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Royal Oak Fire Department upgrades fleet with King Cobra aerial truck BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com
ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Fire Department soon will be fighting fires using its brand-new Rosenbauer King Cobra aerial truck. The truck was delivered to the Royal Oak Fire Station #1, 215 E. Sixth St., on Jan. 16. It is built with lightweight aluminum and fully equipped with a 101-foot bucket ladder, and it is replacing a 20-year-old straight ladder truck. A bucket ladder truck is equipped with a See TRUCK on page 16A
File photo by Donna Dalziel
Amid a snowfall, the Clawson community remembered Alexandria Verner last year on the first anniversary of her death.
Verner family, Clawson community to memorialize Alex Verner at city park
CLAWSON — As the second anniversary of Alexandria Verner’s tragic death approaches, the Clawson community will
be holding a memorial to honor and remember her. Feb. 13 marks the two-year anniversary of Verner’s death in a shooting at Michigan State University. A community gathering has been organized to remem-
ber Verner from 8 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at Clawson City Park. A moment of silence will be held at 8:18 p.m., the time of the shooting. The gathering will be located at a
See VERNER on page 15A
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
Royal Oak Fire Marshal Scott Gardner sits in the cab of the truck.
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