Local crime, high school sports, county politics, events tonight, and business closings — the daily Metro Detroit report from HEREDetroit.
Sports
DETROIT, Mich. — Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff has thrown 12 touchdown passes without an interception through five games, a stretch only he and Russell Wilson have matched in NFL history. Goff directed the Lions offense in a 45-21 road performance against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, Oct. 11, at…
Sports
DETROIT, Mich. — The Detroit Pistons are halfway through their preseason schedule after a home win over the Phoenix Suns and a road loss to the Washington Wizards, with several players standing out early. No. 17 overall pick Ebuka Okorie scored seven points in the preseason opener, including the game-winning…
Sports
DETROIT, Mich. — Detroit Tigers top prospect Zyhir Hope hit his first home run of the Arizona Fall League on Monday, Oct. 12, a two-run shot in the first inning for the Scottsdale Scorpions. The ball left Hope bat at 101 mph on an opposite-field drive to left. Hope, 21,…
Business
Canton, Mich. — Nordstrom Rack plans to open a new store in Canton Township on Oct. 29, expanding the off-price chain footprint in the Detroit market. The 35,000-square-foot store will be at New Towne Plaza, located at 44740 Ford Road, in Canton Township, Wayne County. The new Canton location joins…
Business
Detroit, Mich. — Detroit-area drivers are paying sharply more at the pump, with the statewide average for regular unleaded rising 19 cents in one week to $4.66 a gallon, AAA-The Auto Club Group said Monday. The price is 35 cents higher than a month ago and $1.73 more than at…
Traffic
Southfield, Mich. — Westbound I-696 reopened Monday morning between I-75 and the Lodge Freeway after a weekend closure that allowed crews to shift traffic onto the newly reconstructed westbound lanes. The Michigan Department of Transportation said the move is a major milestone in the Restore the Reuther project. Over the…
Crime
DETROIT, Mich. — A man was killed Monday morning in a shooting at a Marathon gas station on Detroit west side, the Detroit Police Department said. Officers responded just before 9 a.m. on Oct. 12 to a gas station on W McNichols Road near Greenfield Road. Detroit police found the…
Traffic
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Westbound I-696 is open again between I-75 in Hazel Park and M-10, the Lodge Freeway, in Southfield, Mich., in Metro Detroit, after Michigan Department of Transportation crews moved traffic back onto the newly reconstructed westbound lanes over the weekend. The work is another phase of the Restore…
Politics
Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. — Republican governor candidate John James used a Monday afternoon press conference in metro Detroit to press for stronger parental rights and more accountability in Michigan schools. Congressman John James held the event in Grosse Pointe Woods on Oct. 12, just over three weeks before the…
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