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Restroom renovations ongoing at DTW, first set opened in June
Travelers, look out for new and improved restrooms at Detroit Metropolitan Airport this summer. A multi-year initiative is bringing upgrades to all passenger-facing restrooms at the airport's Edward H. McNamara Terminal, the Wayne County Airport Authority announced Tuesday. The first set of 67 upgraded restrooms opened in late June, and restrooms will be closed on a rolling basis to avoid disruptions to passengers throughout the project. ...
Prosecutor vows to ‘press on’ after split verdicts in trial of Samantha Woll’s alleged killer
A Wayne County, Mich., jury returned a mixed verdict on Thursday in the trial of a man accused of murdering Samantha Woll, a Jewish leader and well-connected Democratic Party activist, in Detroit on Oct. 21. The jurors found Michael Jackson-Bolanos innocent of first-degree murder but were deadlocked on charges of...
Suspect in killing of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll cleared of premeditated murder but could face 2nd trial
A Wayne County, Michigan jury has found the suspect in the murder of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll not guilty of premeditated murder, following five days of deliberations. The jury remains deadlocked on charges of felony murder and home invasion, and found the defendant Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 29, guilty of lying...
McNamara Terminal getting upgraded bathrooms, baggage carousels, more
Extensive upgrades are being made at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and travelers going through the McNamara Terminal are sure to take notice. Airport officials announced Tuesday that upgrades to 67 restrooms are underway. According to airport officials, every restroom undergoing renovations is being stripped down to the studs and...
11K without power after storms but relief coming to Metro Detroit
Clusters of Metro Detroit residents are without power after another round of storms on Monday night, but the National Weather Service projects some relief ahead this week with cooler temperatures in store. A total of 11,818 DTE Energy customers were without power as of 2 p.m.. Of those, more than...
Jurors in Samantha Woll murder trial resume 5th day of deliberations
DETROIT — Jurors have begun deliberating in their fifth and likely final day in the murder trial against a man accused of killing Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll, after telling a Wayne County judge three days in a row that they were deadlocked. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Margaret...
Mich. jail agrees to changes for inmates with disabilities
DETROIT — The Wayne County jail has promised to make several changes to ensure better treatment of inmates who have disabilities as part of a settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s office in Detroit that was announced Monday. The jail has agreed to implement processes for identifying people with...
Feds, Wayne County reach 'landmark' settlement about jail inmates with disabilities
Federal prosecutors in Detroit announced Monday they have reached what they are calling a "landmark" settlement with Wayne County regarding improving conditions for jail inmates with disabilities and several related reforms coming to the lockup. The agreement, which includes monitoring, will be in place for three years unless the county demonstrates "durable compliance," according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan. Durable compliance, per the agreement, includes a demonstration of sustained compliance over...
In Reaching Landmark Settlement With Wayne County, Feds Learned of 8 Inmate Suicides in 13 Months
While investigating numerous complaints that the Wayne County Jail routinely failed to provide crucial services to inmates with disabilities, the Detroit U.S. Attorney's Office learned that there had been eight suicides in a 13-month period in 2016-2017. Specifically, the feds investigated allegations that Wayne County failed to routinely provide inmates...
Intense overnight storms bring chance of damaging winds, flooding in Metro Detroit
4Warn Weather – There are flood concerns as severe storms move through Metro Detroit overnight. At midnight, a flood watch went into effect for Livingston, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties due to the potential for excessive rain. This watch, which is scheduled to expire at 8 a.m. Tuesday, includes some communities that received heavy rain on Monday morning.
7% mortgage rates don’t stop rising home prices in metro Detroit
The pain of 7% mortgage rates has done little this summer to slow rising home sale prices in metro Detroit. The median sale price hit $285,000 in June for metro Detroit houses and condos, up 5.6% from a year earlier, according to data released Monday from the Realcomp multiple-listing service.
Wayne County, Justice Department reach "landmark" settlement over jail disability services
Wayne County will have to guarantee jail inmates access to needed physical and mental health services under a new settlement with the federal government, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday. A federal investigation launched in 2018 found that the Wayne County Jail routinely failed to provide critical services for inmates...
Detroit Institute of Arts seeks applicants for 2025 Inside Out program
Winter landscape in Moonlight by Ernest Ludwig Kirchner and the Portrait of Postman Roulin by Vincent van Gogh are just a few of the masterpieces that have been added to the horizon in communities across the region through the Detroit Institute of Arts Inside Out Program. Looking to add a...
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