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Ed Sheeran’s tour is facing a wave of departures after four supporting acts pulled out in solidarity with Macklemore, following the rapper’s removal over his pro-Palestinian remarks....
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A news helicopter crashed in a Los Angeles neighborhood on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing at least three people while reporters were covering the collision of an SUV and a city bus, officials and the news outlet said. Colleen Williams, an NBC4 Los Angeles anchor, confirme...
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Oakland County commissioners are asking residents to submit copies of their DTE Energy bills as they prepare to challenge a proposed 10% rate increase. The board wants residents to upload two bills through a county website : one from before DTE’s most recent rate hike took effect...
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Severe weather is possible in Metro Detroit on Tuesday, Sept. 15, as storms move through the region. Click here for the latest forecast from our 4Warn Weather team. Here’s a list of the alerts by county . Wayne County No active weather alerts. Oakland County No active weather ale...
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A 3-year-old boy is dead from an apparent gunshot wound he suffered on Tuesday. Detectives with the Oakland County Sheriff's Office have been at a residence in Pontiac for hours....
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A 3-year-old boy died from a gunshot wound in Pontiac, police say. It's unclear who handled the weapon, but there are several kids that also live in the house....
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Showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop across Southeast Michigan Tuesday as a cold front settles into the region, bringing a low-end severe weather threat along with the potential for locally heavy rain. The best chance for thunderstorms will generally be along and so...
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NEW YORK (AP) Americans value press freedom with some exceptions. About three-quarters of U.S. adults said press freedom is extremely or very important to society's well-being, according to a newly released Pew Research Center study . But at least half said they also support gove...
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A 3-year-old boy died after being shot inside a Pontiac apartment in what Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard described as a completely avoidable tragedy. Bouchard said on Tuesday (Sept. 15) that preliminary information indicates a handgun inside the home was accessible to so...
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Topics ranged from Medicare for All, Hasan Piker, Israel-Palestine relations with the U.S. and the war in Iran. While Democrat Abdul El-Sayed was in attendance, Republican Mike Rogers was not....
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A 3-year-old boy died after he was accidentally shot inside an apartment in Pontiac. The shooting occurred on Tuesday (Sept. 15) in the 100 block of Maynard Court. Update: Oakland County sheriff discusses fatal shooting of 3-year-old boy in Pontiac Police said the boy was taken t...
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Michigan is home to many ghost towns -- some are buried under sand , some are believed to be cursed , and some are underwater. No, I’m not talking about a home for the rumored mermen of Lake Superior , but something much closer to our area. Two of those lost communities were loca...
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Here’s a roundup of data center news we’re watching at Planet Detroit as we cover the environmental and financial impacts of the developments in Michigan communities. Dingell calls for pause on University of Michigan’s Ypsilanti Township supercomputing project U.S. Rep. Debbie Di...
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The House has advanced legislation that would formally end penny production. Here's what to know.
schools
This story also appeared in Chalkbeat Detroit For years, charter schools tended to perform slightly better than the Detroit district on state standardized tests. But a Chalkbeat analysis suggests the traditional public school system is catching up to suburban and city charters. 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 The Detroit Department of Transportation wasted city resources — including $40,157 in overtime pay — to drive an employee between home and work usi...
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The Kennedy Center’s Board of Trustees voted to close the iconic performing arts venue amid financial issues and an ongoing dispute over adding President Donald Trump’s name to the building, according to Associated Press reporting citing sources familiar with the vote....
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The nation’s demographic landscape is becoming increasingly diverse, though cultural variety differs widely from state to state based on a new report.
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A 3-year-old boy is dead after a shooting at a Pontiac apartment complex, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to the complex off University Drive near M-59 just after 5 p.m. Tuesday. WATCH Megan's full report here: 3-year-old boy shot and killed...
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New details emerged in court today in the case of a 79-year-old man who is accused of pulling a gun on four Muslim men on Saturday. Peter Northup was arraigned on four counts of aggravated hate crimes after allegedly targeting the men for their religion and threatening violence. ...
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Steve Bannon, a former White House chief strategist under President Donald Trump, do not tend to agree on much. But Tuesday, standing on the same stage in Washington, they agreed on this: artificial intelligence, left unchecked, is dangerous and Was...
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House Democrats were privately dreading a politically charged but purely symbolic vote on impeaching President Donald Trump triggered by one of their own members. Then came something unexpected. Just hours before that vote, GOP Rep. Thomas Massie surprised his colleagues with a p...
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Grosse Ile police are using an artificial intelligence-generated image to help identify a man whose body was recovered from the Detroit River on Sept. 8. Instead of releasing photos taken the day of the recovery, the Grosse Ile Police Department used AI to render a lifelike compo...
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An attorney is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate alleged employment discrimination within the Michigan State Police. James K. Fett sent a 17-page letter dated Sept. 11 to the DOJ Civil Rights Division, asking the agency to open a pattern-or-practice investigati...
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A new University of Vermont and U.S. Department of Agriculture study found that agritourism is helping farms generate additional revenue while building stronger ties with their communities. Researchers surveyed farms across several states, including more than 100 in Vermont. Farm...
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The Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees has approved a six-month moratorium on certain e-bikes and electric scooters for people under 16 on township-owned property and rights-of-way. The board approved the moratorium on Monday (Sept. 14) after township officials described numer...
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Free speech, human rights, the plight of Palestine and its people - now at the center of a concert tour controversy that could make its way to Dearborn if the mayor there gets his wish....
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Love may be priceless, but many Americans still want a partner with a paycheck. According to research from Stagwell and Allison Worldwide found that most Americans in serious relationships say financial compatibility is more important than emotional chemistry, physical attractive...
