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Morning 4: Independence Day events happening in Metro Detroit -- and other news

Here are the top stories for the morning of July 4, 2025

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Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day. So, let’s get to the news.


List: Independence Day events happening in Metro Detroit

It’s Independence Day, and various Metro Detroit communities are holding parades and showing fireworks on Friday.

Here’s the list.


‘It’s a dumping ground’: Old strip club becomes dumping ground, symbol of blight in Detroit neighborhood

Blight is frustrating neighbors across Metro Detroit, with issues ranging from problem properties and illegal dumping to trash and overgrown lots.

Those conditions are a primary concern for the quality of life for residents.

At the corner of 8 Mile Road and Hubbard Street stands the old All Stars Lounge, a former strip club that nearby residents now call a blighted neighborhood nuisance.

Read more here.


1 teen dead, 1 in custody and suspect at large after shooting on Detroit’s east side -- What we know

A manhunt is underway early Friday morning as Detroit police search for a suspect connected to a shooting on the city’s east side.

A 16-year-old is dead, an officer is recovering after being shot and another person has been detained.

Police were already working around the clock before this shooting as the department has been boosting its presence for the Fourth of July weekend.

Read more here.


Delta flight returns to Detroit after mid-flight mechanical alert

Around 12:45 p.m. on July 3, 2025, Delta Flight 813 departed Metro Airport bound for Phoenix.

Shortly after takeoff, the crew reported receiving an alert about a mechanical issue unrelated to the engines.

Read more here.


Weather: Summer heat and humidity with a few storms possible in Metro Detroit for the Fourth of July

After lots of sunshine and a few thunderstorms for some of us throughout our Thursday, we will keep the sunshine along with heat humidity, and the chance for a thunderstorm or two into the forecast looking ahead into our Friday.




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