Holy Sheetz! Opens Another Gas Station
Sheetz gas station and convenience store is expected to open this week in Eastpointe despite earlier pushback from residents. A new Sheetz gas station and cafe, located at 19001 Nine Mile Road, at Beaconsfield Avenue, in Eastpointe, is scheduled to open Feb. 24, according to a statement from the company.
Shelby Township man sentenced in $2.5 million COVID-19 fraud scheme
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Shelby Township man was sentenced this month for his role in what authorities are calling a multimillion-dollar Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme. Samer Kammo, 46, was sentenced to 36 months in prison by a federal court judge in Detroit Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Attorney for the...
Three 19-year-old Wayne County men arrested in connection to murder at Proud Lake Boat...
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Fugitive Apprehension Team arrested three men in connection to the deadly shooting of a young man at the Proud Lake Boat Launch in Commerce Township.
Man charged in assault with hammer ‘connected’ to brutal Detroit triple homicide, prosecutor says
(FOX 2) - A man that Wayne County prosecutors say is connected to the three dead bodies found in the basement of a Detroit home was charged with an assault near the same location on Monday. Lance Clowney II allegedly used a hammer when he attacked an individual in Southwest...
Northville Twp. man sentenced to prison after luring girl, 14, on Snapchat
DETROIT - A 22-year-old Northville Township man who police said kidnapped and raped a 14-year-old girl he met on Snapchat last spring will serve at least 16 years in prison. Charles Willis was sentenced on Feb. 19 by Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Bradley Cobb to 16 to 30 years in prison for first-degree criminal...
Mutiny Motors entrepreneur Andy Didorosi bets on tiny EV trucks
The old factory where Andy Didorosi wants to build tiny trucks needs a new roof. This 50,000-square-foot complex on Detroit’s west side could probably do with a few other updates, too. The building, which more recently had been an old envelope plant, had been part of the supply chain for the auto industry decades...
Eastpointe chosen to participate in downtown revitalization program
EASTPOINTE — The city of Eastpointe will be joining six other communities to participate in an effort aimed at revitalizing downtowns. The program, called Michigan Recast, is an initiative of Recast City, a consulting firm specializing in small-scale manufacturing and place-based economic development, according to a...
The Cost of Saying Goodbye: Rethinking Funerals, Finance & Farewells >> Listen this week...
America is rethinking final farewells. In a special six-part series airing this week on WWJ Newsradio 950, reporter Tim Pamplin examines how funerals, finances, and farewell rituals are shifting in real time.
M-14/I-96 project at I-275 resumes this week, closing westbound lanes for months
PLYMOUTH TWP, Mich. (WXYZ) — The M-14/I-96 project at I-275 resumes between Sheldon Road and Newburgh Road in Plymouth Township and Livonia. Drivers are not excited about the extra drive time, but they told us their vehicles will appreciate the road fixes. Watch Brittany's report and our previous coverage...
Tenant protections, land bank structure on priority list for Mary Waters
At-Large Council Member Mary Waters believes the council is vital in responding to issues that are often misunderstood by state lawmakers and federal policymakers. Waters said she saw this first-hand when U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner visited Detroit last December. Turner, she said,...

