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Nearly two weeks after tornadoes hit parts of Metro Detroit, the city of Detroit is providing a progress report.
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Families of loved ones are disgusted and demanding answers after what they call a building-wide bed bug outbreak at a senior living facility.
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From crashes to confusion, many communities are working to regulate e-bikes and e-motos. Bloomfield Township is now restricting the use of the devices for anyone under 16....
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A 68-year-old Melvindale woman lost nearly $6,000 after scammers convinced her to hand over her debit and credit cards to a man posing as a bank employee who showed up at her front door. Watch the story in the video player below: Melvindale senior loses nearly $6,000 in bank impe...
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FOX 2’s “The Pulse” is hosting the U.S. Senate debate in Detroit on Sept. 15. Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed is committed to the event, while Republican Mike Rogers and his campaign declined participation the morning of after 42 days of no response....
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FOX 2 talked with the family of a woman who lives at Park Place, which is owned by National Church Residences. They say the seniors who live there are dealing with some gross conditions....
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A new report says unwanted loan calls are flooding consumers nationwide, with some individuals receiving multiple calls each day. Experts say scammers often use personal information obtained from public websites or past data breaches to create calling lists. Consumer advocates al...
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Bert Atienza, 77, died after he was assaulted inside a Walmart in Norfolk, Virginia. His wife, Josephine Atienza, is speaking exclusively to the Scripps News Group about the attack that killed her husband of 42 years. Officers responded to a reported assault at a local area Walma...
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Village leaders in Beverly Hills are expected to vote Tuesday night on a new ordinance aimed at regulating e-bikes, e-motos and other electric transportation devices as concerns grow about rider and pedestrian safety. Watch Whitney's story in the video player below: Beverly Hills...
business
Rising fuel costs are forcing small business owners and their customers to adapt, with some restaurants already closing their doors. Watch Simon's story in the video player below: Small businesses feel the squeeze as gas and diesel prices surge in Michigan Gas prices in Michigan ...
business
Everybody Coffee, located on Lawrence Street in downtown Pontiac, is more than a place to grab a latte. It's a business built on inclusion and every cup served carries a deeper purpose. Watch Jolie's story in the video player below: Everybody Coffee in downtown Pontiac brews comm...
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Michigan State Police have removed more than 20,000 people from the state’s sex offender registry following a landmark Michigan Supreme Court ruling — slashing the list by nearly half. The court ruled Sept. 9, 2026, that amendments to the Sex Offender Registration Act cannot be u...
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A doctor in Denver, Colorado is betting his retirement savings on a new kind of healthcare clinic one he says could change the way patients experience emergency and urgent care. Dr. Noah Kaufman left the emergency room after 25 years to open KaufCare, a direct acute care clinic h...
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The U.S. war against Iran has cost the Department of Defense more than $38 billion through Aug. 1, and will continue costing up to $3 billion a month or more depending on the intensity of the conflict, according to an assessment released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Congressional B...
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A Detroit family remains displaced after a large tree fell onto their Brightmoor home during a recent severe storm, and local nonprofits are asking for help removing it. The Ray family was inside their home on West Parkway when strong winds brought the tree down. The impact damag...
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A Lakeview High School gym class syllabus is drawing scrutiny from parents and an attorney after a requirement asks female students to share personal health information in order to make up missed swimming days. Andy Amsdill, the father of a Lakeview student, says he was stunned a...
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Newly released video shows a disastrous helicopter crash during a lesson earlier this year at Cedar City Regional Airport in Utah. The National Transportation Safety Board released the video after it completed an investigation into the May 23 incident. Incredibly, neither the Sou...
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September is Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month, and according to advocacy groups, more than 6 million people in the U.S. are living with an unruptured brain aneurysm. That's approximately 1 in 50 people. The annual rupture rate is approximately 8 to 10 per 100,000 people, according ...
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Three supporting acts quit Ed Sheerans tour on Tuesday after the rapper Macklemore was removed for pro-Palestinian comments he made during a concert in New Jersey. Hours after Sheeran posted on social media about Maclemore's ouster and attributed the decision to the tour's promot...
business
Two Detroit restaurants have been named to the New York Times' list of "The Restaurant List 2026" that features "our 50 favorite places in America right now." Rose's, which reopened last summer on Detroit's east side, and Tacos Wuey in Southwest Detroit, were both named to the li...
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Eloise Asylum in Westland is set to open for its sixth spooky season on Friday, Sept. 25, with a new experience for those looking for scares. The haunted experience features two stories of big scares, technology and "immersive terror." Watch below: 2025 coverage of the Eloise Asy...
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Celebrations across the U.S. are expected in observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month, showcasing the vast diversity and culture of Latinos. Marked each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, the month is an opportunity for many in the U.S. to learn about or be reminded of the cont...
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One person is in this hospital after getting hit by a pickup truck while riding an e-moto in Rochester Hills.
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Under a warm front, Southeast Michigan is seeing scattered rain, a breezy southwest wind, warm temperatures, and humid conditions. As a cold front moves through tonight and stalls to south of us, we’ll be a little cooler tomorrow but rain chances will stay in the forecast through...
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A bombshell 33-page report from the Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General confirmed long-standing allegations of "deplorable" and "inhumane" conditions at the now-shuttered immigration detention facility in Florida known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The federal findings...
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An electric motorcyclist is seriously injured after he was hit by a pickup truck in Rochester Hills Tuesday morning. The crash happened just before 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 15 on West Avon Road near Old Perch Road. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, a 42-year-old Rochest...
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The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told the Air and Space Cyber Conference in Maryland on Monday that the U.S. has fielded "on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force ag...
