November election brings shakeup to Detroit City Council

Despite two incumbents running unopposed and a third scoring a big victory in the 1st District, there were several newcomers that succeeded Tuesday night when results were all tallied up.

Detroit police officer, citizen driver hospitalized after crash

The front end of a police cruiser appeared to be smashed after colliding with another vehicle around 5 a.m. on Nov. 3.

District 4 race for Detroit City Council seat tightens up with Johnson, Elrick

District 4 in Detroit is home to nearly 100,000 people and tomorrow they decide who represents them on City Council in a race that will likely come down to the wire between ML Elrick and Latisha Johnson.

Detroit police has 'relatively quiet' Halloween weekend

"I want to say we had a good weekend," he said. "We all know historically we have not been able to say that."

Freeway shootings are down, but a new kind of road rage is on the rise

"Some of the conversations that they have, are just amazing to me," Shaw said. "I’ve been doing this for 26 years as a trooper and 11 as a military policeman in the Army, society needs a little bit of help right now."

Facebook changes company name to Meta to emphasize its ‘metaverse’ vision

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his company is rebranding itself as Meta, an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future.

Detroit City Council votes to relax lead checkups for landlords to every 3 years

"If you’re doing people wrong, you’re putting people in jeopardy and it’s not just children," she said. "It also impacts a woman’s reproductive system."

2 Detroit police officers charged with bribery as federal probe into improper towing practices widens

Among the men charged was a lieutenant who previously ran the Detroit Police Department's public integrity unit. He allegedly used his position to secure favorable towing referrals in exchange for bribes.

Facebook: Language gaps weaken platform's screening of hate, terrorism

Internal Facebook files reveal that in some of the world’s most volatile regions, terrorist content and hate speech proliferate because of the company’s language gaps.

Detroit's Bates Academy goes virtual after multiple COVID-19 cases

The health department reported 101 new COVID-19 outbreaks at schools last week, adding to the 319 ongoing outbreaks already being tracked.

UPDATE: Homicide suspect dies by sucide after barricading inside Detroit home

Chief James White said the suspect told a citizen he needed to use a phone before the person brought him into their home. At that point, the suspect revealed he was wanted for murder.

Facebook Oversight Board criticizes company for not being ‘fully forthcoming’

“On some occasions, Facebook failed to provide relevant information to the Board, while in other instances, the information it did provide was incomplete,” the Facebook Oversight Board said in its quarterly transparency report.

2 suspects wanted for double murder of couple inside car with child in backseat

The child was unharmed, but DPD says the suspects ran up on both sides of the car firing shots killing a man and a woman in the front seat. The ambush happened at 8:40 p.m. at the Marathon gas station near Ashton and W. Warren.