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In 1962, President John F. Kennedy established 7 days out of the year to honor and celebrate our Law Enforcement in America. During Police Week, all over the United States people do something to show...

On Monday, May 8, Families Against Narcotics (FAN), hosted its monthly Public Forum at the HYPE Recreation Center in Wayne. The evening's topic of discussion was "Law Enforcement's Changing...

LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that consumers who were tricked by TurboTax's owner Intuit into paying for free tax services will begin receiving checks from a $141 m...

A woman who drove her car into Black Lives Matter protesters in New York City over two years ago will not be facing jail time after agreeing to a plea deal with prosecutors. Kathleen Casillo was...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and John Cornyn (R-TX) led reintroduction of the bipartisan Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2023 to reauthorize a nation...

John James Conyers Jr.(May 16, 1929 – October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative for Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he r...

President Joe Biden proved likely as funny and prescient in his White House Correspondents Dinner remarks as hired comedian and Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. But the commander in chief struck...

The white woman who testified that a Black teenager named Emmett Till had made inappropriate approaches toward her, which led to his lynching and murder in Mississippi in 1955, has died. According to...

According to the City of River Rouge, soil samples were taken at three locations on the east side of the City last summer. The locations were Belanger Park, John Jakubowski Park, and the Great Lakes A...

In response to a rise in chronic absenteeism among students at Westland's John Glenn High School, the 18th District Court has partnered with Westland's Youth Assistance Program and Wayne-Westland...

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to expand on his administration's environmental justice goals, which include delivering clean air and water to communities nationwide. The first of...

Equalized property tax values in Wayne County are continuing to rise, with values up 9.85 percent over 2022, officials said. Equalized values represent those submitted by all 43 county communities....

ANSING, Michigan - The Michigan Municipal League is honoring 18 graduates of its 2022 Elected Officials Academy. Now in its 25th year, the Elected Officials Academy is an ongoing four-level program...

On April 12, the Islamic Center of Detroit (ICD) held its annual law enforcement Ramadan "Iftar" dinner. This annual event is an opportunity to thank law enforcement for the work they do protecting...

The National Urban League's 2023 State of Black America report concluded that an uptick in police brutality, specifically against Black Americans, is no coincidence. Across the nation, white...

On the evening of Thursday, April 13, an unarmed Black teen named Ralph Yarl was shot in cold blood by a white homeowner for ringing the wrong doorbell. The crime was clear. The prejudice was...

ANSING - April 12, 2023 - House Majority Floor Leader Abraham Aiyash (D-Hamtramck), state Reps. Rachel Hood (D-Grand Rapids), Tyrone Carter (D-Detroit) and state Sens. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit),...

DETROIT, MI – Today, Wayne County has announced the development projects from a second batch of funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. Included are eight community submitted projects designed to b...

LANSING. – The Michigan Department of Treasury (Treasury) is reminding taxpayers that state individual income tax returns are due in a week. State individual income tax returns must be submitted e...

Vice President Kamala Harris made a last-minute trip Friday to Tennessee where she called for tougher firearm laws and criticized the Republican- controlled state House, which a day earlier expelled...

CHICAGO – April is National Financial Capability Month: a reminder that everyone should arm themselves with the knowledge and skills to effectively manage their finances every day, but especially i...

ANSING – Today, in accordance with the Clean Slate legislation enacted in 2020, the Michigan State Police are launching a new automatic expungement program, which will search the state's Criminal H...

During the River Rouge Council meeting on March 7th, it was announced that Belanger Park will only be open for fishing. The Park area has been closed off and orange safety fencing has been installed...

Former President Donald Trump is now criminal defendant Donald Trump. For at least several moments on Tuesday, April 4, Trump was placed under arrest. His Miranda rights read, and fingerprints taken,...

Martin Luther King Jr., an African-American clergyman and civil rights leader, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST. He was rushed to St....