Photo gallery: Suspicious blaze devours historic church near downtown Detroit
I arrived at the blaze on Woodward near downtown shortly after the first engine made the scene at 6:20 a.m. Flames were already busting through every window.
Morning fire guts historic Woodward church near downtown Detroit
Flames quickly burst through every window of the hulking church, raising suspicions that an accelerant may have been used.
Photos: Morning fog drapes Cass Corridor, Brush Park, Brewster Projects
We took a stroll as fog blanketed Detroit this morning.
Alfred St. in Brush Park: A microcosm of Detroit’s early decline
Once lined with opulent homes, Alfred Street in Brush Park is largely vacant, an early victim of residential flight.
Video: Demo begins on storied Brewster projects in Detroit
The project is the centerpiece of Bing’s plan to demolish 10,000 abandoned buildings in four years.
Crime lab becomes hideout for armed robbers, thugs
Brush Park residents and Tigers fans are getting robbed, sometimes at gunpoint.
Unruly Tigers fans suspected of setting fire to historic Brush Park home on Opening Day
Built in 1910, the Victorian home was most known for its pioneering role in cancer treatment for residents of all backgrounds.
Photo tour: Abandoned Brewster projects like a mini-city of decaying red bricks
Rows of burned out townhouses and high-rise apartments are decaying, windowless and tagged with graffiti. Broken furniture, garbage and dead trees are strewn across the 30-acre ruins near downtown.
From Crime Lab to Crime Scene
Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee was facing the biggest crisis in his career. Earlier in the day a year ago this week, the Detroit Free Press had revealed the city’s crime lab was open to trespassers. Thousands of rounds of live ammunition, sealed evidence kits and case files – some containing Social Security numbers of […]