Firefighter who blew whistle on hazardous firehouse conditions was disciplined
The administration taught a lesson to a fire sergeant for launching a complaint about long-neglected dangers at the city’s firehouses.
Lawsuit: Detroit cops attacked college students for taking video of forceful arrest
Like any good journalism student, Makkel Richards pulled out his cell phone and began recording Detroit Police forcefully arresting a man with a bloody face at Grand Circus Park.
Mayor Duggan: City won’t remove animals from Detroit Dog Rescue – for now
The pledge by the mayor means the dogs won’t be seized and euthanized if the rescue group gets its proper paperwork.
Fires break out inside iconic ruins of Michigan Central Station in Detroit
Fires were on two floors of the hulking building owned by billionaire Matty Moroun.
Popular marijuana dispensary set afire in Detroit
Gas was doused on the roof of the cannabis store and set afire.
Detroit firefighters blow whistle on hazardous firehouse conditions, no smoke alarms
Many Detroit firehouses are fire hazards with no smoke alarms.
At 37, convicted killer & firefighter collects Detroit pension from prison
Whether Terrill Hardaway was even eligible for a pension is another question.
Want to protect your video recordings from rogue cops? There’s an app for that
The ACLU of Michigan has launched a cell phone app that allows you to document and preserve evidence of police misconduct, even if cops try to delete it.
11 photos: Large fire tears through 2 houses on Detroit’s east side
Neighbors said scrappers recently tore apart the abandoned houses for any metal of value.
Another downtown manhole cover ‘blows,’ but DTE denies problems
Less than two days after firefighters reported an underground fire in downtown Detroit, they spotted smoke coming from another “blown” manhole Monday morning, just a block from Cobo Center.