Buffalo's legendary snowfall totals are largely the result of one unlucky geographic reality: the city sits east of the Great Lakes instead of west. Anyone who has lived through a winter in Buffalo, ...

Professional, anonymous inspectors from the prestigious French travel guide Michelin have landed in Detroit to experience and evaluate restaurants to consider for its world-famous star ratings. On ...

The essential guide to visiting Michigan The art and culture of Detroit, the wide expanse of Great Lakes beaches and the Upper Peninsula’s rugged beauty are just a few highlights of a visit to ...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday adopted a package of water quality improvement measures that includes legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce to reauthorize the Great ...

The rise of data centers supporting the AI boom is expected to increase energy demand by 2 to 3 percent annually in the Great Lakes region, stressing local grids and raising consumer costs. The ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in northern Michigan. Michigan researchers have gone back in time to get a picture of how ice cover on ...

Ahmad Bajjey is a Chief Meteorologist at CBS News Detroit. Coming to CBS Detroit is a return home after growing up in Dearborn where his family still lives. He has spent the past 9 1/2 years in Flint ...

The arctic air mass entrenched over the Great Lakes has resulted in ice expansion across the lakes over the last several days. As of January 26, total ice coverage on the Great Lakes is about 43.2%.

On a brisk January day with wind chills plunging to minus 25 degrees, Paul “Blade” Bloedorn stood out on nearly 2 feet of ice on Lake Michigan’s Little Bay de Noc. Last weekend, more than 400 shacks ...

A new binational report on the Great Lakes shows mixed results on the system's overall health. Drinking water quality and beaches receive good ratings, while invasive species and algae blooms remain ...

Michigan's Great Lakes are starting to see ice coverage as the region closes out December with a winter storm, and a cold snap is expected to move into the state by New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, that may ...