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Jury delivers split verdict, finds ex-nurse guilty of criminal sexual conduct

A verdict has been reached in the trial of a former nurse accused of sex crimes at a Detroit hospital. Watch the latest in the video player below: Jury delivers split verdict in ex-nurse sexual assault trial Wilfredo Figueroa-Berrios, 47, was charged with sexually assaulting a pa...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 24, 2026

Ex-Detroit nurse found guilty of criminal sexual conduct on two of five counts

A Detroit nurse was found guilty of two criminal sexual conduct counts and not guilty on three other counts following a jury trial. Wilfredo Figueroa-Berrios had been charged with five counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct following his arrest in 2025....

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 24, 2026

Inkster man charged with sex trafficking of 15-year-old girl

On September 21, the Southeast Michigan Trafficking and Exploitation Crimes Task Force was alerted by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to an online sex advertisement....

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 24, 2026

Pilot rescued after military training jet crashes off California coast

A military training fighter jet crashed off the coast of California Tuesday, with the pilot rescued from the water by a search-and-rescue helicopter, officials told CNN affiliates KMPH and KCRA. The jet, a MK-58 Hawker Hunter, took off from Point Mugu Naval Air Station and flew n...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 24, 2026

Indianapolis officers accused of abusing police camera system to track women

In Indianapolis, four police officers and a former officer are accused of abusing the departments Flock camera system. They now face misconduct charges, including one officer charged with stalking. Flock uses a network of cameras that can read license plates and create a database...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 24, 2026

Charges filed in crash that killed O'Brian Nelson nearly four months after his death

Nearly four months after a crash killed O'Brian Nelson in Bloomfield Township, a charge of reckless driving causing death was filed against the accused at-fault driver late Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened on May 31 at the intersection of Woodward Avenue and Quarton Road. ...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 23, 2026

Community debates over data centers boiling over into arrests, reported threats

A small town hall in Michigan found itself with inboxes full of vitriolic emails and voicemails from people all over the country this summer. Town leaders were told, in message after message, they were traitors, liars, and thieves who should rot in hell. Their family members were...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 23, 2026

Why experts say it's time to talk money with aging parents

Talking about money with your aging parents may be uncomfortable, but experts say waiting can make things harder. A new report from The Wall Street Journal says families should discuss finances before a medical emergency or cognitive decline creates bigger challenges. According t...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 23, 2026

Man killed by officers in Lansing after reports of armed person banging on doors

Michigan State Police are investigating the death of a man who was killed by officers in Lansing early Wednesday morning. According to the Lansing Police Department, officers were dispatched to the 600 block of E. Jolly Road around 4:20 a.m. after receiving 911 calls about an arm...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 23, 2026

Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex crime in New York

Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for a felony sex crime in another #MeToo reckoning. Weinsteins sentencing for sexually assaulting one-time TV production assistant Miriam Haley followed a legal odyssey spanning more than s...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 23, 2026

Pedestrian struck and killed along Gratiot Ave. near M-59 on Wednesday morning

Authorities say a vehicle struck and killed a man on Gratiot Avenue just south of M-59/Hall Road early this morning. According to Clinton Township Police, they responded to the scene just after 6 a.m. where a Ford Transit van was sitting in the middle of the road after the vehicl...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 23, 2026

Police warn against kratom after deaths of 2 Ole Miss students

Authorities are urging people to avoid an herbal extract found during their investigations into the deaths of two students one on and one off campus at the University of Mississippi following a rowdy weekend centered on a major football rivalry. While there is no confirmed eviden...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 23, 2026

WB I-696 at Woodward reopens following motorcycle crash

Westbound I-696 at Woodward reopened Wednesday morning after a motorcycle crash. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported the crash and freeway closure at 7:12 a.m. on Sept. 23. According to Michigan State Police, troopers responded to a serious motorcycle crash ...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 23, 2026

Gratiot at M-59 in Clinton Township closed due to deadly crash

Gratiot Avenue is closed at M-59 Wednesday morning due to a crash. Gratiot Avenue at M-59 is closed to traffic at around 6 a.m. on Sept. 23. Police said a pedestrian was hit and killed. No other information was released to the public. It’s unclear when the road will reopen....

