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by Amyah Thomas Emma Lee is a Salem High School senior in Canton. She’s one of many teens who feels they may be spending too much time on their phone, and she’s tried “a bunch of times” to limit her phone use. “I’ve tried putting my phone in grayscale,” Lee said, referring to a s...
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A Livonia family says their lives with their special needs son has been turned upside down because a county-owned tree fell on their property – and the county won’t come out to remove it. The county tells Local 4 that they are denying the family’s claim due to their legal policy....
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This story also appeared in Votebeat This article was originally published by Votebeat , a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. The November 2026 midterm elections are rapidly approaching, and they will be incredibly important to t...
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Detroit Free Press is a partner and shares a reporter with BridgeDetroit. Stories shared are not under a paywall. Detroit Free Press Bedrock and General Motors will be seeking tax breaks and other public subsidies worth $548 million over 30 years for their $2.2 billion Renaissanc...
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The annual celebration of Black cinema is back for its seventh year. The Detroit Black Film Festival takes place at various locations in the city from September 23-27. Host Stephen Henderson sits down with the film festival’s co-directors, Marshalle and Lazar Favors, and on...
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For Zahra Almajidi, her artwork, “Baggage,” gives the Detroit artist an opportunity to explore her Iraqi heritage. The piece features a brass chain that resembles a fishing net held up by a piece of paper modeled after a reusable bag. Attached to the chain are various objects: a ...
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Several grant applications are open now. Take a workshop on farm funding. Get free food and clothes at a resource fair. Outlier Media · Lynelle Herndon · Get money and free resources, get involved in Detroit...
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A city watchdog agency responsible for rooting out waste, fraud, abuse and corruption is investigating Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison. Bettison and “his actions related to social media posts,” have prompted a probe by Detroit’s Office of Inspector General. The police chief ha...
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Fox 2's Ronia Shamona gets insight from political strategist Richard Buckman Richard Buckman contact info: http://DotConnector.net
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Tempted by promises of efficiency, a small but growing number of Michigan police departments have turned to artificial intelligence to help officers write police reports. Watch Ross' investigation in the video player below: Michigan officers turn to AI for police reports; prosecu...
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An Allen Park teen has been charged for allegedly shooting a 40-year-old man in Roseville back in August.
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An Allen Park teen was arrested and charged after he allegedly shot and killed a Roseville man. Quadir Watson, 16, was charged on Sept. 15 with second-degree murder. According to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, Watson shot Walter Bryant, 40, while Bryant was sitting in his...
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The European Union is moving to ban social media for children under 13 across the bloc and impose restrictions on the digital technology for older children, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Wednesday. The move to develop EU-wide rules comes after sever...
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For the first time in more than three years, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates, a move likely to make borrowing more expensive for consumers and businesses. The decision came despite opposition from President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly called on the Federal Reser...
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Sudan's humanitarian crisis is on the brink of a "catastrophe," the head of the World Food Program told Scripps News, warning that funding for the agency's operations in the country has been cut roughly in half even as the number of people going hungry keeps climbing. Carl Skau, ...
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Atlanta is launching a new microloan program designed to help renters avoid eviction, offering $500 loans with no fees, no interest, and no penalties. Mayor Andre Dickens announced the program will launch as a two-year pilot, led by a national nonprofit called Flagstone Initiativ...
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Four of the top six dangerous intersections in Michigan were roundabouts according to statistics, with just two west Michigan intersections making the top-20 cut, in Grand Rapids....
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The J.D. Power 2026 North America Airport Satisfaction Study has released its rankings for the nation's top airports in terms of passenger satisfaction. The study measures overall passenger satisfaction at mega, large and medium-sized North American airports by evaluating travele...
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New research has found that there may be additional benefits to adding more whole grains to your diet. The study found that eating four to six servings of whole grains a day may deliver meaningful health benefits. Those benefits include improved heart health, according to a large...
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The man accused of injuring two people after firing a weapon at a youth football game in Pontiac over the weekend has been charged with four felonies. Sherwood Lennard Jackson, Jr., 37, of Auburn Hills, was arrested Sunday afternoon after he allegedly shot a 19-year-old Pontiac m...
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On the banks of the Scioto River, as it snakes through downtown Columbus, Ohio, herons stalk fish as egrets wade in the shallows. Wildlife isnt the only thing the river sustains. The Scioto helps to feed a public water system that serves more than 1.4 million customers in this fa...
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The Food and Drug Administration announced a recall of supplements that could unknowingly expose users to the same active ingredients found in Viagra and Cialis. The FDA said A&P Creations LLC recalled X10 Natural Enhancement Supplement and biQ-FEL 500 mL after failing to disclos...
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An Auburn Hills man has been arrested and charged in connection to a shooting during a youth football game in Pontiac over the weekend. Sherwood Lennard Jackson, 37, is charged with shooting one count of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder or by strangula...
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The candidates for Michigan governor will be speaking to the Detroit Economic Club on Wednesday. Democratic candidate Jocelyn Benson and Republican candidate John James will join separately to answer a handful of business-related questions. The event is expected to begin at 12 p....
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Nearly two weeks after torrential rains and tornadoes hit Southeast Michigan, one Metro Detroit woman is criticizing DTE for its response to her call about a downed wire....
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Noticing brown, crispy leaves on the ground already? The hot, dry weather of the summer isn’t doing the fall colors any favors. Here’s what to know.
