Marnie Muñoz

DETROIT — Metro Detroit had about 150 preventable vehicle crashes within the past 24 hours as post-Thanksgiving snow fell over the area, Michigan State Police announced early Saturday.

DETROIT — Metro Detroit had about 150 preventable vehicle crashes within the past 24 hours as post-Thanksgiving snow fell over the area, Michigan State Police announced early Saturday.

The afternoon was a joyful reminder of the city’s resilience, said Bob Roberts, president of the Corktown Business Association.

The Detroit News Students and faculty at the University of Michigan-Dearborn rallied Tuesday against proposed course cuts and layoffs.

The competition, which awards $20,000 to a charity with the most reader votes, opened its final round at noon on Wednesday. It lasts until 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 18.

“I would say almost everybody that I've talked to says that this has been the best opening week of skiing that they've experienced,” King said.

Crews managed to keep the fire from spreading from the former performance venue to a neighboring building.

Metro Detroiters driving through Southfield were in high spirits despite low temperatures on Saturday as activists, firefighters, police officers and city officials distributed free children's holiday gifts to families in need.

University of Michigan administrators have fired a top diversity, equity and inclusion officer for actions that represented "extremely poor" judgment, a UM representative confirmed.

Detroit police arrested a father after his 4-year-old son accidentally shot himself at home early Tuesday.