A growing number of families across metro Detroit are facing an unexpected challenge: a nationwide shortage of ADHD medication. From children struggling in school to adults just trying to manager daily life tasks, the impact of this shortage is widespread.
Watch Peter's report in the video player below Looking at what's behind the ADHD medication shortage affecting metro Detroit families
"Out of nowhere, it was like my medication got cut off," said Abigail Lozon.
Across metro Detroit, pharmacies are struggling to keep ADHD medication like Adderall in stock, and for many like Abigail Lozon in Taylor, this isn't just an inconvenience. It's a disruption to daily life.
"When I couldn't take the medication, every symptom was just so much worse," Abigail said.
These symptoms include depression, difficulty focusing and procrastination. Abigail's mother, Michelle, has been trying everything she can to help her daughter.
"It was frustrating, I was calling all over the state, I was calling Ohio, I was calling everywhere around.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the shortage began in the fall of 2022 due to manufacturing delays and increased demand.
"We just can't simply keep up," said Rudy Najm.
Najm is a pharmacist at iPharmacy in Livonia, and told me there's a combination of delays in manufacturing and supply chain issues, on top of the increase in demand.
"We rely on other countries to make the drugs, so there's a manufacturing problem," Najm said. "There's also a quota from various regulatory agencies."
And as a pharmacist, Rudy understands the pain and frustrations that customers are facing.
"We will work with the providers and the families to find an alternative solution to avoid the interruption in treatment," Najm said.
I sat down with ADHD therapist Justin Gillespie to see how he's helping his clients navigate the ADHD medication shortage.
"We're doing a lot of skill building in therapy right now and get individuals access to more medication," Gillespie said.
These skill-building exercises, Justin said, are helping those he treats navigate the challenges of ADHD without their usual medication.
"We're doing a lot with impulse control with a lot of our clients right now, both with the adults and the children getting ready to go back to school, and adults continuing on with work," the therapist said.
Dr. Lasiona Barlow is a clinical psychologist at DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital. She told me the adderall shortage is real.
"There is a major shortage for those types of stimulant medications, but there's definitely alternatives for it," Dr. Barlow said.
Dr. Barlow went on to say that they might not be a quick fix right now, but they're working on holistic approaches.
"It's not medication, it's not going to chemically change anything in the body, but it is simply training the brain to be more regulated," Dr. Barlow said.
Experts like Dr. Barlow and Gillespie recommend that patients consult with their healthcare provider. Meanwhile, Abigail is working to navigate life without her medication.
"I'm doing better now. I got the help I needed, but I wish it didn't have to be that way," Abigail said.
A 34-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash while riding his bicycle on M-29 in Cottrellville Township last week, and investigators are still searching for the driver who fled the scene.
Thomas Israel was struck and killed during the early morning hours of Aug. 18 as he rode from his apartment complex to a nearby gas station to buy cigarettes. The St. Clair County Sheriff's Office says he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Watch Christiana Ford's video report below: Family seeks justice as search for hit-and-run driver in Cottrellville Township continues
"Just want justice. My brother didn't deserve to die like that left alone, you know," Arthur Israel, who goes by A.J., said.
A.J. had just finished having a heart-to-heart conversation with his brother before the fatal crash.
"Giving him some advice, letting him know everything happens for a reason, you just live and learn and life's not over," A.J. said.
After their conversation, Thomas Israel went home, grabbed his bike and headed out from his complex onto M-29.
"We didn't hear anything back from him, so we just assumed he went to sleep. And then eventually, I went to sleep and then I got a call and then detective shows up tells me what happened," A.J. said.
Sheriff's deputies say they have a strong lead and suspect vehicle in the case, but the driver remains at large.
"I don't know how someone could just hit someone and just leave them there. It just blows my mind, you know," A.J. said.
The tragic loss has highlighted a traffic safety problem in the township, according to Supervisor Greg Abbey.
"We have a traffic problem in our community, a lot of speeding. I think we had four or five fatal accidents since January," Abbey said.
Abbey has been advocating for a dedicated sheriff's deputy to address the issue.
"I don't want to see this happen again. It's a tragedy. We've had too many tragedies in Cottrellville," Abbey said.
Thomas Israel worked at the local Riviera Restaurant in Marine City. A.J. says he loved music, building computers and gaming.
The family remains determined to find the perpetrator.
"I don't know if he's sleeping good at night, but I'm not sleeping good. I just want answers. My dad wants answers," A.J. said.
The St. Clair County Sheriff's Office says the investigation continues and they're waiting on forensic evidence. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Silver at 810-987-1727.
There is a benefit planned for those who want to support the family on Sept. 6 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Cabana Blue. You can also donate donate online.
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Watch Brett Kast's and Ryan Marshall's video reports about the meeting below: Hamtramck City Council moves to fire police chief, officer and city manager Hamtramck City Council moves to fire police chief, officer and city manager
Tuesday night was the first time the Hamtramck City Council held a meeting since the report was released, with community members attending.
The 59-page report, conducted by law firm Miller Johnson, which was hired by the city, alleges Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri drove a city vehicle to a strip club drunk while using sirens to run red lights, and handed a loaded gun to a civilian volunteer with instructions to put it to someone's head.
The report also alleged that Altaheri pressured officers to falsify police reports and 911 calls to help in a custody dispute and reduced another officer's discipline in exchange for the destruction of evidence.
Watch our previous story about the investigation report below: Investigation finds Hamtramck police chief violated policies
The report also found Officer David Adamczyk abused overtime, violated stolen property policies and recorded other officers.
While most allegations against City Manager Max Garbarino weren't substantiated, the report shows poor judgment including delaying action on misconduct claims against Altaheri and Adamczyk.
