Residents of a Clawson neighborhood were blindsided when they learned nearly every mature tree on their block had been marked for removal — all as part of a larger city infrastructure project. The City of Clawson has contracted with Mark Anthony Contracting, Inc., to replace water mains and recon...
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Three years after a promising young life was cut short, an Ecorse community and a grieving mother are still searching for answers. Dennell Kemp Jr., 18, was shot and killed in Detroit on September 19, 2023. Now his mother, Nikeya Smith, is speaking out about the pain of an unsolv...
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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...
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Some residents of the Lincolnshire Village Apartments in Canton say they are living with conditions they describe as unsafe and unhealthy. These include what they said is mold, electrical issues, and water damage, and they want help from elected officials. One resident, who asked...
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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. “She was such a good person, and she really tried every day. She definitely had a lot of times where she di...
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Novi voters will decide whether to renew a one-million capital improvement tax that has funded parks, trails and public safety apparatus in the city over the past decade. The millage, first passed in 2016, is set to expire. City leaders are asking voters to extend it for another ...
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A Farmington Hills man accused in a federal child sexual abuse investigation has pleaded guilty. Justin Miller, 23, pleaded guilty in federal court in Detroit . Federal authorities say Miller was involved with members of the 764 network, which investigators have described as a gr...
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This story also appeared in Bridge Michigan Bridge Michigan reporters have spent months fact-checking claims by the gubernatorial and Senate campaigns and researching ballot measures. Unsure about a claim you’ve seen in political ads or on TV? Here’s everything you should know be...
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It’s been seven weeks since two young adults were gunned down in Oak Park and still no arrests. On Monday night, the parents of the victims spoke with FOX 2....
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DETROIT, Mich. (WXYZ) A Detroit homeowner near the Avenue of Fashion is breathing easier after a burned-out alley light that had been dark since July was finally fixed Monday. Sherry Short, who has lived on West Outer Drive since 1988, said the light in the alley near her home we...
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It may still feel warm outside, but across metro Detroit, fall traditions are already in full swing. Apple orchards are entering the heart of picking season and while families are filling bags and enjoying cider, farmers say this year's harvest still depends heavily on one thing ...
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A 34-year-old mother was stabbed to death behind a downtown Detroit Chipotle restaurant while on a smoke break during the final 30 minutes of her shift, and her family is now speaking out about the woman they say had turned her life around. Jaqouya Wix was attacked Sunday afterno...
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Loved ones and the community are preparing to honor the life of 34-year-old Jaquoya Wix, the woman stabbed to death outside a Chipotle in downtown Detroit while on her lunch break....
