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Darren Cunningham

Reporter · US

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Darren Cunningham

    State commits $89 million to restore Detroit and Kalamazoo rivers (opens the original)

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    DETROIT (WXYZ) — Thursday, on Detroit's Belle Isle, the state of Michigan announced an $89 million investment in the Kalamazoo and Detroit rivers. EGLE Director Phil Roos said, “We all know that these rivers have been affected by a legacy of industrial contamination and in some cases goes back over a hundred years.” Governor Gretchen Whitmer said, "Our state is defined by water, and it's up to us to protect it. All of it. From our Great Lakes to our local rivers." Watch the Full Story in the Vid

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Darren Cunningham

    Families sue funeral home over human remains mix-up (opens the original)

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    DETROIT (WXYZ) — Two grieving families are now taking legal action against a funeral home for cremating a woman prematurely and placing another woman's body in the casket. On top of that, the families say she was wearing the other woman's wig and dress. 7 News Detroit reported on the incident involving Kimberlly Moore, earlier this month. We are now hearing from the family of the other woman caught in the mix-up. Her name is Sandra Miller. Miller's daughter, Cessley Walker said, “I want people t

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Darren Cunningham

    Man who claimed his girlfriend died by suicide gets 20 to 40 Years (opens the original)

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    DETROIT (WXYZ) — David McPherson, 40, was sentenced to 20 to 40 years for the murder of Haleigh Pace. Despite claiming the 24-year-old committed suicide in June of 2025, a jury didn’t buy it. During his sentencing, he doubled down on that claim. Haleigh's mother, Ella Pace, told the judge, “I’m asking this court to ensure that my daughter is his last victim. Let it stop with her. Let her life mean something and the prevention of future harm." Watch the Full Story in the Video Player Below Evan P

  4. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Darren Cunningham

    Highland Township fire station temporarily closes due to truck maintenance issues (opens the original)

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    HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — A fire station in Oakland County was forced to close its doors Sunday afternoon. Highland Township's fire chief said truck maintenance issues prompted the closure. Highland Township resident William Dillon lives right around the corner from fire station number two. He told 7 News Detroit, “Driving by there, we noticed that there were no fire engines and then there were no trucks there for the firemen themselves. So, we wondered what was up." “When we had an inci

  5. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Darren Cunningham

    Owner says fencing outside longtime Greektown liquor store hurts business, sues (opens the original)

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    DETROIT (WXYZ) — Ather Butris owns Athens Liquor in Greektown. He said every weekend for the past four months the fencing in front of his business has been a barrier to his bottom line. He told 7 News Detroit, “I try to push this gate. They want to arrest me.” The liquor store, a staple in Greektown, opened in 1997. However, Butris said this summer’s profits dropped drastically when the Greektown Neighborhood Partnership decided to place his business on the outside of the security perimeter of t

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