Duggan shares dropping COVID-19 numbers in Detroit, still urges caution

"The numbers are coming down extremely fast," said Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan. "We've brought this down at a rate probably faster than any city in the country."

Beaumont Wayne to reopen soon for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients

Beaumont Hospital, Wayne plans to reopen soon to serve both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients after receiving required regulatory approvals. 

Woman grieving son who died in care facility from COVID-19

A woman whose son died from COVID-19 after a stay at a care facility has a message for families to care for their loved ones if at all possible at home during the pandemic.

Grand Circus Detroit offering discounted coding bootcamp for those laid off right now

Grand Circus is offering a Community Relief Scholarship that covers half of coding bootcamp tuition for students whose livelihood is threatened due to the recent outbreak.

Whitmer calls latest capitol protest 'disturbing' as Trump urges her to 'make a deal'

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer responded to a tweet from President Trump, urging her to "make a deal" with Michiganders who disagree with the stay-home restrictions.

Michigan GOP Senator, majority leader condems armed protesters in Capitol, calls them 'bunch of jackasses' 

In the wake of Thursday's raucous protest in Lansing against Governor Gretchen Whitmer's Stay Home order, Republican state Senator, and Majority Leader, Mike Shirkey said people who used threats to stir up fear not only do they not represent the cause of protesters, they are "a bunch of jackasses".

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sets requirements for construction sites to reopen

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed an executive order to allow residential and commercial construction to restart on May 7 and set requirements that sites must follow to maintain the health of employees.

Michigan GOP intends to sue Governor over state of emergency declaration
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After a wild day in Lansing, Governor Gretchen Whitmer ended it by issuing an emergency declaration until May 28. A decision that was admonished by Republicans who passed a resolution saying they will file a lawsuit against Whitmer.

Gov. Whitmer extends state of emergency until May 28 in trio of new executive orders

Whitmer took shots at the Republicans in her release saying by "refusing" to extend the states of emergency and disaster they are putting their heads in the sand and risking lives. 

Homicides up, total crime down: DPD Chief James Craig talks stats during pandemic

Craig says his officers are ready for anything, like making sure felons know they're not relaxing efforts right nab the bad guys because of coronavirus.

New Whitmer executive order sets remote learning guidelines for remainder of K-12 school year

Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-65 to extend and clarify Executive Order 2020-35, ordering all K-12 school buildings to close for instructional purposes to students for the remainder of the school year, and provided continuity of learning infrastructure by setting guidelines for remote learning. 

Oakland County ramps up COVID-19 testing, small biz fund to get $12M

 About 1,377 reported COVID-19 cases among residents and 373 additional cases among staff members. There have been 346 deaths all according to the county's director of Health and Human Services.

Wayne County is laying off 227 employees due to COVID-19 pandemic impact

The county expects the moves to save $30.3 million and was approved by County Commission following negotiations with employee bargaining units.

Duggan: Detroiters with chronic illnesses need to start getting treatment again

When the COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak, it made sense to stay away from the hospitals. But it's time for those suffering from chronic illnesses to start to get treatments again.

Sinks, stoves, toilets: curbside trash getting out of hand during COVID-19

We talk with Dominic Tringali from Tringali Sanitation in Troy about ways you can help the garbage collectors stay safe during the pandemic.

Number of people found dead at home increasing drastically during COVID-19

Coronavirus-related or not, emergency room doctors are urging anyone with serious symptoms to seek care immediately to avoid a more difficult, prolonged recovery, or worse, death.