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A man died after being found with multiple gunshot wounds inside a vehicle early Saturday morning in Redford Township. Police believe the shooting was targeted and are asking for the public's help identifying those responsible....
A family of eight in West Michigan was found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at a burning home. According to police, Kristopher “Kris” Karolkiewicz shot and killed his wife, Amanda “Mandy” Karolkiewicz, 39, and their six children before taking his own life. Related --> Ottawa ...
A senior dog named Lucy was left severely injured after the Livonia family said she was attacked by another dog before the Fourth of July weekend. The family is still searching for answers. The incident has cost the family $15,000 in emergency veterinary care and left them emotio...
A large family is dead in central Ukraine. The missile that killed them wasn't even Russian. It came from a supply chain that now runs through Moscow, Pyongyang, and Tehran. Parents Artem and Olena Voronov and at least three of their children died when a ballistic missile fired b...
Several Metro Detroit police departments are investigating the distribution of anti-Semitic pamphlets around communities in Oakland County. Huntington Woods, Oak Park, Berkley, and Southfield were among the cities that reported finding flyers that included Nazi swastikas over the...
A Livonia man is facing multiple charges after allegedly spraying a fire extinguisher at Detroit police officers three separate times. Zachary Robert Stacer, 22, was charged with two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, three counts of felonious assault and five...
For the second straight day, golf fans were on course-record watch and 59-watch at Detroit Golf Club for the Rocket Classic. One day after Peter Malnati fired a 28 (7-under) on the front nine at Detroit Golf Club, Cameron Young went out and put another 28 on the board on Friday m...
A Clinton Township man pleaded guilty on Thursday in connection with a Metro Detroit human trafficking ring. Jon Villasurda Sr. was one of the several people arrested in what Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel called one of the largest international human trafficking rings unc...
A Honduran man, who federal officials say is wanted for murder, was arrested in Taylor for allegedly illegally re-entering the United States. According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan, Michael Jamblyck Costly Bennett, 30, was arrested d...
A Detroit man is facing multiple charges for allegedly injuring a man in a drive-by shooting. Kim Wright, Jr., 28, was charged with assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to do great bodily harm, discharge of a firearm in or at a building, discharge of a firearm from ...
Antisemitic pamphlets were found distributed across several neighborhoods in Huntington Woods, police said. Huntington Woods police said they received reports that the pamphlets were distributed on Wednesday, July 29, throughout several neighborhoods in the city, and officers are...
The hand warmers, sold at Walmart and Amazon, were recalled after thousands of reports of the product overheating, resulting in more than a dozen fires, hundreds of injuries and one death....
The scene is located on Minock near Plymouth and Evergreen. FOX 2 spotted Michigan State Police troopers with rifles entering a home through the front door....
Police are on the scene on Detroit's west side, with cop cars littering a neighborhood.
Detroit Police Commissioner Darious Morris is making no apologies for what he didor did not dowhen he found himself in the midst of a violent brawl happening Tuesday in the city. "He got what comes behind it. He got a hard lesson, and I was not about to stop it," Morris said of a...
A Canton mother has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Wayne County, the City of Inkster and several officials, alleging authorities failed to properly collect and preserve her son’s bodily remains after a deadly motorcycle crash. She says they left pieces of her son in...
A suspect is dead following a deputy shooting Thursday in Macomb County . The incident began around noon when the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office received information from the Chesterfield Township Police Department about a suspect wanted on felonious assault and fleeing and eludi...
The deputy shot the suspect shortly after 12 p.m. in Ray Township after a suspect wanted in connection with a felonious assault fled police. The sheriff's office first received information from Chesterfield Township police about the individual who was armed may be experiencing a ...
David Cifaldi and his two hiking companions were crossing Montana's ominous Froze-to-Death Plateau and approaching the top of the state's highest peak when their adventure took a bizarre and dangerous turn: Cifaldi slipped and impaled himself on his trekking pole as he fell. The ...
