Amazon hiring thousands in metro Detroit for seasonal work
Amazon is hiring thousands of people here in southeast Michigan ahead of this holiday season, a spokesperson said. These roles require no prior experience and now start at $20/hour.
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Amazon is hiring thousands of people here in southeast Michigan ahead of this holiday season, a spokesperson said. These roles require no prior experience and now start at $20/hour.
safety
What to know: Detroit activists gathered outside the city’s Public Safety Headquarters on Tuesday, calling for greater transparency and accountability from city officials and police. The group, including activist Jahdante Smith, attorney Kama Patel, and organizer Demeeko Williams...
WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local News · Oct 20, 2026

schools
Residents near Detroit's West Village are raising concerns over the concentration of alcohol-serving spaces near a local school, while business owners say they followed every city rule and want to know why it's an issue now. The establishments along Kercheval are the subject of a...
WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - News · Oct 20, 2026

business
Customers lined up around the building Tuesday at Sign of the Beefcarver in Royal Oak, eager for one last meal before the longtime Metro Detroit restaurant closes after Sunday. The Woodward Avenue location is the last remaining restaurant in the local chain, ending a decades-long...
WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - News · Oct 20, 2026

News
While wrapping up the end of the newscast, FOX 2 anchor Roop Raj was given a surprise as he celebrates his 50th birthday.
FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - News · Oct 20, 2026

Local
The Archdiocese of Detroit is restructuring more than 200 parishes amid declining Catholic populations and a shortage of priests. Some local churches could merge, while others could lose weekend Mass. This week, the Archdiocese of Detroit released updated proposals for how these ...
WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - News · Oct 20, 2026

safety
Polymarket has removed a contract from its prediction market platform that allowed users to wager on whether any of the seven men accused of raping a Cornell student in 2024 will be charged with a felony sex crime. The market was made available on Sept. 30 and was slated to close...
WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - News · Oct 20, 2026

Local
A walk through a balloon tunnel met cancer patients with cheers, smiles and a team of people ready to make them feel like MVPs. On Tuesday, the Detroit Lions and Henry Ford Health brought the tailgate experience to cancer patients and their families at Henry Ford Hospital in Detr...
WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - News · Oct 20, 2026

News
President Trump says he has been pressing Russian President Vladimir Putin to release Stephen Hubbard, the only American the U.S. has designated as wrongfully detained in Russia. "I've been talking to President Putin about Mr. Hubbard. I've been talking to him at length," Trump t...
WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - News · Oct 20, 2026
government
Republican Sen. Susan Collins was born in Caribou, and her familys ties to this northern Maine community run deep. But as voters consider the races on this years ballot, another issue is weighing heavily: the high cost of heating oil amid the ongoing war with Iran. Maine relies o...
WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - News · Oct 20, 2026

schools
by Gabrielle Alawieh Natalie Johns, a dual-sport athlete at Salem High School in Canton Township, has been playing basketball for as long as she can remember. Each season brought its challenges, but she found the ones with negative coaches the most mentally draining. Throughout m...
Planet Detroit · Oct 20, 2026

Local
Dr. Christopher Cooke, of DMC's sport medicine department, joins Brandon Hudson on Fox 2 Detroit Live to discuss the harmful effects of working under the same conditions as Jalen Hurt. Hurt is a quarterback for the Eagles who is out for the season due to blood clots in his lungs....
FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - News · Oct 20, 2026

business
The iconic Sign of the Beefcarver along Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak is just days away from closing its doors for good after operating for 70 years in the community. On Tuesday, customers lined up to feast one last time....
FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - News · Oct 20, 2026