All three were previously on administrative leave.
The Hamtramack City Council voted to fire Garbarino after over an hour in closed session. City Council does not have the authority to fire Altaheri and Adamczyk, however, the acting city manager can fire the two and will likely soon, officials discussed during the meeting.
Previous report: Former Wayne County prosecutor talks about fallout from Hamtramck investigation report Fallout possible following release of Hamtramck report
Garbarino was at the city council meeting. In May, he placed Altaheri and Adamczyk on administrative leave after troubling allegations came to light. About a week later, the city council placed Garbarino on leave.
"City council thought that the words significant poor judgment means that (Garbarino) knew in January about these allegations that's what the report said and did nothing, not even a verbal warning or written warning... so he did not take actions to put a limit to this until it escalated beyond control," Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib said after the meeting.
Representing Altaheri, attorney Amir Makled called the claims retaliatory.
"This council doesn't understand the concept of retaliatory claims, whistleblower violations and has opened themselves up to a long litigation process. This is going to cost the residents thousands of dollars, each individually," Makled said.
Previous report: Hamtramck city manager placed on leave, was walked out of heated council meeting Hamtramck city manager placed on leave, was walked out of heated council meeting
Reno Arabo, an attorney representing Garbarino and Adamczyk, also said the claims are retaliatory.
"It's shocking and it's clear retaliation and it's a big mistake. And the people of Hamtramck are going to be the ones who are punished for this," Arabo said.
Previous report: Hamtramck police chief placed on administrative leave amid investigation Hamtramck police chief placed on administrative leave amid investigation
Earlier in the day, Makled alleged that leaking the confidential report on the city's website before it was removed was a political move that prevents his client from due process.
"The chief tried to raise some awareness to some of the misdeeds that's happening within the department. And the moment he raised the issues to the city manager about an officer named David Adamczyk, he was placed on administrative leave instead of the other guy," Makled said.
Attorney Jon Marko, who is also representing Garbarino and Adamczyk, argues the report is incomplete.
"These reports are done at the request and the payment of the employer, and when we get into litigation and we actually start putting people under oath, taking depositions, the report doesn't hold up as a litigation process," Marko said.
Related story: Investigation into Hamtramck City Council members wrapping up soon, MSP says New video allegedly shows Hamtramck election fraud
Makled criticized the report's scope.
"That report is very one-sided; it doesn't say one positive thing about what he did for that department and how he has improved it," Makled said.
In an exclusive interview with Scripps News Cleveland's John Kosich, Travis Kelce's father, Ed Kelce, gave us an in-depth look at his son's recent engagement to one of the world's biggest pop stars.
On Tuesday, Travis and Taylor Swift announced their engagement in a joint social media post.
According to Ed, his son proposed to Swift almost two weeks ago, a little more than two years after they became one of the most notable celebrity power couples.
"Travis actually did the proposal, oh, maybe two weeks, not quite two weeks ago," Ed Kelce said. "He was going to put it off till this week. I think she was getting maybe a little antsy, but he was going to put her off till this week, to, you know, make some grand thing, to make it a big special event. And I told him repeatedly, you know, you could do it on the side of the road, do it any place that makes it a special event ... when you get down on one knee and ask her to marry you."
Ed Kelce details son's engagement to Taylor Swift in exclusive interview
Ed said Swift's father, Scott Swift, was telling Travis the same thing.
When the special day arrived, Travis popped the question at a garden in Lee's Summit, Missouri.
"He got her out there, they were about to go out to dinner, and he said, 'let's go out and have a glass of wine,' ... they got out there, and that's when he asked her, and it was beautiful," Ed Kelce said. "They started FaceTiming me and their mother and her folks to make sure everybody knew. So, to see them together is great."
He said he was at a Philadelphia Eagles practice when he got the call that the two were engaged.
Ed Kelce details son's engagement to Taylor Swift in exclusive interview
"I was at ... an Eagles practice, a public practice that they had a lot of people that, well, the Eagles had 60,000 people at a public practice two weeks ago on a Sunday night," Ed Kelce said. "So at that practice ... I got a FaceTime call from them, and as soon as I saw the FaceTime, I saw it was Travis, and then I saw Taylor there with him, I knew what they were going to say, and they, you know, let us know."
Ed said he knew about Travis's plan to propose months in advance; he even expected him to pop the question during last year's NFL season.
He said he has not seen his son happier than he is with Swift.
"We actually went to a thing in KC Sunday night, which was an ESPN airing of 'The Kingdom' and went to that, and his mother and I went with him back to his house for dinner, where Taylor made dinner, and we had a wonderful dinner with them outside on the patio and to just watch the two of them, just crazy about each other. It's truly kinda neat," Ed Kelce said.
While the engagement is still new, and no wedding planning has occurred quite yet, Ed said he is as prepared as he can be for the wedding bells.
Ed Kelce details son's engagement to Taylor Swift in exclusive interview
"They're just two young people very much in love, cast in a spotlight that they really haven't sought but kind of followed with their success in their respective fields," Ed Kelce said.
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Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Glenn M. Maleyko has been selected as Michigans next superintendent, the State Board of Education voted on Tuesday.
Maleyko has worked in Dearborn Public Schools the third largest school district in the Michigan for 30 years, the state said. He became superintendent of Dearborn Public Schools in 2015. Hes also worked as a central administrator, building principal and teacher in the district.
I am excited that Dr. Glenn Maleyko is poised to become Michigans next state superintendent of public instruction, said Pamela Pugh, president of the State Board of Education, in a statement. Dr. Maleyko has a proven record of implementing initiatives that provide meaningful support to both students and educators. Throughout the search and interview process, he demonstrated that he can bring people together and work collaboratively with a diverse sector of groups and stakeholders.
