FBI: Highland Park cops beat and rob man, then deal cocaine for him
Two Highland Park cops beat a man for carrying a firearm, stole his cash and jewelry and then accepted a $10,000 bribe to make the charges disappear, the FBI said today .
Sources: Before threatening to kill ex-wife of state official, Detroit News reporter was headed to WXYZ-TV Channel 7
Fleming’s coverage of city hall and its budget crisis often landed on the front page, and he built a respectable following.
FBI: Four Highland Park police charged in public corruption scandal
Four Highland Park cops are facing time in federal prison on charges of public corruption.
Detroit firefighters lose control of blaze because six closest fire hydrants malfunctioned
Firefighters scrambled for blocks before getting lucky on the seventh hydrant.
Detroit News, Free Press abandoning historic headquarters for smaller space
The newspapers are hunting for new office space in downtown or midtown and selling their headquarters at 615 W. Lafayette Blvd.
Veteran Detroit News reporter caught up in sex scandal with state treasurer’s ex-wife
The Detroit News has removed its veteran city hall reporter from his beat following allegations that he was having an affair with the estranged wife of state Treasurer Andy Dillon.
Detroit’s rundown Martin Luther King Boulevard lined with abandonment, homelessness, new housing
The boulevard is lined with abandoned buildings and homes, new public housing and a few schools and churches.
Fox 2 reporter Charlie LeDuff offends Detroiters with TV spoof about deceased Mayor Coleman A. Young
Many Detroiters say LeDuff went too far in a segment that aired Friday, and some are calling for his termination.
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his first “I Have a Dream” speech at Cobo Hall in Detroit
It’s hard to imagine what Martin Luther King Jr. would think of Detroit today – 50 years after his famous “March to Freedom” speech in front of 250,000 people.
Breaking News: At least one injured after fire breaks out at senior housing high-rise in Detroit
Tenants wedged into the stairways to escape smoke that was climbing the floors at the former Jeffries Housing Projects.