List of active weather alerts as severe weather moves through Southeast Michigan
4Warn Weather – A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Genesee, Lapeer, Sanilac, and St. Clair counties until 5 a.m. A severe thunderstorm warning is issued for Sanilac County. The warning will be in effect until 12:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 14. The National Weather Service has issued a...
Abandoned Detroit School Gets $31M Conversion Into 50-Unit Homeless Housing
A vacant school in northwest Detroit will become housing for people without homes. The $31 million project will create 50 units designed for those who've been homeless the longest. The old school has been empty for decades, crumbling after years with no one inside. Now it gets a second life....
A year ago, Facebook post asked for support; Gregorio’s wants to thank community
A little more than a year ago, Debby Celia took a chance and asked the community on social media to support her family-owned restaurant. They were trying to keep the doors open at Gregorio’s Italian Restaurant, 2356 Biddle Ave. in Wyandotte, and she asked people to consider dining there if they were going to eat out.
Influencer targeted in attempted chain snatching during downtown Detroit livestream
DETROIT – Content creator Hunter Holstein said a group of young people approached him while he was livestreaming in downtown Detroit on Saturday night and tried to take a chain off his neck, but police intervened, and the group ran off. “They wanted to take the chain off my...
Detroit man faces 20 years in prison in nearly $2 million wire fraud scheme
DETROIT (FOX 2) - A man from Detroit pleaded guilty on Monday to a nearly $2 million insurance fraud scheme. Officials say 43-year-old Tauheed Salik Wilder from Detroit pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. According to court documents, Wilder filed hundreds of false claims for unemployment insurance benefits in Michigan and many other states in numerous people's names.
Former Miss USA, Cass Tech grad, talks about going from homeless to pageant title...
DETROIT (WXYZ) — A former Miss Michigan and the first African American to win Miss USA is speaking out about homelessness and how she was living out of her car before winning the title. Watch Carolyn Clifford's video report:. Carole Gist, who won the crown in 1990, is a...
Viral TikTok video saves a 19-year-old’s struggling Michigan taco restaurant from closing its doors
A 19-year-old restaurant owner in Taylor, Michigan, whose business was on the brink of closure, is now selling out nearly every night after a heartfelt plea on TikTok went viral. Alexander Quinones, a Taylor High School graduate, opened Detroit Loves Tacos 2 last November. He invested $5,000 of his savings...
5 Michigan Hunters Nailed as Ohio Cops Crack Midnight Deer Poaching Ring
Eleven people have now been convicted and sentenced after what officials describe as a two-year undercover probe into an illegal deer-hunting ring in southeast Ohio. Investigators say five of those defendants were Michigan residents who crossed into Ohio to take antlered bucks at night. According to CBS Detroit, the Ohio...
Nearly 1.6M criminal records cleared under Michigan ‘clean slate’ law
More than 1.5 million convictions have been automatically expunged under Michigan’s Clean Slate Act. The law clears misdemeanor convictions after seven years and felonies after 10. Advocates say people can better find jobs, housing once criminal records are cleared. Michigan has cleared nearly 1.6 million criminal convictions under an...
Truck Traffic Raises Safety Concerns on Michigan Avenue
Amid growing concern from residents about heavy truck traffic and safety along Michigan Avenue, Saline Police Chief Marlene Radzik is reaffirming her department’s commitment to enforcing traffic laws, particularly as construction activity increases in the area. Residents have raised alarms about large trucks running red lights and creating hazardous...
