A fire destroyed a special needs playground at Nowlin Elementary School in Dearborn on Thursday night, leaving the equipment melted and mangled. The flames came precariously close to nearby trees, power lines, and the school itself. “If that wind would’ve been blowing in any othe...
The Dearborn Police Department has identified two juvenile suspects in connection with a fire that damaged a playground at Nowlin Elementary School yesterday. Originally occurring late Thursday afternoon, both Dearborn police and the Dearborn Fire Department responded to the inci...
Former NFL quarterback Tony Romo was arrested Thursday in Milwaukee on suspicion of operating while intoxicated, according to Milwaukee County booking records. An arrest report states a Milwaukee County sheriff's deputy stopped Romo south of "the stack," a highway interchange in ...
Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than half a million Broncos because a wiring harness in the engine compartment can short circuit and increase the risk of fire. Ford said Thursday that 565,691 Ford Broncos and Bronco Raptors, model years 2021-2026, are included in the recall. The...
A 65-year-old Rochester Hills man was killed and two women were critically injured in a fatal head-on collision in Oakland Township Friday morning. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office reports the crash occurred just after 5:45 a.m. on Rochester Road near Buell Road. A preliminary...
Not all superheroes wear capes—some wear Spider-Man suits. A driver dressed as Spider-Man stopped at a busy Arkansas intersection to help a wheelchair user safely cross the street. Police praised the "web of kindness," and it turns out the good Samaritan was on the way to a super...
A seaplane carrying 11 people crashed and caught fire on the rocky shore of a vacation island north of Seattle, but a swift rescue by boat and air got everyone safely to hospitals. The San Juan County Sheriff's Office initially reported one person was in critical condition after ...
Fire Chief Michael Prinz called Amrozi a dedicated public servant whose unmatched kindness to his fellow firefighters and the community, will leave a lasting legacy....
A 45-year-old man was taken into custody on Thursday after an incident the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office is calling a “domestic kidnapping.” Deputies were dispatched to the area of Seaver Drive near Joe Hall Drive in Ypsilanti Township around 4 p.m. after receiving a 911 call...
Fire Chief Michael Prinz called Amrozi a dedicated public servant whose unmatched kindness to his fellow firefighters and the community, will leave a lasting legacy....
The police shooting death of a homeless man who wounded an officer with a knife while resisting arrest has roiled Wisconsin's capital city, with protesters and community groups demanding accountability and an end to racial injustice. Corey Durell Ruiz, 38, was shot and killed on ...
Video from Thursday's Richmond Flying Squirrels in Virginia game shows fireworks shooting across the field and into the stands during a malfunction. The video, shared with the Scripps News Group by Nikkilas Walker, shows lines of post-game fireworks shooting across the field at C...
A man was arrested Thursday after police said he stabbed two men in separate, nonfatal attacks on Manhattan's Upper West Side that the New York Police Department is investigating as possible hate crimes. Raul Morales, 51, allegedly stabbed an Asian man and a Jewish man and yelled...
Gallagher, who ran out of gas, got help on the side of the highway from a trooper.
Liam Thomas Gallagher was arrested yesterday morning after the chase, charged with fleeing and alluding.
A fire heavily damaged the playground at Nowlin Elementary School in Dearborn, leaving equipment melted and prompting an investigation into the cause of the blaze. A photo captured by a Ring camera and provided to Local 4 shows flames engulfing the playground on Thursday (July 23...
One person was seriously injured, and a suspect has been arrested following a non-fatal shooting outside of Walmart in Dearborn. The incident occurred on Thursday (July 23) near Ford Road and Mercury Drive around 5:20 p.m., when officers responded to reports of a possible shootin...
One person is dead after a motorcycle crash in Dearborn Heights, police said on Thursday.
A fatal motorcycle crash has closed Beech Daly and Richardson Street in Dearborn Heights. The crash occurred on Thursday (July 23) in Wayne County. Police are asking drivers to avoid the area until EMS and officers have cleared the scene. This is a breaking news story, and update...
Police searched the area and arrested the suspected shooter. Investigators say the shooting occurred after an argument between the two people involved....
