Arsonist torches 3 vacant houses in 4-block area of Detroit; firefighter injured
Detroit firefighters responding to a vacant house fire this morning quickly found out they were up against yet another brazen arsonist.
Lens on Detroit: Controversial men’s rights group draws protest
Dozens of protesters converged on a downtown Detroit hotel on Saturday to protest an upcoming conference for a controversial men’s rights group.
Up close: 8 most abandoned neighborhoods in Detroit
More than a third of the houses and buildings are vacant in eight Detroit neighborhoods.
Detroiters’ loyalty to Kool cigarettes in ’70s frustrated Philip Morris
Newly discovered documents show that Detroiters also scoffed at the tobacco company’s potential competitor to Kool, “Menthol Fat.”
Detroit firefighters find third burned body in one week
Two of the victims had been shot before being set on fire.
8 elegant churches, synagogues on Woodward in Detroit
They are architectural gems, many of them more than a century old, with fascinating histories.
Students outraged after teacher suspended over blackface video
The Monroe teacher is at the center of a heated debate after showing his students a video depicting entertainers in blackface as part of a history lesson on racism.
Graffiti vandals target Detroit’s first dog park after recent opening
The Detroit Dog Park was the culmination of three years of painstaking work to find an ideal location and to clear bureaucratic hurdles.
Take before-and-after tour of Detroit’s most vacant neighborhood
Detroit’s most desolate area is in the shadow of the Coleman A. Young International Airport on Detroit’s east side, where entire blocks are overgrown parcels.
Detroit police baffled after thieves break into cop cars outside of precinct
Police believe the perpetrators were looking for guns outside of the precinct on the west side.