Demi Smith lost her mother and brother following the August car crashPontiac community rallies to bring holiday cheer to 9-year-old after tragic car crashRead full article: Pontiac community rallies to bring holiday cheer to 9-year-old after tragic car crash
The Michigan Sports Hall of Fame has inducted its 2025 Class at an event in the Sound Board at MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit.Michigan Sports Hall of Fame 2025: Chelios, Dantonio, Shields, Wallace, Richardson, Dombrowski inductedRead full article: Michigan Sports Hall of Fame 2025: Chelios, Dantonio, Shields, Wallace, Richardson, Dombrowski inducted
Highs will be in the mid-30s to near 40 degrees in Metro Detroit on Saturday. (WDIV)Breezy, cool temperatures settle over Metro Detroit for final pre-Christmas weekendRead full article: Breezy, cool temperatures settle over Metro Detroit for final pre-Christmas weekend
This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)Justice Department releases limited set of files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigationRead full article: Justice Department releases limited set of files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation
DCFC targets 2027 opening date for stadiumDemolition begins on new Detroit City FC Stadium projectRead full article: Demolition begins on new Detroit City FC Stadium project
Police are releasing new details about the incident‘Unbelievable’: Westland community reacts after Salvation Army bell ringer killed, suspect arrestedRead full article: ‘Unbelievable’: Westland community reacts after Salvation Army bell ringer killed, suspect arrested
Fentanyl crisis intensifies with new DEA designationDEA: Fentanyl now ‘weapon of mass destruction’ as Detroit braces for major federal pushRead full article: DEA: Fentanyl now ‘weapon of mass destruction’ as Detroit braces for major federal push
They have the rare opportunity to buy the building outright and reduce long-term debt‘Here to stay’: Top Detroit charter school turns to GoFundMe to buy its own buildingRead full article: ‘Here to stay’: Top Detroit charter school turns to GoFundMe to buy its own building
Art students designed and painted the plow, adding a little joy to winter roadworkStudents paint snowplow ‘think sunny thoughts’ in Macomb CountyRead full article: Students paint snowplow ‘think sunny thoughts’ in Macomb County
MSU and city officials reveal 2027 Final Four logoDetroit to host 2027 NCAA Men’s Final Four at Ford Field, marking a return after 18 yearsRead full article: Detroit to host 2027 NCAA Men’s Final Four at Ford Field, marking a return after 18 years
The special Christmas giveback event in which 14 to 15 Detroit-area kids received $250 each to spend at DTLRPistons’ Paul Reed, Michigan basketball star Yaxel Lendeborg give back to Detroit kids this holiday seasonRead full article: Pistons’ Paul Reed, Michigan basketball star Yaxel Lendeborg give back to Detroit kids this holiday season
Marlin Klein, Jimmy Rolder, Zeke Berry talk ahead of bowl game‘Just feel let down’: Michigan football players make first comments since Sherrone Moore arrestRead full article: ‘Just feel let down’: Michigan football players make first comments since Sherrone Moore arrest
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth salute as carry teams move the transfer cases with the remains of Iowa National Guard soldiers Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa, and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, and civilian interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat, who were killed in an attack in Syria, during a casualty return, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)US military launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deathsRead full article: US military launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deaths
Owner of beloved Corktown restaurant died in 2021Greg Mudge street sign unveiled outside Mudgie’s in DetroitRead full article: Greg Mudge street sign unveiled outside Mudgie’s in Detroit
56-year-old man died in ICE custody on Dec. 15, 2025Man dies at ICE detention center in Michigan; Lawmakers question conditionsRead full article: Man dies at ICE detention center in Michigan; Lawmakers question conditions
Kevin KoldysSterling Heights man charged after deadly drunk driving crash in Commerce TownshipRead full article: Sterling Heights man charged after deadly drunk driving crash in Commerce Township
Priority buildings identified for permanent heating upgradesOakland University to fully reopen Jan. 5 after heating system repairsRead full article: Oakland University to fully reopen Jan. 5 after heating system repairs
Victim and suspect allegedly knew each otherShooter arrested after Salvation Army bell ringer killed at Kroger in Westland, police sayRead full article: Shooter arrested after Salvation Army bell ringer killed at Kroger in Westland, police say
DNA evidence links Robbins to 1989 crimeBond denied for Buster Robbins in decades-old Washtenaw County rape, murder caseRead full article: Bond denied for Buster Robbins in decades-old Washtenaw County rape, murder case
The logo for the 2027 NCAA Men’s Final Four has been revealed.NCAA unveils Detroit-inspired logo for 2027 men’s Final Four at Ford FieldRead full article: NCAA unveils Detroit-inspired logo for 2027 men’s Final Four at Ford Field
Tarps are installed in front of the sign on the Kennedy Center on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)The Kennedy Center has added Trump's name to the memorial Congress created for John F. KennedyRead full article: The Kennedy Center has added Trump's name to the memorial Congress created for John F. Kennedy
Attorney General Pam Bondi, with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro behind, pauses while speaking during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers say Bondi’s death penalty decision was tainted by conflict of interestRead full article: Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers say Bondi’s death penalty decision was tainted by conflict of interest
