9 ugly Detroit houses selling for $500
Many of the houses up for auction are dilapidated and structurally unsound.
Gunman opens fire at senior housing center, killing 2 women
The 65-year-old shooter used a rifle and then barricaded himself in the complex.
Thousands expected to apply for 90 Detroit firefighter openings
People are lining up for one of the most grueling, dangerous jobs in the city.
Tourists carjacked while taking photos at Packard Plant
The carjacking is just the latest attack at what has become a lawless wasteland on Detroit’s east side.
‘New driver, screwdriver, cracked steering column’
The safest place for my car also happens to be the site of a former chop shop. My car also was stolen from the same abandoned driveway.
Police to Muckraker: No more crime updates, Amber Alerts
It’s part of the Detroit police department’s pattern of punishing dogged reporters and rewarding sheepish journalists who act as mouthpieces for the government.
Blaze breaks out in Chase Bank building in downtown Detroit
The building’s security tried in vain for months to get Fire Commissioner Don Austin’s administration to inspect the building.
Police: Packard Plant isn’t our problem, despite scrapping
DPD denies evidence of a brazen, dangerous scrapping operation that is putting motorists and residents at risk.
Heidelberg Project rebuilds after fire claims eclectic home
It was the second fire to strike the world-famous art installation on Detroit’s east side in the past year.
State hires former Kwame ‘henchman’ for police chief job
A lawsuit alleges former Detroit Police James Tolbert impeded a probe into the murder of exotic dancer “Strawberry.”