Police in Detroit are looking for a missing 35-year-old manAccording to authorities, Rennell Pits was last seen July 13 near the intersection of Downing and Deacon streets.Police said he left home and hasn’t returned.Rennell PitsDetailsAge35 years oldHeight5 feet, 9 inchesWeightAbout 200 poundsCl...
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FRIDAY: Mix of sunshine and clouds. Remaining smoky/hazy. High: 89.SATURDAY: Mix of sunshine and clouds, remaining smoky.hazy. High: 90.SUNDAY: Mostly sunny skies. Cooler temperatures. High: 83.The smoke from the Canadian wildfires continues to impact the region throughout our Friday, prompting s...
Detroit’s air quality ranks as the worst in the world for the second day in a row Friday as smoke from Ontario wildfires continues to pour into Michigan, although air quality is expected to improve slightly Saturday. Wildfires burning in Ontario northwest of Lake Superior and in Minnesota ha...
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Police in Detroit are looking for a missing 35-year-old manAccording to authorities, Rennell Pits was last seen July 13 near the intersection of Downing and Deacon streets.Police said he left home and hasn’t returned.Rennell PitsDetailsAge35 years oldHeight5 feet, 9 inchesWeightAbout 200 poundsCl...
Police in Detroit are looking for a missing 39-year-old man with mental health issues.According to authorities, Ricky Reynolds Jr. was last seen July 16 on Wykes Street, between Tireman and Warren avenues.Police said he left home and hasn’t returned.His family said he has bipolar disorder, schizo...
Police in Detroit are looking for a missing 16-year-old girl.According to authorities, Teresa Williams was last seen July 16 on Terry Street, just south of Schoolcraft Road.Police said she left home and hasn’t returned.Teresa WilliamsDetailsAge16 years oldHeight4 feet, 10 inchesWeightAbout 125 po...
Detroit Free Press is a partner and shares a reporter with BridgeDetroit. Stories shared are not under a paywall. Detroit Free Press Detroit officials are reminding residents to stay indoors as much as possible and mask up if they must go outside while the air quality in the...
A Melvindale man is accused of making online threats to shoot and kill federal law enforcement officers -- even allegedly posting the threats publicly across Facebook, Threads and TikTok after a prior search warrant and a warning from agents.A Detroit Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Specia...
As smoke from the Canadian wildfires continues to blanket the region, Mayor Mary Sheffield announced measures the city was taking to help residents.
Police said a woman tied to a shooting involving a Wayne County sheriff’s deputy is now in custody.The deputy was shot at -- but not hit -- Tuesday, July 14, near the Harper Woods–Detroit–Grosse Pointe area. Investigators said Rajena LaMartique Linson, 25, was in the vehicle with the person who f...
Environmental group slams Line 5 tunnel permit decisions Two state agencies issued permits for Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac, requiring measures to protect threatened plant species and bat habitats, Michigan Public reports. Flow Water Advocates criticized the dec...
Police in Oak Park are investigating after a man was found shot and killed inside a vehicle early Friday morning.The shooting was reported just after 2 a.m. on Meyers Road. Officers responded to the scene following reports of gunshots and discovered a 27-year-old man dead inside the vehicle.The O...
Cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan rose again, state health officials reported on Friday, with more than 5,000 cases reported.Federal health officials are investigating Taylor Farms’ iceberg lettuce as a possible source.On July 17, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) report...
Hank Williams Jr’s scheduled performance at Pine Knob Music Theatre on Friday, July 17, has been rescheduled to August.All prior tickets will be honored for the new date, Aug. 13.While a reason hasn’t been given, it’s not the only performance change at Pine Knob Music Theatre. John Mellencamp can...
A 32-year-old Ypsilanti man is facing charges after reportedly assaulting his girlfriend and barricading himself inside a Romulus home.---> Woman escapes, barricaded man surrenders after threatening Romulus police during domestic violence standoffIt happened July 14, at a home off Cogswell Street...
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This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. This story also appeared in Votebeat After days of speculation among election officials and experts about what...
The Thunder over Michigan air show is continuing this weekend at Willow Run Airport. Here’s what to know about the event and the air quality alert.
Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield spoke about the city's response to the air quality emergency in Michigan.
Caught between extreme heat, hazy skies, and some of the world's worst air quality, Michigan is desperate for some respite from what has been a brutal stretch of weather in July.
An Air Quality Alert remains in effect for Michigan on Friday, and Detroit's air is ranking worst in the world again.
Mayor Mary Sheffield, along with Chief Public Health Officer Ali Abazeed and other key city officials, held a press conference Friday, July 17, to update the public on Detroit’s response to air quality hazards caused by ongoing Canadian wildfires.---> Wildfire Smoke Continues to Impact Metro Detr...
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Almost two decades ago, photographer Joan Monfort didn't think much of his photo shoot of a teenage Lionel Messi bathing a cute baby boy in a plastic bathtub. Not until the remarkable twist of fate became clear years later, when that infant blossomed into Lamine Yamal.Now those images of the long...
"This plea will spare the children from testifying at trial and ensures Bryant remains incarcerated until they are all adults," said Prosecutor Karen McDonald.
An Air Quality Alert continues Friday for metro Detroit due to hazardous air from wildfire smoke. It's once again forcing the closure or cancellation of events in the area.On Thursday, many places were closed, and the John Mellencamp show at Pine Knob was canceled due the hazardous air. There is ...
Taco Bell has pulled lettuce from one of its suppliers as federal investigators probe a fast-moving Cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to restaurants in five states.
A state forest in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula is getting a big addition thanks to a new partnership.According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the Pigeon River Country State Forest known as the "Big Wild" is nearly 8,850 acres bigger, thanks the partnership between feder...
An Oakland County woman has been sentenced for allegedly embezzling thousands of dollars from a man who was experiencing cognitive decline.Tracie Green, also known as Tracie Wiacek and Tracie Rashid, was sentenced to 24 months of probation. She had previously pleaded no contest to embezzlement fr...
An Oakland County drug bust led to the arrest of a 28-year-old man and the seizure of thousands of pills.The search warrant was executed July 9 at a Madison Heights home near the intersection of 12 Mile and Dequindre roads.Police said they seized 4,367 pills, 2,854 empty capsules, chemicals used ...
I have lived my entire life in Southeast Michigan, and until the summer of 2023, wildfire smoke was not something we regularly experienced here. Today, Michigan is experiencing one of the worst air quality days in its history. Air quality across the state has been classified as Hazardous due ...
Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day. So, let’s get to the news.A Westland bowling alley shooting, a forgotten ID, and a federal sentence -- 5 years in the makingA man linked to a 2021 shooting at a Westland bowling alley has been sentenced to f...
Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened skies in the U.S. on Thursday from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast, reducing visibility and prompting warnings that breathing the air outside could be dangerous.Officials in many cities urged residents to stay inside or wear masks outside as air q...
Federal prosecutors have charged a second man in a Macomb County child sex abuse case.Drew Boehme was named in a federal indictment filed Wednesday, July 15, alongside former church choir leader Thomas Durham. Both men face charges of conspiracy to sexually exploit a minor and conspiracy to recei...
Shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms and sold at some Taco Bell restaurants has been linked to a multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a source familiar with the investigation said Thursday.Cases of the intestinal illness caused by a microscopic parasite are surging across the US, w...
The saga of Kelli Bryant reached a plea of no contest on Thursday in Oakland County court on charges of child abuse.
The 25-year-old is wanted for assault with intent to murder from 2022. This week she was nearly arrested but someone inside her car opened fire on police.
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