This image provided by Providence Police Dept. shows surveillance images of Claudio Neves Valente, a suspect in the mass shooting at Brown University. (Providence Police Dept. via AP)How surveillance technology and the 'Reddit Detective Agency' helped search for a killerRead full article: How surveillance technology and the 'Reddit Detective Agency' helped search for a killer
This image provided by Providence Police Dept. shows surveillance images of Claudio Neves Valente, a suspect in the mass shooting at Brown University. (Providence Police Dept. via AP)A brief encounter, two attacks and then a break in investigations into the Brown and MIT shootingsRead full article: A brief encounter, two attacks and then a break in investigations into the Brown and MIT shootings
FILE - Elon Musk attends the Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)Tesla CEO Elon Musk recovers $55 billion pay package in Delaware court rulingRead full article: Tesla CEO Elon Musk recovers $55 billion pay package in Delaware court ruling
FILE - This 1981 electron microscope image made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows hepatitis B virus particles, indicated in orange. (Dr. Erskine Palmer/CDC via AP, File)US awards no-bid contract to Denmark scientists studying hepatitis B vaccine in African babiesRead full article: US awards no-bid contract to Denmark scientists studying hepatitis B vaccine in African babies
President Donald Trump speaks during an event on prescription drug prices in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companiesRead full article: Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companies
FILE - A rare life ring from the 1975 shipwreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald obtained by the state of Michigan in a lawsuit settlement is displayed on Oct. 12, 2025, outside Detroit. (Randal Smith via AP, File)Life ring, lifeboat piece from Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck sell at auction for $150,000Read full article: Life ring, lifeboat piece from Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck sell at auction for $150,000
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference at the Department of Transportation in Washington, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's daughter calls TSA 'unconstitutional' after pat-downRead full article: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's daughter calls TSA 'unconstitutional' after pat-down
FILE - Rev. Manuel Rodriguez celebrates Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in the Queens borough of New York, on Sunday, May 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)Pope names pro-immigrant pastor bishop of Florida diocese where Trump's Mar-a-Lago is locatedRead full article: Pope names pro-immigrant pastor bishop of Florida diocese where Trump's Mar-a-Lago is located
Xcel Energy workers work to repair power lines on a street closed after hurricane-force winds whipped through the metropolitan area and interrupted service to residents, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)Forecasters issue rare weather warning as strong gusts fuel wildfire threats in ColoradoRead full article: Forecasters issue rare weather warning as strong gusts fuel wildfire threats in Colorado
FILE - Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., asks questions during a House Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, April 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)US military to stop shooting pigs and goats as a way to train medics for the battlefieldRead full article: US military to stop shooting pigs and goats as a way to train medics for the battlefield
This image provided by Providence Police Dept. shows surveillance images of Claudio Neves Valente, a suspect in the mass shooting at Brown University. (Providence Police Dept. via AP)Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing was once a physics studentRead full article: Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing was once a physics student
FILE - A rare life ring from the 1975 shipwreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald obtained by the state of Michigan in a lawsuit settlement is displayed on Oct. 12, 2025, outside Detroit. (Randal Smith via AP, File)Life ring, lifeboat piece from Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck sell at auction for $150,000Read full article: Life ring, lifeboat piece from Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck sell at auction for $150,000
FILE -Run-D.M.C.'s Jason Mizell, Jam-Master Jay, poses with teenagers gathered at New York's Madison Square Garden, Oct. 7, 1986, in New York. (AP Photo/G. Paul Burnett, File)Judge nixes conviction of 1 of 2 men found guilty of killing Run-DMC's Jam Master JayRead full article: Judge nixes conviction of 1 of 2 men found guilty of killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay
Tarps are installed in front of the sign on the Kennedy Center on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)The Kennedy Center has added Trump's name to the memorial Congress created for John F. KennedyRead full article: The Kennedy Center has added Trump's name to the memorial Congress created for John F. Kennedy
Supporters of the ruling party LIBRE, Liberty and Refoundation, cheer their Presidential candidate Rixi Moncada in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)Trump administration restricts 2 Honduran election officials' visas over special vote countRead full article: Trump administration restricts 2 Honduran election officials' visas over special vote count
Taiwan police cordoned off the scene after a knife attack in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)Taiwan attacker planned assault that killed 3 and injured 11, authorities sayRead full article: Taiwan attacker planned assault that killed 3 and injured 11, authorities say
