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Severe storms slam Northeast, triggering flood rescues and possible tornadoes
Heavy rain and winds pounded the Northeast U.S. on Thursday as storms tore through a beach on Long Island, stranded dozens of people in their cars in New Jersey and knocked out power in parts of Delawares capital city. Photos and video shared on social media show debris thrown in...
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Hayden Panettiere would have been 37 today: Latest on her death
Tributes poured in on August 21 as loved ones and fans marked what would have been Hayden Panettiere’s 37th birthday. Here’s the latest on the investigation into the star’s death....
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Detroit rapper Sada Baby learns sentence for felony drug charge
Detroit rapper Casada Sorrell, better known as Sada Baby, was sentenced on Thursday to six months’ probation for a felony drug charge stemming from a 2025 traffic stop. Sorrell, 33, pleaded no contest to the charge last month under a plea agreement. An additional charge for being...
government
Washington, DC, transformed into IndyCar track for Freedom 250 Grand Prix
The Freedom 250 Grand Prix is set to take place this Sunday, August 23, in Washington, D.C., with 250 miles and 147 laps of IndyCar racing near the US Capitol. The race was authorized by executive order by President Donald Trump. Congress did not vote to authorize the race. The h...
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Tarik Skubal in line to start against the Tigers when Dodgers visit Detroit
Tarik Skubal will likely make his return to the Comerica Park mound next weekend when the Los Angeles Dodgers face the Detroit Tigers. Skubal is set to start Saturday for the Dodgers against the Pittsburgh Pirates. With the Dodgers using a six-man rotation, that sets up for Skuba...
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Aisha Wahab becomes first Afghan American elected to Congress
California state Sen. Aisha Wahab will serve out the rest of former Rep. Eric Swalwell's term after securing victory Thursday in a special election. Swalwell, a Democrat who was running for California governor, ended his campaign and resigned from Congress in April after he was a...
business
'Summerween' is here: Why people are buying Halloween merchandise so early
Halloween merchandise is filling store shelves at a spooky fast pace and shoppers are buying it up. The trend, dubbed "Summerween," has retailers like The Home Depot , Michaels , HomeGoods and more stocking skeletons, pumpkins, cauldrons and costumes weeks before fall even begins...
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Several 6-foot, 100-pound+ lake sturgeon caught in Lake St. Clair during survey
Researchers are out on Lake St. Clair conducting sturgeon surveys as the summer nears an end, and during this survey, several six-foot or longer sturgeons have been captured. Andrew Briggs, a fisheries research biologist who works primarily in the St. Clair and Detroit River ecos...
safety
Plane bound for remote Alaska radar site crashes, no survivors reported
A charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed at a remote radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all on board, the U.S. military said. The crash happened near Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, approximately 450 miles (725 km) west of Anchorage, Alaska. Th...
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2 Dearborn officers shot overnight during arrest attempt; suspect in custody
Two Dearborn officers were shot overnight on Friday near the intersection of Inkster and Van Born Road in Romulus. UPDATE: Dearborn police provide update after 2 officers shot, notes suspect’s ‘violent history’ Preliminary information shows the two officers were shot around 2:30 ...
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Gen Alpha slang explained: A crash course in the language of today's youth
If you've ever heard a teenager say "low key" or "ate that up" and had no idea what they meant, you're not alone. Campers and counselors at Skull Island Camp recently offered a crash course in Gen Alpha slang, breaking down the words and phrases defining how young people communic...
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Are you behind on your property taxes? A Wayne County relief program is back.
Detroit Free Press is a partner and shares a reporter with BridgeDetroit. Stories shared are not under a paywall. Detroit Free Press A Wayne County program designed to reduce delinquent property taxes and spare residents from foreclosure is back. Detroit and Wayne County official...
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Detroit was once home to 18 Black‑led hospitals. Learn about their rise and fall.
This story was first published in The Conversation Few institutions better illustrate the effects of the Great Migration on Black life in Detroit than Dunbar Memorial Hospital. Founded in 1918, Dunbar was both a medical institution and a radical expression of racial uplift and Bl...
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Weather delays weekend bridge work, I-75 closure in Southwest Detroit
Planned bridge maintenance along I-75 in Southwest Detroit that will temporarily shut down all southbound lanes has been delayed due to weather. UPDATE: Weekend bridge work, I-75 closures in Detroit postponed due to weather Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) officials r...
