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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...
Kelli Bryant, the mother at the center of a child abuse case that's shocked metro Detroit for over a year, is scheduled to be sentenced in Oakland County today. The Pontiac woman pleaded no contest to three counts of first-degree child abuse. Watch Ryan Marshall's report below Po...
September is getting off to a hot and humid start across Metro Detroit, with temperatures climbing into the low 90s today and tomorrow. With the humidity factored in, the heat index could approach 100 degrees, making it feel more like the heart of summer than the start of meteoro...
Legal effort to halt evictions in unlicensed rentals could force repairs — and push some properties into foreclosure, owners say. Outlier Media · Aaron Mondry · Why this Detroit tenants lawsuit is making landlords nervous...
Check property compliance, blight tickets, ownership, tax payments and the landlord’s eviction history. Outlier Media · Aaron Mondry · How to research your Detroit landlord...
A 23-year-old man is in custody facing felony charges after allegedly breaking into a woman's home in southwest Detroit and sexually and physically assaulting her. The attack happened last week Monday in the area of W Fisher Service Drive and Lansing Street. The suspect, Roderick...
Auto Analyst Jamie Butters, the Executive Editor of Automotive News, joins FOX 2 Detroit Live Host Aaron Jordan to discuss the impact tariffs and the United States-Canada trade war oculd have on the auto industry....
The entrance ramps to northbound and southbound I-75 from westbound I-696 are open again, marking a milestone in the $280 million reconstruction project along I-696. The Michigan Department of Transportation announced the opening, which tens of thousands of drivers are expected t...
The intersection of Eight Mile and Livernois may look like any other busy crossroads. But it holds a significant place in traffic engineering history. Sitting along the border of Detroit and Ferndale is reportedly the site of the very first Michigan Left, built in the early 1960s...
This Monday kicked off WXYZ's weekly sit-downs with Michigan head coach Kyle Whittingham. He joined 7 News Detroit Sports Anchor Tina Nguyen for an in-depth conversation about his first season in Ann Arbor, building a new culture, his late father Fred Whittinghams influence, and ...
Along the northern edge of an upper level ridge, the Great Lakes region will see warm temperatures, muggy conditions, and chances for rain into most of the workweek. Highs today will reach the low to mid 80s with a southwesterly breeze. We’ll stay mostly cloudy with a chance of r...
Detroit's Jazz Fest is back for its 47th year at Hart Plaza. Here's everything you need to know about the Labor Day Weekend festival celebrating all things jazz....
This story was written by Randiah Camille Green and created in partnership with the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation. It is part of a year-long series focusing on programs and pathways to good paying jobs and careers in Detroit. Walker-Miller Energy Services has been providing Det...
