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Trinity Health is preparing to permanently lay off 557 workers at its Livonia site as part of a restructuring plan. According to a notice filed with the state Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), the layoffs are scheduled to begin Oct. 25 and continue through Nov. ...
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LONDON (AP) Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, were surprised by the way Buckingham Palace released a letter that made clear they remain non-working members of the royal family even though they have returned to the United Kingdom. The letter, sent on behalf of King Charles III to...
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Michiganders got a bit of relief at the pump over Labor Day weekend, as gas prices dropped about 12 cents since last week, bringing the average cost statewide to $4.03 per gallon for regular unleaded. Motorists are now paying approximately $60 for a full 15-gallon tank of gas, an...
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Legendary singer and songwriter Stevie Wonder is going on tour and bringing the "Songs In The Key of Life Performances - 50th Anniversary Tour" to the Fox Theatre this winter. Wonder, a Motown legend who had a No. 1 single at just the age of 12, will play the Fox Theatre on Tuesd...
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Thieves stole four valuable Renoir paintings Tuesday from a small museum on the French Riviera, but abandoned two of them as they fled, the local mayor said. Police are searching for the perpetrators. A group of well-equipped and well-informed thieves entered the Renoir Museum in...
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Lieutenant Andrew Hadfield of Berkley police said that onlookers rushed to the aid of the vehicle's passengers and that life-saving efforts were made.
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Thousands of Michigan residents received misprinted enhanced driver's licenses and state IDs, the Secretary of State's Office says. The state says the licenses and IDs were mailed last week and were part of an error by their vendor Idemia impacting a batch printed on Aug. 26. The...
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The Canadian government began collecting tariffs Tuesday on billions of dollars worth of U.S. goods as part of an escalating trade war between the two nations. The new tariffs, with rates of up to 50%, are intended to match U.S. tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on Canadi...
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A new wrinkle for drivers Tuesday morning with a ramp closure to EB I-94 from NB Southfield.
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A new closure is impacting Allen Park Tuesday morning as part of the Restore 94 project.
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The Michigan Department of Transportation hopes to have automated speed cameras running in work zones by the 2027 construction season, as the state moves closer to implementing a law signed two years ago. See the full story from 7 Traffic Anchor Ali Hoxie in the video below Michi...
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One dead and one is injured after a crash into a tree in Berkley late Monday night.
business
For decades, staying with one company for most of a career was considered the gold standard. Frequent job changes often raised red flags for employers and could leave workers labeled as unreliable or uncommitted. But career experts say that perception has changed dramatically. In...
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In Allen Park the next phase of the Restore 94 project has begun with the closing of the northbound Southfield ramp.
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A little warmer weather is in store across Metro Detroit today, with partly sunny skies and highs in the low 80s. Conditions will remain relatively comfortable for much of the day before rain chances begin to increase. Temperatures climb into the mid-80s Wednesday, but showers an...
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Two years ago, Amani Olu and his wife Aleiya Lindsey Olu were gearing up for the 2025 return of their contemporary art fair Detroit Art Week. The event, which launched in 2019, brought together hundreds of participants from Detroit’s creative community, like Playground Detroit, t...
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Water has flooded the street in the surrounding area and Detroit police and water department workers are at the scene.
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Michigan is moving forward with a pilot program to study a mileage-based road tax as rising numbers of electric and fuel-efficient vehicles cut into the state's gas tax revenue. Lawmakers earmarked more than $7 million last year to evaluate the option, and a six-month pilot progr...
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A 70-year-old Hazel Park woman lost more than $270,000 in an alleged scam after receiving an email claiming she had a federal arrest warrant. The woman was contacted by someone claiming to be an agent with the Federal Trade Commission and was told she had warrants related to drug...
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Many people have been excited to cross the Gordie Howe International Bridge for the first time. But for one Windsor-area woman, the anticipation was about more than simply getting from one country to another. She wanted to walk across the new span. And she had been waiting a long...
schools
When Lake Shore High School students return to class on Tuesday, they’ll be walking the halls with a new rule: backpacks can’t come with them into classrooms. Under an updated policy in the Lake Shore Public Schools student-parent handbook, backpacks, large bags, duffel bags, and...
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An 18-year-old woman was shot and killed Sunday evening at an apartment complex in Westland. Monica Rokita was shot while staying with her boyfriend in the Landing Apartment Complex, near Hunter and Central City Parkway. Police have a suspect in custody, but no details of who tha...
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A tattoo studio says about $7,000 worth of equipment was stolen from its tent during the Arts, Beats & Eats festival in downtown Royal Oak over the Labor Day weekend. Via Grace Studio, one of the vendors in the festival’s arts area, reported the equipment missing after the tent w...
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A 35-year-old Southfield man suspected in a fatal shooting at a TGI Fridays parking lot was released pending a charging decision by the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office, Southfield police said. The incident occurred on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, when officers said they responded to...
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Officials in Hawaii urged residents and visitors to prepare for heavy rains, flooding and possibly mudslides as Hurricane Lowell, a major Category 3 storm, prompted the National Hurricane Center to issue a tropical storm warning for two islands on Sunday. The Miami-based center i...
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Loved ones of Sonja Bruner, 58, gathered at Detroit's Mount Elliot Park to remember her as a loving mother and grandmother. They're demanding answers about what happened outside of a Southfield restaurant on Friday. Bruner's relatives released balloons in her memory and shared wi...
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A cormorant colony nesting on Dog Island in Harrison Township is at the center of a growing dispute between conservationists, residents, and a state lawmaker who says the birds are damaging Lake St. Clair's ecosystem. Beth Noren, conservation chairperson for the Macomb Audubon So...
