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A man is dead after police found him with a gunshot wound in a car crash on Detroit's west side, a spokesperson for the Detroit Police Department tells us. Police got a ShotSpotter notification around 3 a.m. in the area of Fenkell Avenue and Wyoming Avenue. Near that location, of...
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A Monroe man who pleaded guilty to reporting a fake bomb threat for a flight leaving from Detroit Metro Airport was sentenced. John Charles Robinson , 23, called Spirit Airlines on June 5, 2025, at 6:25 a.m. and reported false information about a bomb threat on a flight departing...
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A man has died in a boat crash in an Oakland County lake on Tuesday. White Lake Township police received a report of a boat crash in Oxbow Lake at around 2:20 p.m. on Aug. 25. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, a boat was traveling at an excessively high rate of sp...
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Detroit rocker Jack White honored Dolly Parton hours after it was announced that she died at the age of 80. White, playing a show in London on Tuesday night, played Parton's hit song "Jolene" during the concert. You can watch it below. Other artists around the world also paid tri...
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So far, there have been three named tropical systems in the Atlantic basin: Arthur, Bertha and Cristobal. With D next in the alphabet, the next storm to develop would be named Dolly. That name was designated years ago as the fourth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane seaso...
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A shooting scene on Detroit's west side is being investigated after a wounded driver crashed at a gas station.
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The American Dream may be reaching new heights, and it’s not in a good way. The typical first-time homebuyer is now 40 years old, which is an all-time high, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. But some members of Generation Z are entering the housing market much e...
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4Warn Weather - A cold front moving through the state will bring the chance for isolated thunderstorms this evening. We’ll see a stray shower possibility overnight into Thursday before finishing the week with more sunshine. After starting the day dry, scattered rain and storms wi...
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Cowork with fellow writers, learn about tomatoes and peppers, share wellness resources and heal in community. Outlier Media · Lynelle Herndon · Learn something, get money, and get involved in Detroit...
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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 city of Detroit is launching a new strategy to ensure thousands of one-and two-family rental properties are certified as safe to live in. City ...
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It's been 2.5 weeks since I reported on the tens of thousands of Michiganders still asking, 'Where's my state tax refund?' I've heard from nearly two dozen Michigan taxpayers directly, so I reached out to the Michigan Department of Treasury this week for an update. Watch Alicia S...
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The Lions roster still has spots up for grabs with final cuts looming. This Saturday on FOX 2 will be the last chance for many to stake their claim.
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Hey guys! We haven’t met yet. I’m Jasmine — “Jazz,” if we’re cool like that — coming to you live as BridgeDetroit’s newest reporter, covering city government and taking over the City Council Notebook newsletter . The first thing you need to know about me is that I come from a lon...
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Max Clark hit his first home run at Comerica Park and five Tigers pitchers combined to allow one run as Detroit ended a six-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. Clark's homer, the second of his career, gave the Tigers a 2-1 lead in the fifth...
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A Detroit man is facing multiple charges for his alleged involvement in a shooting, as well as allegedly holding a mother and her son hostage in Eastpointe. Robert Terrance Phillips-Brown, 24, was charged with assault with intent to murder, unlawful imprisonment, possession of a ...
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Detroit police are offering a reward to help track down a hit-and-run driver. It happened earlier this month at the corner of Plymouth and Evergreen, just a couple blocks from a Detroit police precinct....
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Metro-Detroiters are mourning the loss of a true American icon Tuesday night, as country music legend Dolly Parton died at 80 years old after a brief battle with cancer. While she hailed from the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, her love of Detroit music like Motown only added to th...
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Dolly was so much more than just a country music legend. She was truly a musicologist, with an affinity for many different genres, including Motown, with a duet with Smokey Robinson. But tonight we are singing all of her two dozen-plus number-one hits and then some....
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This happened on Aug. 11 at around 9:30 at night. Even though the crash itself was caught on camera, no arrests have been made, prompting a reward of 5 thousand dollars. The victim, a man in his 30s, was standing in the middle of Plymouth as a truck attempted to turn left. That m...
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A boat capsized on Oxbow Lake in White Lake Township Tuesday afternoon, killing the driver and seriously injuring a passenger who was rescued by fellow boaters. The Oakland County Sheriff's Office says the incident happened just after 2 p.m. Dive teams arrived on scene quickly an...
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library book gifting program continues to reach children across Metro Detroit, as local library partners reflect on the legacy of the program's founder. The Commerce Township Community Library has partnered with the nonprofit since 2022, and more than 1...