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 23, 2026

Mackinac Bridge reopens following crash, multiple injuries reported

The Mackinac Bridge reopened to traffic Wednesday morning after a crash. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) reported the crash just before 3:30 a.m. on Sept. 23. The crash caused the bridge to close for hours. The bridge reopened to traffic just before 8 a.m. Accord...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 23, 2026

Roundabouts are coming to Wayne County communities: Here's what drivers need to know

Wayne County communities are preparing to add more roundabouts to their roads, with Canton Township leading the way and a regional plan identifying additional intersections across the area where the traffic circles could reduce crashes. Watch the full story from 7 News Detroit Tr...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 23, 2026

We asked Detroit mayor about police chief's call with activist. Here's what she said

Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield declined to comment when asked whether Detroit police Chief Todd Bettison acted appropriately during a recorded phone call with activist Jahdante Smith. The call, recorded in August, is now part of an investigation by Detroit’s Office of Inspector Gen...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 23, 2026

Mayor Sheffield questioned over police chief investigation

The OIG confirmed the probe into the chief had to do with actions relating to the social media posts made by Jahdante Smith, a local activist who said his phone was confiscated after taking the call from Bettison. Smith says he received the photos from Marvin Walker, Sheffield's ...

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 23, 2026

Oakland County teacher killed in crash: Here’s everything we know so far

A beloved Oak Park High School math teacher was killed in a crash after police said a 19-year-old driver disregarded a traffic signal and was intoxicated. As an Uber driver, Dwayne Harvey, 59, was driving a Buick Enclave with a passenger near 8 Mile Road and Coolidge Highway on T...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 23, 2026

13-year-old for vehicle thefts in Metro Detroit

A string of crimes were reported over the weekend in Pontiac and Waterford Township, and the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office believes the crimes are related....

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 22, 2026

Oak Park teacher killed in Uber crash

The Oak Park community is grieving after a high school teacher was killed in a crash last week. He was working as an Uber driver at the time, and was allegedly hit by a 19-year-old suspected of driving drunk....

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 22, 2026

A timeline of the Oakland County Child Killer investigation

From 1976 to 1977, four children were abducted along the Woodward corridor in Oakland County and later killed. Their killeror killershave never been arrested for their murders. Related: 'Let him face justice.' Michigan pedophile ring victims question delays in search for key susp...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 22, 2026

Canton man accused of child porn charges

Maldonado, 32, was arrested following an investigation initiated by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the ICAC Task Force.

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 22, 2026

Oak Park high school teacher dies in alleged DUI crash

The driver was identified as 59-year-old Dwayne Antonio Harvey from Detroit. Oak Park police say Harvey was a teacher at Oak Park High School and was working evenings as an Uber driver....

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 22, 2026

World on fire: Leaders converge on the U.N. as wars squeeze the world's oil

It's a world on fire. Ukraine on Sunday launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia, hundreds of them toward Moscow. The city's mayor said the barrage damaged the Moscow Oil Refinery and a residential building. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin called it an "unprecedented attack." Two people w...

WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - NewsSep 21, 2026

Family remembers woman killed in random downtown Detroit stabbing

Jaquoya Wix’s family says she had made meaningful changes in her life before she was killed Sunday afternoon in what police describe as a random attack in downtown Detroit. Update: Family, friends hold vigil for mother killed in random stabbing outside of her job in downtown Detr...

WDIV ClickOnDetroit (NBC) - Local NewsSep 21, 2026

Tensions flare in viral video following crash

The heated dispute took place earlier in September in Detroit near Paul Street and the Southfield Freeway. A police investigation shows that’s where a crash took place after an Arab American driver allegedly ran a red light and hit a vehicle driven by an African American female....

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 21, 2026

Still no arrests in August double murder in Oak Park

Dashaun Green and Teris King had so much life to live, successful students with big plans. Their parents were so excited about their college careers, all of it cut short on Aug. 3 when they were killed, leaving their loved ones devastated....

FOX 2 Detroit (WJBK) - NewsSep 21, 2026