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New Detroit schools program will pay students $2,000 to stay after school & work on reading

View this post on Instagram A post shared by MDN (@metrodetroitnews) Detroit Public Schools Community District is offering high school students the chance to earn $2,000 by attending after-school literacy tutoring. The program aims to help students improve their reading skills with one-on-one or small group sessions led by trained district staff. • When: Four

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$100 Million lawsuit filed against Warren police after crash that left 2 dead

A $100,000,000 lawsuit has been filed against Warren police on behalf of Cedric Hayden Jr. and DeJuan Pettis, who lost their lives in a crash involving a Warren Police vehicle. The deadly crash occurred in the early hours of Monday morning at the intersection of Schoenherr and Prospect in Warren. The victims, Cedric Hayden Jr.,

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Warren police investigating shooting at McDonald’s

Warren police are investigating a a shootout at a McDonalds late Friday evening. The shootings happened at McDonald’s parking lot at the intersection of 9 Mile and Vandyke. One group arrived to the parking lot and confronted another group already at the location. An altercation ensued, leading to both parties exchanging shots, according to officials.

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Sterling Heights has the best driver in Michigan, according to new study

Sterling Heights has the best drivers in Michigan, according to a recent study by Leading-Tree. Data from August 2023 to August 2024 shows that Sterling Heights drivers had just over four traffic incidents per 1,000 drivers, the lowest rate among Michigan’s largest cities. These incidents include speeding, accidents, and DUIs, according to the study.

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3 teens injured after shooting in Detroit

3 teens were injured after a shooting in Detroit Thursday night. The shooting happened in the block of Wisconsin near Lodge & Wyoming. According to Detroit Police Chief James White, an altercation occurred earlier that day between a group of teens. A few hours after the altercation, a Chrysler 300 pulled up to the area

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Sterling Heights police find alligator under car

Sterling Heights police found a 4 foot alligator under a car Thursday morning. The discovery was made after a 911 call about a loose alligator on Summit drive, according to a news release. Professionals from the Reptarium Zoo in Utica were called to capture the gator safely, police say. Officials are warning people owning a

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Student arrested After bringing loaded gun to Eastpointe High School

A student was arrested after showing up with a loaded gun to school. At approximately 8:00AM, Eastpointe Officers were dispatched to Eastpointe High School. Further investigation revealed that a sixteen-year-old student brought a loaded gun to the school, police said in a news release. When the student was entering the school, Security Officers, observed a

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Warren cop was speeding and had no lights on, family attorney says

The families of Cedric Hayden and DeJuan Pettis, who tragically lost their lives in a car crash involving a Warren Police vehicle early Monday morning, have retained the prominent Fieger Law firm to represent them. The crash, which occurred around 5 a.m. at Schoenherr and Prospect, took the lives of bHayden, 34, and Pettis, 33,

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Starting today, Detroit restaurants will display signs with health inspection grading

Starting today, over 1,900 food establishments across Detroit will display new color-coded placards as part of the city’s “Dining with Confidence” ordinance, aimed at ensuring transparency and public safety regarding food inspections, according to officials. The new ordinance, which uses green, white, and red placards to indicate an establishment’s compliance with Michigan’s Food Safety Code,

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5-year-old shot during fight outside Detroit home

An investigation is underway after a 5-year-old was shot in Detroit. The shooting happened Tuesday evening in the block of Planview, near W. Chicago and Southfield. A large altercation happened outside a Detroit home when shots were fired. One of the shots struck a 5-year-old girl. The child was then driven to a nearby hospital

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