Detroit police are asking the public for help finding a suspect accused of stealing multiple catalytic converters. Police said the wanted suspect and an accomplice, Delmar Jijuan-Raffie Williams, allegedly stole 14 catalytic converters from buses at an assisted living center in the 200 block of M...
After years of financial hardship and stalled efforts, two longstanding Detroit cultural institutions are uniting to ask voters in Wayne and Oakland counties to support a joint operating millage in the Nov. 3 election. The Detroit Historical Society and Charles H. Wright Museum of African America...
It has survived the Great Depression, budget crises and years of closure. The Belle Isle Aquarium turned 122 on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Designed by renowned architect Albert Kahn, the aquarium opened Aug. 18, 1904, and was considered one of the largest and most advanced aquariums in the world at the ti...
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds won the Republican nomination for Florida governor and former Rep. David Jolly won the Democratic nomination on Tuesday, setting the stage for a November contest to replace outgoing Gov. Ron DeSantis. Donalds banked on President Donald Trumps endorsement in hopes of securi...
A Detroit man has been arrested and charged in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins in Levonia over the past several weeks.
A concept that has helped other Michigan cities bring more people and more money into their downtowns is on its way to Rochester. City Council recently approved an ordinance creating a “social district” in the city’s downtown, allowing customers to carry alcoholic drinks purchased at participatin...
Demonstrators clashed and several law enforcement agencies, including police in riot gear, are at a Dearborn City Council meeting where anti-Muslim, far-right activist Jake Lang is in attendance. Crowds grew for hours ahead of the 7 p.m. meeting. Outside the meeting that's being held at Henry For...
A St. Clair Shores waterfront property owner is facing more than $15,000 in fines for docking his boats along his own property, and his attorney is now taking the fight to a higher court, arguing the city ordinance behind the fines is unconstitutional. Watch Peter Maxwell's video report: St. Clai...
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Ahead of that meeting, demonstrators gathered outside the library. There have been some tense moments as demonstrators with two very different messages clashed. Supporters of Jake Lang’s pro-Christian, anti-Islam message have met up with pro-Muslim supporters ahead of the City Council meeting.
Utica Community Schools is set to open its newly rebuilt Swinehart Stadium on Sunday after more than a year of construction and nearly $17 million in upgrades funded by a voter-approved bond. Watch Evan Sery's video report: Utica Community School's Swinehart Stadium reopening after $16.9M rebuild...
Southgate's Bank Tower a landmark in the Downriver area for more than 50 years has been reimagined into a 216-unit apartment complex following a nearly $50 million redevelopment project that city officials are calling the largest private investment in Southgate's history. Watch Carli Petrus's vid...
Police arrested a few protesters as tensions escalated outside the Henry Ford Centennial Library ahead of a Dearborn City Council meeting and planned demonstration. A protester was seen scuffling with police as some barriers were knocked down outside the library. Officers maintained a heavy prese...
A Detroit man has been arrested and charged in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins in Livonia over the past several weeks. Richard Johnson, 32, was arrested Friday, according to a press release by the Livonia Police Department.
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The University of Michigan Board of Regents has chosen Vanderbilt University provost C. Cybele Raver to become the school’s 17th president. The board announced the decision Aug. 18. Regents are expected to formally vote on Raver’s appointment during a special meeting Sept. 1. If approved, she wil...
Far-right, anti-Islam activist Jake Lang is expected to make comments at the Dearborn City Council meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Henry Ford Centennial Library.
Far-right, anti-Islam activist Jake Lang is expected to make comments at the Dearborn City Council meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Henry Ford Centennial Library.
A Massachusetts woman who told police that she brought homemade firebombs to the U.S. Capitol to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was sentenced on Tuesday to just over six years in prison. Riley English, a 26-year-old transgender woman, said she was in the grips of a mental health crisis and...
State legislators, volunteers, and local leaders teamed up with Oakland County Habitat for Humanity at a Southfield construction site near the Macauley and Westhaven intersection, working side by side to build homes and draw attention to Michigan's growing affordable housing crisis. Watch Jeffrey...
The University of Michigan Board of Regents announced Tuesday the plan to hire Vanderbilt University Provost and Vice Chancellor Cybele Raver as the next university president only the second time in the school's history a woman has held the position. Watch Whitney Burney's video report: Michigan ...
Arab American News Publisher Osama Siblani joins FOX 2 Detroit Live Host Aaron Jordan to discuss the demonstrations by anti-Muslim protesters in Dearborn, as well as his message for the community.
Lindsay Clancy was "begging for help" in the months leading up to killing her three children and attempting to end her own life, Clancy's former mother-in-law testified for the defense Tuesday in the fourth week of her murder trial. ___EDITOR'S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. If ...
