PETA: Go vegan for a month and we’ll pay your overdue Detroit water bill
The offer comes after the city has shut off 17,000 households for overdue water bills since March.
Bed bugs found in Detroit ambulance
Bed buds were reported on DDOT buses a few weeks ago. In Warren, a library was closed after an infestation. And now the blood-sucking insects were found on a Detroit ambulance.
Water gushes in thousands of vacant buildings as Detroit shuts off occupied homes
The city has shut off water to more than 15,000 delinquent homeowners and landlords but can’t keep pace with running water in vacant buildings.
Photos: Protests over water shutoffs increase, drawing about 1,000 to downtown Detroit
People descended on downtown Detroit to protest Detroit’s massive water shutoffs, and they were accompanied by nurses who warned of an impending “public health emergency.”
Detroit unveils ‘Nelson Mandela Drive’ along waterfront
Detroit plans to commemorate Nelson Mandela’s birthday today by renaming a street along the riverfront in his honor and celebrating his 1990 visit to the city.
Hundreds expected to protest water shutoffs Friday in downtown Detroit
Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr defended the shutoffs and urged protesters to end the “hysteria.”
Records: Grosse Pointe used Detroit property to build controversial blockade without approval
The city of Detroit launched an investigation after we presented evidence that Grosse Pointe is building a farmer’s market on the wrong side of the border.
About 10 protesters arrested at rally today over Detroit water shutoffs
Among those arrested were pastors and seniors, who were placed in the backs of police cars and hauled off.
Detroit activist blasts local TV reporter on MSNBC
Maureen Taylor pulled no punches, saying the WDIV reporter “doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about.”
Police: Detroit councilman found slumped over drunk in driver’s seat
It didn’t take long for yet another Detroit City Council member to get in trouble with the law.