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Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery service has grown in Bloomfield Township, Michigan. Residents have filed complaints with local police for noise and privacy concerns. The drones zip through the sky…
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Local NewsDetroit Closes Four Schools This June, Displacing 330 Students to Save Money
Detroit Public Schools Community District will shutter four schools on June 5. The move affects 330 students scattered across the city. J.E. Clark Preparatory Academy, Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School,…
Heather Matthews
Local NewsDetroit Boxing Program Offers Mentorship to Teens
The Matrix Center’s boxing program will host its first amateur fight on May 2. Fifteen bouts will feature competitors aged 8 to 30. The first 25 kids who sign up…
Heather Matthews
Local NewsMichigan Records 14 Tornadoes in 2026 as Ninth Twister Confirmed
The National Weather Service confirmed a ninth tornado from the severe weather in Michigan from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning. The Branch County twister touched down near Coldwater during the…
Local NewsDetroit Airport Reopens SOAR Program for Food and Beverage Entrepreneurs
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport has reopened its Small Business Operators Arriving Ready (SOAR) program. This time, it includes food and drink operations. The second round will let local restaurant…
Local NewsDetroit Set to Exit Bankruptcy in 2026, Ending 13-Year Financial Turnaround
Detroit might shutter its Chapter 9 bankruptcy case once lawyers submit paperwork to terminate the 13-year ordeal. This case began on July 18, 2013. That day, Detroit became the biggest American city…
Heather Matthews
Local NewsDetroit Offers Dozens of Earth Day Events
Detroit residents can join over 20 events and activities celebrating Earth Day through the month’s end. Choices range from seed packing to tree planting, electronics recycling, and a Belle Isle…
Local NewsRochester Hills Library Fundraiser To Feature Six Speakers, Dinner and Auction
The Friends of Rochester Hills Public Library will host Wine, Wit & Wisdom from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. April 25 at the Rochester Hills Public Library. Six lectures, dinner,…
Heather Matthews
Local NewsOakland County Approves Gun Lockers for Four Tech Campuses After Sheriff Request
Oakland County commissioners approved buying four gun lockers for technical school campuses on April 8. The $5,720 purchase will place Vaultek lockers at facilities in Commerce Township, Pontiac, Springfield Township,…
Heather Matthews
Local NewsThings To Do in Detroit This Weekend: April 17-April 19
Detroit’s weekend blends Nordic classical music, candlelit rock nostalgia, and stand-up comedy into a lineup with something for everyone. Catch sweeping orchestral drama at Orchestra Hall, hear 80s hits reimagined…
Jennifer EgglestonLocal NewsDetroit Airport Launches Autonomous Wheelchairs in Evans Terminal
The Wayne County Airport Authority teamed up with Unifi to bring self-driving wheelchairs to the Warren Cleage Evans Terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. This trial aims to assist…
Local NewsFord Renovates Product Development Center in Dearborn To Create 3.3 Million Square Foot Campus by 2029
Ford Motor Co. plans to renovate its Product Development Center in Dearborn, Michigan. The company scrapped plans to demolish the building. Instead, workers will transform it into a 3.3-million-square-foot campus…
Heather Matthews
Local NewsLife Sciences Building Breaks Ground at Detroit’s Former ‘Fail Jail’ Site
Bedrock broke ground Tuesday on a 90,000-square-foot life sciences building at the abandoned Wayne County jail site near Ford Field. The two-story structure will house Henry Ford Health and BAMF…
