Detroit City Council delays vote on leasing Belle Isle to state – again
The council voted 6-3 to debate the issue another day, saying they still need more time to look over the lease.
City leaders ignore alternative plan to save, improve Belle Isle; time running out
The players deciding Belle Isle’s future have chosen not to look at good alternative to lease.
One child dead, another clings to life after EMS no-show at Detroit house fire
As two children lay unconscious from breathing heavy smoke when their west-side house caught fire this morninbg, paramedics never arrived.
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.
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.
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.
Detroit firefighters lose control of blaze because six closest fire hydrants malfunctioned
Firefighters scrambled for blocks before getting lucky on the seventh hydrant.
Veteran Detroit News reporter caught up in sex scandal with state treasurer’s ex-wife
The Detroit News has removed its veteran city hall reporter from his beat following allegations that he was having an affair with the estranged wife of state Treasurer Andy Dillon.
Elderly woman’s house burns for 21 minutes before strapped Detroit Fire Department responds
From Saturday night through this morning, fires far outpaced the number of firefighters who were able to respond.