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“I would like to think most people would feel terrible if they mocked someone for wearing a mask then found out that person had a kid with cancer at home,” said Dr. Jonathan I. Levy, a professor at the Boston University School of Public Health.

The Detroit Public Schools Community District is taking a fresh look at security measures, following the deadly mass shooting at a Texas elementary school and a weapons threat the same day at high school in Detroit.

It’s a happy ending to the search for a missing Pontiac teen who has been missing for two weeks. The Oakland County Sheriff says 15-year-old Alex Monroe returned safely to his family last night.

There’s a big stink in southern Michigan. A powdered egg maker is creating odors for residents in Adrian, causing the Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) and Air Quality Division to get involved.

Crews on the M-59 rebuilding project will begin working at the interchange with I-94 next week, the Michigan Department of Transportation announced, which will require ramps closures for safer work zones.

A Rochester man is facing criminal charges after allegedly sending nude photos to a child and meeting up at a motel. According to Michigan State Police, in August 2021, a child’s parent stated there were nude photos found on the child’s cell phone.

A Detroit teenager is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly firing bullets at two officers. The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office brought the charges against 18-year-old Deontay Hestle Jr. on Friday morning.

After recognizing an urgent need for baby formula, the City of Dearborn is working to help mothers out. Some Metro Detroit moms have been frantically searching for formula amid the shortage.

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer season in Michigan, and many Metro Detroiters will be hitting the water this weekend to celebrate. Extra law enforcement will be on the lakes cracking down on drinking and boating.

The City of Detroit has awarded its very first license for a recreational marijuana shop. Soon after marijuana businesses became legal in Michigan in 2019, Doghouse Farms spent roughly $4 million to open its Detroit facility.

A popular eatery in midtown Detroit is now destroyed after a huge fire broke out overnight. The Detroit Fire Department said they got a call around 2 a.m. about a fire at Traffic Jam and Snug Restaurant on Canfield Avenue.

There is little argument over the desire to keep kids and teachers safe in the classroom. But there is little agreement on the best way to accomplish that. Do schools need to become hardened targets? WWJ’s Zach Clark examines in a new Daily J.

A group of Democrat lawmakers urged Google to stop collecting user location data this week, citing concerns that the data could soon be used to target people who have obtained abortions.

A 15-year-old Detroit boy is facing charges after bringing a BB gun to school and pulling it out in a classroom and allegedly pointing it at a classmate.

A young Detroit man is in trouble with the law after using an Ohio woman’s app and credit card to order more than $200 worth of food from Chick-fil-A, according to police.

Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig and Oakland County businessman Perry Johnson – two leading Republican candidates for Michigan Governor – are among five candidates that have been found ineligible for the August primary election.

The Michigan Senate has passed legislation that will temporarily suspend the 6% sales and use taxes on gas and the 27-cent-per-gallon excise gas tax.

An elderly Detroit man is looking at up to 20 years in prison after he allegedly told a Macomb County judge he was going to come to his house and kill him.

This Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to summer and communities all across Metro Detroit will be celebrating by honoring fallen and missing soldiers. Here’s a guide to festivities happening around Southeast Michigan.

The Michigan Department of Transportation shared photos of the damage caused by what it called “a high-load hit” on the overpass at northbound US-23 in in Munday Township.