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Sunday morning rain leads to multiple crashes, flooding on Metro Detroit freeways
Sunday morning rain has led to flooding and multiple crashes across Metro Detroit freeways. A pair of crashes on northbound I-75 in Northern Oakland County left the freeway closed for about three hours.
From cold to hot: Warmth, shower chances continue in Metro Detroit
The warm weather will continue in Metro Detroit, but it has been a dramatic swing in temperatures. The temperature dipped to 28 degrees at Detroit Metro Airport on Thursday morning, which was two degrees shy of the record low for April 25. Saturday afternoon, temperatures reached 81 degrees in the same location. That was just short of the record high of 84 degrees for April 27.
Woman arrested for driving wrong way on I-96, I-75
DETROIT, MI – Charges are pending against a 23-year-old Dearborn Heights woman who was arrested for allegedly driving the wrong way on two major highways, Michigan State Police said. Detroit Regional Communication Center dispatchers began receiving 911 calls of a wrong-way driver around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 28.
Woman found asleep behind the wheel of rented U-Haul truck outside Troy 7-Eleven admits to smoking crack: police
Troy Police said it responded to the convenience store at Crooke Rd. and Wattles at around 12:15 p.m. Saturday, April 20, to check on the driver of a rented U-Haul who was slumped over the wheel of the truck in the parking lot.
Temporary Shelters For Human Trafficking Victims
Architectural Firm Fusco Shaffer and Pappas (FSP) in Ferndale, has a long history of helping non-profits, recently completed a renovation at Vista Maria In Dearborn - a safe haven for women who have escaped human trafficking. The psychology behind the renovation is fascinating. As FSP worked with Vista Maria to provide a center to care for women who had escaped human trafficking, they designed the space to have enough security for residents to feel safe yet not feel like it was a prison. Over the years FSP has learned that to help people heal, “you want to create a sense of family and place and try not to make it feel like an institution,”
Farmington Hills man charged with attempted murder for double shooting that left 20-year-old man paralyzed
A 19-year-old man is behind bars in the Oakland County Jail, accused of attempted murder for shooting up a Pontiac apartment, leaving a young man paralyzed.
Man charged with assaulting federal officer following chaotic arrest in Warren
WARREN, Mich. – A man accused of dragging officers with his car during a chaotic arrest is facing federal charges. The incident happened March 29 at a Days Inn near 14 Mile Road in Warren. According to court documents, Carl Travis was wanted on several outstanding warrants from across the state, including stalking, assault, domestic violence and more. U.S. Marshalls were alerted that he was at the Days Inn and attempted to arrest him. Agents said he tried to escape in his car, dragging several federal agents and nearly striking others with the vehicle.
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