A boat explosion and fire have left several people injured in Harrison Township on Thursday. It happened at the gas pumps at Tow Boat USA on South River Road at around 1 p.m. on July 30. According to the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office, several people were injured. At least three ...
The Macomb County Sheriff's Office said several people were injured after a boat explosion and fire in Harrison Township. Around 1:10 p.m., the sheriff's office received the notification of the explosion and fire at the Tow Boat USA gas pumps on South River Rd. According to the s...
A person has died in a deputy shooting on Thursday in Macomb County. The shooting happened at 26 Mile Road near Indian Trail on July 30 at around 12 p.m. The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office received information from Chesterfield Township police regarding a suspect wanted in connec...
In the final debate of Michigan’s closely watched U.S. Senate primary, Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed answered voter questions about the state’s frequent power outages , climate change, and air quality impacts from recent wildfires in Ontario. Civic Action Toolbox Why it matter...
Macomb County sheriff's deputies are at the scene of a multi-vehicle incident north of Metro Detroit. At least two passenger vehicles were seen with damage at 26 Mile near North Avenue in Ray Township....
Macomb County sheriff's deputies are at the scene of a multi-vehicle incident north of Metro Detroit. At least two passenger vehicles were seen with damage at 26 Mile near North Avenue in Ray Township....
More than 1.5 million rechargeable hand warmers have been recalled due to fire and burn risks. The OCOOPA Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery hand warmers can overheat and ignite. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the company has received 1,480 reports of han...
More than 178,000 heated throws and blankets are being recalled due to a fire hazard. According to the company OCTROT, the electrical cord on the product can detach and ignite. The sherpa, heated throws and blankets were sold on Amazon from August 2021 through December 2025 for b...
A 56-year-old man was killed after his vehicle struck a portable toilet that fell from a truck traveling on Interstate 49 in Benton County, Arkansas State Police said....
One of the golfers playing at this week's Rocket Classic accidentally ended up in Canada a mistake many metro Detroiters have made in the past. On Tuesday night, Michael Kim shared a story on X that he always goes to a "solid Korean bbq restaurant" when he's in Detroit. He invite...
The products were shipped to Costco distribution locations in Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota.
A 57-year-old man who pleaded no contest in connection with a shooting in the parking lot of a King of Budz Cannabis store learned his sentence on Wednesday. Abel Rivard of Roseville was charged with assault with intent to murder and felony firearm. He was sentenced on July 29 to...
A Pontiac man is facing charges after allegedly shooting and killing a Waterford Township man during a block party on Saturday. Marquan DeAngelo Henderson, 23, was charged with second-degree murder and felony firearm. The shooting happened on July 25 at a block party on Mariva St...
Detroit Free Press is a partner and shares a reporter with BridgeDetroit. Stories shared are not under a paywall. Detroit Free Press Dozens of families living in Detroit emergency shelters will start moving into homes this year thanks to a new program. Detroit city officials and ...
Police units appear to be focusing on two houses during this active scene.
Detroit police are in the 3800 block of Humphery Street to a possible report of shots fired, Thursday morning.
The man accused of shooting and killing a man at a Macomb County hotel has pleaded no contest. Luke James Svacha, 51, of Center Line, was charged with homicide, felony firearm, carrying a concealed weapon and restricting and obstructing the police. The shooting happened at 5:30 a...
Muwafeg Abuhamra was among the nine people living in the home when the blaze spread through the structure, sending smoke billowing through the roof and endangering his family members....
A Livonia family is searching for answers after their senior dog, Lucy, was left severely injured in what they believe was a dog attack just before the Fourth of July weekend. The incident has cost the family $15,000 in emergency veterinary care and left them emotionally shaken —...
A Hamtramck family is reeling after a house fire tore through their residence and forced them to jump to safety.
