Racial tensions flare at meeting over Belle Isle lease: “White whores can’t save us.”
A public hearing over leasing Belle Isle to the state turned ugly today when opponents heckled supporters and suggested the deal was a racist takeover.
Once considered a long shot, mayoral candidate Lisa Howze proves she’s a serious contender
Her campaign announced Sunday that the first-term legislator has bought space to run a Super Bowl ad on CBS on Feb. 3, six months before the primary election.
Investor website ranks Detroit among the worst-managed cities in country. Any surprise?
Detroit is called out for its ineffective government and crumbling economy.
Black smoke prevents neighbors from saving elderly woman in second fatal fire this weekend in Detroit
The smoke was too thick, suffocating and disorienting to reach the 83-year-old woman in her bedroom.
Burned-down houses become tombs for countless squatters in Detroit; city can’t afford excavation
Even when neighbors tell investigators that squatters are living in vacant buildings ravaged by fire, the city rarely does more than a cursory search.
Fire hydrants malfunction, baby girl dies in east-side blaze this morning
Unable to find working hydrants, firefighters dashed through heavy smoke and extreme heat to rescue a lifeless 10-month-girl from her upstairs bedroom early this morning.
Charlie LeDuff interviews dead politicians for Fox 2 News in search of solutions for Detroit
If there’s any journalist in Detroit with access to dead politicians, it’s Charlie LeDuff.
FBI: Highland Park cops beat and rob man, then deal cocaine for him
Two Highland Park cops beat a man for carrying a firearm, stole his cash and jewelry and then accepted a $10,000 bribe to make the charges disappear, the FBI said today .
Sources: Before threatening to kill ex-wife of state official, Detroit News reporter was headed to WXYZ-TV Channel 7
Fleming’s coverage of city hall and its budget crisis often landed on the front page, and he built a respectable following.
FBI: Four Highland Park police charged in public corruption scandal
Four Highland Park cops are facing time in federal prison on charges of public corruption.