🌱 Why was the shooter in a Rochester Hills firefighter’s death resentenced?

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• Why was the shooter in a Rochester Hills firefighter’s death resentenced?

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Some brightening; not as cold, with a high of 32 and low of 28 degrees.
• Wednesday: Fog in the a.m., then breezy, temps: high: 39, low: 31.
• Thursday: Breezy with rain, with a high of 44 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man who fatally shot intoxicated firefighter resentenced in Oakland County (theoaklandpress.com) — A Rochester Hills firefighter killed after a 2021 road-rage confrontation in Troy is again in the spotlight as the shooter, a Detroit man, has been resentenced after winning an appeal. The new sentence, for voluntary manslaughter, credits him for time already served while detailing how jury instructions on self-defense were mishandled in the original trial.
   

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Wednesday December 17

• Toddler Classes - Little Eagles
  Eagle Creek Academy , 3739 Kern Road , Lake Orion
  9:30 am
• Chair Yoga at First Congregational Church
  First Congregational Church , 1315 N. Pine Street , Rochester
  10:30 am
• A Christmas Carol
  Wilson Hall, Rm 207 , 378 Meadow Brook Rd. , Rochester
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Delightful Dinner
  The Flavor Lab , 812 N. Main St. , Rochester
  7:00 pm
• A Christmas Carol
  Wilson Hall, Rm 207 , 378 Meadow Brook Rd. , Rochester
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Fresh Rootz Game Night
  Fresh Rootz , 1322 Walton Blvd. , Rochester Hills
  5:00 pm
• A Christmas Carol
  Wilson Hall, Rm 207 , 378 Meadow Brook Rd. , Rochester
  7:00 pm
• Motor City Chorale: Christmas Time is Here
  First Congregational Church , 1315 N. Pine Street , Rochester
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Toddler Classes - Little Eagles
  Eagle Creek Academy , 3739 Kern Road , Lake Orion
  9:30 am

Wednesday December 17

• Chair Yoga at First Congregational Church
  First Congregational Church , 1315 N. Pine Street , Rochester
  10:30 am
• A Christmas Carol
  Auburn Hills Chamber-Commerce , 3395 Auburn Rd , Auburn Hills
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Delightful Dinner
  The Flavor Lab , 812 N. Main St. , Rochester
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for USPS Mail Clerk in Rochester. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• I Bought A Dodge Charger EV. It's Off To A Disastrous Start (insideevs.com)
• Engineering students help spread holiday cheer to rescued sea turtle (wnem.com)

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