West Michigan man charged with shining laser at Detroit police helicopter at BLM protest in August

A federal criminal complaint says someone pointed a green-colored laser at a Detroit police helicopter, temporarily blinding the crew for seven seconds. An investigation revealed that person was 32-year-old Michael Hurd of Fennville, who was supposed to be helping people on the ground as a street medic.

Detroit looks to hire returning citizens for increased blight removal effort

As Detroit capitalizes on the passage of Proposal N and ramps up blight removal, it is looking to hire returning citizens from prison to help give them a second chance.

I-75 closed in Metro Detroit this weekend among dozens of planned road closures

From I-75 to the Lodge to 8 Mile and up and down Michigan Highways in Southeast Michigan - traffic will be backed up and restricted as dozens of lane closures are planned this weekend.

Bedrock adding more property on Detroit Riverfront

The land development company's latest acquisition means it owns four locations along the Detroit Riverfront.

Mobile care team bringing COVID-19 vaccine and food to Detroit's poorest

Keenon Carreker was in no hurry to get vaccinated by the time he got the shot at Salvation Army's mobile soup kitchen offering hot dogs and bags of food. But for him, "it helped being right here in my neighborhood."

Covenant House's mission of helping homeless youth shares homegrown success story

The nonprofit that provides care and services for our country's homeless youth. May 17th will be the Night of Covenant House Stars - all to benefit homeless youth. Young people like Jeremiah - who we think is a bit of a star, too.

Woman abducted from Warren Subway found safe, suspect is still on the run

Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer said that Michelle Jackson was found safe. But investigators are still looking for the suspect, Adrian Lamar Brown - who police say has a violent past.

Someone stole a Taco Bell employee's bike in Ferndale. So local police gave him a new one

When Tyreese Taylor learned his stolen bike was getting replaced, he first thought it was a joke. "I was surprised." For Ferndale police officer Christopher Wiacek, "It was just one person being nice to another person."

Woman kidnapped by armed ex-boyfriend from Warren Subway

It happened at 2 p.m. Tuesday at a Subway store at Nine Mile and Schoener. The ex-boyfriend named Adrian Brown, entered, implied he had a gun, and forced her into his burgundy SUV described as a Suburban or Cadillac Denali with Florida license plates.

Former player remembers lessons of murdered Detroit Cass Tech football coach and mentor

Detroit police say Dennis Smith, 46, was shot to death last week. Surveillance video shows a masked man carrying a gun running away from the scene on Livernois near west McNichols on the city's west side.

Detroit finishes Oakman Blvd multi-million project to divert rainwater to medians

The Oakman Boulevard Green Storm Water Infrastructure Project redirects rain and snow-melt from the street into bio-retention gardens located in these medians