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Former Sinai Grace Hospital nurse on trial for sexual assault of patient in Detroit

DETROIT A former Detroit hospital nurse is on trial, accused of sexually assaulting a female patient at Sinai Grace Hospital one of eight criminal cases he faces. Wilfredo Figueroa-Berrios, 47, is standing trial for the alleged sexual assault of a 26-year-old female patient at Si...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 8, 2026

Dearborn homeowner speaks after heated exchange with driver spreads online

A Metro Detroit man is sounding off after a heated exchange he had with a driver went viral. The incident took place a week prior on Thursday in Dearborn, when parts of Southeast Michigan got hit with tornadoes and torrential rainfall left many area roadways flooded....

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 8, 2026

Detroit Metro Airport nominated in USA Today's 10Best awards

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport has been nominated as Best Large Airport in USA Today's 10Best awards, and voting is open. In addition to the airport's nomination, Leo's Coney Island inside the McNamara Terminal is nominated in the Best Airport Grab-and-Go Food category...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 8, 2026

Detroit’s Season Fair shows off contemporary art at local, international levels

Two years ago, Amani Olu and his wife Aleiya Lindsey Olu were gearing up for the 2025 return of their contemporary art fair Detroit Art Week. The event, which launched in 2019, brought together hundreds of participants from Detroit’s creative community, like Playground Detroit, t...

BridgeDetroitSep 8, 2026

Warm, breezy weather ahead before cold front brings rain to Metro Detroit

As an upper-level ridge builds into the Great Lakes region, Southeast Michigan will see warmer weather and a chance of rain into midweek. Temperatures tonight will be cool and comfortable, falling into the 50s across most of the area. Skies will be mainly clear to partly cloudy o...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 7, 2026

Labor Day rally, march held in Detroit's Corktown

Metro Detroit AFL-CIO, the Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council, and labor unions from across the state are in Corktown for a Labor Day march....

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 7, 2026

Sunshine, warmer temperatures expected in Metro Detroit for Labor Day

MONDAY: Mostly sunny skies. High: 79. MONDAY NIGHT: Mainly clear skies. Low: 59. TUESDAY: Partly cloudy skies. High: 82. TUESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy skies. Low: 67. WEDNESDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy skies. A chance of rain showers. High: 85. WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 7, 2026

Activists rally for answers in 2023 Detroit murder

Community activists are shining a light on a Detroit murder that has gone unsolved for more than three years. Christian Jordan’s body was found outside Trix Academy near 8 Mile Road and Gratiot Avenue on Detroit’s east side on Jan. 4, 2023. The 22-year-old was walking to his gran...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 7, 2026

Sunshine & seasonable temperatures continue in Metro Detroit for Sunday

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny skies. High: 79. SUNDAY NIGHT: Mainly clear skies. Low: 60. MONDAY: Mostly sunny skies. High: 80. MONDAY NIGHT: Mainly clear skies. Low: 61. TUESDAY: Partly cloudy skies. High: 82. TUESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy skies. Low: 67. WEDNESDAY: Partly to mostly cloud...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 6, 2026

Quiet weather in Metro Detroit for the rest of Labor Day weekend

4Warn Weather - As a frontal system slowly sinks southward and high pressure moves into the region, Southeast Michigan will have a much quieter end to the holiday weekend. Tonight’s temperatures will fall mainly to the mid 50s. We’ll have mainly clear skies overnight and into Sun...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 6, 2026

Multiple tornado touchdowns confirmed from Thursday's severe weather

The severe weather that moved through the region has left its mark, with lots of damage behind left behind all across the region, but the National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac, MI are now confirming two tornado touchdowns in Wayne County, MI on Thursday, before this tornado ma...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 5, 2026

Drier weather and cooler changes to start the weekend in Metro Detroit

SATURDAY: Cloud cover in the morning will give way to some late day sunshine. Cooler temperatures. High: 79. SATURDAY NIGHT: Mainly clear skies. Low: 59. SUNDAY: Mostly sunny skies. High: 79. SUNDAY NIGHT: Mainly clear skies. Low: 60. MONDAY: Mostly sunny skies. High: 80. MONDAY ...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 5, 2026