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As an upper-level ridge builds into the Great Lakes region, Southeast Michigan will see warmer weather and a chance of rain into midweek. Temperatures tonight will be cool and comfortable, falling into the 50s across most of the area. Skies will be mainly clear to partly cloudy o...
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West Bloomfield residents are expressing frustration over ongoing power outages, days after powerful storms knocked out electricity across the area. Kelli Fisher-Forbers is among those still without power, struggling to work from home and waiting to reschedule several virtual mee...
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Police say that ShotSpotter technology detected the shooting and alerted officers to respond to the scene on Asbury Park, two blocks south of Eight Mile....
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Southfield police said that the suspect, who was arrested Friday night, was released Monday as they couldn't hold him longer without a charging decision from the prosecutor's office....
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The National Transportation Safety Board provided an update on the deadly Amazon cargo jet crash that killed five people.
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The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 74-year-old Canadian man who fell from a yacht into Lake St. Clair near the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club. The man apparently slipped from the bow of the yacht Saturday (Sept. 5) night as he and a woman were pulling up the anchor, in...
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Southeastern Michigan is still recovering after being battered by historic storms that spawned two tornadoes in Metro Detroit.
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Westland police have arrested a teenager's live-in boyfriend after 18-year-old Monica Rokita was shot and killed in what investigators are calling a case of domestic violence. WATCH VIDEO REPORT BY TONY GEFTOS BELOW Westland teen killed in domestic violence shooting The shooting ...
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Police are investigating the shooting of a man inside his car Monday.
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Belle Isle is bouncing back after last week's powerful storms left behind fallen trees and debris across the island and Detroiters say not even storm damage could keep them away on Labor Day. After the storms tore up much of the ground, the city asked for help and Detroiters answ...
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Two 13-year-olds are hospitalized after being struck crossing Telegraph Monday in Bloomfield Township.
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A Milford family with four children and a mom pregnant with twins spent six days in the dark after last week’s severe storms. Frustrated, they reached out to Local 4 for help and everything changed when the news crew showed up. Local 4 got to William O’Connor’s Milford home about...
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The boys, described as riding together on an e-moto type-vehicle, were going westbound while the truck was traveling southbound on Telegraph, according to Bloomfield Township police....
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7 News Detroit Sports Anchor Tina Nguyen sat down with Michigan head football coach Kyle Whittingham to discuss their comeback win against Western Michigan on Saturday. Whittingham spoke on QB Bryce Underwood's performance, how the offensive line can improve, how the win serves a...
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Nepal held a day of mourning Monday to remember those killed in the Aug. 26 floods, with flags lowered at government offices and families concluding mourning rituals. Monday was the 13th day since the flooding which killed more than 1,300 people in Nepal and Tibet and left some 5...
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Two 13-year-old boys were critically injured after they were riding on an e-motorcycle that was hit by a truck on Telegraph Rd. Monday morning. According to the Bloomfield Township Police Department, the two boys were proceeding through the crosswalk at southbound Telegraph Rd. n...
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Two 13-year-old boys are in critical condition after the “e-moto-type vehicle” they were riding together in Bloomfield Hills on Monday was struck by a pickup truck. According to Bloomfield Township police, the two boys were traveling westbound on the safety path along Hickory Gro...
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Among the remaining areas hard hit that are still in the dark, are in Livingston County.
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A Detroit police officer is recovering after accidentally shooting himself inside a precinct locker room over the weekend. Police say the incident occurred around 5 a.m. Saturday morning at the 10th Precinct on the city’s west side, where the officer was handling his weapon when ...
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A recall has been issued for nearly 1,513 pounds of imported ready-to-eat pork products due to possible listeria. According to the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service, the dry-cured pork jowl products were produced at Est. 1937L Bome SRL in Italy on...
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About 34,000 people participated in the annual Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk on Monday morning, bridge officials said. According to the Mackinac Bridge Authority, turnout in recent years has ranged from 21,000 to 35,000 since 2018, and about 33,000 people walked the bridge. Traf...
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A local business owner is facing federal charges after investigators say he used his Southwest Detroit restaurant, La Posada, to funnel millions of dollars in drug money to Mexican cartels. According to the federal criminal complaint, Juan Romo-Padilla, 58, illegally sent structu...
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Thousands of people gathered in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood Monday for the annual Labor Day Parade, with participants saying the message of the day was simple: solidarity. See the full story in the video below Thousands march in Detroit's annual Labor Day parade as union memb...
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Trinity Health is laying off more than 550 workers in Livonia, months after the company announced it was outsourcing its information and technology services. The health corporation filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice that said 557 workers will be l...
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King Charles III authorized the release of a letter on Monday clarifying the status of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, now that they've returned to the U.K. RELATED STORY | Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to UK with their children The letter confirms that the couple are no...
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The victim's vehicle was shot at by another driver who pulled alongside him, and fired at him, while driving on the westbound side of the freeway near Livernois at 1:49 a.m....
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Nine months after his tragic death, Rob Reiner has received a posthumous Emmy for his performance in FXs kitchen drama The Bear. Reiners award for outstanding guest actor in a comedy was announced on Sunday evening at the ceremony formerly known as the Creative Arts Emmys, a two-...
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A number of speakers are taking part in the rally as well as unions from across the state, with thousands attending the annual tradition.
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has agreed on a four-year contract extension that runs through the 2030 league season, ending on March 31, 2031. The NFL's Compensation Committee notified the full ownership of the agreement on Sunday. In a memo sent to owners that was obtained by T...
