Ambassador? Bank owner? Feds say no, allege Farmington Hills woman is a fraud
Read full article: Ambassador? Bank owner? Feds say no, allege Farmington Hills woman is a fraudA Farmington Hills woman who said she was an ambassador and a successful bank and hotel owner is accused of “misleading” others about her success and convincing an investor into sending her $200,000, according to court documents.
Detroit Training Center truck driving school owner admits to 221 counts of violations
Read full article: Detroit Training Center truck driving school owner admits to 221 counts of violationsThe Investigators at Local 4 have uncovered why a Detroit workforce development school had to shut down its commercial truck driving classes.
Oakland County task force is going after men paying for trafficked women, and it’s caught on video
Read full article: Oakland County task force is going after men paying for trafficked women, and it’s caught on videoBusted at an Oakland County hotel, and it’s all caught on video. This is part of a special task force that arrests the “Johns ” who are hiring human trafficking victims.
Oakland County officials target human trafficking at local massage spas
Read full article: Oakland County officials target human trafficking at local massage spasImages inside local massage businesses in Oakland County are exposing an underworld of human trafficking going on in our neighborhoods and strip malls.
Why a Detroit firefighter’s widow is asking for a ‘line of duty’ designation in husband’s death
Read full article: Why a Detroit firefighter’s widow is asking for a ‘line of duty’ designation in husband’s deathA widow of a Detroit firefighter who died of cancer is asking the city to help her family --- as her husband helped Detroit citizens for decades.
CEOs, engineers, dealership owners: Men busted in Oakland County human trafficking sting
Read full article: CEOs, engineers, dealership owners: Men busted in Oakland County human trafficking stingJohns that are hiring human trafficking victims were busted at an Oakland County hotel. It was all caught on video.
Michigan State Police release 2025 traffic crash data: What to know
Read full article: Michigan State Police release 2025 traffic crash data: What to knowMichigan State Police released the final traffic crash data for 2025 revealing that traffic fatalities declined slightly even though the total number of crashes increased.
Mother says son’s remains were thrown in trash after deadly Inkster crash
Read full article: Mother says son’s remains were thrown in trash after deadly Inkster crash"How did he not matter?": Mother files federal lawsuit alleging son's remains were left in a parking lot and garbage bin after a deadly Inkster crash.
‘It’s the not knowing’: Sister pleads for answers after Michigan woman vanishes
Read full article: ‘It’s the not knowing’: Sister pleads for answers after Michigan woman vanishesKellie James describes her sister, Kassandra Merrow, 56, as “funny, witty,” and “very smart,” but she hasn’t seen her face or heard her laugh for over seven years.
Family pleads for tips just days before sentencing in Macomb County mother’s death
Read full article: Family pleads for tips just days before sentencing in Macomb County mother’s deathThe family of a Macomb County woman who was left to die in the street last winter is asking for witnesses to come forward before the man accused in her death is sentenced.
Attorney General receives 3 complaints about well-known Michigan football tailgater
Read full article: Attorney General receives 3 complaints about well-known Michigan football tailgaterA well-known Michigan football tailgater is the subject of three complaints that have been sent to the state’s Attorney General.
Michigan football fans claim HailGate founder scammed them out of Morgan Wallen tickets, VIP experiences
Read full article: Michigan football fans claim HailGate founder scammed them out of Morgan Wallen tickets, VIP experiencesMorgan Wallen tickets. Meet-and-greets. University of Michigan game tickets. Signed memorabilia—it’s all at the center of what dozens of people are calling an elaborate scam.
Legislation announced with goal of improving protections for Michigan’s mental health patients
Read full article: Legislation announced with goal of improving protections for Michigan’s mental health patientsThere’s a new push to protect vulnerable patients in Michigan’s five mental health hospitals.
Evidence destroyed, a case gone cold: Gail Webster’s daughters still fight for justice
Read full article: Evidence destroyed, a case gone cold: Gail Webster’s daughters still fight for justiceGail Webster was beaten to death in her Troy apartment in 1978. The killer has never been caught. Her daughters have never stopped fighting for justice.
Detroit family questions Gethsemane Cemetery after learning loved one was buried in shared grave
Read full article: Detroit family questions Gethsemane Cemetery after learning loved one was buried in shared graveRoland Moore, 19, was laid to rest at a Detroit cemetery. Over a decade later, his family learned another person had been placed in the same grave.
Former Vista Maria residents hold large gathering as abuse lawsuit expands against nonprofit
Read full article: Former Vista Maria residents hold large gathering as abuse lawsuit expands against nonprofitFormer residents of Vista Maria gathered Tuesday evening in Allen Park for what organizers described as the largest survivor meet-up since a lawsuit was filed accusing the Dearborn Heights nonprofit of years of abuse and systemic failures.
A Detroit family visited 19-year-old’s grave for years. Then a stranger’s headstone appeared
Read full article: A Detroit family visited 19-year-old’s grave for years. Then a stranger’s headstone appearedThe family of 19-year-old Roland Moore says they spent years visiting his gravesite, believing he was buried alone, until they learned a decade later that another person had been placed in the same grave.
What we know about the quadruple murder that shattered a Livonia neighborhood
Read full article: What we know about the quadruple murder that shattered a Livonia neighborhoodA Livonia family tragedy: Four loved ones lost in a rare act of violence, leaving a community in shock and searching for answers.
‘Complete shock:’ Family, community mourn as memorial grows at Livonia home after mass shooting
Read full article: ‘Complete shock:’ Family, community mourn as memorial grows at Livonia home after mass shootingA Livonia family tragedy: Four loved ones lost in a rare act of violence, leaving a community in shock and searching for answers.
The ‘heartless grifter’ from Dearborn who scammed 25+ people out of thousands, police say
Read full article: The ‘heartless grifter’ from Dearborn who scammed 25+ people out of thousands, police sayHe’s a “heartless grifter” who scammed more than 25 people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, officials say. For the past several months, we’ve been investigating a Dearborn man facing a slew of allegations.
Woodhaven releases results of independent investigation into allegations made by mayor, administrator
Read full article: Woodhaven releases results of independent investigation into allegations made by mayor, administratorA newly obtained independent investigation into allegations involving Woodhaven Mayor Patricia Odette found that many of the most serious accusations against her could not be substantiated, while also concluding that some concerns regarding city resources, health insurance coverage, and administrative practices were valid.
Investigators at Local 4 confront accused ‘practiced and heartless’ auto scammer
Read full article: Investigators at Local 4 confront accused ‘practiced and heartless’ auto scammerAn alleged auto scam that spans multiple southeast Michigan cities and counties, and reaches into another state, has left more than 25 people out hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to police.
Woodhaven mayor says she feels ‘vindicated’ after investigation finds no intentional wrongdoing
Read full article: Woodhaven mayor says she feels ‘vindicated’ after investigation finds no intentional wrongdoingWoodhaven Mayor Patricia Odette said she feels “vindicated” after an independent investigation into allegations of misconduct found no evidence of intentional wrongdoing, a finding revealed during a City Council meeting Tuesday evening.