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B & B COLLISION JANUARY 28, 2026 • Vol. 37, No. 2
Man charged after gunfire erupts at house party
LOCAL Students get inside look at firefighting careers BY GARY WINKELMAN gwinkelman@candgnews.com
STERLING HEIGHTS — Eissa Hannakachl got a glimpse of his future this month. And he’s fired up about it. Inside the cavernous engine bay at the Sterling Heights Fire Department’s Station No. 5 — with a gleaming red fire engine just a few yards away — the Stevenson High School junior envisioned himself one day living the life of a firefighter. “I understand it’s a pretty hard job, but I feel like it’s something I can see myself doing in the future,” he said. “Coming here today really checked a lot of things.” Hannakachl was one of more than 100 Utica Community Schools students who visited Fire Department headquarters in mid-January for a closer look at a career in public service. The department’s training staff guided students through a variety of activities fire personnel routinely perform and discussed what the job entails.
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STERLING HEIGHTS — A Detroit man who allegedly shot three people at a house party on Jan. 10 is facing felony charges that could result in a lifetime prison sentence. Duan Giovanni Bradley, 23, was arraigned Jan. 12, on charges stemming from the incident at a residence in the 3000 block of 14 Mile Road. According to a news release from the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, Bradley was involved in an altercation with another guest inside the residence. The dispute carried outside, where Bradley allegedly walked to the end of the driveway and opened fire toward the home, striking three people. A guest, who was armed, returned fire in self-defense, hitting Bradley, according to the release. None of the injuries sustained by
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Ryan Krichiver, mobile integrated health coordinator for the Sterling Heights Fire Department, helps Henry Ford II High School sophomore Aviana Bradford with her knot-tying skills.
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