Jay and Kateri Schwandt love being parents. He was hoping their 13th child would be a girl, she wanted another boy. Whose wish came true?
If you’re putting together your family’s summer calendar– and face it, after a long winter, you’ve earned some fun – here’s a good start.
“Bowling for Rhinos” has raised more than $200,000 in metro Detroit since 1990. You can add to the total at upcoming family-friendly event.
More commonly than many realize, children are left in hot cars to fend for themselves, and the outcomes are tragic.
Admission to more than a half dozen museums and cultural attractions is free to Bank of America and Merrill Lynch cardholders.
What would you do if your 91-year-old parent mistakenly drove 115 miles, and then refused to relinquish the car keys or give up driving?
Do you think Snapchat photos evaporate within seconds of delivery? Guess again – and that’s just one thing parents should be worried about.
Wayne State University study shows students in wealthy districts were most likely to engage in abusive and hurtful social media behavior.
Twenty zoos are in the running for national newspaper’s “Best Zoo Exhibit” title. Here’s how to vote for your favorite.
The free-fall at the gas pump is giving motorists the lowest summertime gas prices in six years. Where will the open road take you?
We’re celebrating National Puppy Day all week long. Please tell us what your dog means to us in the comments.
Fans of the world’s most popular board game voted on cities to be included in the new Monopoly Here & Now games.
A new poll by the University of Michigan casts light on “oversharenting.”
“It’s Howdy Doody time,” of course. The iconic marionette from the long running 1950s kids’ TV program stars once again.
Annual survey offers a chance for families to enjoy nature. Also, did you know a frog’s tongue isn’t attached to the back of its mouth?
There are oodles of family friendly activities going on in southeast Michigan this weekend. Here are a few of them.
Oakland County Parks are offering maple syrup workshops at three county parks on Saturday.
Maj. Rodger Jackson of Macomb County honored for service as command surgeon.
Something unexpected happened when a 7-year-old came home from school wiping tears from the glasses he’d been excited about days before.
Finalists in online voting also include Mitten Crate founder and a former collegiate athlte who proved his physicians wrong.
In a dizzying two days since a reporter told of man’s 21-mile walk to work, strangers give $225,000+ – enough for a car, house and garage.
A Michigan boy has never had a haircut. When he turns 5 on Valentine’s Day, he’ll share his mane to put a smile on some other kids’ faces.
Times have been tough for Mike Secaur, but pawning a diamond ring he thinks he was slipped by mistake “would be the wrong thing to do.”
Dave Brown figured his buddy had died from injuries he suffered in Vietnam in 1968. For many years, Roger Watson was closer than he thought.
The city is joining hands with the Oakland Mediation Center to increase giving and philanthropy in the community.
Baby, who was sheltered by residents of a Detroit suburb, is now the center of attention at an area school district.
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson has been honoring young professionals and opinion leaders since 2012.
The unidentified winner claimed a $3.8 million lump sum.
Three scientists share prize in chemistry for overcoming limitations in optical microscopy.
Level One Bank will match every $10 token with $10, up to $2,000, during a promotion that ends Nov. 15.
Check out Brendan Moore's winning video that also netted the Ferndale Police Department a $10K grant.
Two Henry Ford Cardiac Rehab physiologists helped a Warren man who had a heart attack 37,000 feet over Milwaukee earlier this month.
Grace Community Church's partnering charities, Hospitality House and Open Door Outreach, say demand for hot holiday meals exceeds supply.
A recent Oakland University graduate turned over her entire paycheck as a thank-you and to challenge other young alums.
This is a topsy-turvy story in which a dog gets a “kiss of life" rather than time in the pound when he meets up with the dog catcher.
A volunteer named Mary Young proved she still is – young, that is. But she wasn’t the youngest person helping with Floods of 2014 cleanup.
Being a dad from a distance is tough, but Marine tries to make it work with surprises like the one he pulled off Sunday.
Michigan Community Services Commission is mobilizing volunteers, including veterans with team Rubicon and youths with AmeriCorps.
Tim Currier has been recognized as one of the top school and municipal law in Michigan.
The girl who was disfigured during an attack by a pet raccoon when she was 3 is going back on the ‘Today’ show.