4th of July fireworks: Tips for keeping pets safe this holiday

While fireworks are pretty, they can be upsetting for animals and can even cause your animal to run away. Here are tips for keeping your animals safe this 4th of July.

Shooting, stabbing aboard Detroit buses prompt increased police patrols

After a stabbing and shooting aboard Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) buses this week, police are upping patrols of buses.

Detroit bus violence prompts police response
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After two violent incidents aboard Detroit buses in 24 hours, police are ramping up bus patrols to keep passengers safe.

Invasive hydrilla in Southwest Michigan ponds required massive removal effort

An ominous warning about the world's most invasive aquatic plant was given after Michigan plunged manpower, money, and more removing hydrilla: "It will come back"

Push to stay safe on the water this holiday weekend
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The Oakland County Sheriff?s Office says it is really about education and making sure people know the right things to do while out on the water so that good times never have a chance of ending in tragedy.

Salute to America at Greenfield Village
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America's birthday is in a few days, but the party got started Wednesday night at Greenfield Village in Dearborn.

Oakland County deputies work to keep people safe on the water during 4th of July

Thousands of Metro-Detroiters are expected to hit the waterways for the Fourth of July weekend, but first responders are hoping to avoid a repeat of the large number of drownings they saw last year.

Dearborn police concerned after hospital patients released without essentials
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Police body-worn cameras captured a patient just discharged from Corewell Health Hospital in Dearborn. He didn?t have shoes on and was hooked up to a colostomy bag, wandering a neighborhood near the hospital when Dearborn police responded.

Detroit sues blockchain-based real estate company from Florida

The City of Detroit is filing what is being called the largest lawsuit of its kind in city history in the ongoing fight against blight.

Detroit sues blockchain-based real estate company over rentals
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Its violations include a damaged roof, porch, windows, and grass and weeds out of control. This house is considered unlivable. This is part of the city's effort to beautify its neighborhoods by cleaning up homes that have been eyesores for years. It affects not only the city but also the neighbors.

Detroit police continue to search for suspect in shooting of 17-year-old

A 17-year-old boy remains in critical condition after being shot in the head in Detroit on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the shooter remains on the run.

Detroit teen in critical condition after being shot in the head
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Detroit Police continued Wednesday to investigate Tuesday?s 4 p.m. shooting where a 17-year-old was shot in the head, still clinging to life while the shooter remains on the run.

Hit and Run victim speaks out as police search for driver
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A Garden City resident is sharing her story after she narrowly escaped death. The woman was crossing a street when she became the victim of a hit-and-run.

UMass Amherst student interning with Rep. Ron Estes killed in DC shooting

A student at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst who was in D.C. interning with the office of Kansas Rep. Ron Estes was killed in a triple shooting in Northwest on Monday, police say.

Attorneys of Sean 'Diddy' Combs speaks to press amid sentencing
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Combs now faces up to 20 years in prison, though the judge could issue concurrent sentences, which would cap his time at 10 years. Sentencing was initially set for October 3, but his lawyers asked for a hearing to move that sooner.