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Here's your guide to all the activities — from ice carving to beer tents to zip lines and live music — happening in Rochester Jan. 17-19.
The first 600 shoppers to visit the 130,000 square-foot space will receive a $10 gift card toward their purchase.
These murky 40-degree temperatures won't seem so bad when the weekend brings snow and highs only reaching the 20s.
Local police are now advised to switch to blood draws for suspected drunken driving, rather than the breathalyzer.
Authorities announced just before 10 p.m. Monday that the 14-year-old missing from Dearborn had been located.
The woman ran a practice called the Center for Growth and Enlightenment. Here's a look into the case.
Detroit jumped in Orkin’s 2020 rankings of the most bed bug-treated cities in the nation. See where we ranked among other metros.
Last year, five counties collected over 175,000 pounds – or 87 tons – of food for hungry neighbors in Michigan.
Here are the permanent detours you need to know about following an investigation into cancer-causing chemicals spilling onto the freeway.
The marijuana was sold between Oct. 14, 2019 and Jan. 6, 2020 at at least three different centers.
Police say Reem Alsaidi willingly left her Dearborn home with an unknown person in a gray sedan.
Officials reported extensive damage, but no injuries in the weekend blaze.
Michiganders have died from vaping and the flu. Plus, an in-depth look at U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin's War Powers Resolution.
Brace yourselves — this weekend brings a downpour of rain, sleet and ice. Here's how to make it through.
These are the first two cases of pediatric flu death in this flu season, Michigan health officials said.
Here are the tips Dearborn residents need to prevent flooding during the downpour this weekend.
Michigan's health officials say vaping is behind the lung-related injury that has killed a third man in the state following the outbreak.
MSP is working to educate motorists about the signs of human trafficking and to enforce laws that crack down on traffickers. Here's how.
What exactly is the War Powers Resolution and how do leaders think it will de-escalate activity in the Middle East? Patch digs in.
The good news is, the normal closure that detours traffic on I-94 in Detroit is cancelled. The bad news is, it's because of torrential rain.
