Powerball $1 million winner kept secret from family until Christmas
A Westland woman surprised her family at Christmas with news that she won a $1 million Powerball prize.
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A Westland woman surprised her family at Christmas with news that she won a $1 million Powerball prize.
Wayne-Westland Community School District teachers are still working without a contract as negotiations between the district and the teachers union continue.
Jose Medina-Hernandez, 33, was charged with two counts of moving violation causing death. Both are one-year misdemeanors.
Teachers say they've been working without a contract since the beginning of the school year and now they want that to change.
Westland police responded to Corewell Wayne Hospital on Nov. 7 for a report of a child who was the victim of a shooting earlier that night.
A former Westland police sergeant has been convicted in connection with a 2023 incident when he yelled racial slurs at a security guard at MGM Grand Detroit.
The man admitted to robbing businesses in Westland and Garden City on Oct. 27, 2024.
New measures are in place for some Wayne-Westland schools' home football games.
Police say two of the juveniles were taken to the juvenile center on assault and battery charges.
Dakota Joseph Varana is charged with unlawful imprisonment, interfering with an electronic device and domestic violence.
Video shows authorities finding an elderly Metro Detroit woman knee-deep in a creek without her shoes on. The woman was found in the wooded area five hours after she had left her home.
In a message to parents, school officials said they were notified of a student possibly bringing a weapon to school, prompting a soft lockdown at the John Gleen and William D Ford Career-Technical Center.
Richard Waltiere Jr. was arraigned Wednesday on one count of second-degree murder.
A Westland woman who is accused of driving drunk and intentionally crashing into cars, injuring a man, has been charged.
Since last week, crews have been hard at work clearing the lot off Nankin Boulevard near Warren Road to make way for Westland's new park called Nankin Square.
A former Westland police sergeant was bound over to stand trial in connection to a 2023 incident when he was off-duty and yelled racial slurs at security guards at the MGM Grand Detroit casino.
The decision puts the upcoming budget nearly $9 million in the hole, but they hope to bridge the gap by seeking out new sources of funding.
The Wayne-Westland Community Schools district held a special board and budget meeting on Monday to address problems related to being nearly $30 million in debt and its superintendent on leave.
The Wayne-Westland Community Schools Board of Education is holding a special meeting Monday evening after putting their superintendent, John Dignan, on administrative leave.
A sex offender in Westland is accused of sending explicit images online to a minor in Florida and trying to persuade her to have sex with him.
State officials say Jason Tolonen allegedly sent threatening emails to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Police are searching for James Sanford, 75, of Westland, who left his home without his medication on April 8 and did not return.
Jonathan Lee Stieber, 22, was charged after he was accused of threatening to shoot employees and customers at a Kroger store in Westland.
Police are investigating after a pedestrian was fatally struck in the area of Merriman Road and Michigan Avenue in Westland.
Police are investigating a triple shooting in Westland on Monday that left two people dead and one injured.
Police and bystanders pulled a seriously injured woman away from a vehicle that was on fire after a traffic crash Monday evening.
A Michigan Court of Claims decision leaves in place a wholesale tax on cannabis starting Jan. 1.
State officials say they plan to invest $37.5 million into "stable housing" efforts to help Michigan residents who are recovering from substance abuse.
A man whom the FBI suspected of being a member of the MS-13 gang was taken into custody after a traffic stop in Michigan, police say.
Three people fell through the ice Sunday on a small lake in Northern Michigan. One person was rescued, the other two have died.
This week is an active one for Southeast Michigan weather with multiple rounds of snow and even rain on the way.
A Michigan Court of Claims decision leaves in place a wholesale tax on cannabis starting Jan. 1.
A man whom the FBI suspected of being a member of the MS-13 gang was taken into custody after a traffic stop in Michigan, police say.
Police and bystanders pulled a seriously injured woman away from a vehicle that was on fire after a traffic crash Monday evening.
The developer behind the rezoning request for the potential new data center in Howell Township has withdrawn their application.
Slower adoption of electric vehicles was cited as the reason for pending layoffs at GM's Factory Zero.
Yanfeng will close its Romulus production facility, located at 9800 Inkster Road.
In Metro Detroit, drivers are paying about $3.06 per gallon, which is 1 cent more than last week but 3 cents less than at the same time a year ago.
Most of the intersections and roundabouts that made the 2024 list are in Southeast Michigan.
Avancez said a change in customer orders will result in layoffs during December at its Hazel Park location.
Paramount Skydance's $30 per share offer comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy parts of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion.
The nominations for the 2026 Golden Globes have been announced. Here are the nominees.
President Trump is hosting the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday after presenting medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony Saturday.
Japanese officials said Jeremy O Harris, known for his Tony-nominated "Slave Play" and his role in the series "Emily in Paris," was arrested on the island of Okinawa on Nov. 16.
Frank Gehry was known for designing the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
John Gibson made 39 saves for his first NHL shutout in nearly three years, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0.
According to the FBI, domestic homicides more than doubled between 2019 and 2024, increasing from 1,065 to 2,339. The latest data has experts worried.
Homeownership can feel like a luxury when only a sliver of the country's housing market is affordable for most Americans, Bankrate analyst says.
Paramount Skydance's $30 per share offer comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy parts of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion.
The nominations for the 2026 Golden Globes have been announced. Here are the nominees.
Many people living with MS are limited from taking nature walks shown to improve mental health, so Hala Darwish is bringing Mother Nature to them.
Legionella bacteria were found through water testing in the building late Thursday after an employee was diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease.
The new guidelines are effective at all DMC locations, including the Children's Hospital of Michigan.
The sheriff's office says closure for Building 38E is effective Friday through the weekend.
Women who have a doula are 47% less likely to have a cesarean delivery and a 29% lower chance of having a preterm delivery, according to a study published in the National Library of Medicine.
John Gibson made 39 saves for his first NHL shutout in nearly three years, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0.
The parent of a Monroe, Michigan, student-athlete has filed a Title IX complaint over a transgender student from another school competing in a girls' volleyball game and tournament.
Pistons guard Cade Cunningham spent his Sunday giving back to the Detroit community.
No. 18 Michigan will meet No. 13 Texas in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 31, the bowl game's organizers announced Sunday.
Cade Cunningham had 23 points and 12 assists and the Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee 124-112 on Saturday night to end the Bucks' 15-game winning streak in Detroit.
The Detroit show will attract hundreds of thousands to the area as automakers, tech companies and more gravitate to downtown Detroit.
This week on Michigan Matters, Carol Cain speaks with retail owners and entrepreneurs ahead of the holiday season.
Hundreds of thousands will line up along Woodward Avenue for America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit.
This week's roundtable discusses the economic outlook as the critical fourth quarter of 2025 plays out.
Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield was overwhelmingly elected as mayor.
The U.S. State Department says the Trump administration has revoked 85,000 visas since January. That's more than double last year's total and includes more than 8,000 student visas.
Ali Kramer, publisher of Birmingham City Lifestyle, shares some gift-getting tips.
Kelly Houseman, a licensed therapist, shares some pointers for dealing with holiday interpersonal strife.
Kerry Doman, founder and CEO of LittleGuide Detroit, shares a preview.
A couple rounds of snow along with rain and a possibility of freezing rain moves through Southeast Michigan. NEXT Weather Meteorologist Karen Carter breaks down when you can expect which type of precipitation and how much snow we could get.