News Spotlight - The New Citizens Press

News Spotlight: Miller and Kaynorth Shooting- Update

Rina Risper12 years ago05 mins

Upper Left: Demetrius Raymont Roberts, 25 year old Lansing man

Upper Right: Dionel Deangelo White-Beard, 17 year old Lansing man

Lower: Shelton Darnell Coats, 22 year old Lansing man

On Friday March 7th, 2014, at approximately 4:35pm, the Ingham County 9-1-1 Center received several 9-1-1 calls about two vehilces chasing and shooting at each other while travelling e/b on Miller from Wise. Within minutes of receiving the intial 9-1-1 calls, the 9-1-1 center advised responding officers that there was a shooting vicitim at the car wash in the area of Kaynorth and Miller.

Opportunity for all: President Obama Launches My Brother’s Keeper Initiative to Build Ladders of Opportunity For Boys and Young Men of Color

Rina Risper12 years ago05 mins

President Obama is taking action to launch My Brother’s Keeper – a new initiative to help every boy and young man of color who is willing to do the hard work to get ahead.

News Spotlight: Robbery at QD Photos Released

Rina Risper12 years ago03 mins

On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at approximately 8:40 p.m. Ingham County dispatch sent Lansing Police to a Robbery at the Wendy’s restaurant in the 3600 block of S. Martin L. King. While enroute Officers were updated with information that the suspect left.

Robbery at Walgreens This Morning: Suspect at Large

Rina Risper12 years ago02 mins

News Spotlight: Russian President Putin’s Fiction: 10 False Claims About Ukraine

Rina Risper12 years ago09 mins

As Russia spins a false narrative to justify its illegal actions in Ukraine, the world has not seen such startling Russian fiction since Dostoyevsky wrote, “The formula ‘two times two equals five’ is not without its attractions.”

News Spotlight: General Motors May Build New Stamping Plant in Lansing

Rina Risper12 years ago04 mins

Expansion of Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant would keep GM’s Lansing facilities competitive on global stage

LANSING, MI – General Motors’ Lansing Grand River Assembly (LGR) manufacturing complex could grow by 225,000 square feet and add dozens of new jobs with the possible construction of a new cutting-edge stamping facility.

News Spotlight: Robbery at PNC Bank Earlier Today

Rina Risper12 years ago02 mins

Today, Robbery at PNC Bank

Medium completion black male, small in build (5’5”) approximately 30 years old wearing a navy blue stocking hat, navy blue puffy jacket (red Nike on chest), blue jeans and sun glasses.

News Spotlight: Public Asked to Help Identify Unknown Female

Rina Risper12 years ago02 mins

After 35 years, body found in Jackson still unidentified

News Spotlight: THE 18TH ANNUAL AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL (ABFF) SEEKS COMEDIC TALENT FOR 2ND ANNUAL COMEDY WINGS COMPETITION SPONSORED BY HBO

Rina Risper12 years ago07 mins

New York, NY (BlackNews.com) — Today, Film Life, Inc. announced the launch of the second annual Comedy Wings Competition, a national search to identify the next outstanding comedian. Submissions are now open, with full details atwww.abff.com. The pool of entries will be narrowed down to up ten semi-finalists, from which four finalists will be selected to receive a trip to 2014 ABFF, in NYC, June 19-22, where they will perform live before the festival audience, for the chance to win an audition with HBO.

News Spotlight: Double Murder and Suicide Stuns Community

Rina Risper12 years ago01 mins

Three people were found dead at a Lansing home yesterday evening, December 5. Police believe it to be a double-murder and suicide.