Mayor Duggan unleashes more humane plan to handle late water bills
Under Detroit’s emergency manager, the city shut off water to more than 18,000 residents for delinquent bills.
Detroit cops accused of stealing evidence from medical marijuana dispensary
Detroit police have been quietly raiding cannabis dispensaries, but no charges have been filed in the cases.
Police Chief Craig reverses decision to stop releasing violent crime reports
In May, Detroit Police Chief James Craig inexplicably stopped releasing public information on daily shootings, murders and other violent crimes, making it appear as if the city was safer than it is.
Newspaper Guild: Free Press can’t force staffers to reapply for jobs
Gannett, the media company that owns the Detroit Free Press, is forcing employees at some newspapers to reapply for new jobs as part of a bold cost-cutting move.
Video: Gay man harassed outside Fire Mountain restaurant in Lansing
A Lansing man wants to know why Fire Mountain restaurant didn’t do more after a heckler shouted gay slurs at him while he and his friends walked to their cars following dinner.
Packard Plant owner pays delinquent taxes, readies for cleanup
For the first time in decades, someone is paying property taxes on the abandoned Packard Plant.
Audio: Detroit firefighters, medics save man during remarkable rescue
The victim was lifeless when firefighters removed him from a collapsed garage.
Rec center where Joe Louis learned to box faces final round
The Brewster Wheeler Recreation Center may be demolished as Detroit Mayor Duggan looks for developers for the Brush Park area.
Detroit firefighters rescue older man from second-story window
Firefighters spotted the man “waving frantically” as smoke billowed from the house on the city’s west side.
‘I wasn’t going to cower in my house,’ said man who shot Renisha McBride on porch
Theodore Wafer said he was defending himself when he opened his front door and shot a 19-year-old in the face.