Tuesday, October 30 2012 5:35 PM EDT2012-10-30 21:35:42 GMT
Superstorm Sandy has forced the cancellation of hundreds of American Red Cross blood drives in 14 states along the East Coast causing a shortfall of blood and platelet donations.
Superstorm Sandy has forced the cancellation of hundreds of American Red Cross blood drives in 14 states along the East Coast causing a shortfall of blood and platelet donations.
Tuesday, October 30 2012 5:32 PM EDT2012-10-30 21:32:29 GMT
There are all kinds of ways to volunteer and help victims of Hurricane Sandy, including making donations, loading trucks, volunteering and even bowling a few frames. Get involved.
There are all kinds of ways to volunteer and help victims of Hurricane Sandy, including making donations, loading trucks, volunteering and even bowling a few frames. Get involved.
Wednesday, October 31 2012 10:09 AM EDT2012-10-31 14:09:28 GMT
Residents from Boston to D.C. and beyond are weathering the worst after Hurricane Sandy came ashore on Monday, bringing with it strong winds and flooding.
Residents from Boston to D.C. and beyond are weathering the worst after Hurricane Sandy came ashore on Monday, bringing with it strong winds and flooding. Click here to some of the best photos we've seen from across the northeast.
By Amy Lange Fox 2 News Reporter
ROMULUS, Mich. (WJBK) -- DTE Energy says around 35,000 homes and businesses are without power as Sandy's strength stretched all the way into Southeast Michigan. Crews are working around the clock to get things back to normal.
Tuesday afternoon, we found a tree down on top of a car in Saint Clair Shores. Another hung from a power line in Farmington Hills where still another was blown down and sheered off at the base.
"We didn't think it went down at first until we had to go out and check on it. We were actually really shocked that it was that tree of all of them around here that went down because that was a pretty big tree," a man told us.
Even emergency responders in Harper Woods were not immune. At 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, a generator was powering emergency dispatch, but the rest of the building was in the dark.
"We're just patiently waiting for them to arrive to get us back up and running," said Harper Woods Fire Chief Sean Gunnery.
Power to Harper Woods City Hall was knocked out around 2:00 a.m. Tuesday, closing the building for the day. 911 dispatch was even rerouted to Grosse Pointe Woods for about seven hours.
As of 10:00 p.m. Tuesday, we confirmed that Harper Woods City Hall was still without power.
At the airport, flights to and from New York and New Jersey were canceled. The best advice is to go online and check your flight if you're traveling anywhere in the storm's path.
"Those airports are absolutely closed. In fact, I just saw a picture from Jet Blue and there's still water on the ramp. I mean, it's really flooded in LaGuardia," said Metro Airport spokesperson Mike Conway. "The other big problem they have in New York is how do you get employees to work with the transit system shut down."
Conway said airports in Washington D.C. and Philadelphia are starting to reopen.
Monday, June 17 2013 9:27 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:27:07 GMT
The jury in the manslaughter trial of Detroit officer Joseph Weekley did not reach a verdict on Monday. The jury has now deliberated for two full days.
The jury in the manslaughter trial of Detroit officer Joseph Weekley did not reach a verdict on Monday. The jury has now deliberated for two full days.
Friday, June 14 2013 5:57 PM EDT2013-06-14 21:57:29 GMT
Jurors have gone home without a verdict on the first day of deliberations in the trial of a Detroit police officer charged in the shooting death of a 7-year-old girl.
Jurors have gone home without a verdict on the first day of deliberations in the trial of a Detroit police officer charged in the shooting death of a 7-year-old girl.
Thursday, June 13 2013 5:44 PM EDT2013-06-13 21:44:55 GMT
It was a day of dramatic testimony in the manslaughter trial of the Detroit cop charged with killing seven-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones as Officer Joseph Weekley took the stand in his own defense.
It was a day of dramatic testimony in the manslaughter trial of the Detroit cop charged with killing seven-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones as Officer Joseph Weekley took the stand in his own defense.
Monday, June 10 2013 7:55 PM EDT2013-06-10 23:55:49 GMT
Testimony got emotional on Monday as the jury heard from Aiyana Jones' grandmother, but the defense questioned whether she has told two different accounts of what happened.
Testimony got emotional on Monday as the jury heard from Aiyana Jones' grandmother, but the defense questioned whether she has told two different accounts of what happened.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:38 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:38:44 GMT
After initially defying federal regulators, Chrysler abruptly agreed Tuesday to recall some older-model Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions.
After initially defying federal regulators, Chrysler abruptly agreed Tuesday to recall some older-model Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:29 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:29:11 GMT
An angry pastor is trying to keep his cool. He is mad at whoever tore apart his air conditioning unit to steal the copper, but he also says the entire community shares the blame.
An angry pastor is trying to keep his cool. He is mad at whoever tore apart his air conditioning unit to steal the copper, but he also says the entire community shares the blame.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:46 PM EDT2013-06-19 01:46:58 GMT
Nearly a hundred years ago, two girls from Detroit put a message in a bottle and threw it into the waters of the St. Clair River. Now that message is back on dry land after being found by a diver in 30 feet of water.
Nearly a hundred years ago, two girls from Detroit put a message in a bottle and threw it into the waters of the St. Clair River. Now that message is back on dry land after being found by a diver in 30 feet of water.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:26 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:26:33 GMT
The latest dig in the search for former Teamsters' boss Jimmy Hoffa will resume on Wednesday in an Oakland Township field. So far, crews have found two concrete slabs and animal bones.
The latest dig in the search for former Teamsters' boss Jimmy Hoffa will resume on Wednesday in an Oakland Township field. So far, crews have found two concrete slabs and animal bones.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:54 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:54:19 GMT
Who will open for Bon Jovi at Ford Field on July 18? Your vote will decide. 20 bands left in the Fox Rocks contest. Voting period: Now through July 10. Time to 'Fox Rocks' the vote.
Who will open for Bon Jovi at Ford Field on July 18? Your vote will decide. 20 bands left in the Fox Rocks contest. Voting period: Now through July 10. Time to 'Fox Rocks' the vote.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:20 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:20:44 GMT
Detroit Metropolitan Airport officials evacuated a section of the McNamara Terminal Tuesday morning after a canine picked up the scent of explosives on the apron, where planes load.
Detroit Metropolitan Airport officials evacuated a section of the McNamara Terminal Tuesday morning after a canine picked up the scent of explosives on the apron, where planes load.
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