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DECEMBER 17, 2025 • Vol. 22, No. 26
Defendant in Orchid Theatre shooting found not guilty BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com
See HAMMONDS on page 5A
Department of Public Works Deputy Director Michael Olson stands in front of nearly 20 feet of salt at the city of Ferndale’s salt barn on Cambourne Street. Photo by Liz Carnegie
Ferndale, Berkley ready for snow after first fall BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com
FERNDALE/BERKLEY — The snowfall hit southeast Michigan a bit earlier than some cities anticipated, but Ferndale and Berkley were ready to battle the inclement weather. While it wasn’t a heavy snowfall, the concerns about the
weather last week were enough to cancel school for the day on Dec. 10. Department of Public Works Director James Jameson said on Dec. 12 that the department had been getting ready for the snow for a while, but in the past several years, the city hadn’t been hit with snow this early into the winter season. See SNOW on page 4A
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FERNDALE — A man accused of being involved in a Ferndale nightclub shooting was found not guilty. Coreyonta Deshawn Hammonds, 29, was found not guilty on Dec. 10 on four counts related to a shooting at the Orchid Theatre, 141 W. Nine Mile Road. Hammonds’ attorney, Jeffrey Quas, could not be reached for comment before press time. The shooting outside the Orchid took place at approximately 12:30 a.m. April 13. According to police at the time, officers were conducting a foot patrol in the downtown area when they heard multiple gunshots fired. Police found a Warren man near the rear entrance of the Orchid who had been shot once, with a wound to the groin area. He was transported to a nearby hospital and released. “Investigators determined that the victim had
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