We heard from parents, staff, and community members who spoke highly of his leadershipwith one parent saying their only concern was losing him to the state. While literacy remains a significant challenge across Michigan, Dr. Maleykos background and experience make him well-qualified to lead efforts that will strengthen literacy outcomes and ensure all students have access to the supports they need to succeed. His track record and commitment position him to advance the eight goals in Michigans Top 10 Strategic Education Plan [links-2.govdelivery.com], and to guide our state in making continued improvements to public education.
Current state Superintendent Michael Rice announced in April that he would be retiring from his role on Oct. 3. The state board says it hopes that Maleyko can take over on Oct. 4.
I look forward to working with anyone who wants to do what is best for Michigans students, Maleyko said in a statement. I am ready to collaborate with the State Board of Education, MDE staff, local school districts, the governor, legislators, and all school stakeholders. It will be especially important to listen to the voices of students and their families. I will be strongly committed to furthering the great progress that has occurred under State Superintendent Dr. Michael F. Rice in meeting the goals in Michigans Top 10 Strategic Education Plan. We must move as swiftly as possible to improve literacy achievement, and I am prepared to get to work on that important goal.
A contract will be negotiated between Maleyko and Pugh.
He was president of the Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administrators for the 2023-24 school year, represents Michigan on the National School Superintendents Association Governing Board, and chairs a statewide English learner committee that he created in 2023. He was on the original steering committee for the Top 10 Strategic Education Plan, the state said in a press release.
Maleyko has earned several academic degrees: "a doctorate degree of philosophy in educational leadership and policy studies from Wayne State University; an educational specialist degree in educational leadership and a masters degree in curriculum and instruction from University of Detroit Mercy; and a bachelors degree in history and political science from University of Windsor."
Seven candidates were interview last week from a pool of 33 applicants, the state said. Three finalists were brought back on Tuesday before Maleyko was chosen. The other finalists were Lisa Coons, a former Virginia state superintendent of public instruction, and Judy Walton, superintendent and curriculum director for Harrison Community Schools.
The White House is continuing to push forward on a three-pillar strategy announced in July to innovate, power and export American-made AI products.
Michael Kratsios, director of the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy, explained the administration's goals and progress in a Tuesday interview with Scripps News.
'Like a sales mission:" White House continues its push to embed American AI worldwide
"For most countries around the world, the volumes of chips and the types of AI that we'll be needing aren't of real national security concern in the U.S. What we're most concerned about is us not being there, and adversaries having their chips and their AI in those countries," Kratsios said. "So our biggest step right now is how do we get more people to use American AI?"
President Donald Trump has sought to boost U.S. chip production and increase federal control of some operations. This month, he announced the U.S. government would take a 10% stake in chipmaker Intel. Separately, the government cut a deal with chipmakers Nvida and AMD to loosen export restrictions of their products to China for a 15% share of revenue.
At the same time the president has also planned a 100% tariff on computer chip imports, a move that could raise the prices Americans pay for computers, cars, appliances and other electronics.
The U.S.-based Semiconductor Industry Association, a trade group representing U.S. chip manufacturers, estimates that U.S. manufacturing accounts for only 12% of computer chips produced globally.
"We want to make sure that countries around the world are using our technology and not China's or anyone else's," Kratsios said. "We are Americans. We think we have the best technology. We want everyone to be using it. So for us, it's almost like a sales mission. And I deeply believe we have the best technology and no matter what country we go to, I think we'll always be winning out to just have the best stuff."
Watch the full interview with Kratsios in the embedded video.
A comprehensive investigation report substantiates several serious allegations against Hamtramck Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri, including driving a city vehicle after drinking alcohol and handing a loaded gun to a civilian volunteer with instructions to put it to someone's head.
Watch Faraz Javed's report: Fallout possible following release of Hamtramck report
The 59-page report, conducted by law firm Miller Johnson and hired by the city, also alleges Altaheri pressured officers to help in a custody dispute and reduced another officer's discipline in exchange for the destruction of evidence.
"Those are very serious allegations, and, if true, I would imagine the Wayne County Prosecutor's office is going to take a deep dive into these things," said Todd Flood, a former Assistant Wayne County Prosecutor.
Flood praised the investigation's thoroughness.
"Thorough, detailed, excellent!" Flood said. "They give corroborating evidence to the extent that they can."
The report also found Officer David Adamczyk abused overtime, violated stolen property policies, and recorded other officers. While most allegations against City Manager Max Garbarino weren't substantiated, the report shows poor judgment, including delaying action on misconduct claims against Altaheri and Adamczyk.
All three individuals are currently on administrative leave.
Attorneys dispute report's validity
Representing Altaheri, attorney Amir Makled alleges that leaking the confidential report on the city's website before it was removed was a political move that prevents his client from due process.
"The chief tried to raise some awareness to some of the misdeeds that's happening within the department. And the moment he raised the issues to the city manager about an officer named David Adamczyk, he was placed on administrative leave instead of the other guy," Makled said.
Attorney Jon Marko, representing both Garbarino and Adamczyk, argues the report is incomplete.
"These reports are done at the request and the payment of the employer, and when we get into litigation, and we actually start putting people under oath, taking depositions, the report doesn't hold up as a litigation process," Marko said.
Makled criticized the report's scope.
"That report is very one-sided; it doesn't say one positive thing about what he did for that department and how he has improved it," Makled said.
Broader implications for the department
Flood believes the report may question the police department's integrity during Altaheri's tenure.
"This has opened up Pandora's box to look into the department. And I can imagine all of the people that have been convicted of crimes, potentially, are going to look into who investigated the case, was the chief involved or one of his colleagues, and did he put the finger on the scale, and tip it one way or the other," Flood said.
