A Westland woman has pleaded no contest to operating under the influence causing death in a Jan. 1 hit‑and‑run; other counts were dismissed and sentencing is set for April 24.

Charges against a 23-year-old in a Sterling Heights house‑party shooting were dismissed March 23 after a key witness failed to appear. Prosecutors say they would need to reauthorize the case to move forward.

Two Lenox Township residents were arrested after a search-warrant raid at an Oakleigh Street home turned up crack cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms and seven rifles.

A 34-year-old driver died after a chain-reaction crash at the I-94/I-96 interchange in Detroit; a motorist helped two children before a second impact.

A 56-year-old man died after his motorcycle left the road and struck a tree on Carr Road in Egelston Township; a passenger was hospitalized and is expected to recover.

A 60-year-old Warren man died after being struck while crossing Van Dyke at 15 Mile in Sterling Heights; police say the driver stayed and is cooperating.

A Coast Guard cutter pulled a snowmobiler from a shrinking ice floe on Lake Huron; the crew treated him for hypothermia and hoisted his sled aboard.

More than five years after a hit‑and‑run killed 27‑year‑old Steven Radcliff, his family and Crime Stoppers are still offering rewards and reviewing surveillance to find the driver.

A federal complaint unsealed Feb. 25 alleges Brian Allen Rose traded nearly 20 child‑pornography videos online; chat excerpts include disturbing admissions.

Federal prosecutors say Nathan Baker, 31, used online chats to try to arrange sexual abuse of an 8‑year‑old and shared graphic material, leading to a federal indictment.

A Farwell man was arraigned after prosecutors say he embezzled more than $400K from an 82-year-old with a traumatic brain injury.

Warren police say six suspected 'swatting' calls in recent weeks prompted armed responses, raising safety and cost concerns for residents and first responders. Investigators are probing the cluster.

A Detroit mother sued the Academy of Warren after a substitute allegedly watched pornography in a K–8 classroom; court papers say her 10-year-old now suffers anxiety and nightmares.