Uladzimir Labkovich, one of the released Belarusian prisoners and his wife Nina Labkovich smile as he arrives in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)Prisoners freed by Belarus say their passports are taken away in a final 'dirty trick' by officialsRead full article: Prisoners freed by Belarus say their passports are taken away in a final 'dirty trick' by officials
Palestinians carry the body of a person killed in an Israeli military strike as they arrive at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)Israeli fire kills at least 5 Palestinians in Gaza, a hospital in the enclave saysRead full article: Israeli fire kills at least 5 Palestinians in Gaza, a hospital in the enclave says
FILE - This 1981 electron microscope image made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows hepatitis B virus particles, indicated in orange. (Dr. Erskine Palmer/CDC via AP, File)US awards no-bid contract to Denmark scientists studying hepatitis B vaccine in African babiesRead full article: US awards no-bid contract to Denmark scientists studying hepatitis B vaccine in African babies
United National Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during an event to mark the end of the U.N. political mission, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)UN's grim week: 6 peacekeepers and an interpreter killed, while 10 more staffers detained in YemenRead full article: UN's grim week: 6 peacekeepers and an interpreter killed, while 10 more staffers detained in Yemen
Attorney General Pam Bondi, with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro behind, pauses while speaking during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers say Bondi’s death penalty decision was tainted by conflict of interestRead full article: Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers say Bondi’s death penalty decision was tainted by conflict of interest
Supporters of the ruling party LIBRE, Liberty and Refoundation, cheer their Presidential candidate Rixi Moncada in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)Trump administration restricts 2 Honduran election officials' visas over special vote countRead full article: Trump administration restricts 2 Honduran election officials' visas over special vote count
Taiwan police cordoned off the scene after a knife attack in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)Taiwan attacker planned assault that killed 3 and injured 11, authorities sayRead full article: Taiwan attacker planned assault that killed 3 and injured 11, authorities say
Uladzimir Labkovich, one of the released Belarusian prisoners and his wife Nina Labkovich smile as he arrives in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)Prisoners freed by Belarus say their passports are taken away in a final 'dirty trick' by officialsRead full article: Prisoners freed by Belarus say their passports are taken away in a final 'dirty trick' by officials
This image provided by Providence Police Dept. shows surveillance images of Claudio Neves Valente, a suspect in the mass shooting at Brown University. (Providence Police Dept. via AP)How surveillance technology and the 'Reddit Detective Agency' helped search for a killerRead full article: How surveillance technology and the 'Reddit Detective Agency' helped search for a killer
Demi Smith lost her mother and brother following the August car crashPontiac community rallies to bring holiday cheer to 9-year-old after tragic car crashRead full article: Pontiac community rallies to bring holiday cheer to 9-year-old after tragic car crash
Art students designed and painted the plow, adding a little joy to winter roadworkStudents paint snowplow ‘think sunny thoughts’ in Macomb CountyRead full article: Students paint snowplow ‘think sunny thoughts’ in Macomb County
Pages that show New York grand jury subpoenas being issued into the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell investigation, then pages of redactions that follow, in this document released by the U.S. Justice Department, are photographed, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)Takeaways from the US Justice Department's initial release of Epstein files, mandated by CongressRead full article: Takeaways from the US Justice Department's initial release of Epstein files, mandated by Congress
On YouTube, the Couch Sisters are bona fide starsViral YouTube trio ‘Couch Sisters’ brings holiday cheer to Detroit Country Day during surprise visitRead full article: Viral YouTube trio ‘Couch Sisters’ brings holiday cheer to Detroit Country Day during surprise visit
This image provided by Providence Police Dept. shows surveillance images of Claudio Neves Valente, a suspect in the mass shooting at Brown University. (Providence Police Dept. via AP)A brief encounter, two attacks and then a break in investigations into the Brown and MIT shootingsRead full article: A brief encounter, two attacks and then a break in investigations into the Brown and MIT shootings
This undated, redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows former President Bill Clinton with an unknown person. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)Photos of Bill Clinton feature prominently in first batch of newly released Epstein filesRead full article: Photos of Bill Clinton feature prominently in first batch of newly released Epstein files
The special Christmas giveback event in which 14 to 15 Detroit-area kids received $250 each to spend at DTLRPistons’ Paul Reed, Michigan basketball star Yaxel Lendeborg give back to Detroit kids this holiday seasonRead full article: Pistons’ Paul Reed, Michigan basketball star Yaxel Lendeborg give back to Detroit kids this holiday season
FILE - Elon Musk attends the Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)Tesla CEO Elon Musk recovers $55 billion pay package in Delaware court rulingRead full article: Tesla CEO Elon Musk recovers $55 billion pay package in Delaware court ruling
MSU and city officials reveal 2027 Final Four logoDetroit to host 2027 NCAA Men’s Final Four at Ford Field, marking a return after 18 yearsRead full article: Detroit to host 2027 NCAA Men’s Final Four at Ford Field, marking a return after 18 years