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This Detroit resident is heartbroken because she says this transformer blowing up led to the death of her dog, Draco. Ingrid Pollock says she called DTE after a transformer blew up and led to a downed wire on her property....
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The WTA Finals, the elite season-ending event in women's tennis, will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the next three years in a move that organizers hope will create "the Super Bowl for women's sports." The tournament will be played at the Spectrum Center, home of the N...
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The victim was with three other young men who had pre-arranged to meet a woman and were ambushed by several men with assault rifles who fired into the vehicle....
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The Obamas' pet dog Sunny has died, former President Barack Obama said Wednesday. Sunny, a 13-year-old Portuguese water dog the Obamas got in 2013 while living in the White House, died Tuesday. We got Sunny at the start of our second term in the White House, and all of us includi...
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A new study from Michigan State University is examining why consumers can be persuaded into purchasing decisions by AI influencers, even when they know they aren’t real. AI influencers are computer-generated characters built by a brand promoting products on social media, just lik...
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A man was found dead in a car in Waterford Township Tuesday morning, and police said he was killed in an ambush shooting. A 20-year-old Detroit man was found dead in the front passenger’s seat of a car in the area of Williams Lake Road and Hanford Drive at around 6 a.m. on Sept. ...
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday proposed making Canada the European Unions first associate member, a striking overture as U.S. President Donald Trumps threats drive Ottawa closer to Europe. Trumps tariffs and repeated talk of making Canada the 51st...
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How is Detroit’s economy really doing? According to the latest forecast from the University of Michigan, that answer depends on how you look at it. Let’s start with what is actually going right — Detroit’s unemployment went up to 11%, but that’s not necessarily bad news. Research...
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A semi-truck rolled over on northbound I-75 late Tuesday night, closing the freeway. According to Michigan State Police, a semi-truck rolled over on northbound I-75 near Schaefer just after 11 p.m. on Sept. 15, leaving the cab hanging over the roadway. The crash impacted the free...
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NEW YORK (AP) Former President George W. Bush has a new book of oil paintings coming out in March that features portraits of political prisoners and dissidents. The Penguin Random House imprint Crown announced Wednesday that The Call of Freedom: Portraits of Political Prisoners a...
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A recent warning from researchers over concerns that AI could be harmful and destructive has prompted a reassessment of the technology's future and added urgency to a growing debate over how, or whether, to regulate it. President Donald Trump has pushed back on those concerns, ar...
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A 3-year-old has died after an accidental shooting in a Pontiac apartment Tuesday night. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, in a press conference, described the shooting as a completely avoidable tragedy. Previous coverage --> Oakland County sheriff discusses fatal shooting...
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NEW YORK (AP) Consumers may be griping about higher prices at the pump and elsewhere, but they keep spending, helping to power the economy, according to the latest government snapshot. Retail sales rebounded at a better-than-expected 1.2% increase last month after recording a rev...
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There were 19 Flock cameras operating in the five square mile city, that will now be removed.
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The Trump administration is planning to deliver powerful 2,000-pound bombs to Israel as part of an upcoming arms deal, weapons that prompted such concerns about the possibility of mass casualties in Gaza that the Biden administration paused their delivery two years ago. The $2.8 ...
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Eastpointe city leaders have voted to terminate its contract with license plate reader cameras from Flock.
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Charlie Kirks family blamed Utah officials for failing to prevent the conservative activists assassination at a state university, in a wrongful death notice announced Wednesday that presages a possible lawsuit. Attorneys for the family said Kirk's death resulted from a string of ...
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When disaster strikes, most homeowners expect their insurance to cover a huge chunk of repairs. But a growing number are discovering they are responsible, out of pocket, for far more than they expected. Carl Roberts learned that firsthand after a tree damaged his roof. He found o...
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Rain and thunderstorm chances continue today across Metro Detroit, with lots of cloud cover and possibly some fog early. A few showers will remain possible throughout the day, although the better chance for rain will be closer to the stalled frontal boundary south of Detroit. Tem...
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Waterford Township officials will hold a town hall meeting Wednesday night to discuss the police and fire millage renewals following their defeat in the August primary. For decades, Waterford Township police and fire officials say millage funding has helped them service the regio...
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Months after the Michigan Department of Transportation closed the local lanes of I-96 at the Southfield Freeway for sinkhole repairs, the orange barrels are still in place and west side Detroit residents want answers. The closure began in February and was originally expected to w...
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You might not know the Bills Mafia and the Lions Den have more to bond over besides the winter blues. Before the two teams face off at the Bills’ new Highmark Stadium on Thursday, Local 4 took a look back at an important figure tying the competitors together: Ralph C. Wilson, Jr....
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A man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly sextorted two Oakland County teens on social media. Anthony Lamont Fowlkes, a 40-year-old Massachusetts man, is facing federal charges of sexual exploitation of a child and attempt, distribution and receipt of child pornography ...
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Bedrock and General Motors are seeking nearly $473 million in additional tax incentives to redevelop Detroit's Renaissance Center and East Riverfront in a project expected to cost $2.24 billion. The project previously received $75 million from the DDA , meaning total subsidies ar...
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The 100th America’s Thanksgiving Parade presented by Gardner White is approaching, and organizers are celebrating one of the parade’s most colorful traditions. The parade company held its annual Grand Jester’s Reception Tuesday night (Sept. 15) to honor the distinguished clown co...
