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A Downriver mother said mold inside a storage unit damaged the last memories of her late fiancé, and she said the company isn’t giving her any answers. She also isn’t alone. People renting units inside a Downriver indoor, climate-controlled storage facility say they’ve each lost ...
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Ather Butris owns Athens Liquor in Greektown. He said every weekend for the past four months, the fencing in front of his business has been a barrier to his bottom line. I try to push this gate. They want to arrest me, he told 7 News Detroit. The liquor store, a staple in Greekto...
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Former Michigan State University resident physician Arpit Saxena was arraigned Friday in connection with a sexual assault investigation and is being held on a $2 million bond. Saxena was arraigned Sept. 25, 2026, in East Lansing’s 54B District Court . He was ordered to surrender ...
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On Sunday, September 27, Spotlight on the News will interview Detroit Attorney Elliott Hall about his new autobiography and his historic rise to success. We'll also celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with Dr. Reyna Esquivel-king, Assistant Professor of History and faculty...
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With the November election approaching, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson spent her Friday in Detroit, joining forces with hometown artist and entrepreneur Big Sean for a conversation about Michigan’s creative economy. The discussion centered on investing in the a...
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The city of Detroit says there will be more police on patrol throughout downtown this weekend with an additional focus on alleyways after last week’s deadly stabbing of a Chipotle worker. However, questions remain about the city’s access to critical mental health services and wha...
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Lexi Romesburg says she feels safe living in downtown Detroit, but she’s keeping an extra eye on things after the fatal stabbing of 34-year-old Jaquoya Wix, not far from where she lives....
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Justin Verlander will take the mound one final time Saturday at Comerica Park, closing out a career that began in Detroit more than a decade ago and a weekend of celebration that brought thousands of fans to their feet. Friday night's pregame ceremony drew a standing-room-only cr...
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A portion of Brush Street that runs through the neighborhood reopened to traffic Friday, marking a major milestone in a project that has been years in the making. “It’s been about eight years from the time we started meeting with architects to do a vision, and today, opening up B...
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The good news, according to MSU Media Relations, 83% of the residents on campus have hot water now. But what about the ones who are still without it?
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If your ideal fall weekend includes football, cider, or sunshine, Metro Detroit’s weather is cooperating. After clouds linger into part of Friday night, skies will gradually clear as a dry air mass settles over the region. Temperatures will fall to around 50 degrees in Detroit, w...
News
The White House signaled Friday night that CNN would be left off Air Force One for President Donald Trumps Saturday trip, the latest media restriction from the administration in an ongoing dispute with First Amendment implications. The news organization was replaced by Real Ameri...
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Forgotten Harvest is working to expand food distribution sites in Macomb County, which the nonprofit says is currently underserved compared to neighboring Oakland and Wayne counties. The organization currently operates 27 distribution sites in Macomb County, while the remaining 1...
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Police are seeking information about a 78-year-old woman who went missing in Detroit. Ella Mae Hall was last seen traveling eastbound on Warren Avenue in the 18000 block on Friday (Sept. 25). Hall was wearing a gray skull cap, white face mask, brown hoodie, red sweatpants, black ...
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The government has imported thousands of pounds of beef, but prices for consumers have remained stubbornly high. The Farm Bureau Federation tracked ground beef prices at 41 grocery stores across 22 states. It found the average price only dropped $0.16 a pound, from $7.29 to $7.13...
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South Haven Public Schools canceled Friday night’s Homecoming festivities, including the parade and football game, because of a local industrial fire and widespread power outages. The Homecoming parade, scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, and the football game that followed we...
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On this episode of Catch Me Up, Jon Leiberman digs into a new Washington Post analysis tying the Trump family's business empire to the AI boom and the possible conflicts between the president's personal investments and his administration's AI policy. Plus: CNN, MS NOW and Politic...
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The powerful noreaster headed to New England intensified Friday, generating storm-force winds and creating massive waves along the East Coast that forecasters warned could create dangerous conditions through the weekend. Millions of people were under warnings associated with the ...
