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A fire early Thursday destroyed a home in Southwest Detroit. A family was renovating the house in the area of Dix and Western when it went up in flames.

Every week, FOX 2 will break down the biggest story affecting Metro Detroit and we start with the Karens -- two women who are helping cats and dogs in need.

Will Smith, the former CFO of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, will be sentenced Thursday after admitting to stealing more than $40 million from the nonprofit over the span of nearly a decade.

You might notice downtown Detroit looks a little more blue than normal. It is all geared up for a pivotal game three against the New York Knicks right here at home.

She went missing on March 14 when she left Vista Maria, a juvenile center that troubled children stay at. She was later seen at Beech Daly and Joy roads on March 17.

Michigan lawmakers are working on bills this week to restrict the use of student cell phones in schools. As FOX 2's Tim Skubick reports, the Senate plan gives more authority to local school boards, while the House plan imposes some significant state standards with some flexibility built in.

The bass guitarist for the band AJR is using his platform to encourage young people to get involved in their community. You can read about it in his new book. To share his message, he's teaming up with the advocacy group 'We the People Detroit' and a local influencer.

Bass Guitarist/Author Adam Met is working to promote his book, "Amplify," to motivate his fans and other young people to learn more about the issues in their communities.

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On Wednesday, Dearborn Public Schools rolled out new electric school buses that will help create a cleaner environment. "New zero-emission additions to the fleet and 20 chargers?that?s not just a run-of-the-mill upgrade to a school?s bus system," said an official. "But also public health and the quality of life." In fact, it's one of the largest single school bus deployments in the state.

As many animal abuse cases pop up across Metro Detroit, FOX 2's Taryn Asher sits down with 'The Karens' to discuss what can be done to help keep pets safe, and those responsible held accountable.

Bre Teamer explores how the recycling process works.

Imagine a job where you can work from home and get paid for writing product reviews. It almost sounds too good to be true and as we are now finding out - it most likely is.

An argument led to a non-fatal shooting of a teen on Wednesday.

Multiple college student activists were said to be briefly detained then released. Pro Palestine college students say they were targeted, but law enforcement says that wasn't the case.

Efforts to find Khursheed Ash-Shafi for comment were unsuccessful. But on Monday of this week, the councilman addressed the incident at a council meeting, with a fiery rant.

Tasia Keaton had run away from Vista Maria, a home and shelter for at-risk youth over a month ago.