We found a great feature on Kayak's website, they are tracking all the new airline passenger fees. Check the link here...

The investigators continue to dig into the relationship between Raford Jackson and Mayor Kilpatrick. We have now found that Jackson bankrolled a fundraising event for the Mayor's Generations PAC at Detroit Athletic Club in 1999.  Jackson donated...

On monday the Action News Investigators showed you how Rayford Jackson, a man at the center of the Detroit CIty council corruption investigation has close connections to the Mayor.   At the Mayor's May 17,  2005 re-election kickoff ...

Some of you have seen this video & story of the Mayor's Executive Protection Unit detaining Channel 7 and WXYZ.com's Chief Investigator Steve Wilson.     It is of course news anytime an officer of the law uses physical force...

Move over Craigslist! Action news has learned that Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, has just launched a new online classified advertising site. The free, community-based site allows customers to buy and sell items locally, find local jobs, and...

The Big Four   I know it has traditionally been a headline grabber but the Detroit Regional Chamber needs to retire the Big Four session it does at Mackinac, at least temporarily.  Until the key players or issues change significantly, bringing...

As if the ridiculously high gas prices didn't frustrate all of us enough, many owners of SUV's, pickups, and motor homes who use a credit card at the pump can't get a full tank of gas. Now many gas stations have a $75 limit on Visa or MasterCard...

The Michigan Legislative State Debate that Tim Skubick and I moderated at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference was a good idea.  Leslie Murphy, Reuben Munday, and Sarah Hubbard of the Chamber deserve credit for pulling...

The Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual policy conference at the historic Grand Hotel is a constant blend between what’s on the formal agenda and what’s being talked about in one-on-one conversations across Mackinac Island. To be sure, Michigan’s troubled...

With the prices of ingredients and goods constantly on the rise, coupons are becoming more and more helpful when buying your groceries. It's getting harder to justify spending more money on organic and brand-name products as opposed to just generic. If...

What’s really happening inside the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island?  Who’s meeting with who and what topics are being talked about this year?  I’ll discuss Michigan’s...

Everyone knows the housing market is down. Whether you're looking to renovate to help sell your house or just finishing the remodeling project that you never got around to, don't let tough credit or falling home values scare you. We found two great websites...

The ABC Newsmagazine 20/20 is working on a story featuring the investigation that I did on May 2 about the Warren police officers whom we caught on camera running stop signs. The 20/20 story was originally scheduled to air on May 16, but it got bumped...

We have a great team that operates here at Broadcast House, but in preparing last night's Health Edge Investigation we really expanded our crew.  We worked with  7 sister Scripps television stations across the nation to expose what appears to...

As we all know, gas prices are constantly on the rise. The Don't Waste Your Money Team found this article on msn.com about the best gas-rebate cards to help you save money at the pump. http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Banking/CreditCardSmarts/The6BestGasRebateCards.asp...

If you're starting to get your summer plans together, you might want to check out this report by our partners at Consumer Reports. They've done some of the homework for you, so you don't waste your money. http://cf.consumerreports.org/tv/index.cfm?storydate=2008-06&storynumber=13&station=w12...

Despite the rainy weather, spring is around the corner and will eventually find its way to your lawn. If you're looking for a lush, green lawn this summer, getting the proper pH for your soil is the most important step to take. But, our partners at Consumer...

For your information, sending a letter just got more expensive. Effective today, the U.S. Post Office raised prices on first class stamps from 41cents to 42cents. Customers must buy 1cent stamps to account for the new rate increase; but, if you have...

Earlier this month Investigator Heather Catallo did a story on how the State checks gas stations for both quantity and quality.   Someone, or mulitple people, took state-issued the list from that story, added a false description on what the...

On Wednesday, Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. announced they would combine to form a new operation under the Clearwire brand. The new merge will encourage cell phone users to build their lifestyles around the mobile Internet. This will be...

Mother's Day is right around the corner. The most endearing Mother's Day gifts are those with a personal touch and with the tough economic times, an inexpensive gift with meaning is the best option. Here are some inexpensive gift ideas for the special...

We’ve received a tremendous amount of feedback following a story our Chief Investigative Reporter Steve Wilson broke last night on Action News at 11 that raises questions about the relationship between Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and a powerful city contractor....

Last night Chief Investigator Steve Wilson broke the story of another lavish Florida vacation for the Mayor and his family, and revealed that one of Detroit's richest businessmen Tony Soave's company name appeared on the hotel bill.   It is...

The Investigators are expanding how we bring you the news.  We are now live-blogging at important news events, like Mayor Kilpatrick's bond hearing last Friday. That day we posted several entries as commentary to the live video feed that website...

Detroit Resident, Silvester G., age 16 agreed with his buddy Wallace, "if the mayor walks in the back door, he looks guilty, aint no one gonna mess with him (Mayor)."   His  friend Deshas F.  also 16 years-old, says the Mayor should...