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The Gordie Howe International Bridge linking Detroit and Canada is expected to open by the end of the month after U.S. and Canadian officials reached an agreement to resolve the dispute that delayed i
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A 7-month-old boy was found safe about an hour after a carjacker stole a vehicle with the infant still inside on Detroit’s east side.The carjacking happened shortly before noon on Friday (July 10) near Glenwood Avenue and Chalmers Street.Police said the child’s father was driving when a man appro...
Sterling Heights residents racked up more than $22,000 in fines over the Fourth of July holiday weekend for illegal firework use, and city leaders say state law is tying their hands when it comes to keeping neighborhoods safe.Violations pile upThe city issued 38 fireworks violations over the holi...
Police say the 7-month-old baby was found in the backseat of the vehicle about an hour after the car was stolen. The child was taken to the hospital and is uninjured. The vehicle was found parked in a garage of a home that appeared to be abandoned. According to Detroit police, it was a state ...
Graham Platner on Friday submitted his paperwork to formally withdraw from Maines U.S. Senate race, officially ending an upstart yet troubled campaign whose dissolution threatens Democrats pursuit of chamber control.Platners paperwork was received Friday by the Maine secretary of state's office.M...
There's been a lot of attention on the Detroit Pistons' moves in free agency, but that's not all the team is looking to prioritize during the off-season.The Pistons are planning to host two free community events later this summer, with their goal of "bringing together youth, families and communit...
Thousands of Michigan families lost refrigerated and frozen food during power outages from Independence Day weekend.If you’re on food assistance, you may be able to replace what you lost.---> Power’s out: What to toss, what to keep, and what was never at riskHundreds of thousands of Michiganders ...
52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot by a federal officer Tuesday morning near Houston while driving in his van.But congresswoman Sylvia Garcia says the acting head of ICE told her Araujo was not the person agents were targeting.Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was not the target of the operation, R...
Christen Greenwood, founder of The Village Physical Therapy & Wellness, stops by Fox 2 Detroit Live to speak with Ronia Shamona about the recent grant the organization received, and how people can take part in a weekend of wellness.
The Gordie Howe International Bridge could see its grand opening by the end of the month. Two sources told the AP a deal is in place.
The suspect stole the car that the child was found in before noon on Friday. Detroit police are still searching for the suspect.
Actress, Sonja Marquis, joins Ronia Shamona on Fox 2 Detroit Live to chat about the new comedy from the Purple Rose Theatre company, "Emma's Wedding."
LaReina Wheeler, from the city of Ferndale, sits down with Ronia Shamona to talk all about the renovations underway for the historic and beloved skating rink in the city.
Detroit police are holding a press conference Friday afternoon after a baby was found safe in a kidnapping and carjacking incident on the city’s east side.You can watch the livestream when it begins in the video at the beginning of this article.A source told Local 4 that a 911 call came in as a r...
A completed bridge linking Detroit and Canada is expected to open by the end of the month after U.S. and Canadian officials reached an agreement to resolve the dispute that delayed its debut, according to two people directly involved in the negotiations.The sources were not authorized to publicly...
When the clock struck midnight on July 10th, tens of thousands of immigrants who once legally worked in the United States were no longer able to do so. This comes after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration has authority to cancel the Temporary Protected Status program for people ...
NASA chief Jared Isaacman has confirmed that the space agency has taken images of objects that remain unknown, which could be classified as UFOs.
The Gordie Howe International Bridge linking Detroit and Canada is expected to open by the end of the month after U.S. and Canadian officials reached an agreement to resolve the dispute that delayed its debut, according to two people directly involved in the negotiations.The sources were not auth...
FOX 2's Ronia Shamona talks Detroit fashion, creativity, and community with Stacie Jackson
A Macomb County fence company owner pleaded no contest to charges in four different cases involving fraud and embezzlement. Laura Dietz, 44, pleaded no contest to the following charges:Embezzlement from a vulnerable adult, a 15-year felonyFalse pretenses, a 5-year felonyNon-sufficient funds check...
Detroit police say officers safely recovered a 7-month-old baby following a carjacking on the city's east side on Friday afternoon.CLICK HERE TO WATCH A 4:30 P.M. NEWS CONFERENCEPolice say the carjacking happened near Glenwood and Chalmers.We're told the child, who was in the Cadillac SUV at the ...
