There is a traffic jam on I-75 near Crooks in Troy due to an accident.
150 dogs are now on their way to a better home after being rescued from two alleged puppy mills in Michigan.
Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr is getting appraisals on 60,000 works of art at the Detroit Institute of Arts and other Detroit City assets as he is about to move into negotiations with creditors.
A Frost Advisory will go into effect tonight for all of southeast Michigan as temperatures tumble into the 30s across the area.
Since 2000, the Movement Electronic Music Festival has grown into an international house music phenomenon.
7-Eleven is offering 49-cent Slurpee drinks for Memorial Day Weekend.
The pictures from Moore, Okla., are powerful, telling a story without a single word.
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Memorial Day events this weekend
Memorial Day is a holiday that allows us a moment to honor our military heroes who gave …
School lockdowns lifted in Allen Park
Lockdowns at three schools in Allen Park have been lifted after a police situation.
Red Wings win, take 3-1 series lead
Jakub Kindl scored the game-winning goal and Jimmy Howard was once again brilliant in net…
Bridge collapses in Washington State
An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping…
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Investigators
One mystery that popped up during Kilpatrick's criminal trial has now been solved.
The head of the Federal Defenders office has a unique idea for the judge in Bobby Ferguson’s upcoming bid rigging trial: don’t make him say under oath if he still has assets, give him a lawyer, and if the feds scrounge up more of the former contractor’s cash in the future – pay the taxpayers back.
Funk music legend George Clinton lost his most recent court battle with local music publisher Armen Boladian.
Detroit 2020
The Mackinac Policy Conference taking place May 29th through the 31st has largely been a Detroit affair. That has changed. A group from the west side of the state will be attending the conference in hopes of reaching out to help Detroit and Michigan.
If you spend much time around the Livernois Corridor in northwest Detroit, you may get the feeling that big things are just around the corner.
Celebrity News
Hollywood robbed LES MISERABLES star AMANDA SEYFRIED of her beautiful breasts, according to the actress.
OPRAH WINFREY, BEYONCE and ANGELINA JOLIE have been named among the 100 Most Powerful Women in the world in a new Forbes magazine poll.
JENNIFER ANISTON, COURTENEY COX and MATTHEW PERRY staged a hilarious mini-FRIENDS reunion for mutual pal ELLEN DeGENERES' talk show.
Sports
Jakub Kindl scored the game-winning goal and Jimmy Howard was once again brilliant in net as the Red Wings beat Chicago 2-0 to take a 3-1 series lead.
Prince Fielder bounced a tiebreaking single off Jared Burton's glove in the eighth inning, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.
By the time the final horn sounds at Joe Louis Arena tonight, the Red Wings could find themselves up 3-1 in their best-of-seven series with the Blackhawks. Before then, they have to keep their foot square on the gas pedal.
Seen on 7
The peak travel season has begun, bringing with it crowded planes and higher fares. Consumer Reports has just released its latest airline ratings. They’re based on input from more than 16,000 subscribers. The list of complaints is long.
More people are grilling with gas these days. Consumer Reports tested more than 100 gas grills costing from less than $200 to more than $2,000.
Cedar Point is honoring veterans and military personnel over the Memorial Day weekend with free admission to the park.
Watercooler
A school teacher at Briarwood Elementary has released video taken on her cell phone that she filmed while the devastating tornado was sweeping overhead.
An Oklahoma man found his damaged truck and was able to start its engine, which put a smile on his face in the aftermath of a devastating tornado.
An Oklahoma man found his damaged truck and was able to start its engine, which put a smile on his face in the aftermath of a devastating tornado.
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Two 5-year-old car fobs stopped working a day apart. The owner guessed they just needed a battery. But the bill to figure out the problem stalled him in his tracks.
The peak travel season has begun, bringing with it crowded planes and higher fares. Consumer Reports has just released its latest airline ratings. They’re based on input from more than 16,000 subscribers. The list of complaints is long.