Motorcyclist dead after crash on WB I-94 in Detroit

A preliminary investigation by police revealed the motorcyclist, from Lakewood, Ohio, was “weaving" in and out of traffic lanes at high speeds. According to police, he sideswiped a passenger car that was traveling in the right lane while attempting to pass it on the right shoulder.

Helicopter drops cash on Gratiot Avenue

It was a unique way one family decided to honor a loved one who recently died. That man was Darrell Thomas, who was remembered as a legendary community member in the city.

Detroit police identify, still searching for suspect in fireworks shooting

On Monday, June 23, minutes before the firework display started, a fight escalated to gunshots in the area of Larned and Randolph. Detroit police say 19-year-old Romulus man Alphonso Cooper Jr. got into an altercation over a debt of $200 with another man when he allegedly pulled out a gun and fired two shots. Officials say Cooper's target, a 17-year-old from Romulus, was shot while an uninvolved 22-year-old woman in the crowd was also hit. Both suffered non-life-threatening injuries.