Straith Hospital opens Michigan’s first inpatient unit for children on the autism spectrum
Because traditional emergency departments are not equipped to provide comprehensive behavioral assessments or address underlying medical and behavioral needs, families can struggle to access coordinated care that goes beyond short-term stabilization. Now, Straith Hospital has opened Straith Behavioral Health, Michigan’s first inpatient unit especially designed for children and adolescents on...
Tornado Watch issued for SE Michigan into early Wednesday morning
4Warn Weather – The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch for all of Southeastern Michigan until 4 a.m. Wednesday morning, April 15, 2026. As we’ve been highlighting throughout the day, we are in an atmospheric situation where showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop tonight and into the overnight, and severe thunderstorms are likely.
Detroit seeks a court order to seize vacant west side apartment complex after years...
DETROIT (WXYZ) — The City of Detroit is taking legal action to seize control of a vacant apartment complex on the city's west side following years of neglect and illegal trash dumping. Watch Simon Shaykhet's video report:. Two weeks after I helped expose the conditions at the property at...
‘She was a person of the gospel:’ Metro Detroit remembers Dr. Deborah Smith Pollard
DETROIT (FOX 2) - For many Metro Detroiters, Sunday morning gospel radio will never be the same after Dr. Deborah Smith Pollard had died. Listeners eagerly tuned in to hear Dr. Pollard on iHeartRadio’s Mix 92.3 FM. She co-hosted and produced the gospel music show "Sunday Morning Inspiration." This...
Students credited with tracking down classmate abducted at bus stop, police say
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (WXYZ) — A Michigan high school student is safe after a frightening abduction in front of other students. Police in Hamtramck said a 16-year-old girl was taken at gunpoint Monday morning while she was walking to her bus stop. Investigators said other students witnessed the abduction and...
Two men face charges after a shootout at a Birmingham rental home
Two men are facing charges after a shootout at a Birmingham short-term rental property left neighboring homes and vehicles riddled with bullets.
Viral TikTok Saves Taylor Taco Shop from Closure
Detroit Loves Tacos 2 in Taylor went from the brink of shutting down to packed crowds every night. Owner Alexander Quinones posted a 30-second TikTok that got major traction on the Internet. Just two weeks earlier, the 19-year-old Taylor High School graduate was preparing to lock the doors for good.
Tiny Metro Detroit downtown named best Main Street in all of America
FARMINGTON, MI - A small Metro Detroit city has just received some big national accolades. Main Street America just recognized the city’s downtown with its top honor as one of three Great American Main Street Award winners for 2026. Downtown Farmington, Michigan, downtown Wytheville, VA and downtown Sykesville, MD...
Highland Park police search for hero who rescued officer after severe crash
Highland Park Police are searching for a Good Samaritan who helped rescue a 21-year-old police officer after a severe crash with a street racer.
Canton woman sentenced for running over her then-husband with SUV in 2025
WARREN, Mich. (FOX 2) - A Metro Detroit woman was sentenced on Tuesday for running over her then-husband in Warren last summer. Alaina Fain, 39, from Canton was sentenced to 18 months of probation for driving her GMC Acadia over her then-husband in a parking lot in Warren on June 13, 2025. She was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and domestic...

















