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.

State regulators told Boulder Creek to connect nearby homes to municipal water after tests found massive PFAS contamination under the club's driving range.

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.

Ann Arbor officials took down more than 600 Neighborhood Watch signs, saying the decades‑old markers are tied to a defunct program and can read as exclusionary. The council approved funding and staff completed the citywide removal this spring.

A Holly family says a fungus‑filled stump was found under their manufactured home and private testing found fungal fragments in a child’s room; removal is delayed.

UAW Local 2093 members at American Axle will vote May 11–12 on strike authorization as their contract ends May 31. Workers say they want pay and benefits restored after 2008 cuts.

La SED will add context to — not remove — its César Chávez mosaic on Vernor after national abuse allegations. The nonprofit says it will work with other artists while keeping services running.

A five‑member panel will study whether dissolving Lake Orion or merging services with Orion Township can ease rising infrastructure costs.

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

Wayne County prosecutors declined to file criminal charges after DK Metcalf’s Dec. 21 Ford Field confrontation; the fan’s $100M civil suit is still pending.

SEC proxy filings show Rocket’s 2025 median worker pay at about $112,820 while UWM’s 2024 median sits near $43,349 — a striking split among Metro Detroit mortgage employers. The gap reflects different pay mixes and reporting choices.

UAW Local 1700 will hold a strike‑authorization vote May 7–8 at Stellantis' Sterling Heights Ram plant amid complaints about outsourced skilled trades.

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