WATCH: ‘Defending the Environment,' a Local 4 special reportLocal 4 Special: Defending the Environment airs Sunday at 8 p.m.
Landowner responds 10 weeks after dock collapse, contaminated soil spill into Detroit RiverRevere Dock LLC has been avoiding the Local 4 Defenders’ request to talk.
5 properties along Detroit River issued 401 violations, $162K+ in fines for operating illegallyThe city of Detroit issued 401 violations that carry $162,895 in fines to five properties along the Detroit River.
Lawsuit claims Detroit, Ann Arbor hotels ignored signs of human traffickingThe vast majority of sex trafficking happens inside hotels. Survivors are working together to put a stop to that trafficking.
EPA coordinator discusses contaminated soil that spilled into Detroit River when dock collapsedAn on-scene coordinator with the Environmental Protection Agency is speaking on camera for the first time about possible contamination from a dock collapse along the Detr...
Defenders expose another business along Detroit River operating without a permitThe Local 4 Defenders have learned another company along the Detroit River has been operating without a permit while storing gravel-making material.
‘It is business as usual’ -- Detroit River spill not cleaned up 50 days laterResidents are outraged over the uranium contaminated site that partially collapsed into the Detroit River and the lack of urgency from officials to fix the situation.
City of Detroit admits business tied to sinkhole operated without a permitLocal 4 Defenders are holding Detroit city officials accountable after they admitted they made a big mistake allowing a company to operate for years without a permit.
Brother of man accused of spiking wife’s cereal with heroin: ‘My feeling is that my brother murdered his wife’
Defenders investigate Gibraltar officer charging city for hours he didn't workThe Local 4 Defenders investigated reports of workplace misconduct in Gibraltar after receiving tips about a police officer charging taxpayers for hours he didn't actuall...
‘White Boy Rick’ Wershe’s Florida prison release date moved upRichard "White Boy Rick" Wershe Jr. is now set to be released from prison on Aug. 17, 2020.
Former Local 4 writer remembers morning she unknowingly covered her brother's murder in DetroitA former writer at Local 4 News spoke with the Defenders about the morning she unknowingly covered her brother's murder in Detroit.
Local 4 Defenders: The numbers behind sexual assaults on Metro Detroit college campusesAccording to crime reports, college students are at an increased risk of beings sexually attacked during the first few months of their first and second semesters in colle...
Petition reveals Michigan man's plan to have wife killedChristy Ann Thompson Harris was a mom of two young daughters.
Defenders join TSA for behind-the-scenes look at restricted areas of Detroit Metro AirportThe Local 4 Defenders joined TSA for a look at the restricted areas of Detroit Metro Airport and learn more about what's going on behind the scenes.
How Michigan mother's breast milk led to husband's arrest 5 years after her murderOfficials said a murder victim's breast milk led to the arrest of her husband five years after her death when it was discovered he had spiked her cereal with heroin.
Floyd Galloway to stand trial in murder of Danielle StislickiA judge ruled Tuesday that there's enough evidence to send Floyd Galloway to trial in the murder of Danielle Stislicki.
Mother says state abandoned adult daughter with severe autismCyndi Sibley, the mother of a woman with autism, is sharing her family's story because she believes there are many others with autistic children going through something s...
Owners of Southfield smoking lounge claim discrimination, harassment by city, policeThe owners of Burn Hookah Bar, located in the 28000 block of Northwestern Highway, claim police have been showing up at the bar constantly and it's affecting their busine...
These drivers got caught and pulled over for blowing past school buses in Oakland CountyThe Local 4 Defenders joined police to capture video of Metro Detroit drivers blowing past stopped school buses loading and unloading children.
Defenders catch Metro Detroit drivers blowing past stopped school buses loading childrenThe Local 4 Defenders joined police to capture video of Metro Detroit drivers blowing past stopped school buses loading and unloading children.
Missing in Michigan: After 29 years, disappearance of Paige Renkoski remains unsolvedIt's been nearly three decades since Paige Renkoski went missing, but investigators and her family have never stopped looking for answers.
Michigan first responders aren't properly trained to handle encounters with mentally ill peopleIn the state of Michigan nearly 50 percent of all inmates have some sort of mental illness and local first responders are coming in contact daily with people who are ment...
10 years later, murder of Monroe County girl remains unsolvedThis week marks 10 years since Nevaeh Buchanan was last seen playing outside an apartment complex in Monroe, Mich.
Metro Detroit family battles to keep adopted son with violent history in psychiatric hospitalA Metro Detroit family's adopted son, who has threatened to kill them, is currently in a psychiatric treatment hospital.
Local 4 Defenders take rare journey inside Oakland County Medical Examiner's OfficeThe Local 4 Defenders took a rare journey inside the Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office to see what they see.
Detroit man free after being brutally beaten for snitching to expose prison corruptionA Detroit man who endured endless beatings behind bars for snitching to expose prison corruption is now free.
Family files $10M lawsuit after Michigan teen with mental health issues punched by police officerThe family of a teen boy who was punched and pepper-sprayed by a Michigan police officer filed a lawsuit this week.
Grandmother demands answers after Michigan police officer punches teenager with mental health issuesA Local 4 Defenders exclusive video showed a 13-year-old with special needs being punched and pepper-sprayed by a Michigan police officer.
