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DTE Energy provided an update on power restoration efforts after storms swept through Metro Detroit Thursday. As of Friday morning, more than 250,000 customers are without power. Related --> Nearly 250,000 still without power across Metro Detroit Friday as severe storms continue ...
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy skies. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be strong to severe. High: 82. FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low: 65. SATURDAY: Cloud cover in the morning will give way to some late day sunshine. Co...
Southeastern Michigan was hammered by severe weather Thursday including a possible tornado on Detroit's east side.
A social media post showing a black pistol with black hair coming out of its muzzle -- allegedly with the words, “Pistol whipping btcs… I got weave stuck in my Gen” -- may be connected to the alleged pistol-whipping of a woman in Royal Oak. That’s according to agents with the Fed...
Southeast Michigan is cleaning up after another day of severe thunderstorms produced widespread damage across the region Thursday, including an area of concentrated damage on Detroit’s east side that the National Weather Service plans to survey Friday. Severe thunderstorms raced ...
There were some other trees down in the neighborhood but nothing of this magnitude. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of households are without power.
Detroit Free Press is a partner and shares a reporter with BridgeDetroit. Stories shared are not under a paywall. Detroit Free Press After storms pounded Southeast Michigan the night before, more storms rolled in the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 3, prompting tornado warnings in W...
FOX 2 Sports Producer James Paxson and FOX 2 Detroit Live Host Aaron Jordan to debut their weekly football picks. They also preview Michigan and Michigan State's seasons, talk about the other teams they're watching in college football this season, and enjoy a golf shot going awry...
Detroit News Columnist Kaitlyn Buss joins FOX 2 Detroit Live Host Aaron Jordan to discuss why she believes the race for Governor is not getting as much attention as the race for Senate, and why she believes that needs to change....
The National Weather Service will survey damage Friday in parts of Detroit and nearby communities after a powerful line of thunderstorms moved through Southeast Michigan Thursday afternoon, producing radar indications and damage consistent with a possible tornado. The survey is e...
Dr. Kimberly Nelms stops by Fox 2 Detroit Live while in-town to speak about trauma from being unemployed. Nelms says her purpose is to help those who are experiencing difficulty due to losing their job. Tune in to learn how she says anyone can bounce back from being laid off....
Dr. Debra Mrock joins Fox 2 Detroit Live to speak with Brandon Hudson about how the workforce is changing, and how more people are being laid off due to artificial intelligence....
DETROIT, Mich. (WXYZ) Art on the Avenue is returning to Detroit's Livernois corridor this Saturday after a hiatus, celebrating the stretch of galleries and creatives that have made the Avenue of Fashion a hub for arts and culture. The free event runs from noon to 7 p.m. along Liv...
Already reeling from one round of storms the previous evening, people all around the region were without power in the early evening. From Southern Wayne County to Northern Oakland County, all the way west on the I-96 corridor in Livingston County and Michigan Avenue in Ann Arbor ...
Men's health advocate, David Williams, sits down with Brandon Hudson on Fox 2 Detroit Live to discuss the importance of men getting screened for prostate cancer and other life changing conditions....
As food costs continue to strain household budgets, a metro Detroit nonprofit is working to make sure 1,000 families have enough to eat through the Labor Day weekend. Higher Hopes! distributed barbecue meal kits Thursday, sending families home with 20 pounds of chicken, watermelo...
It’s been nearly 4 months since tenants were moved out of the Leland, and the questions of if, when, and how they would be compensated after this ordeal came down to two words on Thursday: Adequate Protection. Last Thursday, August 27 , federal bankruptcy Judge Maria Oxholm grant...
The latest bout of bad weather that hammered Southeast Michigan has moved on with hundreds of thousands without power, several now-concluded tornado warnings, and a lot of cleanup....
Strong storms knocked out power for more than 200,000 DTE Energy customers across Metro Detroit Thursday, leaving neighborhoods dark, streets blocked by debris, and residents scrambling to clean up the damage. Downed power lines, snapped trees, and piles of debris were reported a...
A boat many people thought was finished is making a major comeback in Detroit. The SS Ste. Clair has opened its doors as a floating museum . For those who grew up riding it to Boblo Island, the return is personal. The Ste. Claire is a beloved piece of Detroit history -- and now a...
WXYZ-TV is proud to be hosting a U.S. Senate debate between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. Both candidates have agreed to the debate, which will air on WXYZ on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Broadcast live from our studios at Broadcast House in Detroit, the debate will ...
Wayne County is under a tornado warning until 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Severe thunderstorms capable of producing multiple tornadoes were located at 3:47 p.m. along a line from near West Bloomfield to Dixboro to near Saline. It was moving southeast at 45 mph, according to the National ...
The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in Marysville in St. Clair County on Sept. 2 around 7:19 p.m.
The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan announced Thursday that it will be expanding its express bus service between Detroit and Ann Arbor beginning next week. Citing increased rider demand, the RTA says it will add new weekday and weekend pickup and drop-off times t...
