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For Maria Aldana, owner of La Niña Churreria in Troy, churros are more than just a snack. They're a way of life.
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Elaine Rojas-Castillo joined CBS News Detroit in December 2024.
A proud first-generation daughter of Dominican immigrants, Elaine is honored to be able to represent her community and advocate for diversity in all environments. Fluent in Spanish and French, she hopes to bridge the gap between the newsroom and better tell the stories of Metro Detroit.
Elaine received her bachelor's degree in political science from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and her master of arts in journalism from Columbia College Chicago.
Her on-air career as a reporter has taken her all across the country, working as a reporter at KNDU in Tri-Cities, Washington, WIFR in Rockford, Illinois, and as an intern for NBC News in the Midwest bureau.
Elaine previously worked as a reporter and multimedia journalist for WTMJ in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for three years, covering the southern part of the county and politics across the state. Notably, she was one of three reporters at the station to cover both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions.
A Chicago native, Elaine is excited to call Detroit home and embrace everything the area has to offer.
When she's not reporting, you can find Elaine watching her favorite classic sitcoms and documentaries, reading memoirs, antiquing or cheering on her beloved Cubs.
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For Maria Aldana, owner of La Niña Churreria in Troy, churros are more than just a snack. They're a way of life.
After passing in the Michigan House with bipartisan support, Republican lawmakers are bringing their road funding plan to the Senate floor, with the hopes of getting it to the governor's desk as soon as possible.
Days after heading to the White House to fight for federal funds, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shares her plans for the state's future.
Dozens of people lined the streets of Frankfort and Chalmers on Saturday to remember Sandra Davis, her daughter Kourtney Davis and her granddaughter Ayva Sutton.
The Michigan Family Protection Act went into effect on Tuesday, ending the criminalization of surrogacy in the state.
City leaders say they're making efforts to make sure that this doesn't happen again.
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that inmates serving mandatory life sentences for crimes they committed at age 18 have the right to a resentencing hearing.
As we've followed the case of the Michigan couple currently jailed in Mexico over what they call a timeshare dispute, we wanted to explore and learn what you need to know to potentially avoid a difficult situation if you choose to make that investment.
An attorney representing a Michigan couple who are detained in Mexico disputes claims that the couple breached a contract agreement with Palace Resorts and committed fraud.
Detroiters often make the mistake of accidentally driving onto the Ambassador Bridge. For Sarahi, a mother of two, that error turned her life upside down.
The Trump administration recently ended a federal contract that offers legal representation to more than 26,000 migrant children who enter the U.S. without a parent or guardian. Nearly 800 of those children are in Michigan.
Michael Lemke has spent the last three weeks working alongside his sister, Lindsey, to figure out why their parents, Paul and Christy Akeo, have been stuck in a Mexican jail over what they call wrongful credit card charges.
A $20,000 reward is being offered for any information that may lead to an arrest in connection to a road rage incident that took the life of a young woman in Dearborn in February.
For nearly two hours, many employees say they were anxious after receiving an emergency alert text about an active shooter just after 7 a.m. Thursday.
For the first time in a decade, a major funding plan to address Michigan's struggling road system is on the state House floor.