Faulty traffic light may have caused fatal motorcycle crash on Detroit’s west side
As police cordoned off the scene of a fatal motorcycle-car collision Wednesday evening, something unusual started happening at the intersection.
‘Bring on more gentrification,’ declares Detroit’s economic development czar
“I’m sorry but, I mean, bring it on,” George Jackson said of gentrification. “We can’t just be a poor city and prosper.”
Nation of Islam Leader to speak at Detroit City Council meeting Friday; public invited
Farrakhan is in town looking for potential buildings and properties to purchase as a way to help reignite the local economy.
Detroit mayoral candidates Duggan, Napoleon accused of violating election laws
Detroit mayoral candidate Tom Barrow claims three of his opponents committed campaign violations that are egregious enough to dismiss their candidacy.
Police nab man accused of shooting pregnant woman for refusing sex
Police said the the 21-year-old woman, who is a few months pregnant and was a passenger in the car, was shot in the body after turning down sex from the driver on West Fort.
Video: Man brutally beats, stabs senior while bystanders look on, do nothing
“No one attempted to assist the victim,” police said today.
Fallen Westland firefighter featured in poignant documentary about saving lives
The documentary shows the young father tenderly caring for an elderly woman with chest pains in Detroit.
Mayor Bing won’t seek another term but eyeing run for Wayne County executive
Mayor Dave Bing, whose popularity has steadily declined since taking office in 2009, won’t run for re-election after all, but he has his eyes on something else.
Pregnant woman shot trying to defend herself against a rapist in Detroit this morning
Police are on the hunt for a man who tried to rape a 21-year-old woman who is several months pregnant.
Day before filing deadline, Bing still unsure whether he’ll run for re-election – or is he?
Bing appeared to struggle when asked about his political plans during a press conference about the city’s finances today.