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FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy skies. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be strong to severe. High: 82. FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low: 65. SATURDAY: Cloud cover in the morning will give way to some late day sunshine. Co...
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Diesel hit a new record price in the U.S. on Friday, soaring to an average of $5.85 a gallon for the first time ever as the six-month war with Iran disrupts the worlds flow of fuel. Because diesel is used for many freight and delivery networks, higher diesel prices mean higher tr...
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The National Weather Service is working to assess that damage as well as confirm whether or not a tornado touched down on Detroit's east side.
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Southeastern Michigan was hammered by severe weather Thursday including a possible tornado on Detroit's east side.
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It says the department is violating state law and an arbitrator’s order by taking control of those calls for help. Outlier Media · By Tracy Samilton, Michigan Public · Detroit EMS union: Fire Department mishandles nonfire medical calls, raising risk to patients...
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The east side of Detroit was one of the hardest areas during the second night of severe weather to roll through SE Michigan.
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A social media post showing a black pistol with black hair coming out of its muzzle -- allegedly with the words, “Pistol whipping btcs… I got weave stuck in my Gen” -- may be connected to the alleged pistol-whipping of a woman in Royal Oak. That’s according to agents with the Fed...
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One person died after a residential fire that caused part of the structure to collapse in Troy. The Troy Fire Department was dispatched at 7:58 a.m. Thursday (Sept. 3), after receiving a report of flames and smoke coming from a residential structure at Troy Villa. Firefighters ar...
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Two Warren men have been arrested and charged following a joint investigation into the possession and distribution of child sexually abusive material, Warren police and the Michigan State Police said. The Michigan State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force led the i...
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Lane restrictions will be removed during Labor Day weekend on most Michigan roads and bridge projects. Governor Gretchen Whitmer said 60% of Michigan’s road and bridge projects will have lane restrictions lifted to ease traffic delays for the holiday weekend. Ninety-one out of 15...
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Southeast Michigan is cleaning up after another day of severe thunderstorms produced widespread damage across the region Thursday, including an area of concentrated damage on Detroit’s east side that the National Weather Service plans to survey Friday. Severe thunderstorms raced ...
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Crews are racing to clear the wreckage across Metro Detroit after a brutal back-to-back storm system hammered the region over the last 24 hours.
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After spending 25 years touring as a musician, Chris Tait found a new calling: helping other artists and community members navigate recovery from addiction. Now, Tait’s nonprofit, Passenger Recovery, is expanding its work Downriver with a new location on Oak Street in Wyandotte. ...
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Belle Isle Park is beginning cleanup efforts after severe storms caused significant damage across Detroit on Thursday. Park officials said crews were already working to assess and remediate damage at the park following the storm. Officials described the damage on Belle Isle as ex...
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Canton police are cracking down on shops selling kratom and highly concentrated 7-OH products. Canton Police said an inspection with MDARD and MSP at a Canton-area tobacco shop on August 28, 2026, uncovered hundreds of kratom and 7-OH products, along with hundreds of THC products...
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All of Southeast Michigan was under a tornado threat late Thursday. The National Weather Service issued warnings for the entire region, ending the alert by 4:45 p.m. The warnings stretched along the I-96, I-275, and US-23 highways....
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Detroit officials are assessing damage after severe storms moved through the city Thursday afternoon, damaging homes and buildings, toppling trees and power lines, and leaving about 80 intersections without working traffic signals. Mayor Mary Sheffield said she surveyed damage on...
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Multiple severe storm systems left significant destruction across Howell, collapsing a garage, sparking a house fire and prompting more than 140 emergency calls since Wednesday night. Jennifer Crandall and her family were watching the storm roll in Thursday afternoon at their hom...
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Detroit is assessing widespread storm damage including what could be the first tornado to hit the city since 1997. The storm knocked out stoplights at roughly 100 intersections across the city, brought trees crashing into multiple homes and left one man injured the only known inj...
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Residents in Detroit are picking up the pieces after severe storms rolled through Southeast Michigan Thursday evening.
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There were some other trees down in the neighborhood but nothing of this magnitude. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of households are without power.
