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.
NerdWallet crunched U.S. Census data to assess four key factors that make cities attractive to young families with children.
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.
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.
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.
Michigan Community Services Commission is mobilizing volunteers, including veterans with team Rubicon and youths with AmeriCorps.
The girl who was disfigured during an attack by a pet raccoon when she was 3 is going back on the ‘Today’ show.
More than 1,000 people raised $27,600 in three months to help Michigan man get surgery he hopes will allow him to lead a normal life.
“Mighty Girl” is expected to thrive after a “very tricky” operation to open an artery to her walnut-sized heart.
The movie, in stores July 22, is about a real-life boy who says he went to Heaven and met Jesus during surgery. We spoke with the family behind the film about how it can help start a discussion in your town.
Patch readers told us who the "Everyday Inspirations" in their communities are, and we're sharing their stories and the work they've done locally.
A New York woman is so good at bargain shopping that she's used her skills to donate groceries and other goods to charity. Learn how you can follow her lead locally.
As a part of our "Everyday Inspirations" series, we look at how children across the country are making big impacts locally.
After losing three people close to her in eight months, Edie Elkan picked up a harp for the first time in 28 years. Now she runs a program training others to play the instrument for patients in hospitals.
Patch wants to share stories about people who work every day to change others' lives for the better.
David Williams acted quickly, putting himself at considerable risk to pull his friend and her 3-year-old brother from icy lake last March.
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