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3 weeks ago | 
fox2detroit.com | Alan Longstreet |Amber Eikenberry
A lot to get to today as wintry weather hangs on to the north this morning, while a more widespread flooding threat develops tonight, along with the potential for damaging wind later today. Timeline: Here’s a look at the severe threat: it runs late this afternoon through tonight. The greatest chance of severe thunderstorms falls between 5 p.m. and midnight. Part of Metro Detroit falls into the Slight Risk zone on the severe thunderstorm scale, while the other part has an Enhanced Risk.
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3 weeks ago | 
fox2detroit.com | Derek Kevra |Amber Eikenberry
Four tornadoes touched down in Michigan on Sunday evening. The National Weather Service confirmed that tornadoes touched down in Cass County and Kent County on the west side of the state and Ingham County near Lansing. Timeline: One of the tornadoes, an EF-1 twister, hit Edwardsburg in Cass County near the Indiana border at 4:52 p.m. The storm with nearly 100 mph winds snapped trees and caused damage to buildings while on the ground for three minutes.
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1 month ago | 
fox2detroit.com | Robin Murdoch |Amber Eikenberry
A stretch of I-696 that sees some 200,000 drivers a day is closing soon, and those drivers are going to have to find a new way to get around. On Saturday, the eastbound side of the freeway from I-275 to Lahser is closing for a project that will rebuild both sides of the road over the next two years.
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2 months ago | 
fox2detroit.com | Robin Murdoch |Amber Eikenberry
A week after a water main break sent water spewing for blocks in Southwest Detroit, crews will be out cleaning up the mess. They will be focused on cleaning and sanitizing so they can start making repairs to the hundreds of homes that were damaged. The backstory: On Feb. 17, a 54-inch water main broke in the area of N. Green and Rowan streets. The water flowed for blocks, filling streets, flooding basements, and trapping residents in their homes.
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2 months ago | 
fox2detroit.com | Robin Murdoch |Amber Eikenberry
The cause of a massive water main break that flooded about a square mile of Southwest Detroit on Monday is still under investigation. Hundreds of people woke up Monday to water in their basements and their streets underwater after a main break in the area of N. Green and Rowan streets. Southwest Detroit neighborhood flooded The backstory: A 54-inch Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) main broke, sending water flowing for blocks.
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2 months ago | 
fox2detroit.com | Erica Francis |Amber Eikenberry
Residents at a Macomb County senior home received a special Valentine's Day pampering thanks to a Center Line salon owner. Jayda Williams, of Beauty Empire Salon, recently spent a day at Clinton Creek Assisted Living Memory Care in Clinton Township painting nails, styling hair, and helping seniors feel glamorous and loved as the holiday of love approaches. "They just treat us like a queen," said resident Mary Sliver, who has loved having her nails done since she was a teen.
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2 months ago | 
fox2detroit.com | Jessica Dupnack |Amber Eikenberry
Dangerous driving and deadly crashes have Detroit police cracking down on traffic offenses. Philip Rodriguez, the captain of the Detroit Police Department's 12th Precinct, ordered extra patrols after analyzing 2024's crash data and seeing just how bad it was in his area. The 12th Precinct encompasses an area south of Eight Mile between Greenfield and I-75. The backstory: "I did an audit last year and found that there were over 1,800 accidents in the 12th Precinct.
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2 months ago | 
fox2detroit.com | Charlie Langton |Amber Eikenberry
An Oakland County judge is expected to make a decision Friday as Jennifer Crumbley, the Oxford High School shooter's mother, seeks a new trial. Watch the hearing live above at 9 a.m. Jennifer and her husband, James Crumbley, were both convicted by juries of four counts of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 10-15 years in prison for their role in the Nov. 30, 2021 school shooting.
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2 months ago | 
fox2detroit.com | Robin Murdoch |Amber Eikenberry
A sewer main ruptured this week and discharged raw sewage into the Middle Branch Clinton River in Macomb County this week, prompting a health emergency. The break happened on Hayes between 25 and 26 Mile roads in Washington Township. What you can do: Washington Township residents are advised to limit their water usage while crews work to repair the break. This includes shortening showers, minimizing how often you flush the toilet, and avoiding washing laundry, if possible.
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2 months ago | 
fox2detroit.com | Dave Spencer |Amber Eikenberry
Earbuds a man stole from a Troy apartment led to his arrest later that day, police said. According to Troy police, Brian Maurice Kellum, 41, broke into a home on Big Beaver near John R on Friday. What we know: The apartment resident returned home around noon and discovered the break-in. "When they returned they found all their stuff in disarray. Obviously, had been broken into, the door had pry marks all over it," Troy Police Chief Josh Jones said.