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DTE Director of Operations Jerry Tullio spoke at a press conference Thursday afternoon, saying 80% of customers impacted by the first wave of the storm can expect to see service restored by the end of the day on Thursday. As of 2:40 p.m., 110,000+ customers lacked power. The most...
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Elon Musks super PAC has disclosed its first spending on behalf of Republican candidates, providing roughly $800,000 to help congressional contenders across several states, new filings show. The expenditures by America PAC, made in August and disclosed on Wednesday night to the F...
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Detroit officials are assessing widespread damage after severe storms moved through the city, with thousands of residents without power and emergency crews responding to damaged homes, buildings, trees and roadways. Mayor Mary Sheffield said Thursday (Sept. 3) evening that the ci...
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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 After storms pounded Southeast Michigan the night before, more storms rolled in the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 3, prompting tornado warnings in W...
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FOX 2 Sports Producer James Paxson and FOX 2 Detroit Live Host Aaron Jordan to debut their weekly football picks. They also preview Michigan and Michigan State's seasons, talk about the other teams they're watching in college football this season, and enjoy a golf shot going awry...
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Detroit News Columnist Kaitlyn Buss joins FOX 2 Detroit Live Host Aaron Jordan to discuss why she believes the race for Governor is not getting as much attention as the race for Senate, and why she believes that needs to change....
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The National Weather Service will survey damage Friday in parts of Detroit and nearby communities after a powerful line of thunderstorms moved through Southeast Michigan Thursday afternoon, producing radar indications and damage consistent with a possible tornado. The survey is e...
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President Donald Trump on Thursday named Adam Telle as the acting Army secretary following the departure of Dan Driscoll. Here’s what to know.
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Residents in a Van Buren Township neighborhood say they are living with constant noise and disruption as utility construction tied to a planned Google data center ramps up behind their homes. Anne Leischner's house backs up to the I-94 service drive near Van Buren Street. She say...
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For the first time in more than 30 years, the U.S. Department of Justice has launched a program giving people a path to restore their federal gun rights. The DOJ made the program active last month, reviving a law that had existed for decades before Congress discontinued it in the...
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Severe storms moved across Metro Detroit, leaving downed trees, downed power lines, structural damage, and fires in communities statewide. Local 4 crews captured storm damage on Thursday (Sept. 3) in several communities as emergency responders assessed the impact. In Rochester, a...
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House Oversight Chair James Comer of Kentucky said Thursday that Sen. Mitch McConnells staff have told him they are hoping the senator who has had an extended absence from Washington due to health issues will return when the Senate comes back into session on September 14. Althoug...
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Drivers in Canton Township will see a major change at one of the community’s congested intersections in 2027, with the Township planning to install the area’s first roundabout. Township officials plan to replace the four-way stop at Palmer and Sheldon roads with a roundabout, a m...
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A tree fell onto a home on Detroit’s west side, severely damaging the roof while a man and a newborn baby were inside. The storm damage was reported on West Parkway Street on Thursday (Sept. 3), where a large tree came down and caved in much of a home’s roof. The mother of the wo...
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Dr. Kimberly Nelms stops by Fox 2 Detroit Live while in-town to speak about trauma from being unemployed. Nelms says her purpose is to help those who are experiencing difficulty due to losing their job. Tune in to learn how she says anyone can bounce back from being laid off....
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The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously blocked new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump from being used in the November election and ordered a statewide vote on whether to uphold or reject the new map. The decision Thursday marks a rare setback for Republi...
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The latest round of storm damage left Southeast Michigan with 264,000 people without power. You can see the latest reports here: outage.dteenergy.com/map...
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Fashion designer, Langston Howard, stops be Fox 2 Detroit Live to tell Brandon Hudson all about his clothing line that's in PacSun stores nationwide! Learn how the 17-year-old took his passion for fashion and turned it into his reality!...
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Detroit officials talked with news media on Thursday following severe weather slamming into the city, damaging homes and uprooting trees.
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A Lenawee County district judge ruled Thursday that John Skelton will stand trial for the murder of his three sons — Andrew, Alexander and Tanner — who disappeared during Thanksgiving in 2010 and have never been found. District Judge Laura J. Schaedler issued her ruling saying pr...
