Dave Spencer
I am a weekend anchor and weekday reporter at FOX 2 who is back working in my hometown.
It took 13 years of learning the ropes, but now I'm home doing what I love! As a reporter I arrived back in Detroit just in time to see a city in the middle of rebuilding itself.
After growing up in Troy and attending MSU (Go Green!) I got my start in TV in Lansing. I then ventured out to horse country, spending sometime in Lexington, Ky. I realized that I was pure Michigan when I took a job that got me closer to home, working in Grand Rapids.
Close was just not good enough for me so here I am back in the D.
If I'm not on air, chances are I'm sampling some of the best music Detroit has to offer having attended hundreds of live concerts over a lifetime.
I love that my job takes me in different directions everyday and allows me to give people a voice they may not otherwise have.
If it's important to you... It's news to me.
The latest from Dave Spencer
Bullying episode on Eastpointe school bus sickens mother: 'I don't feel like he is safe there'
A Metro Detroit mother is sickened by a case of bullying against her son and the school district's response after not notifying her of the abuse. Kenidi Washington instead learned of the assault involving two other students on a bus bound for Eastpointe schools from another parent who found a video of the bullying on their child's phone.
Carjacking suspect randomly targeted mother, shot her before stealing car in Orion Township
A woman in her 40s was approached by a man who was waiting outside a restaurant in Oakland County and shot her, before taking her car keys and fleeing in her vehicle.
Contaminated dirt in Detroit at heart of $100M lawsuit
On one side, a demolition company. On the other side, the city of Detroit. And at the heart of a $100 million lawsuit the former has filed against the latter are piles of contaminated dirt.
Oakland County water main break causes business closures
Most people could understand restaurants that require water for cooking and cleaning needed to be closed – but it was harder to understand why retail stores, and a music shop would have to be closed.
Metro Detroit police chief says current state laws encourage drivers to flee from officers
Are current laws actually encouraging criminals to drive away from police rather than obey a traffic stop? One Metro Detroit police chief says yes, but he’s also pointing to steps being taken to change that.
Travelers with Spirit scrambling to book new flights, secure refunds after airline closure
For those looking to book their next flight, reality is setting in as a popular affordable airline is no longer an option. Spirit ended operations on Saturday, prompting people to scramble to book flights and look for refunds.
Lawmakers in Lansing working to bar sex offenders from jobs surrounding children
Lawmakers in Lansing are trying to close a loophole in the sex offender registry that allows convicted sex offenders to work in jobs that primarily cater to children.
Wrong school bus scare in Metro Detroit highlights new efforts to protect children
An elementary school student with autism was placed on the wrong school bus, causing panic and police intervention to bring him home safe. Meanwhile, Monday's nightmare highlighted the efforts some Metro Detroit police agencies are already making to give first responders more tools to help people with disabilities.
Michigan Senate passes new amendments strengthening 'Wyatt's Law'
Nearly four years after Wyatt’s Law was passed, new amendments designed to strengthen the existing law have passed through the Senate and is now heading to the House.
Teen in Detroit crashes stolen F-150 into another vehicle and slams into home
An early morning crash sent an innocent driver to the hospital. Police say they were trying to stop a suspected stolen F-150 when the truck driver sped away and crashed into another vehicle, then a house.