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A 79-year-old Flint man has been sentenced to five years probation and $698 in fines for stealing nearly $37,000 in gaming funds from a Catholic church.
David Lee Thiese received the sentence Tuesday in Genessee County Circuit Court, according to the Michigan Gaming Control Board.
He also has to pay the church, the St. Pius X Catholic Church and School in Flint, restitution.
Thiese pleaded guilty in February to a felony charge of embezzlement and faced up to 15 years in prison.
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All you who fear the LORD, trust the LORD! He is your helper and your shield. Psalm 115:11 (NLT)
Image: 'The Angel Nemamiah', courtesy of Project OverSoul.
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Legal expert and former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance issued a bleak warning Saturday that the recent uptick in foodborne illness in the United States – a trend she blamed directly on the Trump administration – was only the beginning.
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Prosecutors in Michigan are pointing to a case at a mobile home park as an uncommon example of an investor-backed landlord being criminally held accountable.
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A confirmed tornado tore through Dover, Delaware, on Thursday evening, leaving significant damage across the state capital and prompting officials to declare a state of emergency.
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has declared a state of emergency due to raging wildfires in the state.
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State officials refused to help pay for repairs in Esto, a small Florida Panhandle town, after deciding the threatened street did not qualify as a critical asset.
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Tens of thousands of residents in northwest Indiana were in survival mode Thursday as they endured a ninth day without power…
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Wild horses couldn't keep President Donald Trump away from the chance of making a kill, according to a new report. Under his administration, thousands of wild horses have been rounded up with helicopters, packed into metal trailers, trucked hundreds of miles, and sold off to be slaughtered...
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California has adopted the toughest new rules in the country that require homeowners to manage the plants around their houses. Fire experts say it helps protect houses from burning, but public pushback has been strong.
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A staffing shortage left a Central California wetland mostly dry because too few workers were available to open the levees, even though the area had attracted well over 100 bird species each winter.
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Illinois has recorded more than 200 tornadoes so far in 2026, surpassing its previous high and edging toward the largest one-year tornado count ever recorded.
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The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30 each year. For millions of Americans living in coastal and inland communities across the Gulf Coast, the Southeast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, that period is associated with documented and measurable risks.
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Sebastien Lecornu visited Le Porge in the Gironde region on Monday for a meeting with the mayor after it was devastated by wildfires and 183 homes burned down in late July to August.
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Hundreds of experts write to environment minister calling for stronger protections for ‘unique and distinct’ marine ecosystems
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President Donald Trump's plan to lower sky-high beef prices before the midterms has triggered a rare rebellion from within his own party, with ranchers, senators, and even his health-food allies calling it a betrayal.
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The Bureau of Land Management's Wild Horse and Burro Sale Program is "federal complicity," Skydog Sanctuary's Clare Staples said.
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For the next 90 days, the U.S. will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported without an out-of-quota tariff. Trump says that beef will be sold at 25% below current market prices.
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Oregon has had hundreds of fires break out so far this year. Here's the latest on each major fire.
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Two paramedics whose vehicle became surrounded by rapidly rising water were rescued in Hawaii. Footage released by the Adjutant General of Hawaii and the Hawaii National Guard on Sunday (16 August) shows the two emergency workers on top of their truck in fast-moving floodwaters in Naalehu.
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A severe storm swept through Central Pennsylvania Thursday, damaging buildings and prompting a Tornado Warning in Lancaster County.
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A recall of frozen blueberries has been upgraded to the FDA's highest warning level over potential deadly bacterial contamination. There have been 12 sickened and four hospitalized.
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For many Summerland residents returning home after the Bald Range wildfire, the relief of getting back to their community is being met with a difficult new reality...
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The forecast is a reminder that a quiet season does not necessarily mean a low-risk one.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's bid for a fourth term is running into some unexpected resistance from the voters he has always depended upon. The Republican is "bleeding support" in small towns and rural areas due to two emerging issues: data center expansion and a planned $33 billion electric transmission project...
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Flash flooding and mudslides left catastrophic damage behind in parts of Hawaii from Hurricane Lala, which struck over the weekend. One community remains trapped after the road in and out was washed away while others are returning home to survey the damage.
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In several parts of the country, residents are being asked to cut back on everyday water use as suppliers warn that, without further action, some areas could face serious shortages.
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