Police across Michigan are stepping up drunken driving enforcement during the lead-up to Labor Day and as students head back to college.
Detroit animal control officers captured an alligator Friday. It wasn’t the first time “gator aid” has been needed in the Motor City.
Detroit apparently needs to up its game. Playboy has coarse assessment of The D, Condé Nast says the Motor City is unfriendly.
The “Queen of Soul” says she and billionaire businessman Dan Gilbert are talking about building a nightclub like Motown has never seen.
Fudge, Corvettes, blueberries, ice cream and all things Danish are celebrated at weekend festivals.
A near-perfect late summer weekend is shaping up. Grab your sunglasses, but you may want your umbrella, too.
More than 85,000 people are expected downtown Saturday for Detroit Tigers baseball and Kenny Chesney and Idina Menzel concerts.
Here’s a look at what’s in season right now, and where to find a farmer’s market in your back yard.
Michigan lawmakers are cleaning up archaic and redundant state laws, joining a national trend for criminal justice reform.
As kids go back to school, something worse than homework and detention awaits many of them in Michigan and 24 other U.S. states.
Allergy sufferers may want to plan indoor activities this weekend as ragweed pollen counts peak.
A Select Committee will examine the conduct of Michigan state Reps. Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat, embroiled in a sex scandal and coverup.
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Law enforcement sources say he tried to take his own life.
Bedeviled by bees? Use a flamethrower. Snow piling up? Melt it quickly. Manufacturers tout uses, but Warren Mayor Jim Fouts sees mayhem.
Zoo staff and visitors mourn the loss of “a lovely, intelligent being and wonderful mother” of two.
Each year on Grosse Ile, proceeds from the Rodgers' Family garage sale are used to provide elementary educations for orphaned Kenyan girls.
Former aide: Afternoons away from the office, naps with intimate tuck-ins and romantic embraces made for “untenable” working conditions.
More closure after a massive data breach affected 40 million card users.
Also, backpacks with school supplies and bags filled with food from Gleaners Food Bank will be distributed.
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Michigan woman dies almost a month to the day she met President Obama, who called her a “true trailblazer for generations of Americans."
Young millennials may stay on the job for only 16 months before seeking another job. The Patch Jobs Board has oodles of open positions.
The new barrels with reflective sheeting are easier to see in low-light conditions, when about 35 percent of work zone accidents occur.
Michigan’s weirdest state law pales in comparison with some others, including a law in Connecticut requiring that pickles bounce.
High court justice who took office in 2011 announces plan to return to private practice on Oct. 1
Motorists are urged to take an alternate route while MDOT crews repair large side-by-side holes.
Unsettled weather pattern setting up over Metro Detroit for a stormy start to the work week and cooler days ahead – eventually.
Three collector vehicles stolen during the 21st annual Woodward Dream Cruise.
Breeze Macha Henke, 18, was charged Friday with manslaughter and child abuse in connection with the 7-month-old relative's death a year ago.
Although she was disappointed by her conducted, Rep. Cindy Gamrat said an investigation will show she did nothing illegal.
The former Detroit mayor is currently saving a 28-year prison sentence for a 2013 racketeering conviction.
Michael A. Rivera, 24, was convicted in connection with a plan to murder his 15-year-old girlfriend's family in their Plymouth Hills home.
Matthew David Kuppe, 21, was arrested Wednesday after investigators found photos of naked boys from the camp in his possession.
Sibling claims unidentified writer threatened to release damaging info if State Rep. Todd Courser didn't resign.
The presidential candidate from Detroit has spoken out against Planned Parenthood's fetal-tissue research practices.
The measure helps the county avoid a financial emergency and allows it to deal with a $52 million structural deficit.
The 3 Bloomfield Hills siblings who refused to have lunch with their father will attend a 5-day program with him.
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