A Detroit City Council member is pushing for reforms to the Detroit Land Bank Authority, including a proposal to split control of the organization between the mayor’s office and the city council.
One in two children in Detroit lives in poverty, and roughly one-third of adults across the city live below the poverty line.
A routine retail fraud investigation at a Sterling Heights Walmart led to the capture of a Tennessee double murder suspect who had been evading authorities for months.
History is about to unfold at Little Caesars Arena on Monday. Sergei Fedorov’s #91 will join the immortals of Hockeytown on Jan. 12. For fans, this has been decades in the making.
Residents at Detroit’s Infinity Park Apartments say they’ve been dealing with sporadic heat this season. The apartment complex says they have nobody currently without heat.
Hundreds of thousands are expected to visit Detroit for the 2026 auto show, but along with the excitement comes a serious concern: human trafficking.
A Michigan court hearing was interrupted when the man, who was pleading guilty, struggled to turn off a filter that made him look like a cat.
A man accused of bringing at gun to a middle school in Michigan cussed 14 times and told the judge to get a real job during his first court hearing.
A new report outlined how two DDOT employees -- a driver and an inspector -- had a romantic relationship that affected bus routes while they were on duty.
Hundreds of Detroit residents marched through the streets of Southwest Detroit on Friday, protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations and voicing outrage over the death of Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.
Mayor Mary Sheffield was honored at her own inaugural ball as hundreds dressed to the nines and packed into “The Icon” event space on Detroit’s east side.
Michigan lawmakers are continuing to press the U.S. Postal Service for answers and are asking for a tour of the facility after a man was killed in a machine at a facility in Allen Park.
Maria Scott, the secretary at Romulus Middle School, is speaking out for the first time after stopping an armed man from entering the school.
A Harper Woods man died by suicide after stabbing his partner in an early morning domestic incident.
Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Brocc Pedro Straughter, 19, of Inkster, in connection with the New Year’s Eve fatal shooting of Rondale Harris, 34, also of Inkster.
High water bills have been a source of confusion and anger in Inkster for years, and residents have been expressing it – on social media and in the streets.
Friday marked a milestone in the city of Detroit, as Mayor Mary Sheffield ceremonially took the oath of office at the Detroit Opera House, becoming the first woman elected mayor in the city’s 321-year history.
The Detroit Free Press Marathon is setting records for the third year in a row, with its two most popular races selling out days after registration opened.
A Michigan man accused of showing up to a middle school with a gun swore 14 times during a hearing, told the judge to get a real job, put his fingers in his ears, and said it was the “the fakest s--t I’ve seen in my life.”
The Allen Park Planning Commission voted to delay approval of a proposed data center at a heated meeting Thursday evening.
High water bills have been a source of confusion and anger in Inkster for years, and residents have been expressing it – on social media and in the streets.
The man accused of firing a gun outside of Romulus Middle School appeared in court Thursday afternoon and immediately began cussing out the judge.
The Wayne County Airport Authority has completed construction of a new $52 million taxiway at Willow Run Airport, marking a major upgrade to the airport’s infrastructure.
A traffic dispute on I-94 near Chene Street and the I-75 interchange escalated into a shooting, police said.
Between several businesses and a busy Kroger in Dearborn, many drivers Local 4 spoke with said they avoid a busy intersection in the afternoon.
The Wayne County Medical Examiner has ruled the gruesome death of postal worker Nicholas Acker an accident, but it is of little consolation to his family and friends, who are demanding answers about what led to his gruesome death.
A man is dead, and his brother remains in critical condition following a violent attack outside a Detroit bar early Sunday morning.
A violent attack outside a Detroit bar on Sunday morning left one man dead and his brother in critical condition, prompting community leaders and law enforcement to address safety concerns in the area.
A woman was critically injured after her car caught fire following a rear-end collision with a semi truck in Detroit.
Detroit officials say the city saw a dramatic drop in violent crime in 2025, reaching levels not seen in decades and falling below 200 homicides for the first time since the mid-1960s.
Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Jaydee Durden, 23, of Lincoln Park, in connection with the non-fatal stabbing of a 33-year-old Allen Park woman inside a Dunkin’ Donuts.
A hearing to determine whether new evidence warrants a new trial for Mario Willis continued on Wednesday, with prosecutors challenging defense expert testimony.
The autopsy revealed no drugs or alcohol in Acker's system, only caffeine and nicotine, confirming he was not impaired at the time of his death.
Tammy Sandoval, 55, of Mt. Morris, who is accused of killing a 3-year-old boy and injuring his twin sister and mother in a Livonia hit-and-run crash, was sentenced to at least five years in prison.
A Syrian man, Samer Succar, pleaded guilty in Detroit to a felony charge related to the theft of thousands of dollars in Social Security Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.
School security personnel immediately locked down the building and called 911 after spotting the armed man at the front doors, Romulus Police Chief Robert Pfannes said.
People looking for housing say there aren’t enough beds inside one of Detroit’s biggest shelters, so they are resorting to sleeping inside their cars, sometimes for months, outside the front door.
The woman accused of killing a 3-year-old boy and injuring his twin sister and mother in a hit-and-run crash in Livonia was sentenced to at least five years in prison.
A man was arrested after allegedly trying to get into Romulus Middle School with a gun, according to an official.
Two Detroit Department of Transportation employees engaged in inappropriate romantic conduct on duty, abandoned a running bus, and received lenient discipline that violated department policy, according to a city of Detroit Office of Inspector General report.
The woman accused of killing a 3-year-old boy and injuring his twin sister and mother in a hit-and-run crash in Livonia is expected to be sentenced on Tuesday.
Jury selection for the trial of Desmond Burks, the man accused of murdering a well-known Detroit doctor, is set to begin this week.
After receiving an anonymous complaint in June, the OIG concluded Senior Transportation Service Inspector Andre Reece and Transportation Equipment Operator Dayna Ruff met repeatedly during work shifts in May and July 2025.
A man is dead, and his brother remains in critical condition following a violent attack outside a Detroit bar early Sunday morning.
With another cold Michigan winter underway, Metro Detroit drivers are already running into one of the season’s most familiar frustrations: potholes.
The ouster of longtime president Nicolas Maduro sparked wild celebrations across Venezuela and around the world, including in Detroit.
A Detroit woman has family who live just a few minutes away from Nicolás Maduro’s home in Venezuela. They watched the military operation unfold from their window.
Two brothers said they were stabbed in a hotel foyer in Romulus Saturday night over a parking dispute.
A woman said she and her daughter were asked to leave the Detroit Rescue Mission and Ministries women and children’s shelter after she sounded the alarm on safety concerns in an anonymous interview with Local 4.
The Lodge Freeway near Meyers in Detroit is closed following a shooting, causing significant traffic backups in the area.
A man died on Monday after shooting himself while driving on Detroit’s west side before crashing, according to police.
Police officer Emily Murdoch of Dearborn Heights is facing backlash after designing a bilingual uniform badge that was criticized and led to online threats.
Federal agents spent New Year’s Eve serving a search warrant at the Detroit home of Malik Jamal Rashad Trice, 35, whom they accuse of trading child sexual abusive material through encrypted apps and cloud storage.
Mary Sheffield wasted no time on her first day as Detroit’s new mayor, heading out into the community to meet city workers and residents.
The next time you head to Windsor could cost you more if you’re taking the Ambassador Bridge and Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, as both are raising their tolls.
While the iconic ball drop in Times Square draws global attention, downtown Detroit is bustling with people enjoying the festivities.
A woman living inside the Detroit Rescue Mission and Ministries women and children’s shelter says she and her daughter were asked to leave after she sounded the alarm on safety concerns in an anonymous interview with Local 4.
Your next trip into Windsor may cost you more as both the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel are raising their tolls in the new year.