A railroad crossing in Van Buren Township was closed off to traffic Monday morning due to a crash involving a train and a pickup truck.
Thunder Over Michigan is returning to Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti to celebrate the semiquincentennial under the theme “Stars, Stripes, and 250 Years Strong.”
Following an extensive five-hour debate, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission granted preliminary site approval for a major data center project in a 5-2 vote.
A Michigan court hearing was interrupted when the man, who was pleading guilty, struggled to turn off a filter that made him look like a cat.
A former employee of a Metro Detroit moving services business is accused of misappropriating funds and transferring the company’s money to her personal accounts.
A former employee of a Metro Detroit moving services business is accused of misappropriating funds and transferring the company’s money to her personal accounts.
A Wayne County man was arrested Tuesday night after leading police on a chase in a suspected stolen car, then stopping at a casino.
Neighbors in Van Buren Township and surrounding cities such as Belleville, Canton, and Romulus are voicing strong opposition to plans to expand the Wayne Disposal landfill.
For the first time, Wayne Disposal -- a long-controversial hazardous waste landfill in Wayne County -- is opening its gates to Local 4 for a look inside its operations.
Nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project, originally destined for a controversial Van Buren Township landfill, will now be transported to Texas, according to a spokesperson with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
After more than a year of fighting, Western Wayne County residents received the news they desperately wanted: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers confirmed that radioactive material from the Manhattan Project, once planned to be shipped to Michigan, is now headed to Texas.
A Michigan judge postponed his decision Tuesday regarding the controversial storage of radioactive waste at Wayne Disposal Inc., a landfill facility in Van Buren Township.
The standoff lasted roughly an hour, prompting police to close a stretch of Bog Road between Hoeft and Rawsonville roads.
The case against the woman accused of lying to authorities in connection with the investigation into 17-year-old London Thomas’ death was dismissed and refiled on Wednesday.
Police are warning residents about a dangerous social media trend that has reached Van Buren Township, where teens are deliberately kicking in front doors of homes as part of the “Door Kicking Challenge.”
A hearing over the disposal of radioactive waste in Van Buren Township brought out concerned community members and elected officials who clarified that they do not want it near their community.
Stellantis announced a $388 million investment to develop a state-of-the-art Metro Detroit Megahub in Van Buren Township, further advancing the efficiency and sustainability of its Mopar service parts distribution network.
A hearing over the disposal of radioactive waste in Van Buren Township brought out concerned community members and elected officials who clarified that they do not want it near their community.
Wayne Disposal, one of the nation’s largest hazardous waste landfills, is looking to expand its Van Buren Township facility despite mounting community opposition and recent controversies over radioactive waste acceptance.
A Wayne County woman “just feels good” after winning a $25,000 a year for life prize from the Michigan Lottery.
Canton Township, Van Buren Township, Belleville, Romulus, and Wayne County are fighting an expensive, uphill battle against Wayne Disposal Inc., which is bringing radioactive waste to the area.
Local 4 has learned that local leaders are meeting on Wednesday to discuss the disposal of radioactive waste at the Wayne Disposal Facility in Van Buren Township.
Last week, Local 4 told you about the new plans to bring part of the "Manhattan Project," where the atomic bomb was created in the state of New York, to a landfill in Wayne County.
A hazardous waste landfill in Wayne County is preparing to take tons of contaminated soil and groundwater from a site in New York where the atomic bomb was developed back during World War II.
Michigan resident Kristopher Kukola was sentenced to 63 months for robbing several CVS pharmacies in Van Buren Township, Saline, and Milan, Michigan, before being arrested with the help of a decoy pill bottle.
A Wayne County apartment community where a fighter jet crashed amid an air show in August caught fire on Tuesday for the third time this year, according to the fire chief.
Belleville police are investigating a double shooting that resulted in a car crash. The crime scene stretched on Main Street from Third to Fifth streets.
A woman and a man were shot Thursday night in Downtown Belleville in a situation police believe is related to their pursuit of a driver in a stolen vehicle the same night.
One person was killed and three others were injured in a rollover crash on I-94 involving a car in which one person was standing through the sunroof and nobody was wearing a seatbelt, police said.
