Detroit MI

DETROIT, MI (WOWO) Engineers and transportation officials across Michigan are developing new technologies aimed at reducing potholes and improving long-term road durability. At Ferris State University, instructors are leading certification courses focused on aggregate inspection for projects funded by the Michigan...

Detroit is sitting on roughly 122,929 vacant lots, about 18 square miles of land with no structures on it. From skinny side yards to multi-acre parcels, that is a lot of grass to mow and an even bigger set of choices for what comes next. Residents, planners and the land bank say the scale of emptiness now on the map...

Road trips promise snacks and soundtracks, but the real prize is a place that makes time slow down. I found it inside a massive brick building where aisles turn into adventures and every floor invites another detour. You will leave with paper on your hands, a grin on your face,...

DETROIT - The smoothest festival of the summer is returning to Detroit’s riverfront. Organizers just announced the second annual “Yacht Rock Detroit” festival is taking place this summer, with the first band in the lineup also being announced. The event will feature two days of non-stop live...

Thomas “Hitman” Hearns, the iconic boxer who began his career in Detroit, went on to win six major world titles during his legendary time in the ring. Sadly, we are now learning that Hearns is facing a different kind of fight.

There are 24 people from Michigan listed in a national database for long-term missing persons cases as last seen in 2025. – There are 24 people from Michigan listed in a national database for long-term missing persons cases as last seen in 2025. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons...

A 51-year-old Detroit man died after he was hit by a car Friday, Feb. 20. The St. Clair County Sheriff's Office stated in a post on Facebook that it received a call about a pedestrian being hit near the intersection of Dove and Michigan roads about 12:04 p.m. in Port Huron Township. The pedestrian was reportedly...

DETROIT – A 27-year-old man with a violent criminal history is now facing new charges in a case connected to the same Southwest Detroit neighborhood where three bodies were found in a basement last week. Lance Clowney is charged with assault with intent to murder and assault with a...

DETROIT (FOX 2) - The man accused of the brutal murder of two people in Detroit may not be back in court anytime soon after his case was dismissed. A judge threw out the case because a key witness failed to appear in court. The family of one of the victims said they are devastated by the decision.

An early morning stabbing at a Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries shelter on Third Street left one man in the hospital and another in police custody today, according to Detroit police. The violence broke out around 7 a.m. at the mission’s Third Street facility, where officers said the wounded man was in stable...