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Harris sat alongside Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and listened to health providers and medical professionals share their concerns regarding Black maternal health issues....
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St. Clair Shores City Council voted Monday to cover the city's Flock cameras for the next six months while officials reevaluate their contract and what role, if any, the license plate readers should play going forward. The move comes after months of debate over privacy, policing ...
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Clavicular, the controversial looksmaxxing livestreamer, has been charged with rape in Massachusetts. The infamous internet personality, whose real name is Braden Peters, was also charged in the criminal complaint, filed earlier this month in Orleans, Massachusetts, district cour...
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Soulja Boy will be headlining this year’s Hob Nobble Gobble, presented by Ford Motor Company. The Hob Nobble Gobble is a fundraiser for The Parade Company, with support from 2,000 guests of all ages to produce America’s Thanksgiving Parade, presented by Gardner White. Produced by...
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The debate over how to manage Ann Arbor's deer population is back in the spotlight as city leaders prepare to discuss concerns about deer numbers in neighborhoods across the city. The issue is set to be addressed during Tuesday night's Ann Arbor City Council meeting, where offici...
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Roseville business owners and residents are raising concerns about traffic congestion around a 7 Brew Coffee location on Gratiot near 12 Mile Road, and tonight they plan to bring those concerns directly to city council. See the full story from Roseville Reporter Peter Maxwell in ...
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Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield declined to comment when asked whether Detroit police Chief Todd Bettison acted appropriately during a recorded phone call with activist Jahdante Smith. The call, recorded in August, is now part of an investigation by Detroit’s Office of Inspector Gen...
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The Waterford School District has launched an initiative called "Visioning Forward" in response to data projecting a decline of 500 students over the next five years. Superintendent Adam Martin said the district is not in crisis, but sees an opportunity to plan ahead. See the ful...
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The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is bolstering security at postal facilities across the country, deploying armed and unarmed guards at key locations. The USPIS, which is the federal law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service, said the guards are being deployed alon...
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This story also appeared in Chalkbeat Detroit The five people elected to the Detroit school board in the Nov. 3 election will help shape the district’s continued strategy to address high rates of chronic absenteeism . It’s a tough task. The district has steadily reduced the numbe...
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Michigan's boxwood problem is only getting worse and the pest most responsible for its degradation is spreading even further.
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A 13-year-old boy is in custody after multiple vehicles were stolen and several businesses reported break-ins over the weekend in Pontiac and Waterford Township....
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A Venezuelan man is out of the hospital and back in an immigration detention center after surviving a shooting by an ICE agent on Sunday, a Texas Congressman said. Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX) said Tuesday that Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, has a bullet lodged in his back ...
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An Oakland County man is now a millionaire after a simple suggestion from a clerk.
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Fox 2's Ronia Shamona joins president of WE CARD program Doug Anderson for tips on stopping underage access to tobacco, vape and nicotine products
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She spent the majority of the money on gambling and Taylor Swift concert tickets in Florida.
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Local 4 is getting you answers about a question circulating online this week – a so-called “DIY roundabout” on Detroit’s west side. You asked and we found out. A DIY roundabout? That’s what people are calling it. People are also saying it’s something you’d only see in Detroit. Bu...
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Hurricane Polo grew increasingly strong Tuesday and was forecast to gain more intensity as it skirted Mexico's southwestern coast as a Category 5 cyclone, weather experts said. Polo was an extremely dangerous storm with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph, the Miami-based National...
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A new study has found that warning labels highlighting potential health harms may discourage teenagers and young adults from using social media. The research, conducted by Stanford Medicine, surveyed more than 1,000 participants between the ages of 13 and 29. Researchers showed p...
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A piece of Roseville history is coming down. Crews started demolishing the former Sacred Heart Church at Gratiot and Utica on Sept. 21, clearing the way for a new Sheetz gas station. The church closed in 2017 after serving the community for 156 years. Plans to replace it with the...
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Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas," a simmering, midtempo, country-and-then-some heartbreak song released last October, is indisputably 2026's biggest hit. "Choosin' Texas" is also the longest-running No. 1 hit in the U.S., having spent 23 weeks at the top spot on the all-genre Bill...
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Social media influencer "Clavicular" has been charged in Massachusetts with allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl.
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Taylor Swift announced Tuesday that she is releasing a new single later this week titled "Patient Zero." Eagle-eyed fans noticed something was up when a mysterious countdown appeared on the pop superstar's website. Later, Swift's Instagram bio was updated on Tuesday to include ze...
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Residents and visitors reflect on how they coped with a summer full of hazards. Outlier Media · Angela Martinez · Detroiters look back at a summer of extreme heat, power outages, wildfire smoke and food recalls...
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As Metro Detroiters and Tigers fans near and far continue to process Monday’s announcement that Comerica Park will now be known as Fifth Third Park, one iconic Detroiter took to social media to share his displeasure over this new chapter for one of the Motor City’s most iconic la...
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It’s Fat Bear Week, and the brown bears in Alaska’s Katmai National Park are getting ready for hibernation. The annual Fat Bear Week online competition runs Sept. 22 through Sept. 29. Fans vote in head-to-head matchups, with each winner advancing through a single-elimination brac...
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A star-studded variety show fundraiser featuring artists and entertainers with ties to Michigan is coming to the Detroit Opera House on Saturday. The performance will serve as the centerpiece of The Coney , a three-day, celebrity homecoming weekend running Friday to Sunday. The v...
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The family of Nolan Wells is demanding more answers after a Mississippi grand jury found no evidence to bring charges in the Black teen's death. Wells, 18, went missing on July 4 while on a boating trip with friends off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. His body was recovered two days ...
