Anthony Bennett, man charged with abusing Carnel Chamberlain, due back in court in Bay City on Friday

The next court date has been set for an Isabella County man charged with abusing 4-year-old Carnel Chamberlain, a boy later found dead. Anthony M. Bennett, 20, is to appear for a preliminary examination before U.S. District Magistrate Charles E. Binder in federal court in Bay City at 10 a.m. Friday. Bennett remains jailed without bond on a five-year felony count of assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a child younger than 16. Bennett was baby-sitting Carnel, the son of now ex-girlfriend Jaimee Chamberlain, when he disappeared June 21, Chamberlain told police. After a week-long search by numerous police agencies and volunteers, on June 28 the child’s charred remains were found under the porch of his home, located on Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe reservation land.


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Shinedown, Godsmack and Finding Clyde get ready to rock Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort

With Shinedown touring in support its new album, “Amaryllis,” guitarist Zach Myers headed home for a minute, he said, before joining Godsmack and Bay City's Finding Clyde on Saturday, July 21, at Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort. But even on break, he was on the phone, talking about the latest twist on the Shinedown story. While “The Sound of Madness” was a deeply personal album for lead singer Brent Smith, “Amaryllis” found Smith teaming up with Myers and bass player Eric Bass on the songwriting.


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Detroit Tigers rookie and Beaverton product Ryan Longstreth hitting his stride

It has been a little over a month since Ryan Longstreth was drafted by the Detroit Tigers. And its been a busy one for the former Beaverton standout. Longstreth, who was picked in the 40th round, has made eight appearances out of the bullpen for the GCL Tigers of the Rookie Gulf Coast League and sports a 1-0 record with nine strikeouts allowing four earned runs for a 5.14 ERA. After allowing four earned runs in his second professional appearances on June 20 against the Pirates, Longstreth has settled in to pitch 5 1/3 innings in relief without allowing an earned run.


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Mount Pleasant's Doug LaBelle hoping for return to PGA Tour

Doug LaBelle spent two years in golf's promised land. After nearly five years out of it, he's ready to get back there. LaBelle spent the 2006 and 2007 seasons on the PGA Tour, and has played in 60 total PGA tour events. He's spent the past five years on the second-tier Nationwide Tour (recently renamed the Web.com Tour). With a taste of life in the top tour, his devotion to get back there is singular. "That's the only goal for me, to get back on the PGA Tour and to win on the PGA Tour," LaBelle said. "The Nationwide tour, that's not going to feed my family. It's PGA Tour, or get another job."

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Family of Carnel Chamberlain must wait at least a month to hold funeral for 4-year-old

Family members of Carnel Chamberlain desperately seeking closure that a funeral for the 4-year-old boy might offer reluctantly announced today that the ceremony will have to wait. "After a lengthy discussion with our liaison with the FBI... we are probably looking at one to three months before we can even think about a funeral!" family spokesman Kevin Chamberlain wrote about 7 p.m. Monday on the family's Facebook page, Carnel's Hope for Tomorrow. "I cannot divulge too much info...you have to trust me but how it was explained makes perfect sense why it has to be that long."


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Anthony Bennett, man charged with abuse of Carnel Chamberlain, back in federal court in Bay City today

Anthony M. Bennett, charged with abusing deceased 4-year-old Carnel Chamberlain, is due back in U.S. District Court this afternoon in Bay City. Bennett, a 20-year-old member of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, was arraigned Friday on a four-year felony count of assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a child. Court records indicate Bennett had been living with Carnel and his mother, 21-year-old Jaimee Chamberlain, when he punched, choked and dragged the boy several times in late May and early June.


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Trey Zeigler called one of top shooting guards in country after transfer from CMU to Pitt

Former Mount Pleasant High School and Central Michigan University star Trey Zeigler was ranked as one of the top shooting guards in the country, according to a preview by foxnews.com. Zeigler averaged 15.8 points per game for the Chippewas last season, but only shot 49.5 percent from the free-throw line. Zeigler shot 46 percent from the floor and 28.9 percent from the 3-point line. Zeigler played two seasons with CMU but transferred after the 2011-12 season to Pitt after his father, Ernie Zeigler, was fired as the CMU head coach. The list included just one Big Ten player, Northwestern's Drew Crawford. Michigan's Tim Hardaway and Illinois' Brandon Paul were honorable mention picks.


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