Teams of volunteers with the Homeless Action Network of Detroit hit the streets Wednesday night for the 2026 homelessness point-in-time count.
Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged a 16-year-old boy from Highland Park in connection with the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy from Detroit.
Highland Park and Michigan State Police are trying to figure out exactly what led up to this violent incident that saw a 13-year-old boy shot dead in a parking lot on Tuesday afternoon.
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries refuted allegations of inadequate living conditions in their veteran housing after a report highlighted issues.
Residents living in a Highland Park veterans’ apartment building said they are facing unsafe and unsanitary conditions at the facility operated by Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries.
A car crashed into a school bus that was transporting students from an elementary school in Highland Park.
After more than a decade of dark streets, Highland Park residents will see more light in their neighborhoods under a city-approved pilot program that expands an existing solar streetlight effort.
The man accused of threatening to shoot store employees who caught him trying to steal Hot Pockets in Wayne County and was later found by police eating Hot Pockets has been sentenced to prison.
Families walked around the Ernest T. Ford Recreation Center Saturday, Oct. 4, to shine a spotlight on domestic violence and available resources.
As the city of Detroit experienced a troubling rise in youth violence during the summer of 2025, a local nonprofit is responding with a simple but powerful idea: bring people together over a meal to talk, listen, and act.
Martell Mason, founder of Sepia Coffee, aims to revive specialty coffee and a community-focused roastery in his hometown of Highland Park.
A frightened, trembling dog was rescued early Friday after becoming trapped in a sinkhole near Oakland Avenue and Ferrand Park in Highland Park.
A Highland Park man has been charged with murder and hate crime for allegedly strangling a woman to death after learning she was transgender.
A strange and troubling property situation is unfolding in Highland Park, as a house recently purchased by a local resident appeared on a municipal property auction list.
Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords and Sen. Mark Kelly toured Highland Park’s transformative Avalon Village project Wednesday, led by community activist Shamayim “Mama Shu” Harris, who has turned neighborhood blight into a thriving community hub.
Two people who were charged for vandalizing Detroit’s Guardian Building are now also facing charges for damaging the 36th District Court building.
A recent fire in Highland Park has left not just one, but several homes in a state of dangerous disrepair, raising concerns among neighbors and affected homeowners.
After years of darkness, residents on two Highland Park streets celebrated a bright milestone this week as new solar-powered streetlights illuminated their neighborhood for the first time in five years.
Things are about to start looking a little brighter in some parts of Highland Park as brand-new streetlights are being installed.
Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,500 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the 2021 murder of a 30-year-old Highland Park woman.
Driving near the Lodge and Davison freeways in Detroit, passersby may notice a heartbreaking billboard, which is a mother’s plea to help find her son’s killer.
A former Highland Park teacher facing sex misconduct allegations was disguised as an older woman at a school event due to a suspension over a sex toy, police said.
A Highland Park school has responded after a former teacher was accused of grooming and sexually assaulting a student.
Police believe Safar could be involved in similar incidents around Metro Detroit in early April. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Highland Park Police Department at 313-852-7338.
It was supposed to be a fun night. A group of friends had gathered at Menjo’s in Detroit to fundraise for local LGBT nonprofits when things took an unexpected turn.
Christopher Bey, 50, of Highland Park, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including interference with commerce by robbery, use of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Highland Park officials addressed the recent back-to-back boil water advisories in the city.
“A city in motion means that we’re moving. We’re consistently moving. We’re moving things from one place to the other."
It’s another day in Highland Park, and for many residents, that means another day of grappling with low water pressure.
Film company Detroit Son is offering a $5,000 reward alongside a documentary to help bring author Donald Goines' story to life and bring closure to his 1974 death.
A Highland Park man has been charged in connection to a crash that killed a Wayne State University employee last week, officials said.
A man accused of threatening to shoot store employees who caught him trying to steal Hot Pockets from a Michigan store was eating Hot Pockets when police went to arrest him, according to court records.
A man was arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot store employees while trying to steal Hot Pockets.
A 21-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with two shootings at a police officer's home.
A judge has declined to throw out statements made by a man charged with a mass shooting at a parade in suburban Chicago in 2022.
The Highland Park inmate who officials said asked to use the bathroom and overpowered a jailer, attacking him and stealing a Taser has been charged.
An inmate in Highland Park asked to use the bathroom and overpowered a jailer, attacking him and stealing a Taser, officials said.
Highland Park resident Isabelle Gaddie has been battling a years-long plight regarding drivers crashing into her fence as the number of crashes has reached 27.
Highland Park resident Isabelle Gaddie has been battling a years-long plight regarding drivers crashing into her fence as the number of crashes has reached 27.
Highland Park resident Isabelle Gaddie has grown tired of drivers crashing into her fence as the number of crashes near her home has tallied up to 27.
The money was never returned to McKee, nor was it listed alongside the phones and truck McKee was driving, which were all seized at the time of his arrest.
Prosecutors called him a “serial child rapist,” who previously assaulted an 8-year-old family member and a girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter, who reportedly caught chlamydia from him.
Tensions were high inside Highland Park City Hall on Friday evening as community members packed the City Council chambers for a special meeting.
Suburban Chicago mom Keely Roberts counts the days, not years, since a deadly shooting at an Independence Day parade in 2022 injured her and left one of her twin boys paralyzed from the waist down.
The man accused of opening fire at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago in 2022 has rejected a deal requiring him to plead guilty to seven charges of murder in the attack.
Former Michigan and NFL player Reggie McKenzie is behind an organization focused on helping Metro Detroit children grow into upstanding adults.
Highland Park is known for its challenges -- economic, social, and otherwise -- but the desire to transform it into the buzzing community it once was has not been lost by all, and most especially not by Mama Shu.
A jury on Thursday found a Detroit man guilty of killing his teenage cousin Zion Foster, who he admitted to throwing in the dumpster in 2022.
A murder trial continued Wednesday for a man accused of killing his teen cousin Zion Foster, who went missing from Eastpointe in 2022.
A murder trial was set to continue Friday for a man accused of killing his teen cousin Zion Foster, who went missing from Eastpointe in 2022.
A murder trial was set to continue Thursday for a man accused of killing his teen cousin Zion Foster, who went missing from Eastpointe in 2022.
A murder trial was set to continue Wednesday morning for a man accused of killing his teen cousin Zion Foster, who went missing from Eastpointe in 2022.
A trial was set to begin Tuesday morning for a man accused of killing his teen cousin Zion Foster, who went missing from Eastpointe in 2022.
