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Child killed in Warren after being struck by car late Tuesday night
A young boy was riding his bike near Van Dyke and Stephens around 10 p.m. Tuesday when he was struck and killed by an unknown driver. That person is now in custody after fleeing the scene.
WEDNESDAY NEWS HIT - A child pedestrian was killed in Warren Tuesday night after being struck by a vehicle.
Police say the boy had been crossing the street near Van Dyke and Stephens at the Warren and Centerline border when he was struck.
The incident happened at 10 p.m.
The suspect driver who allegedly hit the boy fled the scene, according to Warren police.
They were eventually taken into custody and are currently identified as a person of interest.
Police declined to give any identifiable information for the victim.
They did say he was riding his bike when he was killed.
Police are still investigating the incident.
No other information was given at this tmie.
Wixom father's plea for son goes viral
A 13-year-old boy from Wixom is fighting for his life after a drowning accident left him incapacitated and hospitalized. Andy Snook was at a campground in Monroe County when he allegedly went missing for 20-30 minutes during a "horrible swimming accident," according to a gofundme post created for Andy and his family.
His dad Dave posted a video on TikTok asking people to send prayers of support for his son. "If you can do me a solid and say a prayer for him, his name is Andy Snook. If you could say a prayer for him, I would really appreciate it," he said in the video.
"He's a beautiful child and deserves to live," he added. Andy is currently at the Children's Hospital in Toledo, Ohio.
An update from friends reported that initial tests didn't carry positive information, but the family was remaining positive.
When will I-94 reopen?
While evidence of the destructive flooding that submerged Metro Detroit has mostly receded, there are still some parts of I-94 that remain closed. Days after the initial storms stopped, standing water was still inhibiting traffic on the freeway, particularly in a four-mile stretch between Detroit and Dearborn.
On Tuesday, MDOT reopened three lanes around 4 p.m. for a stretch between W. Grand Blvd and Michigan Avenue.
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Westbound I-94 reopens, eastbound still closed in Detroit after weekend floods
The water and cleanup on the westbound lanes of I-94 are done but the eastbound lanes are goig to need major work before they're safe for drivers again.
However, an area near W. Grand Blvd with narrowed lanes and the eastbound ramp to I-96 and westbound I-94 is still closed for repairs. Those sections are expected to be open in time for the holiday weekend.
However, it could be weeks for some other eastbound lanes since that section needs extensive repairs. That could take a week or longer to fix, which would mean closures that last until mid-July.
Debbie Dingell asks why Dearborn infrastructure keeps failing
Another severe storm, another series of soaked basements in Dearborn. A story that's become all too common for the folks that live in Dearborn, heavy rains again waterlogged neighborhoods in the western Wayne County city.
It was still raining when Congresswoman Debbie Dingell said she drafted the letter to President Joe Biden for a State of Emergency. That will help answer immediate questions about flood relief and repairing house damage. But she has another question on her mind.
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Massive flooding on Dearborn's east side leads to sewer system questions
Garbage day in Dearborn can't come fast enough, in some cases most of what they own will be taken away.
"I asked the Army Corp of Engineers to start a study. Why does this continue to happen? What do we need to do?" she asked. How could pumps designed to move water away from the most flood-prone freeways fail during another rainstorm? "Shouldn't we have a backup system for something that simple?"
The city of Dearborn cited too much rain too fast led to flooding and that nothing failed. Officials also said any long-term fix to the sewer system would cost $500 million, meaning each taxpayer's water bill would go up to $600 a year.
Worker who died restoring power was a hero, DTE says
Coworkers were stunned to discover that one of their own workers tasked with restoring power to communities that had lost it after weekend storms died. The fire department said the worker fell from a ladder onto a live wire.
"A line worker who was working to restore power in Detroit came in contact with a live wire and was fatally wounded. He was dedicated to doing his best to serve our customers, and to us, he was a hero," read a statement from DTE.
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Death of DTE worker weighs heavy on co-workers, residents
DTE says tonight their 10,000 employees are grieving and they are sending their love and support to the worker’s family and loved ones.
Loveddica Hines who lives next door to the house where power was being restored said people looked "devastated." The incident happened on Braile Street on Detroit's west side around 3 p.m. The fire department says the worker fell from a ladder onto a live wire.
"When the first responding company arrived here it was Engine 53," said Detroit Fire Chief James Davis. "They found a gentleman on the ground holding a wire that worked for DTE. We didn’t know he was deceased when he was here, they worked on him and transported him to the closest hospital."
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- Michigan State Police say they will have extra patrols on the Southfield Freeway and I-96 Wednesday to enforce speeding and reckless driving laws.
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Daily Forecast
The weather is reversing roles today and bringing rain to Metro Detroit early in the morning. Any chance of storms will dissipate by 2 p.m., but not before a chance of thunder and lightning early afternoon. Temperatures are expected to hover in the 70s for the next few days.
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A bit more wet weather as our flooding concerns fade
We're going cooler through the rest of the week!
Mixing AstraZeneca, Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines provides ‘robust’ protection, study says
A pre-clinical study published in The Lancet on June 25 found that mixing AstraZeneca with a second dose of Pfizer provides "robust" protection from severe COVID-19.
The pre-clinical study was conducted in the United Kingdom beginning in February with 830 people enrolled to receive one of four combinations of vaccines.
Participants either got two doses of Pfizer, two doses of AstraZeneca, or one dose of Pfizer and a dose of AstraZeneca and vice versa.
People who received a dose of AstraZeneca and then a dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine received just as much protection as the people who received two doses of Pfizer, the study found.