The Hamtramck City Council is expected to address the investigation findings during its meeting. Mixed opinions persist in the community about whether Altaheri will be reinstated following the report's release.
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Want a little autumn in your August? Youre in luck.
The seasonal Pumpkin Spice Latte has returned to Starbucks menus in the U.S. and Canada.
The Pumpkin Spice Latte is Starbucks most popular seasonal beverage, with hundreds of millions sold since the espresso drink's 2003 launch. Its also produced a host of imitations. Dunkin introduced pumpkin-flavored drinks in 2007; it beat Starbucks to market this year when its fall menu debuted last week. McDonalds introduced a pumpkin spice latte in 2013.
Heres a look at the Pumpkin Spice Latte by the numbers:
100: Number of Starbucks stores that sold the Pumpkin Spice Latte during a test run in Vancouver and Washington in 2003. The following year it launched nationally.
79: Number of markets where Starbucks sold the Pumpkin Spice Latte in 2024. At the time, the company had stores in 85 markets around the world. It now operates in 88 markets.
$36.2 billion: Starbucks' net revenue in its 2024 fiscal year, which ended last September. Starbucks' net revenue was $4.1 billion in 2003, when the Pumpkin Spiace Latte first went on sale.
33.8%: Increase in mentions of pumpkin spice on U.S. menus between the fall of 2014 and the fall of 2024, according to Technomic.
4: Number of spices in McCormicks Pumpkin Pie Spice. They are cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and allspice.
2022: The year Merriam-Webster added pumpkin spice to the dictionary. Less common, it said, is the term pumpkin pie spice.
3: The Pumpkin Spice Latte was the third seasonal beverage introduced by Starbucks, after the Eggnog Latte and the Peppermint Mocha.
Sept. 8: Date the Pumpkin Spice Latte went on sale in 2015. The on-sale date has edged earlier since then.
24%: Amount foot traffic rose at U.S. Starbucks last year on Aug. 22, the day the Pumpkin Spice Latte went on sale, according to Placer.ai. The company compared traffic that Thursday to the previous eight Thursdays.
45.5%: Amount foot traffic rose at Starbucks stores in North Dakota on Aug. 22, 2024, the most of any state, according to Placer.ai. Foot traffic in Mississippi rose the least, at 4.8%.
42,000: Number of members of the Leaf Rakers Society, a private Facebook group Starbucks created in 2018 to celebrate fall all year long.
Starting next school year, all Michigan schools will be required to implement the same emergency response protocols, eliminating the current confusion caused by varying systems across districts.
Watch Jolie Sherman's and Brittany Toolis' video report: Michigan schools to adopt standardized emergency response protocols Michigan schools to adopt standardized emergency response protocols
Some schools, like the Novi Community School District, are already ahead of the curve.
The standardized response terminology aims to create consistency in how schools respond to emergencies, ensuring everyone from students and staff to parents and first responders understands exactly what actions to take.
"A lot of schools have developed their own language. They may have made code words. Their staff might be well trained on what that terminology was, but the community, law enforcement, anybody on the outside may have not had a clear idea of what that school was doing," said Dennis Huisman, Supervisor of Safety & Security for Novi Community School District.
Huisman, who was a police officer and school resource officer for 16 years, points out that terms like "shelter in place" currently have different meanings across school districts, creating potential confusion during emergencies.
"In some places, that might mean an active threat on the outside of the building or neighborhood. That might mean an active shooter in an area somewhere. So that terminology gets changed a lot, and shelter in place can also be used for tornado or gas leak," Huisman said.
The new standardized system uses five clear response terms: hold, secure, lockdown, evacuate, and shelter. Posters displaying these terms and their meanings are already being displayed throughout Novi schools.
The Michigan Department of State Police and the School Safety and Mental Health Commission are responsible for publishing these safety rules by July 1, 2026, with schools required to adopt them by the 2026-27 school year.
"I believe the intent of the legislature was no matter where you go to school or where you teach, there will be standard terminology," said Kim Root, Manager of the Office of School Safety for Michigan State Police.
Novi's Village Oaks Elementary School Principal Katy Dingelmann said staff will begin the year by teaching students the different safety procedures.
"We have updated all of our manuals and emergency operating procedures in our classroom go bags," Dingelmann said.
Teachers in the district appreciate the proactive approach to safety.
"I'm a mom of the district and also an educator, and it makes me very comfortable to know that everybody is on the same page," said Erin Laporte, a 4th-grade teacher at Village Oaks.
Parents like Jessica Orlowski, whose children attend Novi schools, also feel reassured by the standardized protocols.
"You know, my main priority is the safety of my children," Orlowski said. "To know those practices are going into place makes me feel a lot more safe."
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The Israeli military said in a statement on Tuesday that a double-strike on a hospital in the Gaza strip was targeting what they believed to be a Hamas surveillance camera, as well as what it believed were people identified as militants.
The Israeli strike on Monday called a "double tap" because it hit the same spot twice killed at least 20 people, including five journalists and medics who had rushed to the scene after the first strike. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the attack a "tragic mishap."
Among those killed was Mariam Dagga. She was 33 years old, a mom to her 13-year-old son and through her work as a visual journalist with the Associated Press the eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza for news outlets around the world.
Her death, and that of the four other journalists killed, leaves a vacuum of coverage.
Dagga and her camera bore witness to the war in Gaza. She often spent her time documenting the work of doctors at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, as they tried to save the dying. It is a fate that would become her own on Monday, when Israeli airstrikes on the hospital killed her and at least 20 people, including four other journalists who worked for news outlets including Reuters and Al Jazeera, among others: Mohammad Salama, Moaz Abu Taha, Ahmed Abu Aziz and Hussam al-Masri.