Crashes involving these e-bikes can be much more severe. Sometimes they're on the sidewalk, sometimes they're in the street. When it comes to injuries, FOX 2 spoke with an emergency room doctor from DMC....
One person was arrested after a shooting at a Dearborn Walmart Thursday evening.
The headlines about child sexual predators being caught can make it feel like the problem is suddenly everywhere. Inside the FBI’s Detroit Division, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Marty D’Amico told Local 4 the reality is a little more complicated, but in one way, more encoura...
The family of a Macomb County woman who was left to die in the street last winter is asking for witnesses to come forward before the man accused in her death is sentenced. Roger Criss, 43, pleaded no contest to failure to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in serious impa...
Detroit police cannot release body camera footage of use-of-force incidents — and haven’t been able to for months — because of a court order stemming from a police union lawsuit. A temporary restraining order has been in place since Jan. 13, blocking the Detroit Police Department...
A Wayne County Community College District police traffic stop is raising questions about the department's towing practices after a driver was charged a $100 fee even after valid insurance was provided before a tow truck arrived. Devin Calhoun, 21, was pulled over near 6th and For...
A Wayne County Community College District police traffic stop is raising questions about the department's towing practices after a driver was charged a $100 fee even after valid insurance was provided before a tow truck arrived. Devin Calhoun, 21, was pulled over near 6th and For...
A man from California was arrested near the Michigan-Ohio border after a traffic stop revealed tons of drugs and sealed cash.
Macomb County prosecutors have charged two parents and petitioned a student in connection with an investigation into firearms brought onto the campus of Merritt Academy last fall. According to the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation began Oct. 11, 2025, after deputi...
A 35-year-old Detroit man committed “atrocious and horrendous" conduct when he crashed his motorcycle while traveling with his 1-year-old daughter who was unsecured, prosecutors say....
A fire at the ‘Covergirls’ building on Detroit’s east side has been determined to be arson, the Detroit Fire Department told Local 4, as neighbors continue pushing back against plans to reopen the location as a strip club. The Detroit Fire Department said the fire was in the rear...
With child drownings on the rise - Norah Farhat, from Pool Scouts of Detroit, joins Ronia Shamona to share practical tips to help parents keep their kids safe around the water this summer....
A rise in antisemitism is prompting Jewish Americans to seek out firearms training and self-defense resources as hate incident reports reach historic highs. Daniel Jacobson is not new to holding a gun. But many of those he works with are. His recent clientele at SAAf Tactical ran...
Video captured a Missouri man running across a bridge and diving headfirst off of it after he led deputies on a chase.
Human remains discovered inside a chest freezer at a Juneau, Alaska, home are believed to belong to an adult male family member, according to police.
A 35-year-old Detroit man is facing multiple charges after police say he crashed his motorcycle while intoxicated with his 1-year-old daughter — who was unsecured — and left her injured at the scene. Kabamba E. Kyalangalilwa was arraigned last week on one count of second-degree c...
New data collected from major cities across the nation show that homicides have dropped sharply in the first half of 2026, part of a continuing three-year decline in violent crime....
A Detroit father has been charged with multiple counts of child abuse after prosecutors say he took his 1-year-old daughter to a party, left her to swim with neighbors, and crashed his motorcycle with his daughter hitting her head in the crash. Investigators allege that Kabamba K...
A person is critically injured after an assault on Detroit’s east side early Thursday morning. The assault happened in the 14000 block of Kercheval Avenue just before 6 a.m. on July 23. According to Detroit police, a suspect struck the person with an unknown object before leaving...
Two people are injured after a fire at a motel in Warren Wednesday night. The fire happened at a two-story motel in the 23000 block of Dequindre Road near Nine Mile Road at around 11 p.m. on July 22. Warren police arrived at the scene first and tried to enter a first-floor room. ...
Two people were hospitalized after a fire broke out at a motel in Warren late Wednesday night, the city's fire department tells us. First responders got the scene of the motel in the 2300 block of Dequindre road, near Nine Mile, around 11 p.m. Firefighters were met with heavy smo...