As a group of anti-Islam protesters rally in Dearborn, Imad Hamad, the Executive Director of the American Human Rights Council discusses how everyone can come together amid the tensions.
Dearborn officials are preparing for possible agitators on Tuesday as a far-right activist has organized a mob of anti-Muslim protesters to head to the city. Retired Detroit Police Assistant Chief Steve Dolunt discusses how police prepare for these demonstrations.
Europe's unusually low river levels are creating challenges for travelers this summer, particularly those planning to explore the continent by river cruise. Prolonged heat and dry conditions have pushed water levels down along major European rivers, including the Rhine and Danube. These waterways...
Livonia police arrested a 32-year-old Detroit man after a weeks-long investigation into a series of vehicle break-ins across the city. Police identified Richard Johnson as a suspect after Livonia Police Department field evidence technicians processed latent fingerprints collected from several veh...
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Plans for redeveloping the Renaissance Center and changing Detroit’s riverfront landscape are underway.
Krispy Kreme said it is celebrating 30 years of Pokmon with the release of six limited-edition Pokmon-themed doughnuts available Tuesday. The Pokmon Doughnut Collection will be available at participating shops nationwide. The doughnuts include: Bulbasaur Doughnut an Original Glazed doughnut dippe...
Flock Safety cameras are scanning license plates in communities across the country — but who controls the data, how long is it kept, and what stops someone from misusing it? Local 4’s Lauren Kostiuk sat down one-on-one with Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley to get answers. How did Flock Safety beg...
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Here are winners from the 2,095 submissions for Michigan's 2026 'I Voted' sticker design contest.
Cloud cover will increase this afternoon as a cold front approaches. Moving across the state, this front will bring Southeast Michigan showers and possible thunderstorms overnight. This afternoon will feature a mix of sun and clouds and highs in the low 80s to near 85°. With a breeze out of the w...
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U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Monday. The fraction of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose to 4.2%, up from 3.6% the year before. Thats an estimated 155,0...
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The nine winners of 2026's 'I Voted' sticker design contest have been announced, with Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson saying that the nine winners will be available to voters in the November General Election. This year, 2,095 designs were submitted four times more than in 2024, when we launched...
The University of Michigan Board of Regents has picked C. Cybele Raver to become the university’s 17th president. A special meeting will be held on Sept. 1 at 11 a.m. to make a formal vote. Her appointment will take effect Dec. 1, pending approval. Raver, provost and vice chancellor for academic ...
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Penn State fraternity pledges were made to cut and package cocaine for a drug ring that was run out of two off-campus frat houses, authorities said. The illicit initiation was revealed Monday as Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday charged 14 people including 13 curre...
The Detroit Historical Society and Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History are asking voters to pass a millage to give public funding for both institutions. Watch Demetrios Sanders' video report: Museum millage on the ballot in November The asks comes as both institutions say they've...
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Jeff Daniels, the award-winning actor from Chelsea, joined 7 News Detroit to talk all about the Purple Rose Theatre, his new restaurant JDs Stage Bistro and his new film "The Brink of War." You can watch his entire interview in the video below Jeff Daniels talks about his new restaurant, new film...
A Newport man is dead after a minivan rear-ended a semi-truck in Brownstown Township Tuesday morning. The crash happened at around 9:30 a.m. in the area of Telegraph and Sibley roads on Aug. 18. According to police, a large truck had stopped to make a left turn when a minivan struck it from behin...
Most American drivers do not see speeding as dangerous and many consider it completely normal even as speeding contributed to more than 11,000 traffic deaths in 2024, according to a new AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study. The study, which used focus groups and a large nationwide survey, foun...
A minivan slammed into the back of a box truck, caving in the windshield on Telegraph near Sibley in Brownstown Township.
Disney filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump administration's Federal Communications Commission alleging a violation of its First Amendment rights. The suit comes after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr recently defended the agency's actions against ABC, saying broadcasters have a duty to "operate in...
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C. Cybele Raver has been named the University of Michigan's 17th President, the university's Board of Regents announced on Tuesday. The board will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 11 a.m., to take a formal vote. Pending approval, Raver's appointment takes effect on Tuesday, Dec. 1. ...
Deputies are searching for a 15-year-old boy who went missing during the Woodward Dream Cruise. Kayden Brown, 15, was last seen on Aug. 14 near the McDonald’s and Super K Liquor in the area of Woodward Avenue and South Boulevard in Pontiac during the Woodward Dream Cruise. According to the Oaklan...
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday there are no talks underway or scheduled with Iran as a 60-day ceasefire agreement expired. A source fam…
C. Cybele Raver has been named the University of Michigan's 17th President, the university's Board of Regents announced on Tuesday. The boar…
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