"I, as a specialist in conflict photography and a press freedom advocate, this is outrageous. It's enraging, it's infuriating. It is attack after attack on media and press freedom," said Dr. Lauren Walsh, director of the Photojournalism Intensive at New York University's Gallatin School.
Walsh said the work of journalists, like Dagga, is crucial.
"All the journalists, photojournalists and all of their colleagues they are eyewitness, they're providing the eyewitness accounts," Walsh said. "They are creating the evidence for what is happening."
Unlike coverage in other war zones, Walsh said the journalists in Gaza cannot leave.
"In Gaza, the journalists are also dealing with starvation, lack of sleep, the death of family members, friends, colleagues, displacement after displacement after displacement," she said. "So, the intensity of all of it is, is absolutely enormous."
Recently, Mariam Dagga turned her lens to the starvation gripping Gaza and its effect on the children who live there the subject of the last story she filed before her death.
"I think that this is the time where if western journalists do not robustly stand in solidarity and demand urgent access to Gaza and continue to report on the West Bank and east Jerusalem, what happens to the Palestinian state, then they would really had failed their role in these historical moments," said Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian Territories.
One of the reasons that news outlets around the world are so reliant on Palestinian journalists to cover the war is that Israel has banned international, independent journalists from entering the Gaza strip. As it stands right now, all of the reporting coming out of Gaza is being shouldered by the Palestinian journalists trapped inside.
A century-old family tradition continues to thrive in metro Detroit, where Bommarito Bakery has been serving authentic Italian treats since 1925.
Watch Carli Petrus's video report: Bommarito Bakery celebrates 100 years of serving authentic Italian treats in metro Detroit
The family-owned bakery recently received a historic marker for its current location on Greater Mack Avenue in St. Clair Shores, recognizing its significant role in the community's development.
Current owner Eric Adams says the family legacy began when his father-in-law, Jim Bommarito, opened the original shop in Detroit back in 1925. The bakery moved to its current St. Clair Shores location in 1961 and has been a neighborhood staple ever since.
"Consistency and family, really," Adams said when asked about the bakery's success.
Adams credits Jim Bommarito with bringing the first cannoli to Detroit, establishing a tradition that continues today through multiple generations of the family.
"Jim Bommarito is the original one who came to Detroit and did the first cannoli - 1925; nobody else had them before that," Adams said.
The dream to bring fresh, authentic Italian flavors to metro Detroit remains alive through Bommarito's granddaughter, Christine Corrado, and her three sisters: Rose, Grace, and Fran. They continue using the original recipes that have made the bakery a local institution.
Despite increased competition from larger retailers, the family-owned bakery maintains its loyal customer base through personal connections and quality products.
"Everybody and their brother has a bakery. Meijer, Kroger, Walmart, but we hold our own here, and I'm just so grateful to our patronage and the people that embrace us the way they do because we embrace them, we love them," Corrado said.
Long-time customer Susan Gerth has been visiting the bakery since 1962, still stopping in for her favorite sub. She now also picks up day-old bread and other available items on Thursdays to donate to a local food pantry.
"I've been coming here probably since 1962," Gerth said.
Another loyal customer, Craig Miserlian, has been coming to the bakery since high school and now brings his son Alex to continue the family tradition.
"Probably since I was in high school and I'm 62 years old, so that's a lot of years," Miserlian said.
"It's old-fashioned, it's family-owned, and they have the best pizza around," Alex said.
The St. Clair Shores Historical Commission honored the bakery with a historic marker, recognizing its century-long contribution to the community.
"I can't even express the joy I feel and my sisters feel and my brother-in-law, and all of us feel that, 100 years, oh my gosh, you know," Corrado said.
When we asked Adams how to ensure the bakery stays open another 100 years, he emphasized maintaining their core values.
"The same recipe. Recipes in the food, recipes with the customers. Fresh made every day, fair prices, and connect with the people," Adams said.
Despite rumors about potential closure, Adams assures customers the family-owned bakery isn't going anywhere.
"Our goal is to have my son and my daughter-in-law and the next generation continue the business. There's a lot of rumors that we're closing. Not going to happen. Some of us old timers might retire and work less, but we're always going to be here," Adams said.
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A 31-year-old Detroit man is facing multiple felony charges in connection with a quadruple stabbing at an east side pool party that left two people dead and two others injured.
Daiwan Hopson has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of assault with intent to murder in the Aug. 9 incident on Fleming Street near 7 Mile Road and Dequindre Street.
Watch Whitney Burney's video report below: Detroit man charged with first-degree murder in quadruple stabbing that killed 2
The stabbing occurred just before 10 p.m. when police say a fight broke out at the pool party. Investigators say the altercation ended when Hopson produced a knife and stabbed four people.
Among the victims were 31-year-old Jakirea Williams, who was trying to break up the fight, and 25-year-old Martisha Payne, who was related to Williams. Both died from their injuries.
"He (son) was a mama's boy and he (suspect) don't know what he took from us," said Kimberly Williams, Jakirea's mother.
Williams said her son was an innocent bystander who was only trying to help when the violence erupted.
Previous coverage: Moms of man, woman fatally stabbed at pool party seek justice, DPD offers $5K reward Police need leads in pool party deaths
"That was him, and to be the innocent one trying to break up a fight and have his life taken, it's still unbelievable. We're still trying to wrap our heads around it," Williams said.
After several days of searching, Detroit police arrested Hopson on Aug. 15. The charges he now faces could result in life in prison.
Shannon Everett, Jakirea's godmother, said the family has been devastated by the loss.
