AAA Study: Giving Up Car Keys Increases Health Risks for Seniors [Fact Sheet]

A new study says older adults who have given up driving have a higher risk of health problems than those who...

Fiat Chrysler Recalls Vehicles Vulnerable to Cyberattacks

Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than a million vehicles that could be susceptible to cyberattacks.  The recall comes in the...

A Family’s Legacy Lives On at Maheras Gentry Park

WDET is examining the state of parks in the city of Detroit. That includes Maheras Gentry Park, a parcel of...

Detroit Neighborhoods Day to Celebrate Community with 250 Events around the City

Groups from every zip code in Detroit are hosting neighborhood events next week. More than 100 city clean-ups, as well as...

White House Taps Michigan Professor for Federal Reserve Board

fordschool.umich.edu President Obama wants a professor from the University of Michigan to have a major say in the financial policy...

In Their Own Words: Historians Seek Personal Stories of 1967 Detroit Riot

July 23, 1967 is a critical date in Detroit's history. Early that morning, Detroit Police raided a "blind pig"--an illegal after-hours bar--near...

Feds Probe Whether GM Dealers Sold Recalled Cars Without Making Repairs

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether some General Motors dealers sold used cars that had been recalled without first...

Taylor, Allen Park Foreclosed Homes To Get Renovations

Michaela Thiede/ PD The cities of Taylor and Allen Park are partnering with a realty company to buy and renovate...

New Report Finds Metro Detroit Roads are Fourth Worst in the Country

A non-profit transportation group says more than half of Metro Detroit’s main roads are in poor condition. As part of...

Researchers have Discovered Mostly Intact Steamship Wreck on the Great Lakes

Courtesy of the Michigan Shipwreck Research Association Researchers have found a century-old, nearly perfectly preserved shipwreck in Lake Michigan. Divers recently...

Pontiac Schools Secure $10 Million Emergency Loan

State officials are giving the Pontiac school district an emergency loan. The Michigan Department of Treasury approved a $10 million loan...

DNR Reports Decline in Deer Hunting

A new state survey finds fewer people are hunting deer in Michigan. The state Department of Natural Resources reports a 15...