Michigan Land Bank contractor charged with falsifying bills for demo work
The charges come as city and federal officials investigate Mayor Mike Duggan’s handling of demolition contracts.
Here’s what happens when Detroit firefighters have working equipment
When firefighters arrived, a vacant house was engulfed in flames on a block tightly packed with houses in southwest Detroit this weekend.
Fire strikes again in neighborhood with bad hydrants, destroying 3 homes
The city of Detroit installed hydrants that are incapable of supplying enough water to extinguish large fires.
Morning of hell: 3 firefighters injured, 7 houses destroyed, 2 fire trucks break down
Fire hydrants malfunctioned as overstretched firefighters did all they could.
In-depth survey reveals devastating impact of fires on Detroit’s neighborhoods
From Jan. 1 to July 31, fires damaged or destroyed more than 1,650 houses, apartments, commercial buildings, schools, hospitals and churches, according to Detroit-based Loveland Technologies.
Detroit firefighters brace for Fourth of July weekend that rivals Devils’ Night
For four decades, Devils’ Night has been the most destructive period for fires in Detroit. Not anymore.
Blaze rips through 4 houses while ladder truck catches fire
Detroit’s aging rigs are breaking down at a frightening rate.
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.
Devils’ Night no longer most destructive period for fires in Detroit
The number of fires on Devils’ Night has plummeted since its peak in 1984.
‘Tricycle Collective’ aims to save 10 families from losing homes to tax foreclosure
Michele Oberholtzer was surveying tax-foreclosed properties in Detroit when she was shocked by the number of homes still occupied by families with children.