Detroit firefighters blow whistle on hazardous firehouse conditions, no smoke alarms
Many Detroit firehouses are fire hazards with no smoke alarms.
Historic commission approves controversial demo of Hotel Park Avenue
The vote comes after intense pressure from Mayor Mike Duggan, who denied playing a role.
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.
15 images: Artist mocks surveillance, wealth with – and without – billionaire’s blessing
Is the joke on billionaire Dan Gilbert?
Manhole covers explode as underground fire spread in downtown Detroit
“It’s starting to go from manhole to manhole,” a firefighter told dispatchers.
Mayor Duggan loses cool when asked if he’s running for governor
In 2012, Duggan tried to quash rumors that he was running for mayor when he moved from Livonia to Detroit.
Tanker explosion reveals dangerous deficiency in Detroit Fire Department
When Detroit firefighters arrived to a massive fire from a tanker explosion near downtown on I-75 this weekend, there was little they could do but wait. And wait. And wait.