, both of which are 10-year felonies, according to a release Monday from the prosecutor’s office. It also states […]
Lots of folks these days are familiar with the monikers “Soccer Mom” and “Hockey Mom.” But have you heard of “Chess Dads”? Well, there’s a group of Detroit dads that have been making moves for years; taking their kids to practices and tournaments all over; sitting in silence — sometimes for hours at a time […]
Before the advent of the cellphone, Mother’s Day was traditionally the busiest of the holidays for calling, surpassing even Christmas, while Father’s Day represented the highest for collect calls, according to AT&T. That stat would be among many in the Father’s Day vs. Mother’s Day divide, which would seemingly fit into the late Rodney Dangerfield’s […]
A zoo in Seminole County will offer a special deal for dads and grandfathers on Father’s Day. On June 16, the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens will celebrate all fathers and grandfathers with free admission. Whether he’s a fan of birds, bears or butterflies, there will be a great animal adventure for the whole […]
Brothers Andrew Loffa and Michael Colletti were visiting Walt Disney World when their little princesses — both 2 — announced that they needed to use the potty. Loffa, a radio host who goes by DJ Drewski, assumed they would all head to a men’s restroom. That’s what he’s always done when he’s out with his […]
With the month of June approaching, so is a special day set aside to honor fathers and father figures in our lives. Before you start stressing about the perfect gift for your dad, grandpa, uncle, partner or someone else, here’s what you should know about when Father’s Day falls this year and the origins behind […]
With the month of June approaching, so is a special day set aside to honor fathers and father figures in our lives. Before you start stressing about the perfect gift for your dad, grandpa, uncle, partner or someone else, here’s what you should know about when Father’s Day falls this year and the origins behind […]
Joshua Briese, 23, was a Gila River police officer who died June 1 after being shot while responding to a disturbance call in Santan, District 4, of the Gila River Indian Community. Briese had been with the department for less than one year and was still on field training, according to a Gila River Police […]
Joshua Briese, 23, was a Gila River police officer who died June 1 after being shot while responding to a disturbance call in Santan, District 4, of the Gila River Indian Community. Briese had been with the department for less than one year and was still on field training, according to a Gila River Police […]
The last year has been full of magical milestones — the first diaper change, first bath, first car ride (with some very precious cargo), the list goes on. And now, the new dad in your life is about to add something monumental to that list: his very first Father’s Day. This special occasion calls for […]
It’s time to pull out all the stops to tell all the dads in your life how much they mean to you. I’m talking about the one who raised you, the husband you turned into a father, the father-in-law you gained, the stepdad who stepped up and all other kinds of do-it-all dads in your […]
The family of a Virginia man said it was the “horrible swimming conditions” in the ocean that caused his drowning on May 16 in North Myrtle Beach. Timothy “Tim” Eanes, 55, of Axton, died at a local hospital after being pulled from the ocean near 10th Avenue South just before noon, according to a North […]