Lauren Piesko joined the WNEM TV-5 Wake-Up team in September 2023. She and her husband tied the knot in the summer of 2023 and are proud to call mid-Michigan their first home.

A new Israeli report has concluded that sexual violence was widespread and systematic during the Hamas-led incursion into Israel on October 7, 2023. The Dinah Project, aiming to 'achieve ...

Deals do not always work to the US president’s preferred timeline. His unpredictable approach to foreign policy will keep countries and markets on edge.

Shaking up a market that’s very good to our two big miners is a big threat. But don’t forget what BHP and Rio Tinto do have in the US.

Lauren Kostiuk is an award-winning journalist who joined the Local 4 team in April 2025. She spent several years honing her skills in newsrooms across the country before returning home to Metro ...