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Defense attorneys for David Taylor and Michelle Brannon are asking a federal judge to dismiss the latest indictment in a case alleging that leaders of the Kingdom of God Global Church used church-run call centers to obtain unpaid labor and raise millions of dollars. It comes as p...
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Detroit police are investigating a shooting that injured a person on the city’s east side. The incident occurred on Tuesday (Aug. 25) at about 4:30 p.m. when police responded to a report of a shooting victim in the 3000 block of Heidelberg Street. Officers said they arrived and f...
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The political fight between the U.S. and Canada is now impacting your money, as the U.S. slaps 50% tariffs on a long list of Canadian goods. "What it actually means for Americans is a new 50% tax," said David Eby, British Columbia Premier. "It is a bizarre policy for Americans. I...
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U.S. Sen. Darline Graham won the Republican nomination to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham on South Carolinas general election ballot. Darline Graham defeated U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman in Tuesdays special Republican primary runoff, two weeks after they were the top two finish...
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Metro Detroit will face its most active weather of the week Wednesday, with a round of afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Some of them could be capable of producing damaging wind gusts, hail, and even an isolated tornado before quieter weather settles in for several major outdo...
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Dolly Parton, a country music icon, has died at 80 after health struggles. The legend leaves behind a towering legacy.
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The developers of a proposed 100-megawatt data center on the former McLouth Steel property in Gibraltar are suing the city over its one-year data center moratorium . Civic Action Toolbox Why it matters A data center developer's lawsuit against Gibraltar could test the legal viabi...
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Mayor Mary Sheffield unveiled a new initiative to bring thousands more rental homes up to code, with targeted support for smaller landlords. Watch Glenda Lewis's video report: Detroit rolls out new rental home compliance plan Detroit is launching a new plan to expand rental housi...
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YOU MAY REMEMBER THE VOICE OF KEVIN SANDERSON... HE DELIVERED TRAFFIC REPORTS HERE ON FOX 2 FOR MANY YEARS STARTING IN THE EARLY 2000'S. THE BATTLE CREEK NATIVE DIED AT HOME LAST WEEK AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS. AS THE FOLKS HERE WHO WORKED WITH HIM CAN ATTEST... KEVIN WAS ONE OF THE ...
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The prosecution's final witnesses in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial Tuesday attempted to cast doubt on claims that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and that a voice ordered her to kill her three young children. Dr. Gregory Saathoff, a forensic psychiatrist at the Univ...
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Lincoln Park residents are pushing back after the city council voted to raise water rates, resulting in an overall bill increase of up to 28% for some. Watch Ruta Ulcinaite's video report: 'I'm not mad, I'm scared': Residents react to Lincoln Park water hike The vote, approved ha...
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A woman was shot and killed inside her Dearborn Heights home Tuesday morning in what police are calling a domestic violence incident. Officers were called shortly after 10 a.m. to a house on Huron Street, just off Powers Avenue, after a report of an argument, according to the Dea...
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow President Trump to implement part of his mail-in voting executive order. Watch Simon Shaykhet's video report: Supreme Court allows part of Trump mail-in voting executive order to take effect It gives the Department of Homeland Security th...
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A stretch of Baldwin Road near Morgan in Oakland County was recently repaved and it is already being torn up again, frustrating drivers, business owners, and even the road commission itself. The Oakland County Road Commission added new asphalt to the area within the past month. S...
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Julie Fathbruckner's family says they are heartbroken and struggling to come to terms with a life taken so suddenly. Fathbruckner, 48, was killed Sunday afternoon when a Ford F-150 struck her while she was riding her motorcycle alongside her husband on Utica Road between 15 Mile ...
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A new report from the Michigan Attorney General’s Office details why criminal cases stemming from the Flint water crisis ended without going to trial or resulting in convictions. Flint residents and leaders say they are disappointed by the lack of criminal accountability. Residen...
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While Dolly Partons decades of hit songs unified fans across genres, her quiet generosity reshaped communities far beyond Nashville, including in Detroit. Watch Darren Cunningham's video report: Dolly Parton remembered in Detroit for iconic music, global literacy legacy Motown le...
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The Trump administration imposed 50% tariffs over the weekend on Canadian goods following the collapse of trade negotiations. President Donald Trump intensified the confrontation Monday, telling Canadian leaders to "fall in line" or face consequences "far WORSE" than existing tar...
