The refurbished device was supposed to have been wiped clean. Your dirty little secrets may be lurking out there, too.
A Birmingham daycare center says the school is safe and there’s no plan to cancel classes.
If you’ve received an email warning of a child predator in your neighborhood, it’s probably a phishing scam.
If you’re traveling over the next few days, be sure to check the status of your flights before setting out.
Winter Storm Juno will miss Detroit metro, but if you’ve got travel plans to New York City or elsewhere in the Northeast, be prepared.
In State of the State address, governor cites Michigan’s crumbling roads; pothole possible factor in dad and son’s death.
The disease is highly contagious. Oakland County Health Division will be offer weekend hours for vaccinations.
The parents of an autistic student alleged in a federal lawsuit Novi Community Schools did little to stop sexual abuse of son.
The founder of a Michigan pet rescue organization found a gruesome sight when she gotan emergency call about a dog chained behind a store.
Sophie and Rosie have lived their entire lives together, and the Michigan Humane Society doesn’t want to split them up in adoption.
Patch readers had plenty to say about an Oakland County whose kids play with Burmese pythons. Michigan child protective workers may, too.
The president has proposed a $60 billion plan that would give up to 9 million Americans access to two years of free community college.
Known for pro-hunting and pro-gun views, Ted Nugent stirs up a bees’ nest of controversy with picture of Kid Rock with dead mountain lion.
Hormonal changes detected in fish in Lake Michigan schooling miles from sewage discharge pipes.
Car guy: If you lease and don’t care about vehicle's next owner, drive it cold. If you plan on keeping it, warm it up to extend its life.
Despite common belief, your car doesn’t need time to warm up. Check below to see how the myth could be hurting you, and your wallet.
Is southeast Michigan returning to the deep freeze this week?
A Michigan dad thinks Burmese pythons get a bad rap. “Please don’t judge me based on fear or something you don’t understand,” he says.
Cold weather and snow flurries caused multiple traffic problems, including a massive pileup and a traveler who didn’t want to be late.
Before assisting motorists caught in that terrifying pileup, a witness shot video you have to see to believe.
Marcus Schaaf led the development, survey and consolidation of millions of acres of forested land, establishing the nation’s largest state f
Michiganders cope with and – in the case of convertible-driving Laurens de Jong – embrace Arctic cold snap.
Homeless shelters are operating above capacity as wicked winds cause real-feel temperatures to plummet.
An Oakland County rabbi and lawyer hopes the portmanteau-inspired “sofralia” will succeed where “nibling” and “niephling” failed.
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Everyone has an opinion about the controversial non-call in the Detroit Lions NFL playoff loss to the Dallas Cowboys. What’s yours?
Events are planned around the state, including a couple already on the calendar in your back yard.
How much snow should metro Detroit get?
The “Spirit of Detroit” statue is sporting a Lions jersey as Detroit prepares to take on the Dallas Cowboys the NFL Wild Card round Sunday.
“I owe him my life,” neighbor says, but Trevor Von Buskirk of Highland credits divine power in dramatic rescue.
2014 was full of stories that made you shake your head and spontaneously utter “Huh?” They’re weird and they’re strange, but they’re true.
New comet out-dazzles and out-shines astronomers’ expectations, plus 2015’s best meteor showers and other celestial spectacles.
One of the biggest mysteries in 2014 was how an Oakland County disappeared for five years and no one noticed.
In the “cra-cra” world of linguistic evolution, the faculty and staff of a Michigan university want to banish a few phrases into extinction.
Bill Kalmer dreams of a world where the wait staff listens, clerks remove security alarm tags, and in-store right-of-way rules prevail.
Exposure to radon – a naturally occurring, odorless invisible gas – is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the United States.
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For weird animal stories, nothing tops the alleged international tortoise smuggler stopped at border with 50 turtles stuffed in his pants.
A story of the murder in Detroit of a Grosse Pointe Woods teen who dreamed of becoming a doctor sparks reader comments.