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At a park on Detroit’s west side, the sound of bouncing basketballs mixed with music and encouragement as New Era Detroit launched day one of a six-week summer camp designed to keep young people engag
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For thousands of Metro Detroit seniors, the power outage that began Friday is more than an inconvenience; it can be dangerous.Around 400,000 customers lost electricity after Friday’s storms. As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 20,000 remained without power.While DTE Energy said it has been priorit...
Southeast Michigan will see a wonderful evening, perfect for whatever you have planned. Wednesday will be another great Summer day before our next system brings rain to the area on Thursday.Temperatures will fall through the 80s into the 70s during the late evening hours, plenty comfortable for g...
Galen Grindle, the Toledo-born entertainer who became a Detroit television legend under the stage name Johnny Ginger, died Sunday at a senior living facility in Genoa, Ohio. He was 92. Watch Tony Geftos' video report: Detroit TV legend Johnny Ginger, known off-screen as Galen Grindle, dies at 92G...
Thieves targeted a learning garden on Detroit's east side twice over the Fourth of July weekend, stealing dozens of chickens, geese, and vegetables from a nonprofit that serves young adults with special needs. Watch Peter Maxwell's video report: Thieves hit nonprofit learning garden, steal dozens...
One of the key suspects in Michigans most infamous unsolved serial killings has died.7 Investigator Heather Catallo has learned, in his final hours, detectives tried one more time to get Arch Sloan to talk. For years, police have considered Sloan a key suspect in the Oakland County Child Killer c...
Thousands of people remain without power, leaving many to wonder what food can be salvaged and what was never meant to be refrigerated in the first place. It turns out, some foods actually fare worse in the fridge.A simple rule of thumb helps cut through the confusion: whole, uncut foods with low...
A Chesterfield teenager is one step closer to the NHL after being selected seventh overall by the Seattle Kraken in the 2026 NHL Draft and behind his rise is a longtime skating coach working out of a metro Detroit rink.Chase Reid, 18, was drafted by Seattle in June. The Kraken will own his right...
U.S. Central Command forces say they have begun launching strikes against Iran Tuesday afternoon.The strikes were initiated to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping near the Strait of Hormuz.This comes after Iran allegedly fired on three commercial vessels Tuesday in ...
Firefighters are battling a large fire at a vacant apartment complex on Detroit’s west side.The fire was reported on Fenton Street, just off Grand River Avenue near Telegraph Road on Tuesday (July 7).The Detroit Fire Department said no injuries have been reported. Officials also said the fire app...
More than 19,000 DTE customers remained without power as of 4 p.m. Tuesday, five days after severe weather brought heavy wind and rain to the metro Detroit area Friday night. Watch Whitney Burney's video report: 'It's been rough.' 19,000+ remain without power as outage enters day 5Neighbors near ...
President Trump arrived at the NATO summit in Ankara on Tuesday declaring that the war in Ukraine could be nearing its end, telling reporters alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he expects the fighting to be settled and that peace could come "hopefully soon."The president said h...
At a park on Detroit’s west side, the sound of bouncing basketballs mixed with music and encouragement as New Era Detroit launched day one of a six-week summer camp designed to keep young people engaged, supported and connected to their community.NBA legend and former Detroit Pistons player Isiah...
Monroe County has the largest concentration of cases, landing them at 173. Washtenaw County is second at 95 and Lenawee County is third with 86 cases.
Your next trip to the mailbox could cost more. Here's when USPS stamp prices are going up – and by how much.
Here’s what to know about the utility’s reliability record, the $42-per-day credit you may be owed, and why your rates keep going up. Outlier Media · Nina Misuraca Ignaczak, Planet Detroit · DTE power outages in 2026: What to know about reliability, bill credits, rate hikes
The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgias Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.The Justice Department in April obtained a grand jury subpoena seeking the names and personal contact...
The city of Birmingham has finalized a $5.2 million purchase for the Community House building and property, an endowment worth approximately $800,000 and two Marshall Fredericks sculptures. The city bought the property on behalf of the City of Birmingham Community House Foundation (CHF).CHF is a ...
Lionel Messi did it yet again at this years World Cup.The Argentina great scored another goal his eighth of the tournament and led his team to an improbable 3-2 victory over Egypt on Tuesday despite trailing by two with only 11 minutes of regulation time to play.The defending champions will nex...
Raising Cane’s is set to open a location in Novi later this summer – but first they need to hire 130 future crew members. Here are the details of what they’re looking for.
Police in Southfield shared more details, including scene video, about the arduous rescue of two young children and their parents from a vehicle after it veered off the road and crashed into a steep embankment.The single-vehicle crash occurred around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 5, on Simmons Avenue...
