City Council members want to explore options to reduce Detroit’s reliance on DTE Energy following a damaging tornado — and in anticipation of increasing climate change-related severe weather patterns — which members say reinforces weaknesses in the system. At Tuesday’s council meeting, people gen...
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Well the videos you watch online could be telling advertisers more than you can ever realize, thank to a privacy law from 1988.
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What to know: Kimberly McGrath, 43, of Southgate, has been missing since Oct. 9 after her car was found crashed near the Huron River in Huron Township. Multiple agencies — including Michigan State Police and Metroparks Police — have conducted ground, air, and water searches but h...
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Well you take vitamins and supplements to stay healthy but what if some are doing more harm than good?
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What to know: Wylie E. Groves High School hosted a Victory Day event during halftime of its Powderpuff football game on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Middle and high school students with cognitive and physical impairments had the opportunity to play football or cheer on the field. Each stu...
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A bizarre caper captured by a police drone in one downriver community and the Halloween-themed items the suspect allegedly stole make the case even stranger....
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Not only did Dearborn Heights Police have this eye in the sky, they were also based right next door, so officers did not have to go far to apprehend her. It’s yet another alleged caper foiled by a police drone, but how do people feel about police using drones in general?...
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After the victim freed herself, she called the suspect who told her they were in Rouge Park and threatened to kill himself. A similar call was made between the suspect and his grandmother, who reported it to Detroit Police....
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What to know: A student was taken into custody after assaulting a teacher at Emerson Elementary-Middle School on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The school district said the teacher was attacked and taken to a hospital for treatment. The district confirmed the student was expelled following ...
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Two kids were found safe in a cornfield in Norwalk, Ohio in Huron County after being found by police following an investigation that crossed state borders....
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Russell Brand behaved as a ruthless sexual predator when he assaulted six women over the course of a decade, a prosecutor said Wednesday, as she opened the rape and sexual assault case against the actor-comedian. Brand, 51, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape, three co...
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Sterling Heights police are taking emergency response to the sky with a new drone as a first responder program that officials say is already helping officers respond to critical incidents across the city. The program operates from three launch points in Sterling Heights, allowing...
