Couple deescalates, disarms man with gun on crystal meth at coffee shop
"He pulls the gun and I’m looking at it like that’s a gun," Gottschalk said. "He just grabbed it out of his right pocket and he set it down there and says don’t touch it."
'I was going to die': Heroic stranger saves choking woman at Warren restaurant
"I really felt (at first) like I'm okay, if you watch the video, you can see I started to (panic), 'Oh my goodness I'm not OK.'"
Quite a calling: 3 generations of family work demolition removing Detroit blight
"I guess it’s in our bloodline," quipped Leo Mumpfield Sr. "It’s my father, me, and my son. And we’re all doing the same thing."
7-year-old helps save great-grandma who was pinned under rolling SUV
"I told her, you saved your grandmother's life, and she said, 'I did what I am supposed to do,'" her mom said.
Dearborn Heights Robichaud's backpack pantry helps students with food insecurity
"So they’ll come in they’ll go to the pantry and fill up their backpack and then walk back out," said Tanisha Bolden, Westwood Community School District. "There's nothing to be ashamed about and it’s nothing to be embarrassed about."
Coast Guard saves dog that fell through ice in Detroit River
Coast Guardsmen were out checking the ice thickness and training at the time of their discovery near Grayhaven Island before the heroic rescue.
Meet the first babies born in 2023 at DMC, Ascension and Corewell Health
Meet the first babies born in 2023!
Donations to The Drew Crew helps paralysis patients like Drew Clayborn
“For someone on a ventilator, for someone like myself who is C-1/C-2 complete paralysis, life expectancy was five years," said Clayborn. “ Every day I live past that. I think about it all the time… I'm beating the odds. I have a second chance at life and I want to do as much as I can with it.”
Best friends, daughters of Lebanese immigrants empower other Arab women with higher education goals
They both say, as they matured, growing up as modern women in a traditional household had its challenges. From a young age, they wanted more, they wanted to be independent, and self-sufficient with degrees and careers - but they felt pressure.
Santa's helpers: Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries delivers Christmas cheer to families in need
The Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries is sponsoring 700 families this Christmas - giving gifts to more than 2,400 children.
4-year-old chief for a day battling brain cancer gets Christmas party from Detroit police
So far, he’s completed four rounds of radiation, which his dad Jorge says, hasn’t been easy.
Recording artist Filthy Rockwell's charity delivers holiday gifts to families in need
“It wasn’t Christmas in some of these houses," he said. "Some of the families needed food. So it became a necessity.”
Moonbeams for Sweet Dreams is back after 2 years, lighting up the night with hope
Friday night brought shining lights of holiday cheer and love at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. As children and adults shined lights at the hospital, and the young patients inside flashed their own, right back.
Deer with Halloween plastic bucket stuck on its face freed by South Lyon rescue group
After hours of attempting a rescue, the heroes used a drop net to trap Bucky and then they cut the pumpkin bucket apart. Video shows the deer run back into the woods as the plastic pumpkin was removed.
Detroit school is gifted $20,000 of new instruments for music program
"We want to make sure that we bring programming to support them," said Mary Culler, president of the Ford Motor Company Fund. "So by donating instruments, they can absolutely keep their programs strong and really be able to expand it, to include other kids."
Melvindale man happy to be home after wrongful imprisonment in Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Salem held up his American passport and said, "This is power."
Inspiring 11-year-old who lost leg and diagnosed with cancer gets birthday surprise
Despite everything Kenyon Sims has been through, it hasn’t stopped Kenyon from showing love to every person he meets. Today he got some of that love back.
A Girl Like Me Inc. helps support young girls and mothers meet the challenge of parenthood
Tyra founded “A Girl Like Me Inc.” to encourage and empower other young girls and mothers ages 11 to 25, many of whom, she says, are too scared to tell anyone they’re pregnant.
15th Rock 4 Tots fundraiser collects Christmas gifts for kids in need, showcasing bands all weekend
A Detroit tradition Rock for Tots returns where you can see the best local bands for a whole weekend - and help out kids at the same time.
Taylor 14-year-old boxing standout aims for 7th national title
“He hits you, and you look at him like 'Yo, did he just do that?'" said trainer Husam Almashhadi.