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1 week ago | 
wxyz.com | Sarah Michals |Kent Saunders
DETROIT (WXYZ) — Detroit City Football Club is moving forward with its plans to transform the site of the abandoned Southwest Detroit Hospital into the city’s first soccer-specific stadium.
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1 week ago | 
wxyz.com | Sarah Michals |Kent Saunders
PONTIAC, Mich. (WXYZ) — A Pontiac woman is taking street repair into her own hands — literally. Betty Lewis-Rand, a lifelong Pontiac resident in her 60s, was recently spotted filling potholes herself on her neighborhood street. The video, captured by Melvin Grigsby, shows Lewis-Rand shoveling material into potholes while Grigsby offers words of encouragement. “You gotta ride down this street every day?” Grigsby asked in the video. “Every day,” Lewis-Rand replied.
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2 weeks ago | 
wxyz.com | Brett Kast |Kent Saunders
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (WXYZ) — Hamtramck Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri and another officer have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation, city officials confirmed. Watch the video report below: Hamtramck police chief placed on administrative leave amid investigation That officer confirmed he reported concerns to management and authorities and he is cooperating with the city's investigation but he declined to comment further.
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3 weeks ago | 
kesq.com | Sarah Michals |Kent Saunders
By Sarah Michals, Kent SaundersClick here for updates on this story ROYAL OAK, Michigan ( WXYZ) - Inside her Royal Oak studio, designer Ashley Harris is giving old Detroit sportswear new life one stitch at a time. Harris, a metro Detroit native, is turning previously loved tee's, denim jackets, flags and even old stadium memorabilia into hand-sewn jackets, tops and bags. Each piece is crafted using upcycled materials and tells a distinctly Detroit story.
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3 weeks ago | 
wxyz.com | Sarah Michals |Kent Saunders
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (WXYZ) — Inside her Royal Oak studio, designer Ashley Harris is giving old Detroit sportswear new life one stitch at a time. Watch the report in the video player below: Designing Detroit pridde Harris, a metro Detroit native, is turning previously loved tee's, denim jackets, flags and even old stadium memorabilia into hand-sewn jackets, tops and bags. Each piece is crafted using upcycled materials and tells a distinctly Detroit story.
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1 month ago | 
waaytv.com | Sarah Michals |Kent Saunders
Click here for updates on this story TAYLOR, Michigan (WXYZ) -- Ray Jr. brings sunshine to just about everyone he meets. The 53-year-old from Gibraltar, who lives with cerebral palsy and autism, has the mental age of about 6, according to his mother, Debbie Carson. Now, he’s fighting one of the toughest health battles of his life. “He’s just been a joy in our lives,” Carson said.
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1 month ago | 
kesq.com | Sarah Michals |Kent Saunders
By Sarah Michals, Kent SaundersClick here for updates on this story TAYLOR, Michigan ( WXYZ) - Ray Jr. brings sunshine to just about everyone he meets. The 53-year-old from Gibraltar, who lives with cerebral palsy and autism, has the mental age of about 6, according to his mother, Debbie Carson. Now, he's fighting one of the toughest health battles of his life. "He's just been a joy in our lives," Carson said.
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1 month ago | 
wxyz.com | Sarah Michals |Kent Saunders
TAYLOR, Mich (WXYZ) — Ray Jr. brings sunshine to just about everyone he meets. The 53-year-old from Gibraltar, who lives with cerebral palsy and autism, has the mental age of about 6, according to his mother, Debbie Carson. Now, he’s fighting one of the toughest health battles of his life. “He’s just been a joy in our lives,” Carson said. “But he fights all his life through different health problems, heart problems, lung problems, and he usually pulls through...
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Feb 25, 2025 | 
fox17online.com | Whitney Burney |Kent Saunders
DETROIT (WXYZ) — As hundreds continue to clean up following the devastating water main break in southwest Detroit, a local tech startup is looking at ways to prevent the next one. Motmot is located in the Newlab building on the Michigan Central Station campus and is compromised of a handful of engineers. For the last few years, the team has been working on the Motbot, an underwater AI device that can be used as an inspection tool for municipality water lines.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
wxyz.com | Whitney Burney |Kent Saunders
DETROIT (WXYZ) — As hundreds continue to clean up following the devastating water main break in southwest Detroit, a local tech startup is looking at ways to prevent the next one. Motmot is located in the Newlab building on the Michigan Central Station campus and is compromised of a handful of engineers. For the last few years, the team has been working on the Motbot, an underwater AI device that can be used as an inspection tool for municipality water lines.
