The Detroit Zoo has announced a baby gorilla has been born for the first time in the Zoo’s 96-year history! 26-year-old Bandia, a first-time mother, gave birth in the early morning hours of Thursday, Aug. 8 – and the Zoo says that mom and baby, along with the father, 36-year-old Mshindi, are all doing very
View this post on Instagram A post shared by MDN (@metrodetroitnews) An hearing in a metro Detroit courtroom took a turn after the defendant began to curse at the judge. It happened in Washtenaw County District Court Cedric Simpson’s courtroom, the same judge who went viral months ago after a man Zoomed in while driving
Detroit police are searching for 3 armed suspects involved in a home invasion and shooting of a dog on the city’s west side. The incident occurred on Saturday around 11:30 a.m., in the 20200 block of Glastonbury, near the Southfield Freeway and 8 Mile. According to police, three armed male suspects backed a stolen black
A 15-year-old was taken into custody Monday afternoon following an investigation into a break-in at a cannabis store early Saturday morning. On August 3, 2024, at around 1:50 a.m., Royal Oak Police received a call about a burglary alarm at a Cannabis Company located in the area of 14 Mile and Coolidge. Officers arrived at
A man has been charged in the murder of well-known Dr. Devon Hoover— more than a year after his killing. 34-year-old Desmond Burks was charged today with first-degree murder, larceny charges, and using a computer to commit a crime. Prosecutors say Burks was in an intimate relationship with Dr. Hoover. On April 23, 2023, 53-year-old
Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her VP running mate for upcoming 2024 election. Tim Walz, 60, is in his second term as Minnesota’s governor, following a 12-year tenure in Congress where he represented a predominantly conservative rural district. Before his time in Congress, Walz worked as a high school teacher, football
A man has been arrested after allegedly attempting to smuggle 200 lbs of cocaine across the Michigan-Canada border. On August 1, 2024 at approximately 4:30 pm, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) discovered and seized 266 pounds of cocaine at the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron. The suspect was
View this post on Instagram A post shared by MDN (@metrodetroitnews) A Warren woman has died after a fiery crash in Sterling Heights on Sunday. The crash happened around 1:50 AM in the area of Van Dyke Avenue and 15 Mile Road. Sterling Heights Police and Fire Departments were called to the scene of a
View this post on Instagram A post shared by MDN (@metrodetroitnews) A vehicle was vandalized with a threatening message while the owner was asleep.. The incident happened in the early morning hours of Friday in the area of Woodward and 7 Mile in Detroit. Two suspects approached the vehicle and spray painted “I’m going k*ll
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