Federal officials released a report detailing what was happening inside the cockpit just before a jet crashed at the Thunder Over Michigan air show.
Two men helped pull a pilot and co-pilot out of a lake after they were forced to eject themselves from a fighter jet due to engine failure during a Michigan air show.
Local 4 spoke with the two men who helped pull the pilot and his co-pilot out of the lake after they had an emergency ejection from the aircraft due to engine failure.
The sudden crashing of a fighter jet that was performing at a Michigan air show Sunday was caused by “engine difficulties,” officials said in a Monday news conference.
Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board provided an update Monday on their investigation into the Sunday crashing of a fighter jet that was performing in a Michigan air show.
Federal authorities are investigating the sudden crashing of a vintage fighter jet that was performing Sunday at an air show in Wayne County.
A driver and a passenger were taken into custody on Friday after leading police on a slow speed chase throughout Washtenaw County.
Multiple law enforcement agencies were involved in the pursuit of a driver of a stolen vehicle in Washtenaw County on Friday.
Multiple law enforcement agencies chased the driver of a stolen vehicle in Washtenaw County for about an hour on Friday before taking the driver into custody.
A shooter who barricaded himself in a Van Buren Township mobile home Sunday following a non fatal shooting is also believed to be involved in a homicide that occurred days prior.
A California man was found dead in Wayne County inside a semi truck with smashed windows, and police believe another semi driver is to blame.
Police have located the parents of a 3-4-year-old child who was found wandering early Monday morning in Van Buren Township.
Egypt Covington’s parents and siblings spoke Thursday in court as one of the men charged in her murder learned how long he would spend behind bars.
Wayne County leaders held a special hearing to learn more about the hazardous waste brought to Michigan after an Ohio train derailment.
As outrage grows over hazardous waste from an Ohio train derailment brought into Michigan, Local 4 is learning more about the history of the sites where the waste was brought.
County and Metro Detroit officials blast the EPA’s decision to send the waste from that toxic train derailment in Ohio to Michigan.
Mayors and township supervisors from Wayne County are coming together to call for a “permanent halt” on any further importation of toxic waste from the Ohio train derailment site.
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans held a news conference Friday alongside U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell and Rashida Tlaib about hazardous materials sent to Michigan.
After the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, tons of contaminated dirt needed somewhere to go. That somewhere was US Ecology, a waste disposal company in Van Buren Township specializing in hazardous waste.
A train operated by Norfolk Southern derailed in Van Buren Township last week, alarming residents in the area following the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, also operated by the transportation company.
A train operated by Norfolk Southern, the same operators behind the Ohio derailment, went off the rails Thursday morning in Van Buren Township.
A gym employee in Wayne County is accused of positioning a cell phone camera in the ceiling of a women’s restroom, which was found by a gym member.
A Monroe County man was arrested in connection with a targeted shooting in Van Buren Township that sent one person to the hospital early Monday morning.
A mother is looking for answers Monday after the ceiling collapsed inside families apartment in Van Buren Township.
A 26-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Van Buren Township just a few weeks ago. The alleged driver was arrested hours later, and now investigators are saying a new tool was vital in making that happen.
A man was arrested Friday night after fleeing police by car for more than 26 miles, and then trying to get away on foot following a violent incident in Van Buren Township.
Local 4 is learning more about a violent incident in Van Buren Township and the lengthy police chase that followed. Carl Travis was arrested Friday night after fleeing by car for more than 26 miles and then trying to get away on foot.
A man has been charged in connection with the hit-and-run crash that left a 26-year-old woman dead in the middle of the I-94 Service Drive in Van Buren Township.
A Girl Named Egypt has been a different beer over the years, starting as a double white IPA to this year being a fruited tart ale.
A suspected hit-and-run driver has been taken into custody after a 26-year-old woman was struck and killed overnight while walking on the I-94 Service Drive in Van Buren Township, officials said.
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A 26-year-old woman was killed by a hit-and-run driver overnight while she was walking on the I-94 Service Drive in Van Buren Township, officials said.