Tresa Baldas is a Reporter for Federal Courts. She specializes in themes of law and legal affairs, focusing on litigation and legislation, while also covering family and relationships, parenting, and regional interest stories. Tresa's work has been featured in notable publications including USA TODAY, Yahoo Finance, and the Detroit Free Press.
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Tresa Baldas focuses on local Michigan stories, particularly crime-related and legal developments. She frequently covers evolving and breaking news involving trials, crime, police matters, and the Oxford High School Shooting.
Given her focus on evolving stories and legal policy regulation, Tresa may be receptive to pitches providing timely updates or expert commentary related to ongoing criminal cases in Michigan. Additionally, given her coverage of entertainment news (17%) and politics (16%), she might also consider relevant story angles that tie into these areas within a local context.
If you have insights or access to key players involved in high-profile court cases or developing crime-related events in the state of Michigan or Detroit area specifically - such as legal experts with a deep understanding of regional law enforcement policies - your pitch could align well with Tresa's coverage preferences.
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By: Tresa Baldas
South Haven's $500,000 lifeguard program - the first in 25 years - debuts after years of lawsuits, activism and deaths.
South Haven City Council officially approved the lifeguard program — which is expected to cost $500,000 — in November, following multiple deaths, lawsuits and the dogged efforts of safety advocates and MacDonald.
By: Tresa Baldas
Detroit Free Press What to know about the growing threat of gun violence A 70-year-old Pontiac man was charged with assault with intent to murder after allegedly shooting his wife.
A proposal to form the first-ever public law school in Massachusetts is triggering controversy among a handful of private law schools. Critics say a public law school will only burden taxpayers, and Massachusetts doesn't need another one. But supporters suspect the critics are afraid of potential competition, and are camouflaging that fear by scaring taxpayers. Massachusetts is one of only six states without a public law school.
When Kentucky coal miner Fairon Johnson flipped a switch to increase the water pressure in his shower, it ignited an explosion that badly burned his face. That accident has landed him a $270 million jury award -- the largest ever in Kentucky. A jury ordered Kentucky West Virginia Gas and Equitable Resources Inc. to pay after hearing testimony that explosive gas seeping from an old gas well allegedly caused the blast.
A Michigan company's decision to stop hiring smokers has angered employment lawyers who allege that the policy reeks of discrimination. Some attorneys say the policy, which also requires that all employees undergo testing for tobacco use, goes too far in that it aims to regulate legal activity. Moreover, they argue, it monitors what people do outside the workplace and discriminates against their lifestyles, a practice that is banned in 29 states with smokers' rights statutes.
By: Tresa Baldas
A Detroit man with a history of beating pregnant women allegedly attacked a third victim, one day after getting paroled.
By: Tresa Baldas
A fired Detroit People Mover official helped a businessman bill the city for $300K in work that was never performed.
Feds say two researchers lied when they arrived at Detroit Metro Airport, claiming to be hauling equipment when they really had dangerous viruses.
By: Tresa Baldas
In two weeks, three local women nearly died at the hands of abusive men, including two who were recently paroled, records show.
