Suicidal man dies by jumping off Ambassador Bridge in Detroit
Police and paramedics were called to the bridge at 11:30 a.m. today.
Fatal shooting of teen shuts down Cinco de Mayo Parade in Detroit
The teen was shot in a crowded area of Vernor near Ferdinand at about 1 p.m. as revelers scattered or looked on in horror.
Sleeping Michigan man survives being dumped into garbage truck
As the 46-year-old man awoke from his slumber, he was about to be crushed by the garbage truck’s compactor.
Two charged with torture, murder of Livonia teens shot execution-style in Detroit
Their decomposing bodies were found on July 27, 2012, and the search for answers never ended.
Detroit mulls graffiti task force as vandalism gets out of control
At a devastating clip, a new brand of graffiti vandals is hitting Detroit’s small businesses, historic and occupied buildings, freeway signs, church sanctuaries, houses and cars.
Detroit firefighters can’t catch break: Rig gets stuck, then breaks down
The Detroit Fire Department’s aging and battered ladder trucks have been breaking down faster than mechanics can fix them.
Gangs from Detroit bring violence, drugs to West Virginia communities
Four Detroiters are suspects in two separate shootings in Charleston on Wednesday in which one teenager was killed.
Busted! Chicago-area investor forced to stop scavenging vacant building in Detroit
“We have to set the tone that this is absolutely unacceptable, and we are going to use our resources to go after scrapping,” mayoral spokeswoman Alexis Wiley said.
City does nothing as dangerous scrapping operation continues on Detroit’s east side
The unstable ceiling of the building is propped up with chemical containers.
Fire breaks out at crowded PJ’s Lager House in Corktown; 3 cats die
Firefighters were called to the popular bar on Michigan Avenue after an upper-level flat caught fire at 10:40 p.m.