Man charged with passing counterfeit $100 bills in Oakland County
NOVI - Ponying up for pizza with counterfeit money doesn't pay. An Inkster man was charged with two felonies after using counterfeit $100 bills to pay for pizza in Milford and Highland Township. Javon Lavell Smith, 21, was arraigned Nov. 11 on two counts of uttering and publishing counterfeit bills...
Detroit police want help finding missing 15-year-old boy
DETROIT – Police are seeking information about a 15-year-old boy who went missing in Detroit. Donavan Givhans failed to return home in the 18400 block of Archdale after school on Friday, Nov. 14. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, brown shirt, and khaki pants. According to his...
Timberland Opens in Downtown Detroit.
Yet another international retailer has opened up in the city of Detroit, and here’s a first look inside. FYI, they’re running an opening weekend discount of 30% off of most of their merchandise, from Friday 11/16 through Sunday 11/18. Most of the merchandise is unisex, and there is...
New Detroit boutique sells shoes, bags made from upcycled auto leather
DETROIT — Customers can take home a piece of the Motor City at a new boutique selling shoes, wallets and bags made from upcycled automotive leather in Downtown Detroit. After 10 years in business, Pingree Detroit opened its first retail location at 22 W. Columbia Street on Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11.
Detroit neighbors transform vacant lots into urban bee farms, green spaces
DETROIT – Detroit is full of vacant lots or empty parcels that many residents see as blight. But for one local nonprofit, those lots are opportunities: blank canvases that can become thriving spaces for people and pollinators. Timothy and Nicole Lindsey Jackson, lifelong Detroiters and co-founders of Detroit Hives,...
Royal Oak Parents Demand Turning Point High School Chaper Be Shut Down at Heated...
ROYAL OAK, Mich. — A Royal Oak School Board meeting Thursday night erupted into a heated debate over a newly approved Turning Point USA chapter at the high school, with most speakers urging the district to shut the club down and accusing it of promoting extremist ideology.
Ferndale Police Arrest Suspect in First Merchants Bank Robbery on Woodward Avenue
On November 11, 2025, Ferndale police responded to a robbery at First Merchants Bank on Woodward Avenue. The suspect took about $400. No injuries were reported. The investigation identified the suspect as Alvin Myron Murray, 68, of Detroit. Police linked Murray to a robbery in Ann Arbor on November 7, 2025, and...
113,000 Jeep Wranglers and Grand Cherokee plug-in hybrids recalled because they could have sand...
Jeep is recalling nearly 113,000 vehicles that could potentially have sand in their engines. So far, multiple fires and three injuries have been reported.
One person is dead after a shooting involving an after-hours barbershop at Charles H....
Detroit Police are investigating an after-hours barbershop at Charles H. Wright Academy. A man was shot at the school during operation and died at a local hospital. Police believe the victim and the suspect knew each other.
The City of Ferndale will no longer use Flock license plate recognition cameras
The City of Ferndale ends its partnership with Flock Safety amid concerns over surveillance and overreach. The police department is looking for other options, as getting rid of the cameras will make investigations harder for officers.
