Lens on Detroit: Suspicious fire ravages major installation at Heidelberg Project
An early morning fire tore through an abandoned housed that served as an art installation at the world-renowned Heidelberg Project on the city’s east side.
Scavengers are stealing manhole covers at alarming rate, leaving gaping holes in streets, sidewalks
In the past two years, thousands of sewer and manhole covers have been stolen, creating hazards for unsuspecting pedestrians, motorists and bicyclists. The cast iron lids fetch scofflaws between $10 and $25 at local scrap yards, police said.
After Mayor Bing cuts police patrols amid spiking violence, he seeks to raise own security detail to 30 officers
On any given night, officers arrive to work with a backlog of cases that would be a priority in most cities. But police are overwhelmed with murders, rapes, aggravated assaults and armed robberies.
Lens on Detroit: Explore the nation’s 3 most dangerous neighborhoods in photos
These neighborhoods could be any in Detroit – neglected and cluttered with abandoned homes.
Two people murdered in Detroit arson fire but investigators took more than hour to respond
It was another bad night in Detroit: Two dead. Another suspected arson. No law enforcement.
Was a bomb planted on Detroit’s west side? Police were too busy to find out
Detroit firefighters began evacuating residents this evening after someone spotted a suspicious gray box with a blinking red light and wires tied to a pole.
Documentarian to explore Detroit’s storied history of professional wrestling
The journalist and award-winning documentarian is a wrestling fanatic who has thoroughly documented Detroit’s storied , grungy wrestling scene since boisterous crowds began packing gyms in the 1950s.
Detroit’s aging fleet of fire trucks falls into disrepair, leaving residents vulnerable
The Detroit Fire Department is dangerously close to running out of trucks and engines to respond to fires because the aging, overrun fleet is breaking down faster than mechanics can make repairs
Hazmat: Marathon oil fire in Detroit released toxic chemicals as police in gas masks evacuated residents
An explosion at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Detroit sent rolling plumes of smoke and toxic chemicals into the air Saturday evening, prompting police in gas masks to shut off streets and evacuate residents and businesses.
Artist who posted Nazi message at Packard Plant targets Brewster Projects with commentary on poor
It’s the second installation in a series called “We are zombies” by guerrilla artist “Penny Gaff.”