This story also appeared in Chalkbeat Detroit Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. The Detroit school district made small year-over-year gains in reading, writing, and math in nearly every grade on state sta...
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Canadian border officers seized more than 280 pounds of cocaine from a commercial truck crossing the Ambassador Bridge from the United States. A drug-sniffing dog helped officers discover the drugs during an inspection of the truck, which was entering Canada from the U.S. Two men...
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DETROIT A Detroit luxury clothing boutique is pleading for answers after security footage captured a masked thief breaking in overnight and stealing what the owner estimates is more than $500,000 worth of high-end inventory. The break-in happened just after midnight Thursday at M...
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BIRMINGHAM, Mich. (WXYZ) Birmingham city commissioners voted unanimously Monday night to permanently ban short-term rentals throughout the city, just days before a six-month moratorium was scheduled to expire. WATCH the full report here: Birmingham commissioners vote to permanent...
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What to know: Kenneth Hollins Morgan, 41, of Detroit, was arraigned Oct. 19 in connection with a fatal shooting in Sterling Heights. Officials allege Morgan shot and killed Randy K. Abro, 41, of Utica, at a warehouse and business plaza at 6243 Millett Ave. Officers responded to a...
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In the ever chaotic landscape of Hamtramck politics, an announcement on the city's Facebook page stated that current Mayor Adam Alharbi, who initially won the 2025 Mayoral Election, will remain the sitting sworn mayor until the courts determine the outcome of the recount and when...
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What to know: The proposed data center in Inkster will not move forward. The City Council took no action to approve the project after a packed meeting filled with residents opposing the proposal. The project would have converted a vacant warehouse. Developer Robert Kato of Klever...
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Well your iPhone may know more about your face than you may realize.
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What to know: Police are searching for three juvenile suspects in connection with a non-fatal shooting in Detroit. The shooting occurred Oct. 14 in the 6200 block of Brush Street. The reported time of the incident is 12:40 p.m. Police said the teens were checking car door handles...
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When FOX 2 first arrived at the meeting at 6 p.m., the parking lot was empty. However, it quickly filled as hundreds are now expected to attend the meeting....
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The man was caught in a lewd act by the librarian at the Southfield Public Library on Friday. The good news is people are still going to the library, and even better news, the police say they caught their serial masturbator....
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Libraries are supposed to be places for quiet reflection. However, one man apparently took ‘private time’ in the stacks a little too literally. Now he is facing charges....
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One man is dead after a shooting in Southfield on Monday afternoon.
