Detroit has a new policy requiring criminal and civil background checks for developers and others seeking tax abatements and tax incentives for development projects. Council Member Angela Whitfield Calloway said the policy is intended to give the city more information before deciding whether to a...
schools
A Warren man is currently in custody facing a multitude of charges in two counties, including sexually assaulting a child and child pornography. The charges are especially shocking, given that he was a teacher for years. “You have to wonder how long has this been going on,” Macom...
Local
In the weeks before he would be charged with the murder of a Detroit Chipotle employee downtown, Devon Watson fell off the grid of the mental health system designed to keep him well. Watch Ross's investigation in the video player below: Before stabbing, court 'kept in the dark' o...
Local
Downtown Detroit is marking Hispanic Heritage Month with music, dancing, art, and food at Spirit of Detroit Plaza and organizers say the event is about more than entertainment. "Through music, through art, through food," Jorge Avellan, an Ally spokesperson, said. Avellan, who is ...
government
Two candidates running for Michigan Supreme Court are not licensed to practice law a requirement under state law to hold the office if elected. Jody White and Tom Howe, both members of the U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan, are actively campaigning and say they are committed to in...
safety
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. ...
Local
Old photographs from the 1940s were found on the freeway where a road crew was working. Now they’ve reached out to FOX 2 to try to return the family heirlooms to the relatives of the people in the pictures....
government
It was Tuesday when a Wayne County road crew was clearing debris along I-275, near Ford Road. With cars flying by, crews noticed a plastic bag on the interstate with old black-and-white photos inside....
News
Stressful or uncomfortable situations can hamper anyone, even at their best. But when people react negatively to difficult moments, they tend to send an unintended message to themselves: You can't handle this. That internal message can carry real consequences and prevent facing a...
Local
Prosecutors announced charges in the case of a 34-year-old woman who was stabbed to death outside her place of work in Detroit. Jaquoya Wix died while on break at a Chipotle on Woodward Avenue over the weekend....
government
Republican Mike Rogers repeated calls for an end to the Iran war amid climbing gas prices while framing the election for U.S. Senate as one between the "American dream" and what he describes as divisive politics. Rogers attacked his opponent Abdul El-Sayed for his positions on im...
Local
The Investigators at Local 4 have learned that the man charged in the deadly stabbing of Jaquoya Wix had been court-ordered to undergo mental health treatment in July. Jaquoya Wix, 34, was killed in a random attack in an alley near Woodward Avenue and E Congress Street at around ...
safety
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...