"This is the second tragedy in two years for Kim. I can't imagine, as her friend, his godmother, what she's going through," Everett said.
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Despite their grief, the family said they are relieved that charges have been filed.
"For him to do that to him, that is just beyond disrespectful. Being a God-fearing woman, I pray he has asked God to forgive him for that," Everett said.
"Like she said, it don't soften the blow, but I'm glad," Williams said.
Hopson is expected to face a judge for arraignment in the coming days.
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Last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics released its own vaccine recommendations that differed from the federal guidelines shaped by Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
But what's behind the disconnect? Dr. Richard Besser, who is the former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sat down with Scripps News to explain.
Why are some health associations breaking with CDC recommendations for the COVID-19 vaccine this fall?
"The reason you're seeing the Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology breaking from the Department of Health and Human Services is that for the first time in my lifetime, the Department of Health and Human Services has moved away from evidence-based guidelines," Besser explained. "It used to be that you could look to those guidelines and know that they were based on the best available science. That's not the case anymore."
"The secretary has populated the committee that makes those recommendations with the anti-vaccine advocates," he added. "And so their current recommendations to not recommend the COVID vaccination for young children and for pregnant women flies in the face of evidence. These are two groups that are at higher risk for having severe COVID infection, they're at higher risk for being hospitalized for requiring intensive care services, and, unfortunately, they're also at higher risk of dying from COVID."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Scripps News there was unanimity with the FDA, NIH, CDC and BARDA with this vaccine recommendation decision. Are they right that there are potential dangers to the COVID-19 vaccine, or is that not solid science?
"First of all, there's not unanimity amongst those institutions," Besser said. "There may be unanimity amongst political appointees or at least they're following the party line."
"When the secretary was appointed I think this was during his hearings as well he said don't follow him for scientific advice, he's not a scientist. In his interview with [Scripps News], he seemed to being playing the part of one," he continued. "And unfortunately, what he was sharing was misinformation and disinformation."
"We have now the experience of COVID vaccination with MRNA vaccination in hundreds of millions of people here and around the world," Besser added. "We know that those vaccines are incredibly safe and incredibly effective. So, for him to share the misinformation that he shared with you will lead some people to make decisions that they think are in the best interest of their health and the health of their families, that will put them at increased risk."
Watch Scripps News' full interview with Dr. Richard Besser in the video player above.
Kevin Hassett, Director of the White House's National Economic Council, spoke with Scripps News following President Trump's cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
Hassett said hundreds of billions of dollars in tariff revenues have begun to supplement public programs.
White House economist says tariff revenues have started to support social programs like Medicare
"I got the latest report a couple days ago; It's getting close to already this year $200 billion. I think that the latest estimate from [the Congressional Budget Office] is that we're looking at maybe $3 trillion in revenue over the next ten years. What that's doing is it's defending Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and making it so that our programs are on sounder footing because we have a lot more revenue."
"Because prices aren't going up, the tariffs, as President Trump always suggested, are mostly being borne by foreign suppliers. It's not exactly a free lunch, but it's really a big benefit for the American taxpayer. We're getting the revenue not just from us, but from others."
According to ongoing analysis by the Tax Foundation, President Trump's tariff policies are forecast to be revenue-positive for the U.S. They're estimated to bring in $2.3 trillion through 2034.
President Trump has insisted he wants big businesses to eat the cost of tariffs. He has doubled down on social media, saying tariffs haven't caused any problems for America.
But new Goldman Sachs research projects businesses will pass on higher price increases to U.S. consumers come fall.
Businesses including Walmart and Target have warned that their costs are increasing and that they may be forced to pass those increases on to consumers, even if only as a last resort.
Scripps News asked Hassett if there was a point at which the Trump administration expected companies would be forced to raise prices.
Hassett said the experiences of shoppers on the ground so far does not reflect that possibility. He claimed, without providing specific examples, that prices on some tariffed goods were decreasing.
"What we have to do with that is look at what's happening the prices of the things we buy when we have a tariff. And basically the prices have been going down. It's sort of like the story of the guy at the store is getting less than a dollar and the guy at the store is, say, the Chinese exporter."
Watch the full interview with Hassett in the embedded video.
Caitlin Clark is Nike's newest signature athlete, expanding the athletic wear company's partnership with the WNBA star.
Nike on Monday revealed a new logo of interlocking Cs to represent the Indiana Fever player. Clark's first signature shoe and apparel collection will debut next year. Her logo collection will launch on Oct. 1, with a T-shirt in the Fever's colors yellow and navy blue coming out a month earlier.
Nikes signature roster features all-time greats, and I am incredibly proud to join some of the best athletes in the world, Clark said in a statement. Im excited to share a first look at what weve started to create together.
Clark has missed 24 games during an injury-plagued second season, including the last 15 with a right groin strain. She has not played or practiced since July 15.
She did, however, participate in Indianas pregame shootaround Sunday at Minnesota. Last seasons WNBA Rookie of the Year is averaging 16.5 points, 8.8 assists and 5.0 rebounds in 13 games.
Clark has had a huge impact in women's basketball ratings and attendance over the last few years, dating from her time setting the NCAA all-time scoring record at Iowa.
In June, Nike released a pair of Kobe Bryants signature sneakers in the colors of the Fever. The shoes sold out nearly as soon as they were offered.
Clark becomes the third WNBA player to get a signature deal with Nike, following A'ja Wilson and Sabrina Ionescu. Wilson's shoe and apparel are coming out this year.
A woman who dated Mario Green more than two decades ago is speaking out after he was arrested and charged for allegedly killing his ex-wife at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Watch Ruta Ulcinaite's video report: Ex-girlfriend of hospital shooting suspect speaks out about violence she faced
KaTina McCleney says she felt uneasy after seeing Green's photo on the news following the shooting death of Latricia Green at her workplace last Friday.
