This is the story of two Michigan women -- both victims of human trafficking -- who were sentenced and served their time for crimes they committed.
Testimony is back underway this week in the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Testimony is back underway this week in the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Testimony is back underway in the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
The parents of the accused Oxford High School shooter appeared in court on Tuesday for a pretrial hearing.
People spend a lot of money to help keep their homes secure, and these days that often includes a doorbell with a camera. But what if a thief steals the camera itself?
The trial against four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer continued on Thursday.
The parents of the accused Oxford High School shooter appeared in court on Tuesday for a pretrial hearing.
A brawl captured on camera inside Greektown Casino is raising questions about the response from police. Why did troopers hang back instead of trying to break up the fight?
Testimony resumed on Thursday in the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
In the wake of the Oxford High School shooting, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald is pushing for the court to stop using the name of the accused shooter.
Will the results of a polygraph test that Floyd Galloway took be admissible in the trial against him? Galloway is facing charges in connection with the murder of Danielle Stislicki.
Prosecutors in the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer played secretly recorded audio for jurors in a Grand Rapids courtroom on Thursday.
Shu Harris, also known as “Mama Shu,” helped her neighborhood rebuild and now she needs help from police after her son was murdered.
Opening statements and first testimony were given in the trial of the four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
After months of hearings, the jury has been selected in the federal trial of the men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Funeral home directors are speaking out about how they’re treated by the Wayne County Morgue.
The Wayne County Morgue was forced to dig up the body of a person who was identified as a woman at the time of burial because that woman is actually alive and well. The body has since been identified as a missing man.
The Wayne County Morgue was forced to dig up the body of a person who was identified as a woman at the time of burial because that woman is actually alive and well. The body has since been identified as a missing man.
A grassroots group of neighbors and activists hit the streets of Detroit on Wednesday, hoping to find clues in a murder case that’s gone unresolved.
Did Eastern Michigan University officials disregard reports of sexual assault and discourage victims from reporting their attacks?
A guilty plea by a member of the Wolverine Watchmen group has revealed more about the alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Brendan Santo, 18, was visiting friends at Michigan State University over Halloween weekend last year when he went missing.
The Wayne County Morgue medical examiner was called in to answer questions after the Local 4 Defenders exposed months of mistakes in the morgue.
Michigan Rep. Jewell Jones was back in court on Monday for a hearing related to his controversial arrest on suspicion of drunk driving last April.
Why did it take two years for the Wayne County Morgue to positively identify a man’s remains when his ID was found near him?
In the wake of a frightening bridge collapse in Pennsylvania, the Local 4 Defenders reveal several Metro Detroit bridges that were supposed to be replaced months ago.
Attorneys for the teen accused of injuring seven and killing four students at Oxford High School plan to pursue an insanity defense, according to a court filing.
Reports of hazing at De La Salle High School led Warren police to investigate and now one of the football players named in the scandal is suing the department.
A woman was found by Detroit police inside the basement of a home with severe burns. Police say her boyfriend use lighter fluid to set her on fire.
A housekeeper is accused of stealing from families in several Metro Detroit communities including Grosse Pointe, Sylvan Lake, West Bloomfield and Birmingham.
There have been multiple new developments in the disappearance of a 17-year-old from Eastpointe.
Police said all signs are pointing to the human remains police discovered at a home on Detroit’s west side as belonging to a missing mother of four.
The superintendent of Oxford Community Schools released a letter he hopes will dispel some of the rampant misinformation surrounding the shooting.
When drivers flee police during a traffic stop it puts themselves, officers and innocent bystanders in danger.
The Detroit office of U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported a massive increase in seizures of illegal drugs, guns and money in 2021.
More information about how federal agents were able to get audio recordings of a group of men accused of plotting to kidnap and kill Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
In an official bulletin from the Detroit Fire Fighters Association, all firefighters and medics were informed that the City of Detroit intended to pay Detroit police officers a bonus.
Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald argued in a court filing Thursday that bond should not be lowered for the parents of the suspected Oxford High School shooter.
A civil rights investigation is underway over a serious allegation about race that was made by one Detroit firefighter against another.
Police in Dearborn want residents to know they don’t have to be concerned by increased police presence outside of schools during winter break.
A woman who was beaten and sexually assaulted in the overgrown front yard of a vacant church in Detroit has died.
A Davison man who was convinced of killing his wife by putting heroin in her cereal has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Christina Ann Thompson Harris, 36, died in September 2014. Officials said Harris prepared a bowl of cereal for his wife and laced it with a lethal dose of heroin. Her sisters never stopped fighting for justice.
The investigation into the Oxford High School shooting that left four students dead and seven other people injured is ongoing.
Police said they have two men in custody in connection with the sexual assault of a 63-year-old woman on Detroit’s west side.
The owner of Aladdin Jewelry in Hamtramck said a contractor disappeared after several down payments numbering in the tens of thousands of dollars.
On Friday, authorities revealed details on their investigation into the abduction of a teenager in Ferndale, who had since been safely recovered.
Name calling at a fast food restaurant in Southgate escalated into an employee throwing hot coffee at a customer’s face.
An employee at the group home spoke with Local 4 to share concerns about what is happening at the home.
Police said in 2020 the department saw more than twice as many illegal guns in Detroit as they did in 2019.
Devin Pettway said he was just trying to communicate with one of several Michigan State Police troopers who showed up to execute a search warrant unrelated to him.
The family of a 20-year-old man who was killed when a car pulled out in front of him is still waiting for justice in the case.
Family members of Danielle Stislicki are speaking out about her mysterious disappearance and the fight for answers.
Two men suspected of being involved in nine robberies were taken into custody after they stopped for a meal at an IHOP in Dearborn Heights.
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A mother who firefighters say didn’t tell them her baby girl was still inside their burning home was in court on Friday (Oct. 29) on charges of child abuse.
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Detroit police Chief James White said sweeping changes are needed after two of his officers were charged by federal officials in the ongoing towing scandal.
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The manhunt for an accused murderer came to an end only after police discovered their suspect had been in the Wayne County morgue the entire time.
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Michigan Medicine has promised that changes will come to the Wayne County Morgue. The promise comes after a series of reports by the Local 4 Defenders.
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Officials with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said meth has made a major comeback in Metro Detroit. They said there’s more of it and it looks different than before.
Another person spoke with the Local 4 Defenders to share a horror story about how her loved one’s body was treated at the Wayne County morgue.
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On Monday, the Local 4 Defenders spoke with the outraged father of little girl who was struck by a vehicle.
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Sheriff Murphy still doesn’t know what Jones was planning to do with a universal handcuff key after sneaking it into the Livingston County Jail on Sept. 14.
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It’s taken four years for Garry and Patti Javizian to publicly speak about what happened to their 32-year-old son Gregory.
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“One dumpster, three businesses. Do the math. It is definitely going to happen again,” McGee said. “They have rats up there the size of house cats.”
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A man from Saint Clair County in Michigan was arrested in Washington after Capitol Police said he parked illegally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court and wouldn’t move his vehicle.
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