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Brighton businesses close, allege intimidation from white supremacists
BRIGHTON — A third white supremacist demonstration has taken place in Livingston County, this time near a stretch of businesses in Brighton on Saturday, Aug. 17. Those businesses are decrying the display, which involved less than a dozen members of a group that seemed to resemble demonstrators in Howell last month. According to Spencer...
Birch Run football preview: Panthers expect new challenges in new league
For the first time since the Tri-Valley Conference formed in 1979, Birch Run will play elsewhere. Birch Run, a charter member of the TVC, kicks off the 2024 football season as the new guy on the Mid-Michigan Activities Conference block. If you purchase a product or register for an account...
Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024: 5 things you need to know
MID-MICHIGAN (WNEM) - Hello everyone and happy Tuesday morning! More students head back to school this morning, so if you’re up with us getting ready, check these five stories to know. 1. More school districts are headed back to school this morning. TV-5 Wake-Up is wishing a very happy...
These five Pinckney students earned national honors
PINCKNEY — Five students at Pinckney Community High School recently received academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Program. College Board is a nonprofit membership organization that helps millions of students each year navigate the path from high school to college and career, according to its website. The program honors thousands of students that belong to underrepresented groups for their strong academic performance. ...
Northville avenges only 2 regular-season soccer losses by routing Brighton in opener
BRIGHTON — The rest of the state became acquainted with Brighton forward Devlin McGinnis during his remarkable postseason soccer run and subsequent placement on the all-state Dream Team, but he was no stranger to Northville. The Mustangs were already fully aware of McGinnis, who scored game-winning goals against them...
Dan Gilbert Plans a Life Sciences Building on Detroit's 'Fail-Jail' Site on Gratiot
The new Wayne County jail on Gratiot in downtown Detroit, which was only partially built before being abandoned, may be home to something far different. Dan Gilbert’s real estate company, which owns the land, is planning a new life sciences building on the site, according to Dustin Walsh of Crain's Detroit Business, who writes:
Thousands of tons of radioactive waste from atom bomb-making heading to Wayne County
A hazardous waste landfill in Wayne County is preparing to take 6,000 cubic yards of soil and concrete and 4,000 gallons of groundwater contaminated with elevated radiation from a site in New York where the Manhattan Project developed the atomic bomb during and just after World War II. The U.S. Army Corps of...
General Motors lays off over 1,000 employees in software and services divisions, cutting 600 jobs in Michigan
General Motors is cutting over 1,000 jobs in its software and services division across the globe. About 600 of the job cuts are expected to be at GM’s Global Tech Center in Warren. Other layoffs took place in California, Texas and Canada.
Food pantry focuses on immigrants
Metro Detroit has always been a city of migrants, from the European immigrants that came here in the mid-19th century to the Black community who arrived here from the American South during the Great Migration, this area has been shaped by people who began their lives in a place far away from Michigan.
Here’s an inside look at Wayne County’s new Criminal Justice Center
WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – Two years later than expected, the Wayne County Criminal Justice Center will officially open on Sept. 3. The center is located on Russell Street near the I-75 Service Drive. The center, stretching one million square feet across seven buildings, will be the new home of...
Detroit-area woman accused of being a hoarder gets help with clean up
CENTERLINE, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A Centerline woman who received dozens of complaints about trash piling up on her property is getting help from one company and volunteers."Obviously, it didn't get this way overnight, and it's not going to get fixed overnight," said Elizabeth Alexander, the owner of the property that has been at the center of the complaints. Alexander said she understands why her neighbors aren't happy and is committed to cleaning up the mess."I was out here until two in the morning I was so exhausted, I had to sit down for a while," Alexander said. Social media is abuzz...
Fixins Soul Kitchen to Celebrate Grand Opening in Detroit’s Historic Paradise Valley
Fixins Soul Kitchen, a full-service soul food restaurant renowned for celebrating African American culture and traditions, is set to open its doors in Detroit’s Paradise Valley neighborhood. The grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place on Friday, August 23, marking an exciting addition to the city’s vibrant culinary scene.
High school in Farmington demolished to make way for housing
FARMINGTON, Mich. – Underneath a rubble of concrete and metal, leaders are bracing for what’s being hailed as ‘transformational’ to the future of Farmington. On Monday, Aug. 19, crews continued demolishing a vacant former downtown high school to pave the way for a new housing development.
Detroit 25-year-old man caught with 12-year-old by police, prosecutor says
WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP, Mich. (FOX 2) - A 25-year-old Detroit man is being held on a $3 million cash bond after the Oakland County Prosecutors said he was caught with a 12-year-old last week. Joshua Brown-Hill was arrested early in the morning on Thursday, Aug. 15, when an officer on...
Lions' mistake reaching to draft Giovanni Manu is being proven now
Ideally, a team with Super Bowl aspirations will focus on adding players who have a chance to immediately contribute in the draft. If they trade up to take someone, and/or surrender a future draft pick to make that trade up, it feels mandatory to get someone who could contribute right away.
7-year-old reunites with man who helped stop her abduction from a Macomb County park
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – It was an emotional reunion between a 7-year-old girl who was almost kidnapped and the man who helped save her. On Aug. 13, two children were almost abducted in Macomb County. In both cases, community members intervened after a young girl was forced into a vehicle. The second attack was caught on camera in Clinton River Park North in Sterling Heights.
Tigers lefty claimed off waivers by Blue Jays
DETROIT -- Left-handed pitcher Easton Lucas, designated for assignment by the Detroit Tigers three days ago, was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday. Lucas, who turns 28 next month, had two stints with the big-league club but spent most of his time with Triple-A Toledo after the Tigers claimed him off waivers from the Oakland Athletics on May 18.
Bay City will get another Dollar General store at former Rite Aid site
BAY CITY, MI – Another Dollar General store will be coming to Bay City. The retail chain has submitted building plans for the former Rite Aid store on the corner of South Euclid Avenue and West Midland Street, 901 W. Midland St., Bay City Manager Dana Muscott confirmed Monday, Aug. 19.
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