A group of police officers and firefighters are now being called heroes for saving the life of a three-year-old girl who nearly drowned in a friend’s pool. This week those nine first responders were awarded during a township board meeting.

A couple from Grosse Ile had gone through a lot over the past several months as they were on a motorcycle down in Florida when they got into a horrible crash.

What originally started as a project to raise awareness about autism has blossomed into something that’s making a real difference in Downriver communities and beyond.