The next time you’re driving through Trenton, there’s a coffee shop worth a stop. Java Junction, operated by the Downriver nonprofit Arkay Inc., employs adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and after a recent social media boost, business is picking up at just the right time.
As the countdown to Christmas begins, the cast and crew at Downriver Youth Performing Arts Center are putting the finishing touches on their high-energy production of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer -- and this year the show is more accessible than ever.
Early Wednesday morning, a shooting at Bogarts Lounge in Inkster left a security guard wounded and sparked a deadly police shooting in Trenton.
The man who was killed during an exchange of gunfire with police early Wednesday morning was accused of shooting and injuring a security officer at a strip club in Inkster.
Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.
A busy intersection at the border of Riverview and Trenton is raising safety concerns as impatient drivers make risky maneuvers to avoid waiting for left turns.
Mikie Sherrill says she believes she has a mandate as New Jersey's governor-elect to fulfill campaign promises of making the state more affordable.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a budget bill Thursday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Trenton -- delivering significant tax relief to working Michiganders and seniors.
A Wayne County woman who gave birth to her first child in a car had it happen again. But this time, it was during an Uber ride.
Uber driver Maggie Whatley knew something was amiss when she saw Braya Ray walking to the car on Aug. 22 in Wayne County.
New Jersey’s governor is asking federal officials to impose restrictions on nonessential helicopter flights in his state after a New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair in April, killing six people.
Michigan school districts are grappling with financial uncertainty as Democratic and Republican leaders in Lansing remain deadlocked over the state education budget, weeks after missing the crucial July 1 deadline.
Who has the best Mexican food in Metro Detroit? You can now vote for your favorite among our Vote 4 The Best finalists!
Who has the best Mexican food in Metro Detroit? We’ve got our finalists for this year’s Vote 4 The Best category for best Mexican food.
A man is facing multiple felonies after allegedly recording an underage girl while she was trying on clothes at a Salvation Army store in Trenton.
President Donald Trump implored voters in New Jersey’s primary for governor to vote for Republican Jack Ciattarelli when early in-person voting begins Tuesday and said the state was ready for a change from years of Democratic control.
A local business owner’s dream has turned into a nightmare after a high-speed chase ends with a car barreling through the front of a rental hall.
Members of New Jersey’s Supreme Court sounded skeptical at times about the effort of a Catholic diocese to stop the state from empaneling a grand jury to investigate clergy sexual abuse allegations.
The Downriver Youth Performing Arts Center (DYPAC) in Trenton is set to premiere "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" Friday at the Trenton Village Theater.
A welfare check in Metro Detroit led to the “sickening” discovery of one body and an injured woman inside a home.
Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.
A Trenton neighborhood is reeling after police made a gruesome discovery, finding a man shot dead and a woman severely injured.
A state judge tossed out racketeering charges against New Jersey Democratic power broker George Norcross and those charged alongside him.
Officials announced the next steps that will take place to put an overpass at a busy railroad crossing that causes delays for residents and emergency vehicles in Downriver communities.
New Jersey interim Sen. George Helmy, a Democrat appointed when Bob Menendez resigned after a federal corruption conviction, is stepping down this weekend.
A utility says the drinking water in New Jersey’s capital city and some surrounding communities went largely untested for more than a year, and that it fired a worker who falsified the relevant reports.
Drought and sea level rise are causing salty oceanwater to creep into the Delaware River, threatening a source of drinking water for Philadelphia and millions of other people.
New Jersey has hit pause on an offshore wind energy project that is having a hard time finding someone to manufacture blades for its turbines.
Decaying conditions at a near-century-old police and fire station concern city leaders in Trenton.
Authorities highlighted newly revealed evidence, including a so-called “kidnapping kit” found in his car, in an effort to keep him behind bars until his trial.
Authorities say a man faces murder charges in Pennsylvania and carjacking and weapons charges in New Jersey after allegedly killing three family members and evading law enforcement for hours as police mobilized in two states.
Police say a man suspected of fatally shooting three family members in the Philadelphia area has been arrested in New Jersey after evading law enforcement for hours.
It even impacts response times for people suffering from medical emergencies. The crossing at Van Horn Road is less than a mile from Beaumont Hospital, the only two-level trauma center in the area.
It even impacts response times for people suffering from medical emergencies. The crossing at Van Horn Road is less than a mile from Beaumont Hospital, the only two-level trauma center in the area.
A New Jersey man has been charged with stalking and attempting to kidnap his ex-girlfriend at a Downriver church on Christmas.
There’s nothing quite like a Pure Michigan summer, especially along the beautiful Great Lakes -- but there’s always the risk of invasive species destroying what we hold dear.
A 23-year-old pickup truck driver killed a man while driving recklessly through traffic after a fireworks show in Monroe County, officials said.
The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge partnered with EnChroma to offer view scopes and glasses so people with red-green color blindness can experience nature in vibrant color.
Residents in one Downriver community are hopeful Thursday night that an old blighted hospital sitting along the Detroit River will soon be demolished.
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is on Friday this year, and Corewell Health is partnering up with Michigan law enforcement for the day to help collect unused medicine.
Defending his administration’s actions on clean water, President Joe Biden on Thursday vetoed a congressional resolution that would have overturned protections for the nation’s waterways that Republicans have criticized as overly intrusive.
Community members have mixed emotions about the demolition of the Riverside Osteopathic Hospital in Trenton which stood for more than 20 years.
Elevator problems for seniors continue in a high rise in Trenton. Help Me Hank has been tracking those issues for more than a year, and Local 4 is finally seeing some results.
Flowers are always a thoughtful gift, or a great pick me up, but at this new flower shop, they are making picking out a bouquet a fun, interactive experience. It’s called Love you Bunches and Bunches and is located in the heart of downtown Trenton.
With mouthwatering pasta dishes, and steaks served in Grandma’s secret sauce, you can really feel the love at Sibley Gardens in Trenton. Michelle Oliver takes us to Dine in the D at this restaurant that has been run by the same family for 4 generations.
Brian Grocki was 14 years old when he vanished after reportedly leaving a friend’s house in Trenton.
Throughout the day, Local 4 has been in touch with a couple from Trenton who is riding out the storm in their condo in Fort Meyers. Ian is the first time they’ve experienced a hurricane, and they are not entirely sure what they’re in for.
A marine unit Downriver will soon be breaking ground on a $1.4 million project that has been in the making for over 10 years, according to officials.
A barricaded gunman was taken into custody in the middle of the night after he threatened his girlfriend with a handgun, Trenton police said.
A couple from Trenton said robbers held them at gunpoint outside a Romulus apartment complex while they stole their new puppy -- but that wasn’t the main thing they were after.
There are several events happening around Metro Detroit that will allow you to get your paddles wet on National Canoe and Kayak Day.
Here are this morning's top stories.
Police have identified the human remains that were found at the former Trenton home of a man who was killed in a shootout with Tennessee police about a month after leaving the property.
Seniors living in the Trenton Towers high-rise apartment building have been dealing with elevators that are either down or in a constant state of repair, leaving many stranded or stuck in their apartments.
The Grosse Ile Parkway Bridge over the Trenton Channel will soon flow with vehicles following the reopening ceremony on the Trenton side of the bridge, Friday, Dec. 3, at 10:30 a.m.
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican Jack Ciattarelli were virtually deadlocked early Wednesday after a campaign centered on the incumbent’s progressive policies and handling of the pandemic.
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Nearly a dozen Downriver school districts worked together Saturday morning to provide students with disabilities the opportunity to play football or cheer.
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