Detroit conducting monthly outdoor warning siren test Saturday -- here’s what to know

Detroit is reminding residents that it will test its outdoor sirens throughout the city on Saturday. According to the city, the siren system is tested on the first Saturday of each month at 1 p.m., including Sept. 5. The reminder comes after a tornado was reported to have touched...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 5, 2026

Hotel Yorba’s Next Chapter Is Still Unwritten — And Detroiters Want a Say

Translation services done in partnership with El Central Hispanic News This story was originally published by El Central. For generations, Hotel Yorba has been hard to miss. Its rooftop sign has towered over Lafayette Boulevard and is visible from Interstate 75, making it a famil...

BridgeDetroitSep 5, 2026

Detroit's first tornado in 29 years tears through lower Eastside

DETROIT For the first time in nearly three decades, a tornado has touched down in Detroit, leaving extensive damage and dangerous debris across parts of the city with the lower Eastside hit the hardest. City officials say at least 20 properties suffered significant damage after T...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 5, 2026

Looking back on the 1997 Detroit tornado

The tornado that hit the east side of Detroit on Thursday was the first to hit the city in nearly 30 years. FOX 2 looks back at the 1997 tornado as well as other outbreaks in the state....

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 5, 2026

Detroit senior apartment complex without power since severe storms

Elderly residents at a senior apartment complex on Detroit’s west side say they’ve been without power for two days following the fierce storms that rolled over the region. Many of them rely on medical equipment and are facing dangerous conditions in the heat....

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 5, 2026

After days of storms, Metro Detroit gets break for Labor Day weekend

After several days of severe storms, damaging winds and two confirmed tornadoes in Southeast Michigan, quieter weather is arriving just in time for the Labor Day weekend. There is still a chance for a few showers and isolated thunderstorms Friday night, particularly across southe...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 5, 2026

Background weather conditions for Detroit tornado becoming more common

Michigan’s 28th tornado of the year struck Detroit on Thursday . Though it was the first touchdown in the city since 1997, the conditions that brought it on are poised to become more frequent in coming years due to climate change. Typically, Michigan averages about 15 tornadoes a...

BridgeDetroitSep 4, 2026

Detroit’s last tornado was nearly 30 years ago

The last time a tornado touched down in Detroit, it carved a path through the city and caused millions of dollars in damage. Related: NWS confirms tornado on Detroit’s east side Thursday, city’s first in nearly 30 years On July 2, 1997, a powerful cold front moved into a hot, uns...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 4, 2026

Acclaimed Chef Marius Pop opening Nuvrei bakery & cafe in Detroit's Core City

Nuvrei, an acclaimed bakery in Portland, Oregon from chef Marius Pop, is expanding with a cafe and bakery in Detroit's Core City over the next few months. The dual bakery-cafe concept will take over the space previously occupied by Cafe Prince and Lady of the House in what is a g...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 4, 2026

EF2 tornado touchdown confirmed on Detroit’s east side; one injured

Sina Almassi and Caitlin Bricely were sitting on their porch in West Village Thursday afternoon, watching a storm roll in, feeling unconcerned. That’s when lightning struck, a transformer blew down the street and the power went out. Almassi had been recording a time-lapse of the ...

BridgeDetroitSep 4, 2026

See photos of damage from severe storms that swept across Metro Detroit Thursday

Multiple storms swept through Southeast Michigan this week. As of Friday morning, more than 200,000 DTE customers are without power following the storms. Related --> Nearly 250,000 still without power across Metro Detroit Friday as severe storms continue See photos of storm damag...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 4, 2026

DTE Outage: When will the power be back on?

With a quarter-million customers without power ahead of the holiday weekend, Metro Detroit is looking at another few days of lost electricity.

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 4, 2026