Most popular cat and dog names of 2025

When it comes to our furry friends, there are endless choices when it comes to cat and dog names.  The team at Rover.com has released their annual report of top cat and dog names.

Powerball ticket sold in Arkansas wins $1.817 billion jackpot

Someone who bought a lottery ticket in Arkansas will most likely have a very memorable Christmas Day, as that ticket won the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot during the drawing on Christmas Eve.

Volunteers sought to build beds for children in need in Metro Detroit

The Farmington Elks, City of Southfield, and Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) have partnered up to assemble 50 beds for kids in the western Wayne County area.

Christmas traffic: Current road conditions around Metro Detroit

Headed to Christmas plans? Check the current traffic conditions around Southeast Michigan before you hit the road.

Whitmer signs law banning bots from buying tickets
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a slew of bills to wind down the year, including one designed to stop bots from buying up mass amounts of concert tickets before actual fans can get them.

Freezing rain could lead to dangerous driving conditions Friday in Metro Detroit - What we know now

The potential is there for a very tricky stretch of weather in Metro Detroit on Friday, Dec. 26, with freezing rain becoming a concern from the early morning hours into the early afternoon.

Dog in Oakland County Animal Shelter for nearly entire year finds home

A dog who spent most of 2025 in the Oakland County Animal Shelter has been adopted after the shelter shared that he was looking for a home.

Impaired driver hits Michigan State Police trooper in Macomb County

A driver believed to be under the influence crashed into a fully marked Michigan State Police SUV on Tuesday morning in Fraser.

Man accused of robbing customers, employees at gunpoint inside Eastpointe business

A Clinton Township man is facing numerous felony charges after allegedly holding customers and employees at an Eastpointe business at gunpoint and robbing each of them.

Christmas Eve shooting wounds woman, baby in Detroit
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A woman and baby are hospitalized but stable after someone fired shots into a Detroit home early Christmas Eve, striking them. The shooter is not in custody, but police are currently working to find them.

New questions as DOJ claims Epstein, Nassar letter is fake
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Knowledge of the letter Jeffrey Epstein allegedly penned to Larry Nassar is not new. In 2019, it was "returned to sender" at the prison where Epstein was held, because of a wrong address. The document was examined by prison staff and a chain of custody documents released by the Bureau of Prisons shows the document was received at that prison, on the specific date and time in question, and was found in the mail room.

Family works to support loved one battling aggressive cancer
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There are several hospital rooms inside Beaumont dressed up with Christmas trees for the holidays to make sure that, no matter what illness someone is battling, they have some holiday cheer around them.

Metro Detroit family works to support loved one battling cancer

The holidays are always special with the more family we have around us, but it’s a bittersweet time for one family supporting their loved one living with an aggressive cancer while going through tough financial times.