Video: Historic Detroit church engulfed in flames by time firefighters arrived
Investigators believe the fire on Woodward Avenue near downtown was intentionally set.
Embattled ex-state treasurer lands job with key Detroit bankruptcy consultant
Then-Treasurer Andy Dillon played a role in securing a lucrative contract for the Birmingham-based business, where he now works.
Debris falls from neglected Metropolitan Building in downtown Detroit, hits truck
The 15-story gothic-style building is owned by Detroit’s Downtown Development Authority, which has let the building rot while spending $285 million in public funds for a new Red Wings arena.
From Duke Ellington to high ed: Long-abandoned lot on Woodward gets new life
The elegance and luxury of the once-famed block in Detroit have long been replaced with a McDonald’s and vacant lot with broken liquor bottles and empty bags of snacks.
Plan to save Detroit pensions, DIA artwork likely illegal, expert says
It was pitched as a blockbuster plan to save pensions and art during the bankruptcy.
Who would burn down historic church adjacent to Detroit’s new Red Wings arena?
Suspicion fell almost immediately on the church’s owner, Salim Kemenko, a property speculator who has wanted to demolish the building but was prohibited from doing so.
Photo gallery: Suspicious blaze devours historic church near downtown Detroit
I arrived at the blaze on Woodward near downtown shortly after the first engine made the scene at 6:20 a.m. Flames were already busting through every window.
Michigan man quickly fired for hanging doll of President Obama in noose
The owner of Taylor Moving & Storage in Brighton said he was outraged after learning an Obama doll was tied up in one of his trucks.
Morning fire guts historic Woodward church near downtown Detroit
Flames quickly burst through every window of the hulking church, raising suspicions that an accelerant may have been used.
President Obama doll spotted hanging from noose inside truck of Brighton-based business
The photo began circulating on Facebook and Twitter, provoking outrage.