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A Detroit woman has been charged with operating a human trafficking enterprise in Southfield after an alleged prostitution victim sought help from a motel housekeeper. Prosecutors say the victim was lured into prostitution by Janeice Florence Robinson, 27, after traveling from Al...
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A Detroit-area mother allegedly kept nearly $30,000 in Social Security benefits intended for her son -- even bringing an imposter to a medical appointment to keep the money coming in, according to a federal criminal complaint. Keshaune Pace, a.k.a. Keshaune Jenkins of Eastpointe,...
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Today marks the official start to astronomical Fall, which starts at 8:05 p.m. here in Metro Detroit. It’ll be chilly and breezy today with afternoon highs only in the low to mid 60s across Southeast Michigan. We’ll continue to have winds out of the northeast at 10-15 mph, gustin...
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A lawyer for Lindsay Clancy is asking a judge to probe the lone holdout juror whose refusal to acquit Clancy led to a mistrial in the murder case involving the deaths of her three children....
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DoorDash will pay $131.5 million to settle claims that it underpaid delivery workers in New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday. The agreement, which officials descibed as the largest worker settlement in city history, also requires the company to submit to a new mo...
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A 13-year-old boy was arrested after allegedly stealing multiple cars and breaking into businesses in Pontiac and Waterford Township. The investigation began after Oakland County deputies responded to a break-in at a used car dealership on Cesar Chavez Avenue in Pontiac. There, t...
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Over the past week, more than 70,000 broad-winged hawks have passed over the Detroit River along their migratory route. But that's not all that counters based at Lake Erie Metropark have seen....
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The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is canceling 315,000 "unauthorized enrollments" in the federal health insurance marketplace, affecting more than 760,000 people. We are shutting down unauthorized Marketplace enrollments and returning approximately $2.2 billion i...
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A new mRNA flu vaccine may offer a better way to fight influenza this season, and it is already making its way to pharmacies. The Food and Drug Administration cleared Mfluziva, an mRNA flu vaccine produced by Moderna, for use in people 50 and older in August. A late-stage clinica...
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Heading into a major shopping season, you might expect consumers to be leaning on artificial intelligence. The reality is more complicated. A recent survey found that many customers still have concerns about the technology. Just 43% of consumers said they believe AI will make hol...
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The original anchorman Mort Crim, talks about his new YouTube show starting on Monday, Sept. 28 titled 'Two Minutes to a Better Life.'
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Gluten-free flour, bread mix and pizza mix products have been recalled due to the potential presence of undeclared wheat gluten. GF Blends is recalling Truly AIP All Purpose Flour and Bread Mix and EAT G.A.N.G.S.T.E.R. Flat Bread Pizza Mix. The company says people with celiac dis...
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A local nonprofit working to establish a network of water trails and greenways to connect communities on the Lower Rouge River has recently been awarded a $20,000 grant to build a new trailhead at a Southwest Detroit park. Situated on the border of Southwest Detroit and South Dea...
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The Detroit Economic Club is meeting Tuesday, and Sen. Gary Peters will join. The meeting is set to begin at 12 p.m. on Sept. 22. More information about the meeting can be found here. You can watch the event live when it begins in the video at the top of this article....
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Americans opposition to the war in Iran has hardened, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with almost two-thirds saying the US is not winning the conflict and more saying President Donald Trump isnt doing enough to end it. Americans have never held positive views about...
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The Oak Park community is grieving after a high school teacher was killed in a crash last week. He was working as an Uber driver at the time, and was allegedly hit by a 19-year-old suspected of driving drunk....
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A long-running legal fight over Missouris congressional map took another turn Monday when a federal appeals panel ruled in favor of new districts backed by President Donald Trump, even though the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked those districts from being used in the November elect...
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A 13-year-old that has previously been arrested twice for stealing vehicles has been arrested a third time, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office said. Related: Mom turns in 13-year-old son after vehicle thefts, said she hopes this is a wake-up call According to the OCSO, the Oakla...
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Maurielle Lue caught up with Pistons superstar Cade Cunningham to talk about cheesecake bites and more.
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Local nonprofit Free Bikes 4 Kidz is gearing up for its next bike collection day, taking place across 11 Metro Detroit locations from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26. Organizers hope to collect and distribute 3,000 bikes this year with help from local volunteers who will a...
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It’s something a lot of us do -- pick up that phone before bed, and suddenly an hour has passed, and you can’t sleep because you’ve gone down a rabbit hole of negative content. It’s called doomscrolling, and a new poll says more people do it than we think. A new poll finds 88% of...
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A Maryland hunter is accused of fatally shooting a woman after mistaking her for a deer while she walked through a Delaware field with her children, according to state police....
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President Trump touted Americas actions as world leaders convened Tuesday at the United Nations, as conflicts persist across the globe. While others have talked, I have acted. While others have spoken of peace, I have made peace. While others have ignored threats, I have confront...
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A new survey finds that fewer than 20% of local officials believe data centers are worth the cost Data centers are least popular among rural leaders, where the projects are typically built Leaders worry the project may do environmental harm and boost utility costs Less than 1 in ...
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Sept. 21-25 is Michigan PFAS Awareness Week . Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of human-made chemicals that were first used in the 1940s for industry and manufacturing, are linked to harmful human health effects, and have been found in Michigan’s water,...
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) Actor Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl, and had been in rehab just weeks before, according to a coroners report obtained by The Associated Press. Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive in an apartment in...