A large blaze tore through a home in Hamtramck late Wednesday morning, requiring some quick-thinking from a family member and emergency crews to help save everyone....
In an emergency, every second counts. But in the city of Rochester Hills, response times are at risk because officials say they don't have enough firefighters. A millage on the upcoming primary ballot could change that by funding additional staff....
Officials say they've been running into situations where they don't have enough firefighters to handle multiple emergencies at once. One example happened over the weekend, when crews responded to a house fire but couldn't keep up with incoming calls for service, most of which wer...
Woman Hit, Killed On Detroit Freeway: Police Patch
Michigan State Police reminds drivers that construction zones – where traffic fines are doubled – are meant to protect both roadway workers and motorists....
A 17-year-old is in critical condition after being shot multiple times Tuesday evening in Midtown. The shooting happened on July 29 at around 5:30 p.m. near the Brewster Homes. According to Detroit police, the shooting stemmed from a fight between two groups before a black SUV pu...
Dixie Highway in Northern Oakland County is notorious for crashes, driving so many crazy. The Road Commission for Oakland County believes they have a solution: a road diet. Watch Ali Hoxie's report below Road commission pitch changes to Dixie Highway in Northern Oakland County to...
A Detroit woman has died after being struck by a car on Davison Freeway on Wednesday. Michigan State Police said a woman ran into the freeway on eastbound M-8 (Davison Freeway) near Oakland Avenue just after 12 a.m. on July 29 and was struck by a passing car. She died at the scen...
A man was seen being taken by police after a barricaded situation was resolved peacefully in the early morning hours of Wednesday.
Police are investigating why the victim entered the freeway on foot early Wednesday morning.
A woman was killed overnight after being hit by a driver on the Davison Freeway, according to the Michigan State Police. The crash happened just before 12:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, on eastbound M-8 near Oakland Avenue in the city of Detroit. Investigators say that the woman was ...
The city may pull back an application for a $2.2 million Department of Justice grant to support a drone program for Detroit police since it was submitted without the approval of City Council. As they prepared to vote Tuesday on whether to green-light the application, Detroit Coun...
A Warren man is facing multiple charges after police said investigators found “several hundred” images and videos of child pornography. Tony Winston Jr., 26, was charged with one count of aggravated child sexually abusive activity, aggravated distributing or promoting child sexua...
Detroit police are asking for help solving the fatal stabbing of 22-year-old E’Jon Banks, who was attacked Sunday evening while walking home from a store in Detroit’s Boston-Edison Historic District, according to his family. A witness called 911 around 5 p.m. to report a stabbing...
The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly crash in Ypsilanti that killed a 6-year-old boy Sunday evening. Laronte Neely Jr., known to his family and friends as "Baby Tay," died after a minibike he was riding with a 10-year-old boy struck a parked car near St...
A teenager is in critical condition after being shot in Detroit Tuesday evening, police say. The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. at Brewster Homes near Beaubien and Mack Avenue. Watch the video report below: Teenager shot in midtown Detroit Police say a 17-year-old boy was sho...
A Livonia man is accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl and has been charged with four counts of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree. Watch Ruta Ulcinaite's video report: Livonia man charged with sex crimes after allegedly assaulting 11-year-old girl Jeremiah...
A Detroit man is facing felony charges after investigators say he exposed himself to children and a woman while working as a DoorDash driver in two downriver communities and police believe there could be more victims. Watch Carli Petrus's video report: DoorDash driver accused of ...
A family packing for a road trip in Grosse Pointe Woods was confronted by two men, one armed with a gun who attempted to carjack their rental vehicle early Tuesday morning, according to police. Watch Peter Maxwell's video report: Attempted carjacking in Grosse Pointe Woods ends i...
In todays Health Alert, a new study estimates 21.5 million additional Americans may now qualify for statins to help prevent heart disease. The new guidelines now include adults as young as 30. What new guidelines could mean for how young adults manage 'bad' cholesterol So whats c...
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