Two people murdered in Detroit arson fire but investigators took more than hour to respond
It was another bad night in Detroit: Two dead. Another suspected arson. No law enforcement.
Was a bomb planted on Detroit’s west side? Police were too busy to find out
Detroit firefighters began evacuating residents this evening after someone spotted a suspicious gray box with a blinking red light and wires tied to a pole.
Documentarian to explore Detroit’s storied history of professional wrestling
The journalist and award-winning documentarian is a wrestling fanatic who has thoroughly documented Detroit’s storied , grungy wrestling scene since boisterous crowds began packing gyms in the 1950s.
Detroit’s aging fleet of fire trucks falls into disrepair, leaving residents vulnerable
The Detroit Fire Department is dangerously close to running out of trucks and engines to respond to fires because the aging, overrun fleet is breaking down faster than mechanics can make repairs
Hazmat: Marathon oil fire in Detroit released toxic chemicals as police in gas masks evacuated residents
An explosion at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Detroit sent rolling plumes of smoke and toxic chemicals into the air Saturday evening, prompting police in gas masks to shut off streets and evacuate residents and businesses.
Artist who posted Nazi message at Packard Plant targets Brewster Projects with commentary on poor
It’s the second installation in a series called “We are zombies” by guerrilla artist “Penny Gaff.”
Mayor Bing breaks election law by using tax-funded city workers, office to organize campaign announcement
Dozens of reporters received a cryptic e-mail from Mayor Dave Bing’s office at noon Thursday. When reporters arrived, Mayor Bing was pulling petitions to seek his second full term in office.
Lens on Detroit: Explore inside historic Masonic Temple as officials fight to save neo-gothic building from auction
The world’s largest Masonic Temple was on the verge of being sold at a tax foreclosure auction, but Masonic officials made a $10,000 payment this morning and reached a deal with Wayne County to maintain ownership of the historic neo-gothic building on Temple in Detroit.
Man killed climbing down manhole for scrap metal
A 55-year-old man was killed in a manhole while looking for scrap metal in Detroit on March 24. Firefighters and other rescue personnel spent more than an hour removing the body from the narrow underground tunnel at East Grand Boulevard and Chene. Police said a woman told authorities that her boyfriend was looking for scrap […]
Prosecutor’s error denies justice for six Detroit firefighters injured in 2010 arson fire
Brian Baulch never saw the wall collapse. Cascading bricks knocked the 31-year-old unconscious and buried him in a heap of debris.