Former drug dealer now sworn in as attorney before same judge who challenged him to change his life

"He challenged me (at sentencing), and he said Mr. Martell, I dare you to be a CEO of a Fortune 500 company, instead of out here selling drugs," Martell said. He took that challenge head-on.

Ford to develop, produce its own electric vehicle batteries at Metro Detroit plant

Ford announced on Tuesday it will open a battery development center near Detroit by the end of 2021 as it plans to control the key technology for electric vehicles.

Michigan woman, son killed in crash on day of husband's funeral

Loralie Hunter and Troy Bass were killed in a car crash last week just before a funeral was scheduled to take place for her husband, according to the Eaton County Sheriff's Office.

New restaurant owner can't find workers who want to give up unemployment payment

"I put out a basic signing bonus and there are many businesses that do it," he said. "And it was not an awful lot, it was $400, but I didn't even get a phone call, crickets."  

Man who lost everything in Midland flood wins $2M from Michigan Lottery scratch-off

A Michigan man who lost everything in the 2020 catastrophic floods in Midland County won $2 million in a lottery scratch-off ticket after he just followed his instinct to buy the bigger ticket.

Michigan police shocked by convicted murderer’s release

A convicted killer in Michigan has been released after arguing that the risk of catching COVID-19 in prison endangers his life.

VIDEO: Driverless SUV stuck in reverse doing donuts on 8 Mile in Detroit

A Chevy Suburban got stuck in reverse on Monday without anyone in the driver's seat and the doors locked. It somehow wound up on 8 Mile in Detroit where it was stuck doing donuts in reverse across the busy road.

Smell like weed? This Detroit restaurant says to stay away

An upscale Detroit restaurant has a message for guests: Dress up and don't come in smelling like marijuana.

'You'd better sit down': Oakland County woman wins $4M in scratch-off

An Oakland County woman won $4 million in a scratch-off ticket last week. “I took my time scratching the numbers and all I could say after seeing the ‘4MIL’ symbol was: ‘Are you kidding me?'"

West Michigan pizzeria owner arrested for defying epidemic orders, food laws

Marlena Pavlos-Hackney, who runs Marlena's Bistro and Pizzeria in Holland, "continued to willfully violate" the state's epidemic orders, according to a release from the attorney general's office.

DoorDash driver caught on camera dropping pizza on ground, stuffing it back in box

King and his wife happened to be watching their front porch camera at the time. They saw the guy pull their pizza out of the bag and drop it. He then stuffed it back in the box and left it on the porch.

Black woman goes from part-time server to owner of Roseville Outback Steakhouse

Gretta Jackson said the road these past 20 years wasn't easy but it was worth it as she got a title nobody has: the first Black woman to own an Outback Steakhouse in the Detroit area.

Man steals car in Detroit after helping owner free it from the snow

While stuck in the snow, a good samaritan helped a driver free his vehicle. After the two drove to a local market, the victim exited the vehicle and went inside, leaving the suspect with the car while it was still on.