Cyclist dresses up in blackface during Halloween biking event in Detroit
Blackface is widely offensive because it was used to create degrading caricatures of black people.
Mysterious investor demolishes century-old homes to make way for Red Wings development area
Secret investors have been gobbling up Cass Corridor properties and letting them languish before selling for large sums of money.
City pays millions to private contractor with chronic problems, probes death threats
The Detroit construction firm was accused of causing a preventable death while working for the city, and then made death threats of their own this weekend.
Rodrigo y Gabriela one of best live acts of past 10 years
Hailing from Mexico City, this dynamic acoustic duo impressed at the Fillmore in downtown Detroit.
Detroit police search for suspects in fatal shooting downtown early Saturday
A verbal argument inside a cigar bar in downtown Detroit early Saturday morning ended in the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man.
Serious questions raised in arrest of man ridiculed by GPP police
The 56-year-old has been in jail and a psychiatric center since March after being accused of breaking into a home in Detroit’s Indian Village.
Boy searching for cat in Detroit makes horrifying discovery
Police were on the scene of a wooded area on Detroit’s west side.
Detroit officers seize goats, chickens from sobbing homeowner over ‘farm’ ordinance
When David and Sky Brown bought a house for $2,000 on Detroit’s west side, they never expected to have problems for having a few goats and chickens.
Photos: A closer look at Fisher Body Plant fire and why firefighter jumped
It was the second fire at the hulking, abandoned Fisher Body Plant 21 in just a few hours. Detroit firefighters were called to the plant at 7:32 a.m. as motorists from nearby I-75 and I-94 saw plumes of black smoke billowing from the long-vacant building. Arriving firefighters found flames in the second and third floor. The dispatcher advised […]
Audio: Firefighter seriously injured when historic Fisher Body Plant collapses
The chief on the scene tried to warn firefighters about the impending collapse but it was too late.