Detroit police officer risks life to talk down would-be jumper from I-94 overpass
A 64-year-old Detroiter was clinging dangerously to the outside of a fence on an I-94 overpass at Connor as traffic below whirred by late Saturday afternoon.
Suspicious package shuts down parts of Wayne State University, Woodward as police investigate
Just a few days after the explosions at the Boston Marathon, a suspicious package was found this afternoon in Midtown, forcing the evacuation of an apartment, businesses and a Wayne State University building.
Scrambling for cash, Detroit pursues aggressive crackdown on parking ticket scofflaws
If Mayor Dave Bing gets his way, parking fines will increase. Delinquent on three tickets? You face the boot and could lose your driver’s license.
Video: Disorderly Detroiter, dressed in all black, is removed from council meeting after threats
“I resent you, I hate you for what you did,” Mays yelled into the microphone at a council meeting.
Unruly Detroiters shut down city council meeting with threats, songs of defiance
Police removed one resident who urged Detroiters to “attack” city council. Later, the audience broke out in protest songs, forcing a postponement.
Video: Arsonists wreaked havoc Monday night as understaffed Detroit Fire Department struggles to keep pace
The fire department is so understaffed that the entire east side was without fire protection for about two hours while about 18 companies battled the fires.
Detroit City Council would maintain full-time salaries, perks under Mayor Bing’s budget plan
Mayor Bing’s tax-funded consultants suggested he drastically cut the council budget and make the members part-time. He didn’t.
Authorities believe two bodies, likely with gunshot wounds, are buried beneath smoldering office fire
All that remained were a smoldering stump of concrete and questions about what lie beneath the rubble.
Unruly Tigers fans suspected of setting fire to historic Brush Park home on Opening Day
Built in 1910, the Victorian home was most known for its pioneering role in cancer treatment for residents of all backgrounds.
Restructuring experts: Detroit City Council has a bloated budget, should be cut by two-thirds
Detroit’s city council is one of the most expensive and ridiculed in the country.