The summer break is officially over. Classrooms across Metro Detroit are buzzing with first-day energy. WWJ’s Tim Pamplin reports from Rochester Community Schools. Click to hear Tim's reports.

The Michigan State Fair returns Thursday through Labor Day at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. Craig Bender, who helps with the fair's promotions and advertising, joined WWJ's Kyle Kimball live to talk about the highlights. They also discussed plans for tighter security in the wake of a deadly shooting outside the event last year. (Photo Credits: Iryna Novosyolova/Getty Images).

Yates Cider Mill in Rochester Hills is getting ready to kick off its fall season on Labor Day Weekend. Owner Mike Titus joined WWJ's Kyle Kimball live to tell us what he's most excited about. (Photo Credit: TennesseePhotographer/GettyImages).

Metro Detroit nonprofit, On the Wings of Angels, is hosting a screening and a panel discussion with the filmmakers of the Anna Kendrick movie "Alice, Darling" to raise awareness about emotional and psychological domestic abuse. On the Wings of Angels Founder and Director, JoJo Dries, joined WWJ's Jackie Paige live on our air. (Photo Credit: Jacob Wackerhausen/Getty Images)

This week is International Overdose Awareness Week and there are a number of organizations who are helping and supporting those with substance use disorders. Angela Spino -- Overdose Prevention and Recovery Support Senior Manager at The Alliance of Coalitions for Healthy Communities -- joined WWJ's Greg Bowman to talk about the meaning of the week. (PHOTO: Getty Images)

Students are heading back to school... which also means many will be coming HOME with sicknesses. Dr. Kevin Dazy, a pediatrician with DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan says they see a spike in illnesses this time of year. He joined WWJ's Greg Bowman Sunday morning to talk about what parents to do to keep their kids healthy as the new school year begins. (PHOTO: Jacob Wackerhausen/Getty Images)

This is the final weekend for thousands of kids to enjoy before going back to school Monday. Among the districts that start in two days is the Detroit Public Schools Community District. Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti tells WWJ while many districts across the state are concerned that state lawmakers haven't passed a new budget, Detroit families won't be impacted in many ways. (PHOTO: Kimberly P. Mitchell / USA TODAY NETWORK)

The start of the school year means you'll be seeing a lot more school buses on the roads... and students waiting at bus stops. Michigan State Police First Lieutenant Mike Shaw joined WWJ's Tony Ortiz Saturday morning to stress the importance of using caution around school buses. (PHOTO: Getty Images)

Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard says the criminal justice process has made it so difficult to hold violent offenders, especially the young ones, accountable. He spoke with WWJ's Charlie Langton at the courthouse where a teenager was sentenced to 35 to 60 years in prison for the murder of Deputy Bradley Reckling.

(Photo: Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard looks on from right as Raymone Debose is sentenced in the Wayne County Criminal Justice Center courtroom on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025 for the killing of Oakland County Sheriff Deputy Bradley Reckling last year. © Mandi Wright / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Family, friends and colleagues of murdered Oakland County Sheriff's deputy Brad Reckling are giving emotional testimony today before the sentencing of the man who took his life. We've now learned he's getting 35 to 60 years in prison

WWJ Legal Analyst Charlie Langton was at the courthouse, and spoke with Reckling's mother.

(Photo: Raymone Debose mugshot)