Sarah Michals

2 days ago | fox17online.com | Sarah Michals |Brian Schwartz

DETROIT (WXYZ) — For about seven months, 5-year-old Julius Reid from Detroit has been battling kidney cancer, an unimaginable weight for a child so young. But Julius still managed a smile for his kindergarten graduation photo last week at Hope of Detroit Academy. Michelle Lozon, a local photographer, captured that moment — and one unforgettable question Julius asked his teacher. “He asked his teacher, ‘Miss Angel, am I going to have my birthday party before I die?’” Lozon recalled.

2 days ago | wxyz.com | Sarah Michals |Brian Schwartz

DETROIT (WXYZ) — For about seven months, 5-year-old Julius Reid from Detroit has been battling kidney cancer, an unimaginable weight for a child so young. But Julius still managed a smile for his kindergarten graduation photo last week at Hope of Detroit Academy. Michelle Lozon, a local photographer, captured that moment — and one unforgettable question Julius asked his teacher. “He asked his teacher, ‘Miss Angel, am I going to have my birthday party before I die?’” Lozon recalled.

2 days ago | kesq.com | Brittany Toolis |Sarah Michals

By Brittany Toolis, Sarah MichalsClick here for updates on this story DETROIT ( WXYZ) - A fire raced through a century-old church on Detroit's side overnight. Detroit firefighters moved fast to save as much history at St. Agnes Church as they could. A witness sent us a video in the report below, showing huge flames shooting into the air. This happened at the now-closed church, along Rosa Parks and West Bethune Street, near Henry Ford Hospital and the Motown Museum.

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.

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.