L. Brooks Patterson accuses New Yorker reporter of shallow hit piece
The Oakland County executive said the reporter misled him and his office about the focus of the article.
Civil rights leaders to L. Brooks Patterson: ‘Come to the hood’ and apologize
“We don’t want you just to apologize with your lips. We are calling for you to apologize with your actions.”
Blight authority to level 35-block area, 68 homes in northwest Detroit
The area is riddled with abandoned, burned-out homes, dead trees and discarded tires and garbage.
L. Brooks Patterson: ‘Anytime I talk about Detroit, it will not be positive’
Just when you think you’ve heard it all from Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, the fiery Republican comes back with something even more obscene and divisive.
4-year-old girl fatally shoots 4-year-old cousin after finding gun in house
Detroit police said the girl found a long gun underneath a bed and shot her male cousin at west-side house.
Ex-Police Chief Godbee says he sent Bible verses, not threats, to former fiancé
Merica Patterson filed a PPO against Godbee earlier this month, saying the former police chief threatened her for months and used FBI contacts to spy on her.
Free Press apologizes after reporter jokes about incest in West Virginia
Reporter Zlati Meyer’s tweet unleashed a torrent of attacks, including death threats.
Historic, newly renovated high-rise in Detroit evacuated after pipes burst
Today’s below-zero temperatures were to blame, causing flooding in the basement of the 34-story building and the loss of electricity.
Detroit Free Press announces further cutbacks, to lay off 5 staffers
The latest layoffs come just three days after colleagues said goodbye to two esteemed reporters at a going-away party.
Photos: Explore Detroit’s wintry landscape
Heavy snow transformed Detroit into a wintry wonderland.