The leader of an MS-13 gang clique in New York City's suburbs has been sentenced to 68 years in prison in a federal case involving eight Long Island murders, including the 2016 killings of two high school girls.

Some community advocates continue working with a list of neighbors in southwest Detroit, focusing on families concerned about structural issues and health challenges since returning to their homes after a major flooding event in February 2025.

City officials provided an update on recovery efforts for the Southwest Detroit neighborhood that flooded from a water main break in February.

All furnaces and hot water tanks impacted by the water main break in Southwest Detroit are expected to be replaced by early next week.

DWSD Director Gary Brown provided an update Wednesday on recovery efforts from the water main break that flooded a Southwest Detroit neighborhood on Monday.

Over 150 families have been forced from their homes after a massive water main break sent feet of frigid water rushing across Southwest Detroit in ice.

A 54-inch water transmission main from Great Lakes Water Authority broke in the early hours of Feb. 17, 2025, in the area of Beard and Rowan.

About 150 to 200 homes in Southwest Detroit were impacted by a water main break early Monday morning.

Some Metro Detroiters are raising concerns after receiving a letter from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Dept. regarding lead service lines.

Over 200,000 Detroit residents and businesses received a letter notifying them that their service lines are made of lead or other materials.

Members of a church on Detroit's west side are finally getting some relief as they've been dealing with a sinkhole in the alley behind Aijalon Baptist Church on Beechwood for several months.

Some neighbors on Detroit's west side said they are fed up with flooding on their street.

The moratorium on residential water shutoffs in Detroit is about to end.

Residents living on Snowden Street said they've been dealing with continuous water main breaks, with one as recent as the Fourth of July.

The administration said it is staying ahead of a 20-year deadline to replace them. Detroit banned the installation of lead service lines in 1945, but officials estimate that anywhere between 80,000 to 100,000 homes will need lead lines replaced.

Residents of Detroit expressed outrage and disgust after a Local 4 investigation revealed that there were 1,300 broken fire hydrants in the city.

Detroit city leaders promised to fix 1,300 broken fire hydrants within a month after a Local 4 investigation revealed the extent of the problem.

There are more than 1,000 abandoned fire hydrants across Detroit and they could be putting your home or business at risk.

Homeowners in Detroit who are behind on their water bill will soon face the possibility of their water being shut off as a COVID-era moratorium expires in the new year.

The clock ticking on running water for tens of thousands of Detroiters as the deadling approaches for early pandemic moratorium on water shutoffs coming to an end on New Year’s Eve.

There is now $100 million in a fund that will help Detroit speed up the replacement of its estimated 80,000 lead service lines in the city.

States and localities are increasingly tapping federal funds to help finance efforts to build more affordable housing, repair dilapidated units or reduce their homeless numbers.

Detroit is being awarded nearly $60 million to protect families living in flood-prone neighborhoods. The news is bringing some much-needed help to the city to help prevent this mess.

The City of Detroit has launched a new program aimed at helping residents in flood prone neighborhoods protect their basement from damage.

Residents on Detroit’s west side have been living with a sinkhole since the start of the year.

Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) said street racers and drifters are striking fire hydrants and creating dangerous situations in the city.

People living in a neighborhood on Detroit’s east side have been dealing with an issue they said needs to be fixed as soon as possible.

Since March, Damita Pitman and her elderly aunt Rosetta have been dealing with flood waters coming into their Carpenter Street home in Detroit. But since the recent major rainfall, Pitman said they have had at least a foot of raw sewage in the basement.

Detroit Water and Sewerage Department director Gary Brown came out to supervise the cleanup personally.

What happened to the pumps on Detroit’s east side on the night of the floods?

Officials in Macomb County and Detroit are calling for an investigation after a pump station allegedly failed, causing a water backup into Macomb County.

DETROIT – Carmen Harlan was one of the first people in Detroit to publicly say that Kwame Kilpatrick had to go. The former Detroit mayor will be released from prison after serving seven years of a 28-year sentence for his role in a major corruption scandal after President Donald Trump commuted his sentence late Tuesday night. UPDATE: US releases former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from prisonHarlan retired from WDIV in 2016 after nearly 40 years in broadcast news. RELATED: Detroit reporters who covered corruption scandal offer insight after Kwame Kilpatrick’s commutation“As we age, I would hope we can see things in a bigger perspective and that is that people change,” Harlan said. He’s certainly had a lot of time to think about it.”RELATED: Carmen Harlan’s final newscast: ‘It’s been a wonderful, wonderful ride’More: Kwame Kilpatrick section

DETROIT – Before Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted of 24 federal felonies, he served as Detroit’s mayor from 2002-08. RELATED: Detroit reporter recalls ‘magnetic’ Kwame Kilpatrick’s rise and fallThe ambitious Cass Tech graduate had a knack for connecting with people. In 1998, Kwame Kilpatrick was elected minority floor leader for the Michigan Democratic Party. At 31, Kilpatrick became the youngest mayor of Detroit when elected. Miller provided information that strengthened the federal case against Kilpatrick.

Here’s what you missed on Local 4 News at 5:City of Detroit extends moratorium on water shutoffsOn Tuesday, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) Director Gary Brown joined Mayor Mike Duggan to announce the intention to permanently end water service interruptions in the City of Detroit.

DETROIT – On Tuesday, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) Director Gary Brown joined Mayor Mike Duggan to announce the intention to permanently end water service interruptions in the City of Detroit. Currently, through several available funding sources, water service will be maintained for residents who do not have the ability to pay through at least 2022. And, as a former city health director and water rights advocate, I am proud to join Mayor Duggan today as he announces the city’s intention to end residential water shutoffs permanently. This also expended minor home plumbing repairs to $1,500 on average and financial assistance – opening it up to at least 5,000 more Detroit households annually. 92 percent of Detroit households regularly pay their water billsDWSD recognizes Detroit residents who are making payments on a monthly basis.

DETROIT - A news conference was held Thursday morning to provide details of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department's (DWSD) five-year, $500 million program to begin to upgrade the city's water and sewer systems. The work includes water main replacement, lead service line replacement, sewer collection pipe lining and replacement, and green stormwater infrastructure installations. The DWSD Capital Improvement Program (CIP) addresses the need to improve water and sewer systems reliability. Previously the department solely used the frequency of water main breaks and water-in-basement complaints to drive the strategy. These two neighborhoods were chosen because they were identified for improvements in a previous DWSD water and sewer master plan.

DETROIT - A news conference is planned for Thursday morning to provide details of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department's (DWSD) $500 million program to begin to upgrade the city's water and sewer systems. Mayor Mike Duggan's office calls it "the most comprehensive and aggressive (upgrade) manner in decades." The work includes water main replacement, lead service line replacement, sewer collection pipe lining and replacement, and green stormwater infrastructure installations. Duggan will be joined by DWSD Director Gary Brown and DWSD Deputy Director & Chief Engineer Palencia Mobley, P.E. Watch the news conference live here at 10 a.m.