Exclusive: Detroit neglects hundreds of hydrants in downtown and neighborhoods
Firefighters are losing control of fires because many streets have no working hydrants.
We’re tracking every fire in Detroit in 2015 to provide unflinching look at crisis
Fires are ravaging neighborhoods, claiming lives and chasing residents out of the city.
Vacant Detroit fire station littered with records, ravaged by thieves
Thieves stole copper plumbing, wiring, fixtures and pipes, while the city left tens of thousands of records behind.
9 employees make 6-figure salaries at fast-growing Detroit Land Bank
Check out the full list of salaried employees at the Detroit Land Bank.
A week later: Examining floods that submerged Detroit’s roads, freeways (with audio)
We reviewed dispatch calls and 911 records to get a clearer picture of the floods and their impact on metro Detroit.
Car accident, collapsed building left untouched by city of Detroit for days
On Detroit’s west side, just six blocks from where the 1967 riot broke out, a battered car is wedged into the corner of a partially collapsed two-story commercial building on Linwood, buried by piles of bricks and concrete.
Billionaire Matty Moroun, family are top donors to Warren Evans’ campaign
The former Wayne County sheriff is trying to unseat Executive Robert Ficano.
Child dies after paramedics too slow to Detroit accident scene
After waiting 17 minutes for an ambulance that never showed up, firefighters placed the seizing boy in a fire truck and rushed to Children’s Hospital.
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.
Analysis: Fires ravaged 20 houses overnight in Detroit, injuring two firefighters
The suspicious fires underscore the vulnerability of a city seemingly incapable of handling the unending arson crisis.