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.
Sen. Rand Paul touts plan to lower taxes in Detroit to generate new business
The libertarian Republican also decried the war on drugs and spoke about a presidential run.
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.
Nelson Mandela sang praises of blue-collar workers at Tiger Stadium
Nelson Mandela died today at the age of 95.
Police raid home of suspects accused of stealing $15K camera gear
Police raided the home this morning of suspects accused of stealing $15,000 worth of camera equipment from a world-renowned war photojournalist on Detroit’s east side Wednesday afternoon. The camera gear, however, wasn’t found. Police did find drugs and guns and took the suspects into custody. The National Press Photographers Association, which is helping Christopher Morris […]
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.
Expert: Rivalry between rappers requires intervention within own culture
“This is much more than simply gangs. It is a counterculture that has evolved for the past half century.”
Auction house estimates value of DIA artwork between $452M-$866M
The DIA artwork is at risk as the city wends its way through bankruptcy.
Popular WCCCD professor faces jail for trespassing on own campus
Professor Scotty Boman faces up to 30 days in jail for taking photos of what he considered illegal activity on campus.