Nearly 100 kilograms of marijuana and $350,000 in cash were confiscated from a commercial semi-truck traveling from California to New Jersey on Monday. According to Michigan State Police, the agency’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division initiated a traffic stop of the vehicle...
Fruit puree pouches sold nationwide at Kroger, Meijer, and Target stores have been recalled for possible plastic contamination, according to an alert posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration . PT Organics of Oregon voluntarily recalled its Pumpkin Tree Peter Rabbit Organic...
A Detroit man who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and felony firearm charges for the accidental shooting death of his 13-year-old sister was sentenced this week to two years in prison. Police say that Jay-Veon McKinney, 25, was playing with two handguns at a Canton Tow...
A Macomb County woman pleaded no contest on Wednesday to one count of animal abuse against 10 or more animals. Michelle Reyntiens, 57, of Warren, was arrested in February after a search warrant revealed that 24 animals — including nine adult Pomeranian/Shih Tzus, 11 Pomeranian/Sh...
Activists gathered outside the Detroit Police Department’s 3rd Precinct to demand the release of body camera footage from a police shooting that occurred downtown on the night of the Ford Fireworks. The rally focused on the June 22 shooting of 18-year-old Alonzo Lee-Perkins, who ...
Detroit fire crews rescued an elderly woman from a blazing house fire, but not before a pair of Good Samaritans tried to save her first.
All is quiet on Plainview here in Detroit, but Tuesday morning it was filled with fire trucks and two men who jumped into action when they heard someone yelling for help....
Police Chief Todd Bettison said the department plans to release body camera footage from a June shooting involving an armed 18-year-old in downtown Detroit once a court restriction is lifted. Bettison addressed questions about the footage during his Walk a Mile Wednesday (July 22...
Detroit’s air quality has improved dramatically since record high pollution hit the area last week, but wildfire experts caution that fires burning in Ontario and elsewhere continue to pose a risk. Civic Action Toolbox Why it matters Wildfire smoke sent Detroit’s air quality to h...
As wildfires blazed in southern Italy this week, authorities probing for arson found a grisly clue: cats with flammable-soaked rags tied to their tails. These animals were released into the fields, running around and spreading the fire, said Domenico Costarella of Calabrias Civil...
A Farmington Hills man has been charged after Southfield police said he repeatedly dumped animal remains outside Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, telling investigators the acts were part of a personal religious practice. The Southfield Police Department announced Wednesday (July 22) it h...
As the number of satellites orbiting Earth continues to grow, so does the risk of crashes between these spacecraft. Such collisions could create fields of debris, potentially rendering entire areas of orbit useless. Objects in space have crashed, or had near misses, in the past. ...
Group Steals $10K Worth Of Clothing From Metro Detroit Sporting Store: Police Patch
A former US attorney in Washington state is suing the Trump administration for firing him less than one hour after a panel of federal judges unanimously voted to appoint him to the role. The lawsuit is the first of its kind as the administration continues a longstanding struggle ...
As Detroit breathed the world’s worst air for two consecutive days last week, the Detroit Zoo was open for business. The decision came with caution and modifications, and centered on the fact that the zoo’s animals have access to indoor space, and in the case of more sensitive sp...
Farmington Hills police say they have identified the man who has been leaving animal remains outside of Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. 7 News Detroit first covered this story back in May with police saying they have reports of a dead goat, birds, fish and a chicken being near the prope...
Emergency personnel are on the scene of what appears to be a single-vehicle crash into the side of a Bloomfield Hills gas station. Aerial footage of the scene around 1 p.m. on Wednesday showed a red, disabled Jeep that crashed into the Shell gas station off Woodward Avenue and Sq...
A man is recovering after being bitten by an eastern massasauga rattlesnake, Michigan's only venomous snake, in Commerce Township on Wednesday. According to the Commerce Township Fire Department, fire crews responded to the "rare medical emergency" on Wednesday. Despite populatio...
Adolf Hitler's birthplace in Austria was officially inaugurated as a police station on Wednesday in an effort to destroy the building's appeal as a site of pilgrimage for people who glorify the Nazi dictator. A memorial stone is to remain in place outside the house in Braunau am ...
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