Detroit Free Press Voice Briefing Monday Dec. 30, 2024
Need for food assistance is high. Here's what you can do to help. Popular Detroit water program stops taking applications as funding remains unclear
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Need for food assistance is high. Here's what you can do to help. Popular Detroit water program stops taking applications as funding remains unclear
Costco announces 2025 stores, including 2 in California. Where to find the new warehouses How Detroit and its top downtown employer shed their 'junk' ratings in 2024
Michigan to require cage-free eggs Jan. 1: What it means for you Detroit restaurant dishes make list of best dishes in the US list
Federal watchdog sues Rocket Companies' subsidiary for alleged kickbacks Movie about Flint boxing great Claressa Shields is star-making moment for Detroit actress FDA: Costco eggs recalled over salmonella fears now classified as highest risk level...
Metro Detroit to see wintry mix of snow, ice ahead of Christmas Restaurants open on Christmas Day 2024: 18 places to eat in metro Detroit Michigan's long-running All-Academy Ball returns Friday to honor, celebrate future leaders...
Roseville schools employee on leave after online post alleges sex assault at prior school Gilbert's firm seeks more time to finish Hudson's site project in Detroit After House adjourns, Senate passes bills in marathon session as lame duck nears end...
Detroit robocall criminal case from 2020 can proceed, appeals court rules Mike Duffy, former Free Press TV critic and beloved Captain Video, dies at 79 Detroit Lions fans shouldn't be depressed; this run is far from over...
Dearborn man faces murder charge in fatal stabbing of his 70-year-old mother Midtown Detroit's beloved Temple Bar reopens after May facade collapse GM partners with ChargePoint to expand ultrafast EV charging network...
What the Michigan Senate, House are passing as 'lame duck' winds down Scammers now can use voice-cloning AI to impersonate us or others and steal money Gilbert's Bedrock announces new plan for failed jail site in Detroit...
MSP lieutenant must be reinstated after firing over Flint promotions scandal, official orders Michigan sees increase in whooping cough cases, vaccinations urged ahead of holidays Rubin: Her family spent 60 years as the Detroit Lions' mascot. Now she wants a try....
Biden list of commutations includes some three dozen Michigan criminals How a GM layoff email sent to employees in Warren triggered a storm on TikTok Electric Dodge Charger Daytona is America's best new muscle car...
Nevada gamers can get refunds after FTC says Fortnite 'tricked' players into purchases Northern Michigan town makes Weather Channel list of snowiest cities in America 'A Christmas Story' actors coming to Rochester Hills for screening, Q&A, meet and greet...
The last new car you can buy for less than $20,000 — and it's going away soon Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield announces run for mayor Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum moving to West Bloomfield Township...
IIHS study sees some lower speed limits as too high when pedestrians present Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency director steps down to join Detroit nonprofit Christmas markets across Michigan ring in the season. Here's where to find one nearby...
Experts predict surge in new car sales before Trump takes office Gas in Michigan falls below $3 a gallon, could continue to drop Dan Campbell lookalike contest draws 22 competitors, won by a machinist from Manchester...
Secret recounts, tragic fire: The last time Michigan Democrats had a lame-duck trifecta Macomb Executive Mark Hackel: Get things done through partnership not partisanship Holiday cookie walks in metro Detroit: Where to find them...
U-M researchers seek pancreatic cancer 'Holy Grail': An early detection test GM warns Wall Street of a $5 billion hit it expects to take from losses in China William Roberts, longtime mayor of Walled Lake, remembered for public service, dedication Decades after his death at Pearl Harbor, a Detroit sailor gets a final resting place...
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan to run for Michigan governor as an independent in 2026 election Woodhaven police revises alert for DTE impersonator Detroit, Michelin-starred, and James Beard-nominated chefs highlight chefs dinner series...
Jennifer Crumbley, mother of Oxford H.S. shooter, asks judge to toss conviction 'Selling fast' or just a sales tactic? The truth about online alerts fueling impulse buys When is the next full moon? When you can see the Cold Moon in December...
Michigan Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of ex-officer charged in Patrick Lyoya case Judge’s new book exposes secrets, deals of Detroit’s historic bankruptcy saga Trenton man battling cancer, 27, surprised by procession of viral Downriver Christmas cars...
Park Medical Centers in metro Detroit to double in size under new McLaren ownership Experts: Under Trump, GM faces volatile future with more job cuts almost certain Public funding floated for RenCen redevelopment faces uphill battle in Lansing...
Prosecutor: Pontiac store clerk was threatened with arson, ethnic intimidation UAW's response to monitor at issue in federal court hearing Rubin: What happened when I helped expert doll judges choose the Goodfellows winner...
Whitmer could not stop Trump from using National Guard for deportations, expert says Wiped out in Michigan, wild turkeys gobbled their way back — and brought the U.P. moose Westland's historic Eloise Asylum to transform with drive-thru holiday light show display...
Renovated Michigan Central Station opens grand halls for holiday shopping experience Tank explosion at GM Proving Ground in Milford damages nearby homes 5 things to know before opening a store-branded credit card...
Main RenCen tower stays, 2 others to be demolished, in proposed revamp of Detroit complex Detroit People Mover returns to service Wednesday: Holiday schedule, future hours Big Boy restaurants to offer 99 cent burger, Lions ticket sweepstakes: What to know...
McRib to make comeback at Michigan McDonald's: Here's how to get a sandwich, jug of sauce Coin flip, slips of paper determine last seat on Mount Clemens school board after tie Detroit Lions do enough to comfortably beat Indianapolis Colts, 24-6, on injury-filled day...
Aftermath of Orion blast: Donations of food, clothing, shelter for those left homeless Employee's arm amputated after getting stuck in machine at Detroit food supplier How much will Thanksgiving dinner cost this year? Here's the breakdown...
Detroit 'water is safe,' director says amid concerns over lead line notices to residents St. Joseph Shrine, a Detroit church that was once nearly empty, is expanding Birmingham names new mayor as city settles deal with controversial senior tower...
Parents of Oxford shooting victims demand state probe: Make school officials talk 'War' erupts between CURE Auto Insurance and Michigan accident lawyer 198 companies named 2024 Michigan Top Workplace: List of winners...
Carrot recall nationwide for possible E. coli contamination: What to know Detroit may see first snowflakes this week, will surpass record for latest first freeze Michigan hunters shot more than 61,000 deer already. Here's where they're seeing success...