Most Detroit Lions fans are familiar with the players showing their prowess on the field, but their training begins away from the lights and fans.

A Farmington Hills man has been sentenced to eight years behind bars for his role in a car theft plot.

It’s a Metro Detroit community on the rebound in the heart of Oakland County.

Here’s a look at every playoff game in the history of the Detroit Lions franchise dating back to the 1930s.

Barry Sanders is widely regarded as one of the best running backs and Detroit Lions players of all time, but there’s always that one elephant in the room.

The Detroit Lions players and coaches got much national attention from HBO’s Hard Knocks. Now that the season’s started, the national spotlight is on the fans for the wrong reasons.

Jason Colthorp introduced Adrian Dantley to the man who infamously stole his shoes from the Detroit Pistons locker room during the 1988 NBA Finals.

This week marks the 30th anniversary of one of the darkest moments in the history of the Detroit Lions franchise.

Lomas Brown talked to us about the day his friend Mike Utley was paralyzed during a Detroit Lions game against the Los Angeles Rams at the Pontiac Silverdome.

The Detroit Lions were hosting the Los Angeles Rams on Nov. 17, 1991 at the Pontiac Silverdome when one of the most devastating moments in Detroit sports history happened.

If you need any further proof of just how much Metro Detroit relies on Amazon you only need to take a look at the Silver Dome site in Pontiac, the massive warehouse in Hazel Park and the former state fairgrounds.

DETROIT - Here's what's coming up on Local 4 News at Noon (watch the episode above).UAW-GM strike: Follow live updates on day 4Leaders of the United Autoworkers (UAW) union decided to initiate a strike Sunday against General Motors as contract negotiations went beyond a weekend deadline. U.S. Department of Justice files lawsuit against city of Troy for discriminationThe Justice Department announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Troy alleging that the city violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000Amazon says it wants to build on Pontiac Silverdome siteIt's official: Amazon wants to build on the 130 acre Pontiac Silverdome site, which has been in decline since 2002. Detroit Youth Choir takes 2nd place in 'America's Got Talent' finalsThe group finished in second place in the finals and while they're not taking home the $1 million prize, they'll always be champions to the city of Detroit. Metro Detroit weather: Here's what to expect Friday, this weekendSkies will be brilliant and bright today with tons of Thursday sunshine and lower humidity once again with that picture perfect high target of 80F. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Amazon's plan for the former site of the Pontiac Silverdome is grand. Will it happen? Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

PONTIAC, Mich. - Amazon wants to put a massive sorting and delivering complex on the Pontiac Silverdome site. Seefried Industrial Properties would own and build the complex, with Amazon as its tenant. Seefried has built many of Amazons industrial properties. City officials, Amazon and Seefried Industrial Properties have been In talks about redeveloping the site, and that has included input from neighbors in nearby subdivisions. If all goes as expected and the deal goes through, construction is expected to begin before the end of the year.

PONTIAC, Mich. - Starting at 10 p.m. Friday, July 26, eastbound and westbound M-59 will be closed between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Opdyke Road in Pontiac to allow crews to safely demolish the old Silverdome pedestrian bridge. Both directions of M-59 will be closed between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Opdyke Road to remove a pedestrian bridge. In addition to the freeway closure, crews will also close the following ramps:The southbound I-75 ramp to westbound M-59The Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard ramp to eastbound M-59The southbound Opdyke Road to westbound M-59The Opdyke Road ramp to eastbound M-59. During the closure, eastbound M-59 traffic will be detoured south on Woodward Avenue to eastbound Square Lake Road, then northbound I-75 back to eastbound M-59. Westbound M-59 traffic will be detoured onto northbound I-75 to University Drive, then southbound I-75 to westbound Square Lake Road, then north on Woodward Avenue back to westbound M-59.

The Pontiac Silverdome is long gone after being demolished last December, but the old freeway signs are still on the shelf. Previous: VIDEO: Second partial implosion attempt at Pontiac Silverdome successfulThe Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be putting up for bid two road signs featuring the Pontiac Silverdome beginning Monday, Sept. 10, and ending Monday, Sept. 24. MDOT regularly recycles old signs but there has been quite a bit of interest in these particular signs since the Silverdome was torn down. Winning bidders will need to pick up the signs by Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the MDOT Auburn Hills garage. History of the Pontiac SilverdomeThe Pontiac Silverdome was the former home of the Detroit Lions (1975-2001), the Detroit Pistons (1978-1988) and the North American Soccer League's Detroit Express (1978-1980).