As a city council person it’s Priscilla Ayres-Reiss’ job to protect and fight for the citizens of Southgate. She had no idea she would become a victim and need someone to fight for her when her Facebook account got stolen.
During this time of year, a lot of us are focused on creating memorable moments, whether shopping for the best gift or perfecting family recipes. Sometimes what we really want isn’t for sale. For many families, someone we love is missing from the dining room table.
A Wayne County man was arrested Tuesday night after leading police on a chase in a suspected stolen car, then stopping at a casino.
Despite heavy flames, smoke and structural collapse in some areas, first responders entered the burning building to rescue residents, some without any protective gear or equipment.
Local 4 Insiders spoke out three days after a fire at a Southgate senior living facility, sharing concerns about the response efforts.
Southgate police have released new footage of the intense fire that broke out Friday, Oct. 24, at the American House senior living facility on Allen Road near Dix Toledo and Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Southgate Fire Chief Justin Graves provided an update on the massive fire that crews were battling at a senior living facility.
Following a successful community drive earlier this month, the Salvation Army Downriver Corps Community Center hosted a backpack distribution event at its building in Wyandotte, where dozens of backpacks and thousands of school supplies were handed out to local families.
Thousands of students across Metro Detroit are preparing to head back to school next week. As the first day approaches, many families are in a last-minute scramble to get their children ready.
Back-to-school shopping can quickly add up for families, creating a financial burden as kids prepare for the new year.
HopCat in Southgate opened on June 30. Now the gastropub is welcoming the public to a grand opening celebration with free cosmick fries, giveaways and swag.
A 20-year-old suspect now faces potential felony assault charges after allegedly shooting two Southgate police officers Thursday night, triggering a massive manhunt that put neighborhoods on lockdown for more than four hours.
Two police officers are recovering after being shot by a man at a Southgate apartment complex on Thursday.
The shelter-in-place order has been lifted in Southgate as Jeremiah Christian Kemp, the 20-year-old man who shot two officers, has been captured.
Joe Marsh, Director of Public Safety for the city of Southgate, provided an update on the shooting of two officers.
Two officers have been shot, one suspect has been arrested, and another is still at large following an apartment complex shooting in Southgate.
An active scene is unfolding at a Marathon gas station where police from Allen Park, Lincoln Park, Southgate, and Michigan State Police are negotiating with a man who is held up inside with a knife.
Nearly 30 people were injured and one person was killed following four separate fires and explosion in Metro Detroit this week.
The Metro Narcotics Enforcement Team (MNET) seized 1.2 kilograms of cocaine, a number of oxycodone pills, and two guns in a Metro Detroit raid.
Through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), FEMA has awarded the first increment of a $22.5 million grant to install a relief sewer in Southgate.
Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Michael Richard Navoy, 70, of Allen Park, in connection with human trafficking and prostitution of women.
Southgate police are searching for a man posing as an armored truck employee to get into a cash safe.
A man was arrested Wednesday evening after shooting someone several times and then barricading himself from officers for a brief period.
Alyssa Taylor Usher, 30, from Riverview, has pleaded guilty to her role in a drunken head-on Southgate crash that killed one person and injured four others.
A Southgate school bus driver is being credited with saving the life of a 7-year-old Northpointe Elementary School student.
Those who live in Downriver communities may awaken to find their lawns adorned with Easter eggs, with proceeds supporting a young girl impacted by seizures.
A federal jury has convicted a Southgate man on multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a child, coercion, enticement of a minor, and receipt of child pornography.
A massive fire on a second-story balcony has displaced hundreds of senior citizens living at the Southgate Meadows Apartment Complex.
People living in a Southgate neighborhood share concerns over a vacant school being demolished due to what they believe what was inside of it.
If there’s one thing missing from an IMAX movie experience, it’s a reclining chair -- and MJR Theatres is constructing just that in Metro Detroit.
People living in a Southgate neighborhood share concerns over a vacant school being demolished due to what they believe what was inside of it.
A Michigan Lottery player won $25,000 a year on a Lucky For Life ticket purchased at a Southgate 7-Eleven store.
According to his plea deal, while working as a detective, Michael Pacteles accepted bribes, including a vehicle and $3,200 in cash from the towing company operator.
A 35-year-old man has been arrested for killing a 41-year-old in the middle of the night at a Southgate home, police said.
Residents of a Southgate apartment complex were forced out of their homes over the weekend due to busted pipes that drenched their homes.
A Southgate couple celebrated their love and said their “I dos” on Wednesday in front of family and friends at the ALDI model store in Illinois.
Auto-makers have made it clear that electric vehicles are the future. For that to happen, you need places to charge them, and that’s what Kroger, DTE, and a company called Volta Charging are trying to do as they’re looking to bring charging stations to places that don’t have many.
State police said they found cocaine and a loaded gun inside a car after arresting the driver for operating without a license near a motel in Southgate.
A Southgate man is accused of murdering his wife inside their home and moving her body to another location in Washtenaw County, police said.
Police located the body of a missing Southgate woman and her husband was taken into custody, police said.
The body of a missing Southgate woman was found in Superior Township, officials say. The husband is in custody.
Seven police departments helped arrest a man after he drove off with his girlfriend’s 2-year-old child during an argument in Lincoln Park and fled from officers at high speeds in three different cities, officials said.
A Southgate man is accused of sending nude photographs to a 13-year-old girl and enticing her to do so in return, officials said. He was a friend of the girl’s family, according to police.
A Southgate nurse admitted that she stole COVID vaccine cards from a Detroit hospital and sold them to residents for $150-$200.
Gary Franklin and his family were on vacation in Playa del Carmen and doing some snorkeling in the Gulf of Mexico when Franklin felt his University of Michigan class ring slip off his finger.
A dangerous TikTok challenge is now hitting close to home. It involves Orbeez, which are small gel water pellets being shot out of guns seen in the video player above.
An 11-year-old brought a BB gun to an elementary school in Southgate and shot a fellow student during recess, officials said.
