Lighting fire to choke out rats ends terribly at historic St. Stanislaus church
Flames tore through the parish house, burning the ornate brick facade and choking out the lavish beaux-arts interior.
Daylight firebombing kills 2 children, ages 1 and 4
“They don’t care how old you are,” a neighbor told me. “Death means nothing to them.”
ATF turns up heat on arsonist targeting Heidelberg Project
Arsonists struck the Heidelberg Project at least 7 times since May.
Famous Detroit home of civil rights hero Ossian Sweet spared from blaze
The east-side home was the site of a famous confrontation between a black family and a violent white mob.
Detroit’s top fire official, Don Austin, is resigning in wake of botched fire crisis
Fire Commissioner Don Austin routinely mishandled Detroit’s fire crisis.
Arsonist strikes 6 times in 13-block area of Detroit, overwhelming firefighters
With fewer firefighters and investigators, arsonists are getting bolder.
Thanksgiving blaze destroys 4th Heidelberg Project house in 2 months
An arsonist was seen running from the burning home on Detroit’s east side.
Strong winds left Detroit without adequate fire protection
We monitored all 116 fire calls from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., finding lagging response times and overwhelmed fire crews.
Fire destroys another Heidelberg Project house installation
The “House of Soul” was adorned with vintage records and was a major installation at the Heidelberg Project.
Piecing together the mystery of Renisha McBride’s final hours
The 54-year-old shooter told police he “accidentally” shot McBride, who is 5 foot 4, in the face with a shotgun because he thought she was an intruder.