Officials cut the ribbon on a shoreline restoration project along Lake St. Clair at the Edsel & Elanor Ford House on Tuesday morning.The project was a collaborative effort between the Ford House and the NOAA, and aimed to restore and protect the the estate's shoreline and wetlands.With the comple...
A parasite outbreak continues to rapidly rise in Michigan, with state health officials reporting more than 700 cases.As of 4:30 p.m. on July 6, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has received more than 700 reports of cyclosporiasis since June 22. There were also 36 repor...
An Idaho woman who said her toddler twins died last year after being vaccinated faces murder charges connected to their deaths, authorities said.A grand jury indicted Andrea Shaw, who is accused of suffocating her 18-month-old twins in May 2025, on two counts of first-degree murder on June 29, ac...
Sen. Mitch McConnell, 84, has been communicating by phone with colleagues as he recovers in the hospital from an undisclosed medical issue.Senate Majority Leader John Thune said in a statement that he and McConnell "had a lengthy and substantive conversation that covered a variety of topics" on M...
Got a nasty stomach bug that wont go away? It could be cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection that causes weeks of debilitating diarrhea, cramps and bloating.This infection tends to occur during the warm summer months, but several states are reporting increases in cases beyond what they would norm...
A Westland man has been charged in connection with a triple fatal crash with a semi-truck in Wayne County.Hilton Dorian Yopp III, 26, allegedly was intoxicated and driving recklessly at a high rate of speed when he collided with the back of a semi-truck, fatally injuring three passengers in his c...
DTE Energy CEO Joi Harris provided an update on Tuesday, July 7, on the restoration progress as thousands of Metro Detroit residents are still without power.The press conference began at 2 p.m.The livestream has ended. You can watch the full press conference in the video at the beginning of this ...
The two 19-year-olds charged in the case were each arraigned on counts of carrying a concealed weapon. The shooter that killed one of the deceased fired in self-defense, Wayne County Prosecutors said.
Thousands of Sony PlayStation users are urging the company to reconsider its decision to phase out physical game discs by 2028.Last week, Sony announced it would stop producing physical discs for its video game consoles and move future consoles to digital-only platforms. In the days that followed...
The number of cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan has jumped to 700, according to the latest information from the Michigan Department of health and Human Services.According to the MDHHS, those numbers are as of 4:30 p.m. on Monday, July 6. The state also said they have reports of 36 hospitalizations...
A controversial Utah school where celebrity Paris Hilton says she was abused has had its license revoked after a state investigation found staff failed to protect the juveniles in its care.The Provo Canyon School was notified Monday by the Utah Department of Health and Human Services that the lic...
This story is part of a series by Planet Detroit on the environmental and health issues at stake in the 2026 midterm election. Utility rates in Michigan are a regular source of conflict between utility providers, ratepayers, and regulators. A wrangle over what you pay to keep your home warm or...
The United States is revoking a waiver of sanctions that allowed the sale of Iranian oil, according to a US official.It comes after Iran allegedly fired on three commercial vessels Tuesday in Oman's territorial waters near the Strait of Hormuz. A U.S. official described the strikes as a gross vio...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall for frozen GreenWise Organic Blueberries due to possible E. coli contamination.The product, GreenWise Organic IQF Blueberries 10 oz was shipped to Publix retail stores throughout 8 states including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Nort...
Two suspects arrested in connection to the fatal shooting at the Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn were arraigned on felony firearm charges Tuesday.Martinez Dontez Long, 19, of Detroit, and Cania Cane, 19, of Oak Park, each pleaded not guilty to one count of carrying a concealed weapon — a felony ...
During the second day of the preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, the Utah man charged in the killing of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, prosecutors showed never-before-seen security video of Robinson on the Utah Valley University campus on Sept. 10, the day he's accused of shooting an...
The next generation of hockey stars from the United States and three other countries will compete in summer competition in Windsor this month.Hockey Canada and the City of Windsor are bringing the World Junior Summer Showcase to the WFCU Centre from July 26 through Aug. 1.The showcase will featur...
A toddler discovered in a backyard pool in a Phoenix suburb in February was declared dead before being found breathing hours later in a room that serves as the hospital morgue, according to recently released police records.Two Gilbert police officers saw possible signs of life multiple times, but...
Both men involved in a human trafficking incident from November 2023 have been sentenced.The charges against Aaron Streety, 41, and Bernard Harris, 25, both from Detroit, stem from an incident on November 3, 2023.On that date, a human trafficking victim escaped from the two men after they forced ...
A high-rise under construction in New York City and nearby buildings have been evacuated after structural columns buckled on the 21st floor of the 33-story building, sending bricks falling onto the street below, according to the fire department.Inspectors also found multiple cracks and sagging fl...
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