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Milford horse stable owner asks judge to return 38 horses seized by Oakland County
The owner of a Milford horseback riding stable is asking a judge to order Oakland County to return 38 horses seized last week following complaints about the animals’ care. Oakland County Animal Control removed the horses from High Vibe Trail Rides after receiving multiple complai...
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Warren Schools superintendent responds after teacher arrested in child exploitation investigation
The superintendent of Warren Consolidated Schools responded after a district teacher was arrested and police allegedly found sexually explicit videos involving minors on his cellphone. Prosecutors say they arrested Mark Sharrow Tuesday (Aug. 18) as part of an investigation . Poli...
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Substitute teacher arrested after allegedly triggering false active shooter alerts at 5 schools: sheriff
A substitute teacher in Louisiana was arrested after authorities say she triggered false active shooter alerts at five schools, prompting security responses across the district....
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Michiganders for Money Out Of Politics faces final hurdles: Lawsuit, Legislature
The days and weeks ahead are crucial to the outcome of a ballot drive to ban campaign contributions by Michigan’s monopoly utilities . Civic Action Toolbox Why it matters If approved, the Michiganders for Money Out Of Politics ballot proposal could ban DTE Energy and Consumers En...
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A preview of the 47th annual Detroit Jazz Festival | American Black Journal
The 47 th annual Detroit Jazz Festival takes center stage at downtown Detroit’s Hart Plaza over the Labor Day weekend. In what has become a special yearly episode, American Black Journal previews the popular free event and gives viewers the first look at the Detroit Jazz Fe...
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Detroit school board appoints 25-year-old youth advocate as its newest member
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat . Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters . This story also appeared in Chalkbeat Detroit Jeremiah Steen, a 25-year-old philanthropist and youth advocate, joined the Detroit school board as its newest member Wednesday....
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Jocelyn Benson picks Winnie Brinks as running mate in Michigan governor race
Democrat Jocelyn Benson picks state Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks as her running mate and potential lieutenant governor Brinks led the Senate since 2023 and oversaw a flurry of new laws during Democratic control of state government. Republican candidate John James selected...
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Southwest Detroit students detained by ICE while traveling to summer job: ‘Their parents didn’t know where they were’
by Valery Ortiz Sanchez On June 24, twin sisters and rising seniors at Western International High School, Alexka and Angely Jerez-Medina, were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, in Buffalo, New York, while traveling to a summer job, separating them from...
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Get trained to document local government meetings and get involved in Detroit
Learn to document public meetings next Wednesday, and apply to work or volunteer at the Detroit Public Theatre. Outlier Media · Lynelle Herndon · Get trained to document local government meetings and get involved in Detroit...
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Residents challenge timeline, vision at first Renaissance Center benefits meeting
Benefit talks have begun over a proposed $1.6 billion reconfiguration of the Detroit Renaissance Center and dozens of acres of riverfront land east of the iconic landmark – and the development team is vowing citywide outreach. Tuesday night was the first of nearly a dozen planned...
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Detroit museums to ask Wayne, Oakland voters to back 10-year millage
After years of financial hardship and stalled efforts, two longstanding Detroit cultural institutions are uniting to ask voters in Wayne and Oakland counties to support a joint operating millage in the Nov. 3 election. The Detroit Historical Society and Charles H. Wright Museum o...
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Renaissance Center redevelopment plan is making its official debut
Detroit Free Press is a partner and shares a reporter with BridgeDetroit. Stories shared are not under a paywall. Detroit Free Press The $1.6 billion-plus plan for redeveloping Detroit’s increasingly desolate Renaissance Center and then building a unique amenity-packed riverfront...
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Detroit’s home repair program is helping over 100 households already. Applications are set to open next month for more
The need is great in Detroit for home repair, with estimates suggesting it’s at least a billion-dollar problem. Outlier Media · Briana Rice · Detroit’s home repair program is helping over 100 households already. Applications are set to open next month for more...
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State canvassers approve Michiganders for Money Out Of Politics ballot language
The Michigan Board of State Canvassers largely retained the ballot proposal language Monday for an effort to bar political donations by monopoly utilities, including DTE Energy and Consumers Energy , and contractors doing significant business with the state. Last month, the canva...
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Voices: What Detroit’s flooding crisis reveals about building resilient Great Lakes cities
On a summer night in 2021, torrential rain overwhelmed Southeast Michigan. Nearly 6 inches fell in 24 hours. Freeways turned into rivers. Emergency crews conducted water rescues along I-94. Across Detroit and its inner suburbs, water surged through basement drains and windows, fi...