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$3.75M worth of cocaine seized at Blue Water Bridge
PORT HURON, Mich. – Customs and Border Protection officers seized $3.75 million worth of cocaine at the Blue Water Bridge early Wednesday morning (Aug. 28). Just before 3:30 a.m., officers were inspecting vehicles entering into Canada when they selected Iqbal Singh Virk and Ranjit Singh Rowal for an inspection. The two Canadian residents were in a truck that was pulling a trailer.
Arrests made after pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupt University of Michigan celebration
Police arrested multiple anti-Israel activists at a “die-in” demonstration during a University of Michigan event this week. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators staged a demonstration during the university’s annual “Festifall” celebration, a student organization fair held at the beginning of each fall semester. Over 50 protesters who lay on the ground and pretended to be dead to illustrate […]
Solar panel installations on Detroit-Shoreway homes shine light on new Cleveland Landmarks policy
A pair of homeowners in Detroit-Shoreway got what they wanted: Approval from the Cleveland Landmarks Commission to install solar panels on their historic-district homes. But the approvals didn’t come without some debate and dissent, with the commission’s new solar panel policy in part sparking a roughly 90-minute discussion.
Michigan Woman Gets Scammed By Fake Detroit Lions PR Team
The Detroit Lions have reached Superhero status after last fall's remarkable season, making people like Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, and head coach Dan Campbell household names. People around the country always look up to these players, with kids and fans wearing their jerseys and cheering them on. So when...
Lions now a destination for free agents, GM Brad Holmes says
ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- On the heels of their recent success, the Detroit Lions have become a destination for free agents, according to general manager Brad Holmes. Holmes discussed the new perception of the Lions franchise Thursday, citing its back-to-back winning seasons as a reason for the overall uptick in interest from players and their agents.
Highly Contagious Infection Spreading Rapidly In Michigan Schools
Many Michigan students are back in school which means more opportunity for illness to spread. Health officials are warning that cases of a highly contagious infection that could be deadly are now rising in school-aged children. Highly Contagious Infection Spreading Rapidly In Michigan Schools. While health officials in Michigan have...
River Rouge Days to return Sept. 6-8
Deanne Belcher has attended River Rouge Days every year of her life. That is, every year except for a few years ago when there was a storm and the event was canceled. “I’m fifth generation, just in my household alone, so my whole family’s always gone to this. It’s one of my favorite events of the year too because just everybody comes home for it, you know, you get to see people you haven’t seen since last Rouge Days,” she said.
PHOTOS: Football – Wyandotte Roosevelt vs Brownstown Woodhaven
Among the heavy slate of season-opening high school football games in the local area on Thursday was a Downriver League matchup featuring Wyandotte Roosevelt taking on Brownstown Woodhaven. Thursday marked the second time in as many seasons that the two locked up in a Week 1 affair. Woodhaven in last...
Mom of young Detroit Lions fan says she was nearly scammed by PR poser online
DETROIT (FOX 2) - This family of Lions fans went from the top of the world - to straight-up worried, and they’re still not sure what the scammers were after. Nine-year-old Easton was speechless and starstruck at this week’s Lions pre-season game. "Easton was like this is the...
Michigan Zoo Asking For Money In Order To Vote For New Baby Gorilla Name
For the first time in the Detroit Zoo's 96-year history, a mother gorilla has welcomed in a new baby, a little girl gorilla. To celebrate, the zoo is asking for the communities' input as to what to name the new baby. Unfortunately for those who had the big brain move to say "Prince Harambe," sadly, the Detroit Zoo has narrowed the names down already.
Power outages fuel frustration for medical device users
LIVONIA, Mich. (WXYZ) — A number of metro Detroiters without power have checked into hotels to maintain some comfort. But that, of course, comes with a cost. Relocating isn't so easy for the Price family, and they're toughing it out at home. "So, we’ve lost probably most everything in...
Detroiter Justin Onwenu Appointed City’s first Director of Entrepreneurship and Economic Opportunity
On Tuesday, August 27, Mayor Mike Duggan announced the appointment of Justin Onwenu the City’s first ever Director of Entrepreneurship and Economic Opportunity. The newly created position will fall under the Jobs and Economy team and is designed to support and invest in local entrepreneurs and empower small businesses to facilitate economic opportunity and drive entrepreneurial growth.
BEWARE! This Email Scam Is Hitting Michigan AGAIN!
Avoiding scams has become a part of our everyday lives as several scams endanger us daily. The most common of those threats are the spam calls that we all receive from numbers we don't recognize or from places we have never been, but now that those have become easier to spot and decline, scammers have pivoted to other methods that have proven to be successful.
Novi youth golfer becomes 1st male winner of GAM 12 and Under Junior Championship
After Paul Mercier graduated from Olivet College, where he played baseball, he participated in an alumni golf outing with his friends and quickly fell in love with the sport. He's had plenty of opportunities to improve his game over the years because he works at Livonia Churchill High School as its director of student activities and has the whole summer off to play.
Community activists outraged over drive-by shootings in Detroit
(CBS DETROIT) – After another child was shot in a drive-by shooting in Detroit early Thursday morning, community activists say they will not stand for it."I'm livid. I'm livid, I am tired of it. There's no place for this in this city," said Pastor Maurice L. Hardwick of the Live in Peace Movement.Hardwick, known as Pastor Moe in Detroit, is outraged after a 6-year-old boy was struck by bullets during a drive-by shooting early Thursday morning on Basset Street. That child was inside the home and is expected to survive."Kids don't want to go outside to play. You think? They...
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