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‘Bark Air’, first airline for dogs, launching flights this month

A new luxury airline for dogs will launch this month. BARK Air is the world’s first air travel experience designed specifically for dogs first, and their human companions second. “BARK Air has taken the white glove experience typical of a human’s first-class experience and redirected all that pampering to pooches – from booking to arrival,

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Several metro Detroit hospitals received letter ‘D’ rating for hospital safety

Several metro #Detroit hospitals received a letter “D” rating for hospital safety, according to a newly released report. Those include McLaren Oakland, McLaren Macomb, DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital, and DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital. The lowest letter rating in Michigan was the letter D. The Leapfrog Group released its spring 2024 Hospital Safety Grades, assigning an “A,”

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Detroit has set the all time day 1 NFL draft record with over 275,000 fans in attendance

JDETROIT has set the all time day 1 NFL Draft record. There are 275,000+ fans in attendance tonight, according to the NFL. The last time the record set was in 2018 in Nashville with 200,000 in attendance.

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Detroit police chief talks safety for NFL draft

View this post on Instagram A post shared by MDN (@metrodetroitnews) As 300,000 people are expected to attend the draft, safety is many people’s priority. We caught up with Detroit police chief James White to see what safety measures are being implemented. Detroit police will work with multiple law enforcement agencies, including Wayne County, Oakland,

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2 kids dead, 13 injured after drunk driver crashes into building during birthday party

2 kids are dead, and 13 others were injured after a drunk driver crashed into a building during a kid’s birthday party. The incident happened Saturday evening at the Swan Boat Club, located in Newport, Monroe County, about 20 minutes south of Detroit Metro Airport. According to police, the female driver, who was in her

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Detroit SOC 2024: major developments, carjack city no-more, transformation of 12K blighted homes, drop in unemployment

View this post on Instagram A post shared by MDN (@metrodetroitnews) Mayor Mike Duggan delivered his 2024 State of the City Address on Wednesday. Here are some of the highlights of the address: You can watch the full state of city by clicking HERE. ▪️Demolished 21,000 blighted houses in 6 years.12,000 were sold or rehabbed.

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Detroit’s Black homeowners gained nearly $3B in real estate wealth from 2014-22: Study

Detroit’s Black and Hispanic/Latino homeowners who stayed in the city since 2014 have added $3 billion in home wealth, according to a new study. A new study released today by the University of Michigan Poverty Solutions found that Black homeowner-occupants in Detroit accumulated $2.8 billion in added home value between 2014 and 2022. Neighborhoods with high concentrations

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Michigan students may soon be able to take mental health days

Students in Michigan may soon be able to take up to five mental health days. According to this legislation, students would be able to take these days no questions asked. The legislation will require votes from the House and Senate before it becomes official.

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Jhené Aiko, Coi Leray, and more set to perform in Detroit

Jhené Aiko announced she will be going on a headlining tour for the first time in five years and will be stopping in Detroit. “The Magic Hour Tour,” co-starring Coi Leray, Tink, UMI and Kiana Lede will see Aiko playing 26 arenas across North America, starting at the Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday, June 19

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Teen faces first degree murder after allegedly killing transgender woman in Highland Park

A teen has been charged after he allegedly fatally shot a transgender woman at a Highland Park hotel, according to prosecutors. Carlos Lamar Scotland, 18, in connection with the fatal shooting of Asia Davis, 36, both of Highland Park. On June 1, 2023, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Highland Park police officers were dispatched to a

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