"My heart felt like it dropped into my feet, cause I hadn't seen him since 2001," McCleney said.
Extended interview: Ex-girlfriend of Mario Green says he put a gun to her head during their relationship Extended interview: Ex of Mario Green says he put a gun to her head during their relationship
McCleney says she and Mario Green dated briefly in 2001 when she was just 20 years old. They met while working together at a convenience store in Detroit. When she tried to end the relationship, she alleges Green began stalking her, following her, even leaving notes on her car.
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"He followed me to a friend's house one day. And because it was a man, I guess that upset him. And that's what led to him chasing me down and making me get out of my car and putting a gun to my head because as he said, if I wasn't going to be with him, I wouldn't be with anybody," McCleney said. I froze, I was scared, but I froze cause it was so weird, cause he had a lanyard on his neck with a picture of my child. And he is not my childs father.
"That is a pattern behavior. That is what we know about abuse. And in domestic violence, it is a patterns behavior," Hooper said.
Green was arraigned on Monday, along with an alleged accomplice who reportedly helped him hide during the citywide manhunt. Green pleaded not guilty to the charges.
McCleney says she is now speaking out to honor Latricia and raise awareness about domestic violence.
"I'll fight for you," McCleney said through tears when asked what she would tell Latricia if she could. "I go through these emotions every time I tell this story, but I know I have to tell it for her.
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A long-simmering scandal is coming to a boil in Lansing, leading to raids, a criminal investigation and questions over a connected contributor.
See Ross Jones' full story in the video below
Questions continue to swirl in $20M earmark probe involving Whitmer donor
At the center of the outrage is a longtime donor to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer who took in millions of dollars through an earmark put into the state budget. It was supposed to bring international businesses to Michigan, but never did.
Now, lawmakers from both parties are asking what role the governor's office may have played in helping to connect an influential donor with money shes accused of misspending.
For years, Fay Beydoun has been a fixture in Democratic politics, donating tens of thousands of dollars to Democrats across the state and more than $20,000 to Whitmers campaigns. She even hosted a fundraiser for the governor at her home, raising $13,500.
Separately, Whitmer appointed Beydoun to the executive board of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, or MEDC, the states economic growth arm.
For years, Beydoun worked at the influential American Arab Chamber of Commerce in Dearborn. It was there that she and other leaders first discussed pitching the MEDC on providing the chamber with grant money to help spur business investment.
I had insisted that she begin to look into state funding and other funding, recalled Ahmed Chebbani, the longtime chairman of the chamber of commerce who attended the meetings with Beydoun and the MEDC.
But despite promising discussions, he says the funding that the chamber sought from the state never came. Then he received a call from Beydoun, he said.
'Watch out, youre going to hear some news,' he recalls Beydoun telling him. I guess an award was made."
'Oh, great, is it for us?' Chebbani asked. She said, 'No, its mine.' And this was actually shocking. "
Beydoun, he said, would be breaking off from the chamber, accepting a $20 million state grant for her own business incubator program. Her new non-profitGlobal Link Internationalwas incorporated within days of the state budget being passed.
I guess betrayal is an easy word to say, Chebbani said when asked about his reaction.
I felt like a knife went through me. Never imagined someone whom I had supported as a female directorand she knows thatwent out of my way to protect her and encourage her and promote herobviously I wasnt expecting that from her, he said.
Just as shocking, according to Chebbani, was learning how Beydoun would spend some of that money. As The Detroit News was first to report, more than $4,500 went to a high-end coffee maker. The Jura Z 10 came in diamond white and with all the bells and whistles, including a $249 cup warmer.
Tens of thousands of dollars were spent on office furniture, and more than $2,000 on a single executive office chair, according to receipts shared with the MEDC.
More than $11,000 went to buy a round-trip plane ticket to Budapest, where Beydoun flew business class.
$40,800 went to lease two fully-furnished apartments. Beydoun reportedly said they could be used for startups lured to the state, and more than a hundred thousand dollars was doled out to consultants and attorneys.
It was a shock. It was things that were not normally reasonable, Chebbani said. I would never, personally, as a chairman, allow a grant to be used for such purposes.
Most polarizing of all was Beydouns salary: $550,000.
In records filed with the state, Beydoun would defend her salary, calling it in line with compensation of executives from organizations with similar missions and budgets.
But she did pay back the money for the coffee maker, and reimbursed about half the price for the business class ticket to Budapest. She said she also paid back the money for the fully-furnished apartments, according to The Detroit News.
Reached by phone, Fay Beydoun declined an on-camera interview for this story, referring questions to her attorney, who also declined comment.
Previously, she said her business incubator program is based on her belief that "attracting foreign talent to Michigan is a laudable public purpose that will not only yield immense economic benefits to the state but will also contribute to the cultural vibrancy which forms the bedrock of American innovation."
She also stressed her decades of experience as a successful businesswoman and said that while reimbursed some of the questioned expenses related to the grant, she rejects any insinuations of wrongdoing and says that shes been fully transparent since her work began.
Rep. Jay DeBoyer, who heads the House Oversight Committee currently probing the $20 million grant, said the grant demands plenty of scrutiny.
You have exactly zero experience, and one of the first things you do is pay yourself a half million dollars? DeBoyer asked. That jumps off the page at me.
When questions were raised about how the earmark made its way into the state budget, Whitmers office wouldnt comment on its role, but said it was a former House Speaker Jason Wentworth who sponsored the grant. Wentworth has said he did no such thing, according to The Detroit News.
