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Birmingham -- TV and radio sports personality Mike Valenti is recovering from burns after a steak prepared tableside at a popular restaurant flared up and scorched his face.

Clarence Johnson of Detroit was charged with two counts of kidnapping, two counts of carjacking, one count of armed robbery, one count of criminal sexual conduct first degree, and one count of assault with intent to rob.

Amtrak says it's adding 14 trains on its Illinois-Michigan service during the Christmas and New Year's holiday period.

Jordan Banks, 10, of Detroit, studies the characteristics of a rock before drawing it as part of The Michigan Science Center's spring break camp on Tuesday April 2, 2013 in Detroit.

Chris J. Courtney a Remerica hometown Broker in Plymouth holds a for sale sign in front of this home he sold in Plymouth.

In its latest round of highly publicized raids at some of the city's most dangerous addresses, authorities executed 'Operation Mistletoe' on Tuesday afternoon, all with a captive audience of media and neighbors.

A state trooper with the help of a retired Clinton Township police officer nabbed two Detroit men on suspicion of breaking into a home and crashing a Jeep the suspects used as a getaway car, the Michigan State Police said.

Multiple Grammy nominee Lorde is headed to the Fillmore Detroit March 16, venue officials announced Monday.

Former City Councilwoman Sharon McPhail, who once suggested ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick had someone rig her electric chair massager to shock her, could testify in federal court this week about a Kilpatrick-backed deal some experts say pushed the city into bankruptcy.

A suspicious fire broke out at Al's barbershop, the scene of a violent November shooting that left three dead and injured six.

As is usual, last week was a busy one for crime and public safety issues in Detroit and its suburbs.

Renla Session, 58 of Detroit was one of close to 60 protesters that marched outside the federal courthouse on Lafayette Blvd in Detroit on Tuesday, December 3, 2013.

Catch up on some of the top headlines and stories that happened in metro Detroit and Michigan over the weekend of December 14-15.

Johncarlos Johnson fatally bludgeoned Shalisa O'Dell, the mother of his 2-year-old son, during an argument at her Warren home earlier this month over her relationship with another person, Warren Police Commissioner Jere Green said today.

Three men, armed with handguns and wearing ski masks robbed Cliff Bell's - a popular jazz club in downtown Detroit - over the weekend.

The film 'Her' dominated the Detroit Film Critics Society's annual awards, winning best picture, best screenplay for director Spike Jonze and best supporting actress for Scarlett Johansson - even though she never appears in the movie.

There are a lot of new Jeeps in the works from a subcompact to the return of a premium full-size... Survey teams creating a database of deteriorating or abandoned structures in Detroit are set to begin their on-the-ground work.

In bankruptcy and looking for cash, Detroit would like to lease its water utility to raise as much as $9 billion to fund basic services long term, but talks with neighboring suburban counties are stalled.

Owner Danielle Scott announced the event in a news release that hinted at a comeback for the space, which hasn't been used regularly for some time and is the subject of revival efforts.

There are a lot of new Jeeps in the works from a subcompact to the return of a premium full-size... Olga's Kitchen, a metro Detroit chain, is seeking to expand and return to its roots.