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Polls have shown the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Texas is in a dead heat.
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A Detroit man is facing felony charges after police say he robbed a woman at gunpoint as she returned home from work at a Detroit gentlemen's club and investigators are now looking into whether he could be connected to more than 20 similar armed robberies targeting exotic dancers...
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Comedy, music and celebrity guests will come together at The Coney, an event supporting arts education and creative opportunities for Detroit youth. The event was created by actor and comedian Marc Evan Jackson in partnership with the Children’s Foundation of Michigan. Organizers...
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A driver is accused of inhaling whippets after crashing a car into a Highland home.
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The crash occurred on M-59 where the driver behind the wheel allegedly passed out and crossed the median straight through the front door and bathroom of the home....
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Some big Hollywood names with deep Detroit roots are giving back to the next generation of performers in the city. Actors including J.K. Simmons, Sam Richardson and Tim Meadows stopped by the Detroit Opera House to meet with students from the Detroit School of the Arts ahead of a...
News
Renters in Michigan are gaining new protections at both the state and local levels. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed legislation aimed at limiting certain rental fees that advocates say can add significant costs for tenants. At the same time, Ann Arbor city leaders have appr...
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Corporal Vester Hicks Jr. has been laid to rest at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Michigan nearly 76 years after he was killed in action during the Korean War. Hicks was 17 years old when he died during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in December 1950. For decades, his re...
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At 1:40 a.m. police were dispatched to English Gardens, 22501 Kelly at Nine Mile Road on the report of a man stealing plants and shrubs from the courtyard. The suspect fled once police approached, leading to one of the officers being injured by the trailer that the man's truck wa...
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Detroit police are increasing downtown patrols with a special focus on less-visible areas following the fatal stabbing of Chipotle worker Jaquoya Wix on Sunday and the surge in security comes as thousands of fans prepare to head downtown for a major sports and concert weekend. De...
government
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) The Supreme Court on Friday turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald Trump, putting an end to a long-running legal dispute as absentee voting is underway in the midterm elections. The justices halted a fede...
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Wayne County officials returned to a long-running homeless encampment behind a supermarket at Michigan Avenue and Merriman Road in Westland, working to address a cycle that has repeated itself for years. The encampment sits on county-owned land — where a county official on the sc...
Local
A group of people with severe disabilities left their wheelchairs behind and took to the skies in Oakland County on Friday, Sept. 25, getting a bird’s-eye view of the Metro Detroit area from inside a helicopter. The experience was made possible by Danny’s Miracle Angel Network, a...
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This story also appeared in Outlier Media Have you ever noticed that, in Michigan, sitting judges get their own sections on the ballot? For example, in the Nov. 3 general election, there are 16 incumbent judges running for “incumbent” seats in Wayne County’s 3rd Circuit Court. In...
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A lawsuit is being filed against the Warren Police Department after an officer allegedly sexually assaulted a woman on duty. The officer has since resigned from the department and there are currently no criminal charges....
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State lawmakers are stepping into the debate over Flock cameras and automated license plate readers in Michigan, with proposed legislation that would impose fines and prison time for misuse of the technology. Watch Megan's report in the video player below: Michigan lawmakers prop...
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Americans are feeling worse about the economy for the second month in a row, even as the job market shows few signs of cracking. Consumer sentiment fell to 48.1 in September, according to the University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers, down from 51.7 in August. This is the low...
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A Mississippi detective testified that Tasia Fortune was killed during a drug dispute before her body was placed in a tree in what authorities described as a staged hanging....
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Attorneys tell FOX 2 the alleged sexual assault happened last summer when Warren police were called to a domestic situation. Over the following days, attorneys say the officer got the woman’s cell phone number and met her at Starbucks. From there, an OnlyFans account was brought ...
