Sen. Bernie Sanders stumped with Abdul El‑Sayed at Mumford High, pushing a wealth tax and Medicare‑for‑All as Michigan’s Senate primary heats up.

A frosty start on Sunday, May 3, 2026 will warm to the mid-60s with gusty southwest winds. Small Craft Advisories affect local waters; showers are most likely Tuesday.

Down 24 at halftime, Detroit rallied to beat Orlando 93-79 and force a winner-take-all Game 7 in Detroit on Sunday, May 3. Cade Cunningham led the charge.

Mayor Mary Sheffield has created a new Office of Neighborhood and Community Safety led by Teferi Brent to centralize community violence‑intervention, conflict resolution and survivor services across Detroit. The goal is prevention and neighborhood‑led problem solving.

Freeze Warning in effect until 9 a.m. Saturday; patchy frost possible. Temperatures surge into the 60s and low 70s by early next week.

Ferndale mainstay Drifter Coffee will close Sunday after expansion plans stalled and mounting costs forced the decision.

Federal filings show a loose front-seat pivot bolt prompted a recall covering about 179,698 Ford Broncos and Rangers; dealers will fix affected seats free of charge.

SMART will offer year‑round free rides to K–12 and college students across Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties; riders need only show a school ID. The program begins May 1.

A Grosse Pointe mother is urging federal prosecutors to step in after state officials declined to press criminal charges in her son’s 2019 Snapchat‑recorded overdose, even after a $75M civil verdict.

Sam Klemet is leaving as executive director of the Detroit Auto Dealers Association as the group launches a leadership search while planning the 2027 Detroit Auto Show.

Duke and Gonzaga will meet at Little Caesars Arena on Feb. 20, 2027, in a Prime Video showcase tied to a new Duke–Prime multiyear deal. Tip and ticket info are TBA.

A Whitmore Lake man faces 14 counts after a Northfield Township search warrant; bond set at $10M and a probable-cause hearing is next Thursday.

Census estimates and a new map show Detroit up modestly while many inner-ring suburbs lost residents; Ferndale is the notable exception.