Plan would save historic baseball field at former Tiger Stadium site
City officials reached a compromise that would preserve the historic baseball field at the former site of Tiger Stadium.
Detroit activist blasts local TV reporter on MSNBC
Maureen Taylor pulled no punches, saying the WDIV reporter “doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about.”
Insane Clown Posse, Juggalos can’t sue the government, judge rules
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Insane Clown Posse, saying the federal government is not responsible for what happens after fans of the rap-metal duo are labeled as gang members.
Brazen scrappers destroy roof of abandoned Eastown Theatre in Detroit
The ornamental, dome ceiling on the long-abandoned Eastown Theatre in Detroit has collapsed as scrappers continue to remove steel beams from the historic movie palace.
Prison & probation: Starkly different sentences for Utash attackers
“All I can say is the people who beat me tried to kill me,” Steve Utash wrote in a letter.
Popular WXYZ-TV meteorologist loses eye in fireworks accident
WXYZ-TV Chief Meteorologist Dave Rexroth is scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday after he was seriously injured in a fireworks accident.
Up close: More than 100 fires break out over weekend, rivaling Devil’s Night
The fires posed a significant challenge to a city dangerously short on firefighters and equipment.
Hazardous fire in Detroit burns at least 80 minutes before residents warned
Heavy yellow and orange smoke spewed from a burning Family Dollar on Detroit’s east side late Saturday afternoon.
Wayward firework strikes Detroit man in chest, kills him on July 4
A Detroit man was killed Friday evening when a wayward firework struck him in the chest and exploded.
Detroit combats graffiti, dumping & scrapping with tip line, new enforcement
Deciding to convert resources to graffiti, scrapping and dumping isn’t easy for a police department already struggling to respond timely to violent crimes.