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Residents visiting a Detroit fire house during Fire Prevention Week 2023.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit Fire Department expanding smoke alarm initiative for Fire Prevention Week

Hernz Laguerre October 4, 2024

The Detroit Fire Department is hosting three community events this month in honor of National Fire Prevention Week.The theme of...

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Thomas Hunter, Detroit native and Detroit Quick Response Team program manager for FAN, discussed his lived experience fighting addiction and the importance of the CRT program at a press event on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.
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The Metro: Detroit Fire Department teams with nonprofit to reduce overdose deaths

John Filbrandt September 27, 2024

Overdose deaths across the United States have declined more than 10% over the past year, according to the latest public...

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Detroit Fire Department Training Division Lt. Virgil Wyatt teaches DDOT employees how to correctly use the AEDs.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit offering free CERT training; Black Footwear Forum and more

Hernz Laguerre September 20, 2024

On this episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we discuss the city of Detroit's new community response team training program and...

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FILE - Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald, right, shakes hands with Oxford High School victim parents after Jennifer Crumbley was found guilty on four counts of involuntary manslaughter in the Oakland County courtroom, Feb. 6, 2024 in Pontiac.
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Families of Oxford shooting victims lose appeal over school’s liability for tragedy

Associated Press September 20, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Oxford school district on Thursday in a...

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A view of downtown Ann Arbor.
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Detroit Evening Report: Reward offered for leads after Jewish teen attacked in Ann Arbor

Sascha Raiyn September 17, 2024

The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is offering a $1,000 reward for any tips leading to...

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Hamtramck Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri and Wayne County Undersheriff Mike Jaafar will host a safety training for parents at Frontier International Academy in Detroit on Thursday, Sept. 19.
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Detroit Evening Report: Hamtramck police chief leading safety training for Frontier Academy parents

Nargis Rahman September 16, 2024

Frontier International Academy is hosting a safety training session for parents this week, following ongoing concerns from community members about...

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Shooting at Eastern Market leaves 2 dead after Lions game

Associated Press September 16, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — A second person has died from a shooting at an Eastern Market  tailgate event after a Detroit...

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FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2017 file photo, Dr. Larry Nassar appears in court for a plea hearing in Lansing, Mich.
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Authorities find no smoking gun in Nassar records held by MSU

Associated Press September 12, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — Thousands of documents turned over by Michigan State University reveal nothing new about what the school might...

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Wayne County Executive Warren Evans at the 2023 Mackinac Policy Conference.
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Officials question why toxic atomic waste is coming to Wayne County

Quinn Klinefelter September 10, 2024

One of the worst parts of World War II is coming to metro Detroit this month. And it’s scheduled to...

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Law enforcement arrive as students are evacuated to the football stadium after the school campus was placed on lockdown at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.
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4 dead, at least 9 injured in shooting at high school near Atlanta, authorities say

Associated Press September 4, 2024

WINDER, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday that four people were killed and at least nine...

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A view of the Ambassador Bridge.
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Detroit Evening Report: MDOT to ease transport restrictions for flammable materials on Ambassador Bridge

Sascha Raiyn September 3, 2024

The Michigan Department of Transportation is lifting some restrictions for transporting certain hazardous substances across the Ambassador Bridge this fall....

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Photo of an electric vehicle charging.
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The Metro: New safety lab in Auburn Hills will test EV batteries

John Filbrandt August 29, 2024

When relying on clean sources of energy, like the sun and the wind, we need a way to store that...

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