Detroit Mosiac Youth Theatre becomes powerhouse in performing arts, offers virtual camp

The Mosaic Youth Theatre gathered a few of their talented performers, students who haven't been together since March because of COVID-19 - but it wasn't really a reunion.

Pregnant mother of 2 loses everything in house fire on Detroit's east side

"I had just got brand new furniture, new refrigerator, stove, everything was brand new in the house," she said. "Like I lost every fricking thing. Everything." 

Detroit's trending crime in the age of COVID
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Violent crime is up but overall crime is down in Detroit. How Michigan has handled COVID-19 and the way protesters treated the city had direct factors on the city's crime rate, chief Craig said.

Facing budget cuts, U.S. Postal Service rallies in Michigan to #SaveThePostOffice
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Threatened by financial hardship induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan postal workers will be rallying in Detroit and Kalamazoo Tuesday in a plea for increased funding.

Metro Detroit bookstore's sales surge as readers search for books on race (reading list included)

Though the pandemic hit hard, a Detroit bookstore owner that specializes in African American culture and literature has been flooded with businesses as people look to learn more about race and social injustice.

Lose that COVID 15 with Jabs Gym's outdoor workouts at Eastern Market
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A boxing gym in downtown Detroit is hosting 6 p.m. workouts every Wednesday in Shed 2 of Eastern Market where socially-distance cardio exercises are in full swing.

New drive-in movie theater opens in Sterling Heights
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With social distancing rules not going anywhere anytime soon, many are finding creative solutions to keeping the fun going - even during the pandemic. One way are drive-in movie theaters, which have popped up around Metro Detroit this 2020.

One man and one child in critical condition after shooting on Detroit's west side injures three

A 37-year-old man and a 10-year-old girl are in critical condition at a hospital after a shooting injured them and a 9-year-old boy on the city's west side near 7 Mile. The shooting happened in the 19700 Block of Plainview Avenue around 8 p.m. Sunday.

Man and two kids hospitalized after Father's Day Shooting on city's west side
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A 37-year-old man and a 10-year-old girl are in critical condition at a hospital after a shooting injured them and a 9-year-old boy on the city's west side near 7 Mile. The shooting happened in the 19700 Block of Plainview Avenue around 8 p.m. Sunday.

Protest organized to bring justice to women killed to police brutality

“I feel like I’ve been over policed, over-sexualized my entire life,” said protest organizer, Ama Russell. “In any space, even in school, I am not heard and just reduced to a supportive role. 

Detroit Officer suspended following police brutality allegations during protests

The Detroit Police Department has suspended one of its own amid an investigation involving an M-Live journalist during a Black Lives Matter Protest. 

Two men shot in the 7300 block of St. John, conditions unknown

Two men were injured during a shooting that happened early Sunday morning around 1:30 in the 7300 block of St. John.