This redacted photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows a framed photograph of Jeffrey Epstein with a person on his lap, documented on Aug. 12, 2019, during a search of his home on Little St. James island in the U.S. Virgin Islands. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government’s files publicRead full article: A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government’s files public
Work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White House where the East Wing once stood, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Head of group suing over White House ballroom says she trusts Trump-picked chairman to do his jobRead full article: Head of group suing over White House ballroom says she trusts Trump-picked chairman to do his job
Highs will be in the mid-30s to near 40 degrees in Metro Detroit on Saturday. (WDIV)Breezy, cool temperatures settle over Metro Detroit for final pre-Christmas weekendRead full article: Breezy, cool temperatures settle over Metro Detroit for final pre-Christmas weekend
Save money and the planet with thoughtful thrifted giftsHow to thrift holiday gifts smartly; from cookware to refurbished techRead full article: How to thrift holiday gifts smartly; from cookware to refurbished tech
FILE - Mississippi Supreme Court justices, right, listen to arguments in Jackson, Miss., July 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)Judge orders special elections for Mississippi Supreme Court after Voting Rights Act violationRead full article: Judge orders special elections for Mississippi Supreme Court after Voting Rights Act violation
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth salute as carry teams move the transfer cases with the remains of Iowa National Guard soldiers Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa, and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, and civilian interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat, who were killed in an attack in Syria, during a casualty return, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)US military launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deathsRead full article: US military launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deaths
Palestinians carry the body of a person killed in an Israeli military strike as they arrive at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)Israeli fire kills at least 5 Palestinians in Gaza, a hospital in the enclave saysRead full article: Israeli fire kills at least 5 Palestinians in Gaza, a hospital in the enclave says
DCFC targets 2027 opening date for stadiumDemolition begins on new Detroit City FC Stadium projectRead full article: Demolition begins on new Detroit City FC Stadium project
Owner of beloved Corktown restaurant died in 2021Greg Mudge street sign unveiled outside Mudgie’s in DetroitRead full article: Greg Mudge street sign unveiled outside Mudgie’s in Detroit
Fentanyl crisis intensifies with new DEA designationDEA: Fentanyl now ‘weapon of mass destruction’ as Detroit braces for major federal pushRead full article: DEA: Fentanyl now ‘weapon of mass destruction’ as Detroit braces for major federal push
FILE - This 1981 electron microscope image made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows hepatitis B virus particles, indicated in orange. (Dr. Erskine Palmer/CDC via AP, File)US awards no-bid contract to Denmark scientists studying hepatitis B vaccine in African babiesRead full article: US awards no-bid contract to Denmark scientists studying hepatitis B vaccine in African babies
United National Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during an event to mark the end of the U.N. political mission, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)UN's grim week: 6 peacekeepers and an interpreter killed, while 10 more staffers detained in YemenRead full article: UN's grim week: 6 peacekeepers and an interpreter killed, while 10 more staffers detained in Yemen
Police are releasing new details about the incident‘Unbelievable’: Westland community reacts after Salvation Army bell ringer killed, suspect arrestedRead full article: ‘Unbelievable’: Westland community reacts after Salvation Army bell ringer killed, suspect arrested
Bologna's Ciro Immobile, center, celebrates with teammates Emil Holm, left, and Giovanni Fabbian after scoring the winning goal during a penalty shoot out at the end of an Italian Super Cup semi-final soccer match between Bologna and Inter Milan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)Bologna beats Inter Milan on penalties to qualify for Italian Super Cup finalRead full article: Bologna beats Inter Milan on penalties to qualify for Italian Super Cup final
President Donald Trump speaks during an event on prescription drug prices in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companiesRead full article: Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companies
FILE - A rare life ring from the 1975 shipwreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald obtained by the state of Michigan in a lawsuit settlement is displayed on Oct. 12, 2025, outside Detroit. (Randal Smith via AP, File)Life ring, lifeboat piece from Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck sell at auction for $150,000Read full article: Life ring, lifeboat piece from Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck sell at auction for $150,000
They have the rare opportunity to buy the building outright and reduce long-term debt‘Here to stay’: Top Detroit charter school turns to GoFundMe to buy its own buildingRead full article: ‘Here to stay’: Top Detroit charter school turns to GoFundMe to buy its own building
FILE - Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-NY., speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Feb. 22, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)Rep. Elise Stefanik ends her campaign for New York governor and won't seek reelection to HouseRead full article: Rep. Elise Stefanik ends her campaign for New York governor and won't seek reelection to House