Man wanted for torture, sex assault of ex with hot hair straightener found shot 7 times

A Van Buren man was able to elude the cops for a week after police said he tortured and sexually assaulted his ex with a hot hair straightener. But they eventually found him and, when they did, he had been shot 7 times.

Flat Rock man charged after 17-year-old killed in Huron Township

A 20-year-old Flat Rock man is accused of shooting and killing a 17-year-old boy in Huron Township over the weekend.

Lamont Dozier, writer of dozens of Motown hits, dies at 81

Lamont Dozier, the middle name of the celebrated Holland-Dozier-Holland team that wrote and produced "You Can’t Hurry Love," "Heat Wave" and dozens of other hits and helped make Motown an essential record company of the 1960s and beyond, has died at age 81.

Detroit exoneree freed after wrongful murder conviction holds $25,000 gas giveaway

Davontae Sanford spent years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. He's now spending some of his settlement money helping women and elderly people fill up their gas tanks.

Smokey Robinson among Motown greats to attend completion of museum expansion

While Hitsville, USA will remain at 2648 West Grand Boulevard, three nearby buildings have been transformed camps, workshops, master classes, and community events.

19-year-old shot and killed walking out of party store in Inkster

A few minutes in the store, when Steward walked out - witnesses say he exchanged words with someone in another car that pulled up, then - a gun was pulled out and fired at the teen.

Wyandotte teen shot to death in Huron Township

A 17-year-old from Wyandotte was shot and killed over the weekend in Huron Township.

Quadruple murder suspect found dead in Wayne County Jail while awaiting trial

Raymond Bailey, a man accused of killing two sisters and their cousins in Sumpter Township in 2020, was found dead in his Wayne County Jail cell over the weekend.

Detroit shootings: 5 killed, 19 wounded in second consecutive violent weekend

For the second straight weekend, Detroit Police were responding to multiple shootings that killed a total of 5 people and injured at least 19 others.

Blighted Detroit home near Little Caesars Arena previously listed at $5M burns down

The eyesore resisted efforts to rehabilitate the property even as the area around the home modernized and grew. That includes the construction of Little Caesars Arena.

Couple dies from smoke inhalation after fire tears through Detroit home

Though the fire never made it to the back of the home where the couple was found, officials believe the amount of smoke in the house contributed to their deaths.

19-year-old fatally shot at party store in Inkster

The victim was fatally shot after exchanging a few words with an unknown suspect, police say.