After the second round of severe weather moved through the region on Wednesday that brought a Tornado Warning to parts of St. Clair County, the National Weather Service has determined that a Tornado did touch down in part of the county. According to the National Weather Service i...
It’s Labor Day Weekend! Whether you’re looking forward to an extra day off or searching for one last summer outing, here’s what’s happening around Metro Detroit. Arts, Beats, & Eats Royal Oak This festival for all-ages celebrates art, food, and music from Friday, September 4th th...
More than 116,000 people are without power across metro Detroit following storms on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Severe storms rolled through the area, and 113,371 people are without power, as of 12 p.m. Thursday, according to the DTE Outage map. Watch below: Storms brin...
More bad weather is pushing into Metro Detroit following a heavy round of thunder, lighting, and downpours that hit the region Wednesday night and Thursday morning....
Madison Heights was one of the hardest hit areas from last night's storms.
More than 90,000 DTE Energy customers are without power Thursday morning after severe storms brought powerful winds and torrential rain to the Metro Detroit area, causing flash flooding, downed power lines and tree limbs throughout the region. While the most intense thunderstorms...
Say goodbye to summer with Labor Day weekend festivals, then ease into fall with these events. Outlier Media · SaMya Overall · Fall into September with Harvest Festival, Detroit Month of Design and a night of horror films...
Three men were sentenced to prison for their roles in the shooting death of 6-year-old Rylee Love, who was killed by a stray bullet while playing in his bedroom. Demontrel Wilson, Deonate Cherry and Terrance Blue were sentenced in connection with the July 27, 2025, shooting near ...
Severe weather has rolled across most of Southeast Michigan twice throughout Tuesday.
Residents on Hendricks Street on Detroit’s east side said they spent days trying to figure out what to do with two lost pigs that made themselves at home in their neighborhood. On Monday, neighbors said they came across a male and female pig and started recording as the animals l...
Severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds and hail as large as tennis balls across portions of Southeast Michigan Wednesday evening, while most of Metro Detroit escaped the storms following one of the hottest days of the summer. The most intense thunderstorms remained generall...
One of Detroit's most beloved pieces of history is welcoming visitors again. The S.S. Ste. Claire, one of the original vessels used to carry families to and from Boblo Island, has opened its lower deck as a floating museum at Riverside Marina, 150 St Jean, Detroit. Built in 1910,...
Prosecutors said Underwood "ghost prepared" these returns, meaning he left the paid preparer section blank so the returns appeared to be self-prepared....
Detroit Free Press is a partner and shares a reporter with BridgeDetroit. Stories shared are not under a paywall. Detroit Free Press Representatives of Dan Gilbert’s real estate firm made a forceful pitch for their $1.6 billion Renaissance Center redevelopment plan at the proposa...
SMART will be sending ‘cooling vehicles’ to six locations across Metro Detroit to help residents stay safe during Wednesday’s extreme heat. The paratransit vehicles will be made available from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 2 to anyone seeking relief from the heat, with no SMART pass or...
DraftKings fans in Detroit will have a chance to fill up their gas tank for free on Wednesday as part of a nationwide promotion to celebrate the start of football season. The DraftKings Gameday promotion will kick off at 10 a.m. and run until 2 p.m. at the Sunoco gas station on L...
With fall on the horizon and the calendar flipping to September, we continue to lose daylight each day with earlier sunsets. Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, Nov. 1, when we fall back and the sun really begins to set early. Before that happens, we'll continue to lose daylight...
The second day of September will feel more like the middle of summer across Metro Detroit. Temperatures are expected to climb into the lower 90s Wednesday as high humidity pushes heat indices into the upper 90s to 100 degrees. The combination of heat, humidity and an approaching ...
Hundreds of people lined up at Mike's Fresh Market on Livernois Avenue on Detroit's west side, expecting to receive free groceries only to find out the giveaway was never real. Watch Carli's story in the video player below: Fake flyer sends hundreds to Detroit market for fake giv...
Planet Detroit is one of eight newsrooms nationally selected for the second round of CatchLight’s Mental Health Visual Desk, a grant program supporting solutions-focused visual journalism on mental health. The funding will support a fall reporting project on how climate change is...
As we move through September, the colors will start to change on the trees, the air starts to get a little crisp, and many people will look to get outside and celebrate Oktoberfest in metro Detroit. The annual German festival in Munich, Germany is celebrated at breweries througho...
Border agents at Detroit Metro Airport intercepted a potentially destructive insect earlier this year.
Fox 2's Ronia Shamona joins Disney On Ice performer Colleen Clancy to hear all about this show and what makes it different from those in the past.
September 1st marks the start of meteorological Fall, yet it’s feeling much more like the heart of Summer across Southeast Michigan. Afternoon highs today will reach the low 90s. When the humidity is factored in, it will feel more like the mid 90s to near 100° this afternoon into...