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Dr. Debra Mrock joins Fox 2 Detroit Live to speak with Brandon Hudson about how the workforce is changing, and how more people are being laid off due to artificial intelligence....
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Severe storms have left thousands of Detroit residents without power, struggling in hot, dark homes as food spoils by the hour. DTE Energy has more than 2,600 storm response team members working to restore power to impacted customers, and another 800 out-of-state workers are en r...
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DETROIT, Mich. (WXYZ) Art on the Avenue is returning to Detroit's Livernois corridor this Saturday after a hiatus, celebrating the stretch of galleries and creatives that have made the Avenue of Fashion a hub for arts and culture. The free event runs from noon to 7 p.m. along Liv...
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Already reeling from one round of storms the previous evening, people all around the region were without power in the early evening. From Southern Wayne County to Northern Oakland County, all the way west on the I-96 corridor in Livingston County and Michigan Avenue in Ann Arbor ...
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Former Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez plans to plead guilty to charges ahead of a trial stemming from an October 2025 fight with a truck driver outside an Indianapolis hotel, according to court records filed Thursday. A motion asks for a guilty plea and sentencing hearing for Sa...
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Men's health advocate, David Williams, sits down with Brandon Hudson on Fox 2 Detroit Live to discuss the importance of men getting screened for prostate cancer and other life changing conditions....
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A storm knocked out power to homes and businesses across Redford Township, leaving residents and business owners dealing with downed power lines, electrical fires, and another day of lost revenue. Heavy branches crashed down during the storm, some landing on power lines and disru...
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As food costs continue to strain household budgets, a metro Detroit nonprofit is working to make sure 1,000 families have enough to eat through the Labor Day weekend. Higher Hopes! distributed barbecue meal kits Thursday, sending families home with 20 pounds of chicken, watermelo...
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It’s been nearly 4 months since tenants were moved out of the Leland, and the questions of if, when, and how they would be compensated after this ordeal came down to two words on Thursday: Adequate Protection. Last Thursday, August 27 , federal bankruptcy Judge Maria Oxholm grant...
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Health expert Vince Rountree sits down with Brandon Hudson to talk about the nutrition choices that can impact your family's daily lives.
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Concerns over data centers have residents of Lenox Township banding together and demanding transparency from their local leaders. It’s a story that’s becoming common in rural communities in Michigan and across the country. Residents pouring into board meetings to have their voice...
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The latest bout of bad weather that hammered Southeast Michigan has moved on with hundreds of thousands without power, several now-concluded tornado warnings, and a lot of cleanup....
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Vice President JD Vance could provide neither a timeline for the Iran war to end nor a date when gas prices might sink below pre-war levels during a White House appearance Thursday, suggesting instead it was up to Iran to conclude the conflict that began with joint US-Israeli air...
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Strong storms knocked out power for more than 200,000 DTE Energy customers across Metro Detroit Thursday, leaving neighborhoods dark, streets blocked by debris, and residents scrambling to clean up the damage. Downed power lines, snapped trees, and piles of debris were reported a...
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A building collapsed during severe storms on Detroit’s east side, prompting police to establish a perimeter around the site. The incident occurred on Thursday (Sept. 3) near Concord Avenue and St. Paul Street. The building is on a corner and appeared vacant. Multiple Detroit poli...
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In the wake of public backlash from community members, the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners won’t pursue the elimination of virtual public comment at meetings. District 1 Commissioner Henrietta Ivey — who proposed the controversial motion last week — motioned during Thursday...
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A boat many people thought was finished is making a major comeback in Detroit. The SS Ste. Clair has opened its doors as a floating museum . For those who grew up riding it to Boblo Island, the return is personal. The Ste. Claire is a beloved piece of Detroit history -- and now a...
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John Skelton will stand trial for the alleged murder of his three sons, a judge ruled on Thursday. After nearly two weeks of hearings, a judge determined there was enough evidence to bind Skelton over to circuit court. Skelton's sons Tanner, Alexander and Andrew disappeared on Th...
