Burned-down houses become tombs for countless squatters in Detroit; city can’t afford excavation
Even when neighbors tell investigators that squatters are living in vacant buildings ravaged by fire, the city rarely does more than a cursory search.
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.
Charlie LeDuff interviews dead politicians for Fox 2 News in search of solutions for Detroit
If there’s any journalist in Detroit with access to dead politicians, it’s Charlie LeDuff.
FBI: Highland Park cops beat and rob man, then deal cocaine for him
Two Highland Park cops beat a man for carrying a firearm, stole his cash and jewelry and then accepted a $10,000 bribe to make the charges disappear, the FBI said today .
Sources: Before threatening to kill ex-wife of state official, Detroit News reporter was headed to WXYZ-TV Channel 7
Fleming’s coverage of city hall and its budget crisis often landed on the front page, and he built a respectable following.
FBI: Four Highland Park police charged in public corruption scandal
Four Highland Park cops are facing time in federal prison on charges of public corruption.
Detroit firefighters lose control of blaze because six closest fire hydrants malfunctioned
Firefighters scrambled for blocks before getting lucky on the seventh hydrant.
Detroit News, Free Press abandoning historic headquarters for smaller space
The newspapers are hunting for new office space in downtown or midtown and selling their headquarters at 615 W. Lafayette Blvd.
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.
Detroit’s rundown Martin Luther King Boulevard lined with abandonment, homelessness, new housing
The boulevard is lined with abandoned buildings and homes, new public housing and a few schools and churches.