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Dashcam video shows the moment an Eastpointe police officer was hit and run over by a suspect accused of stealing plants from English Gardens on Kelly Road in Eastpointe early Friday morning. Watch Peter's story in the video player below: Eastpointe officer run over during plant ...
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Pontiac's moratorium on data centers expires in January, and city leaders are working against the clock to establish rules and restrictions before it runs out. Watch Jolie's story in the video player below: Pontiac's data center moratorium expires in January, and the city is raci...
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Detroit is testing new technology that could change traffic lights ahead of fire trucks, giving emergency vehicles a green light through intersections faster. You can watch the full story below: When seconds count: Detroit tests new traffic light technology to give fire trucks th...
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A Detroit man accused of leading a police chase over stolen plants in Eastpointe early Friday morning is facing multiple felony charges. Jeremy Jamel Johnson was charged with second-degree fleeing and eluding police, breaking and entering without breaking with intent, obstructing...
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FOX 2 Detroit Live Hosts Aaron Jordan and Ronia Shamona talk about how much Halloween spending will jump to this year, and get a surprise from one of their coworkers!...
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President Trump's battle with CNN, MS Now and Politico is working its way through the courts. Ridgley Walsh Managing Director and former Wall Street Journal journalist John Stoll weighs in....
Local
Less than 24 hours after sharing her story about the damage to her home on Local 4 News, Nadine Rivers received an unexpected phone call from Detroit native and Indianapolis Colts player Sauce Gardner. Gardner told Rivers not to worry. He and his partners with Supreme Constructio...
safety
At 1:40 a.m. police were dispatched to English Gardens, 22501 Kelly at Nine Mile Road on the report of a man stealing plants and shrubs from the courtyard. The suspect fled once police approached, leading to one of the officers being injured by the trailer that the man's truck wa...
News
As world leaders gathered at the United Nations this week, Haiti emerged once again as a major test for the international community after years of failed attempts to contain the countrys spiraling gang violence. A new U.N.-backed Gang Suppression Force is ramping up operations in...
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Investigators are working to determine what caused the deaths of two University of Mississippi students who died Monday in separate incidents. The university identified the students Thursday as junior Robert Strang of Atlanta and freshman Aidan Hamilton of Englewood, Colorado. Fr...
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A Georgia man has been charged in connection with a $105 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 500 investors nationwide.
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Toxicology reports in the suspicious deaths of two University of Mississippi students are expected to be completed as early as next week, according to the state's commissioner of public safety, and Oxford police have separately announced arrests in connection with a raid on a tob...
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Investigators believe Tasia Fortune was already dead before the Black woman's body was hanged from a tree behind an abandoned home in the Mississippi capital this summer, a detective testified Friday. The hanging of Tasia Fortune's body, which was found on Aug. 3, was "staged," J...
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Fox 2's Ronia Shamona talks with owner of Salon Auburn Ash Amber Barg about celebrating Dolly Parton and making it a day of giving
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Fox 2's Ronia Shamona talks with Douglas Muhlbauer, Birdstop principal software engineer and Northern Strike team lead, about Michigan’s role in advancing U.S. military drone technology...
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A Detroit man believed to be harboring stolen plants led police on a chaotic chase through Eastpointe early Friday morning, running over an officer’s legs and losing much of the alleged stolen goods in the process. Officers initiated a traffic stop with the suspect , who was haul...
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A Detroit man accused of leading a police chase over stolen plants in Eastpointe early Friday morning is facing multiple felony charges. Update: Eastpointe police chase: Detroit man charged with fleeing police after alleged plant theft Jeremy Johnson, 37, was charged with second-...
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Michigan law requires all energy producers use 80% clean energy by 2035 and 100% by 2040. DTE aims to do that with a combination of cutting coal production while ramping up natural gas and nuclear power capacity....
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A New Mexico jury on Friday found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections on the social media platform. It is now up to the judge to determine how much the company would pay, with attorneys representing the state asking for the maximum $5,000 penalty per vio...