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Kimberly Hinton, Director of Children and Youth Services for The Guidance Center, sits down with Brandon Hudson to talk about how students, parents, and teachers are using tools that's increasing the use of artificial intelligence in the classrooms....
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Nearly 1 in 3 posts about El-Sayed from right-wing figures mentioned Islam, Muslims or sharia by Aug. 18, which was two weeks after the election, according to The Post’s analysis of conservative commentary across social media, newsletters and podcasts....
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A 46-year-old woman is dead, and a 35-year-old man is hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting inside a Dearborn Heights home on Huron Street. Dearborn Heights police responded to a domestic dispute call just after 10 Tuesday morning. Officers forced their way inside a...
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel released a 100-plus-page report Tuesday on the Flint water crisis, more than a decade after the man-made catastrophe began, explaining why no one was ever convicted in the case. Watch Randy Wimbley's video report: Michigan AG Dana Nessel rele...
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A 13-year-old girl was shot and is currently recovering in the hospital after police say she and her older sibling were playing with an unsecured gun.
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Her condition was last listed as temp-serious, and FOX 2 is aware that there is a person in police custody. We do not know their relation to the girl aside from the fact that police say the person responsible for the shooting is in custody, so whoever owns that gun they were alle...
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A Lenawee County man accused of killing his three sons returned to a Lenawee County courtroom Tuesday for the second day of his preliminary exam, as prosecutors work to convince a judge there is enough evidence to send the case to trial. John Skelton’s three boys — Andrew, Alexan...
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A judge is working to determine if there is enough evidence to send John Skelton to trial on murder charges connected to the 2010 disappearance of his three sons. For 15 years, there has been little to no explanation about what happened to 5-year-old Tanner, 7-year-old Alexander ...
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Just a day after Michigan's phone ban in schools went into effect, parents in the Birmingham Public School District sounded off against those changes.
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As students return to class, many are carrying more than heavy backpacks. A pediatric psychologist says the start of a new school year can bring a heavy “emotional backpack,” too, as children adjust to new routines, academic pressure and social expectations. Dr. Ariana Hoet is th...
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Farmington’s Civic Theater is rich with history — and rich with loyal fans. But since the pandemic, the beloved Grand River Avenue landmark hasn’t seen the crowds it once did. Now, a new general manager is working to change that. “People lost the habit of going out to the movies;...
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A truck collided with a pipe at a Wisconsin natural gas pipeline excavation site Tuesday, spilling liquids and covering the site in a haze as crews responded....
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The 2026 Professional Disc Golf World Championships will bring 300 of the world's best players to Kensington Metropark in Oakland County, and organizers say the event could have a major economic impact on Southeast Michigan. Tournament Director Nate Heinold said the event has bee...
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Birmingham Public Schools are planning to implement a bell-to-bell phone ban. Meaning students cannot have their phones or any personal device from the time that first bell rings at the beginning of the day until that last bell....
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Former FOX 2 traffic reporter Kevin Sanderson has died. He was 70.
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Dan Gilbert, the Founder and Chairman of Rocket Companies, has been named Grand Marshal for the 100th America’s Thanksgiving Parade presented by Gardner White. The Parade Company made the announcement on Tuesday, Aug. 25. “Dan is a genuine and extraordinary person, a passionate l...
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Local 4 has learned more about the man suspected of repeatedly stabbing a 62-year-old woman inside an Inkster Dollar Tree — an attack police said appeared to be unprovoked and random. Update: Inkster man charged after stabbing 63-year-old woman multiple times inside Dollar Tree T...
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Dolly Parton’s final resting place will reportedly be next to her late husband, Carl Dean, in Nashville. Details about her private farewell and her final days have now emerged....
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The bond between humans and dogs stretches back thousands of years long before modern pets ever existed. At Clemson University, genetics expert Kelsey Witt Dillon is studying ancient dog DNA to better understand how wolves slowly became domesticated companions. RELATED STORY | Qu...
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BridgeDetroit has added a new reporter to its team to cover politics, policy and city government. Jasmine C. Snow will lead coverage of Detroit City Council, the mayor’s office and the police department. She will also serve as the primary voice for the Detroit City Notebook newsl...
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A 46-year-old woman was shot and killed inside a home in Dearborn Heights. Update: ‘She was just living her life’: Neighbors mourn Dearborn Heights woman killed in shooting The incident occurred on Tuesday (Aug. 25) shortly after 10 a.m. on Huron Street. Police were called to the...