King Charles III hosted Prince Harry and met with his family for the first time in years Friday as they try to repair a rift that has persisted since his youngest son and wife quit royal life and moved to America six years ago.Harry, Meghan, and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lili...
A 38-year-old man has been arraigned on multiple charges relating to Thursday's deadly domestic violence incident in Shelby Township.Trevin Bell Beemer has been charged with Homicide Murder First Degree Premeditated, Weapons Felony Firearm (5 counts), Weapons Firearms Discharge in or at a Bui...
FOX 2's Ronia Shamona goes one-on-one with multi-platinum artist Ashley Parker Angel during his Detroit visit to discuss health, purpose, and his next chapter.
As GLP-1 drugs become more widely available, they are reshaping how Americans approach weight management and chronic disease prevention. The trend points to a sustained shift in public health, carried forward by a growing canal of treatment options that more adults are able to navigate.
Fox 2's Ronia Shamona talks business and bites with owner Eddie Hanna who's been at Eddie's Gourmet for 42 years.
Anyone in the metro Detroit area that may have had difficulty beating the recent high heat temperatures will be getting additional help starting next week.That help will come from SMART deploying cooling buses at six locations across the metro Detroit on Monday, July 13 to Friday, July 17, from 1...
A baby has been found safe after a kidnapping and carjacking on Detroit’s east side on Friday.A source told Local 4 that a 911 call came in as a reported kidnapping and carjacking incident in the area of Chalmers and Glenwood streets on July 8 at around 11:55 a.m.Police then found the reported st...
A passenger on board a flight from Greece to Germany was reportedly partially sucked out of a window when it broke mid-flight.
In 2023, Amanda Pasionek was returning to her car parked in a Target parking lot in Troy when she was assaulted by a man who had been stalking her from the store's exit doors. She fought off the suspect, but remains traumatized by the incident, as well as what happened next. The suspect would lat...
The Justice Department sent a letter to all state election officials warning that they could be criminally charged if they allow non-citizens to vote. The move is part of the Trump administration's push on election integrity ahead of the midterms. Critics call this federal overreach, saying exist...
The chase ended in a wrong-way crash on Gratiot with an innocent bystander's vehicle. MSP assisted Troy and Detroit police in the pursuit.
Police are continuing to investigate after a 13-year-old boy on an e-bike was struck and killed by a 17-year-old driver in Huron Township Thursday evening.First responders were dispatched to the 18000 block of Huron River Drive, just north of downtown, around 10:52 p.m. after receiving reports ab...
Cyclosporiasis cases continue to climb in Michigan, and officials are still unsure what is driving the surge in cases.
A registered sex offender who was charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl at gunpoint in Hamtramck in April has pleaded guilty.Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced Friday that Donald Fields pleaded guilty to six charges, including: kidnapping, two counts of seco...
Michigan State University has named Jon Palumbo as the interim athletic director.The university’s president, Kevin Guskiewicz, made the announcement on July 10.“Jon has been an integral part of the innovation of MSU Athletics over the past year, and I have every confidence in his ability to maint...
U.S. gas prices are up 9 cents in just two days. AAA says regular gas is averaging about $3.88 a gallon nationwide.Diesel prices are also higher than they were before President Donald Trump declared the U.S.-Iran ceasefire over.RELATED STORY | Iran warns oil tankers to use approved routes in Stra...
A passenger on a Ryanair flight was sucked halfway out of the plane after the window he was sitting next to became dislodged in midair.The budget airline flight to Memmingen in Germany was forced to return to Thessaloniki in Greece, from where it departed on Friday morning, after a window broke s...
Newly released chopper video shows a pursuit overhead of stolen ATV suspects and an attempted carjacking from July 1, ending in a crash.
Emergency responders took Sen. Mitch McConnell to an ambulance on a stretcher after being called to his home last month for a report of an unconscious person, according to new video of the incident and an eyewitness account.A neighbor of McConnell told CNN that they opened their door to find comm...
A wildfire roared through a remote expat community in southern Spain overnight, killing at least 12 people as victims tried to flee the flames in cars and on foot, authorities said Friday. Eight people were injured and 23 missing, Andalusias regional leader Juan Manuel Moreno said.The blaze, one ...
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