Plumes of black smoke paint the Detroit skyline
At first glimpse, it looked like downtown Detroit was on fire.
Feds: Ex-finance chief at Detroit Public Library charged for taking $1.4 million in bribes
“The bribery scheme alleged in the indictment represents a betrayal of the honest employees who have dedicated themselves to serving the Detroit Public Library and its patrons,” U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade said.
Artists to transform Historic Fort Wayne into virtual world of imagination Sunday
Fort Wayne will come to life Sunday as thousands of people are expected to descend on the 88-acre site for a day and evening of live music, large art installation, local food and even a world record.
Detroiter chooses death over arrest, pledging ‘Not going back to jail’
The suspect “indicated he wasn’t going back to jail” and chose the quick way out, police said.
Demise of a Detroit high-rise: How out-of-state slumlord neglected low-income residents
While residents are deprived of a safe, clean environment, the company is raking in federal tax subsidies for low-income residents and people with disabilities.
Mysterious owner who’s evicting residents from Cass Corridor apartments miffs everyone
Speculated to be the site of a new Red Wings arena and one of the starkest examples of gentrification in Detroit, the apartments have garnered a lot of attention
Detroiters attack, shoot mentally ill homeless man asking for cigarette
The suspects, who casually walked away after the attack, are on the loose.
Nation of Islam Leader suggests former mayor Kilpatrick is imprisoned because he’s black
Farrakhan sought to downplay Kilpatrick’s crimes, saying he was the victim of a racially motivated law enforcement.
Detroit’s new EM: Pension trustees’ 22K trip to Hawaii is ‘monumental lapse of judgment’
Four of the city’s pension trustees billed taxpayers $22,000 to fund a convention trip to Hawaii this weekend, even as the city nears bankruptcy, largely over mismanaged, underfunded pension plans.
9 quotes from Nation of Islam’s Farrakhan speech that won’t offend white people
Despite his divisive position, Minister Louis Farrakhan messages often are as powerful, eloquent and compassionate as anyone’s today.