Im not opposed, in theory, to the right (business) incubator, DeBoyer said. But I believe we have to have a lot more guardrails around it.
Last year, Attorney General Dana Nessels office began to probe the grant, even raiding Beydouns Farmington Hills home and the MEDC Headquarters in Lansing.
No oneincluding Beydounhas been charged with any crimes. Nessel has said the governor is not a target of the probe.
In July, Whitmer addressed the Beydoun controversy for the first time.
Im very troubled by what I have come to read in newspapers, she said and any individual grantee who gets money and is not lawful with it or is inappropriate with those dollars should expect to be held accountable, she told reporters.
To say that Im very disappointed would be not nearly strong enough language.
In March, following outrage over the grant and Beydouns spending, the MEDC terminated the deal altogether. Of the $10 million doled out to Beydoun so far, the MEDC wants $8.2 million of it back.
Neil Thanedar is Executive Director of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, which helps follow the money in Lansing.
There was not a single startup that was actually incentivized to move to Michigan, he said. In this case, there was all operating costs and no investments.
Thanedar says earmarks benefiting the politically connected are nothing new in Lansing. Often buried in budgets or passed with little information known even to lawmakers, he said new rules to require earmark transparency could make deals like this one harder to come by.
I think a lot of these things were happening five or ten years ago, they just werent being investigated this loudly, he said.
Contact 7 Investigator Ross Jones at ross.jones@wxyz.com or at (248) 827-9466.
A suspect has been charged in the stabbing death of two people at a Detroit pool party earlier this month.
According to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, Daiwan Lemane Hopson, 31, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of assault with intent to murder.
Watch Carli Petrus' full report after the incident below Neighbors react after 2 killed, 2 hospitalized after stabbing at pool party on Detroit's east side Hear from DPD on the stabbing WATCH: DPD speaks after two killed, two hospitalized in stabbing at pool party
Detroit Police say they got the call of the stabbing at a home in the 18500 block of Fleming just before 10 p.m. on Aug. 9
According to Deputy Chief Arnold Williams, the stabbing stemmed from an argument over a woman at the pool party. Per DPD, one male suspect stabbed four people after that argument.
Two people a man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s died in that stabbing. Two other men in their 30s were hospitalized, with one man in critical condition.
What started out as a friendly family and friends end of the summer gathering turned deadly with four people stabbed. Two succumbed to their injuries. A disagreement. A quick escalation. An introduction of a deadly weapon. And then multiple deaths. So senseless. So tragic. And so very violent, Worthy said in a statement.
Neighbor Deborah Griffin says that the house, an Airbnb that's been on her street for a few years, has become a serious problem. Calling it the "party house", Griffin and other neighbors told us the loud music and crowded streets have become a nuisance, but they never imagined it would turn deadly.
With this being so close to home, that was very scary for me," Deborah said. At first everything was nice, because they fixed it up because the house had been burned down they fixed it up it was a really nice house, but then every weekend its bad because of the parties...I never thought, you know, that something like this would happen."
She continued to say that this was the final straw.
You had mentioned that youre going to take some action here, youre going to go to a meeting, city council meeting, I mean what would you like to see done?" 7 News Reporter Carli Petrus asked.
I want it gone really," Deborah said of the house." I mean, I hate that for the owner, but you know, Id rather it not be in a residential area, you know, right on a block like this, I mean if it was contained, it would be okay, but its just bad that we have to deal with this every weekend.
Sixteen-year-old Dakota Courington's life changed forever on a beautiful August day in 2024 when he was struck by a car.
Watch Meghan Daniels' video report: Hit-and-run suspect arrested a year after crash left teen fighting for his life
Nearly a year later, police have arrested a suspect, Felisha Racine Madison, who they believe was behind the wheel and fled the scene before officers arrived.
"He'll never be able to have a job. He'll never be able to get married. He'll never have to give me any grandchildren," said Jack Courington, Dakota's father.
Madison, who is from Adrian, was arrested on Aug. 19 by U.S. Marshals after fleeing to Flint. She was arraigned on Aug. 20 on a single charge of failure to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in significant impairment.
"I'll put it this way, it's not something that God created. It had to be something that the devil has created in her," Jack said.
The father says he struggles with forgiveness after what happened to his son.
"And I try not to be so judgmental about it, but it's getting harder and harder and harder to, you know, you hit my kid and you ran him over and then you kept going and then went for a year without even turning yourself in. That's, that's a heartless person," Jack said.
Watch below: Our 2024 story on Dakota Courington fighting for his life after a hit-and-run
Teen fighting for his life after being hit by a car
Despite the devastating injuries, Dakota continues to make small progress in his recovery.
"He's starting to swallow a little bit more. He, moving his head more," Jack said.
Dakota's mother, Carrie Courington, says the arrest brought mixed emotions.
"Sigh of relief, but the stress coming from that next step and living it all over again" Carrie said.
The family believes Madison may have lived close to where the crash occurred.
"We have a feeling that she lived down the street from where he got hit, but at that point, we, you know, we can't point fingers," Jack said.
As they look toward the future, the Couringtons are focused on bringing Dakota home before the holidays.
"I think he's more homesick right now, and so does the hospital staff," Jack said.
Throughout their ordeal, the family says their community has provided unwavering support.
"I couldn't be any more happy with my community. They have been fabulous for us the whole time through this whole ordeal," Jack said.
While they wait for justice, the Couringtons say they're putting their faith in God.
"Justice for Dakota, that's the main thing is justice for Dakota. Dakota didn't deserve anything that this person did to him," Jack said.
"God has done this for a reason. I don't know what it is. I don't question him, but I do believe that he put, he put all together for a reason, and that he will come out with it when it's time," Jack said.
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