Trump’s budget derails hopes of expanding Detroit’s streetcar system
If you were hoping the QLine streetcars in Detroit would extend to the suburbs, we have bad news.
Belle Isle committee won’t back up claims about park improvements
Transparency remains elusive at the state-controlled Belle Isle.
M-1 officials decline to discuss funding problems; taxpayers on the hook
Taxpayers are being asked to pay for the operations of the M-1 streetcars, but rail officials refuse to discuss escalating costs.
Former spokesman for EM Kevyn Orr rakes in $375 an hour in Atlantic City
The veteran Republican strategist has found two lucrative jobs since Detroit emerged from bankruptcy in December.
Detroit reveals plan to fix Fire Department, but is it enough?
Long-awaited help is on the way for the beleaguered Detroit Fire Department.
Arsons, bad hydrants, neglect spelled trouble on Detroit’s west side
Battling fires is a constant struggle in a city with thousands of malfunctioning fire hydrants, an inadequate number of firefighters and 85,000 abandoned structures.
PETA: Go vegan for a month and we’ll pay your overdue Detroit water bill
The offer comes after the city has shut off 17,000 households for overdue water bills since March.
Analysis: Fires ravaged 20 houses overnight in Detroit, injuring two firefighters
The suspicious fires underscore the vulnerability of a city seemingly incapable of handling the unending arson crisis.
40 minutes pass before police dispatched to active burglary at Detroit grocery store
Two thieves in a vehicle slammed through the plate-glass windows of Lafayette Foods early this morning.
Plan to save Detroit pensions, DIA artwork likely illegal, expert says
It was pitched as a blockbuster plan to save pensions and art during the bankruptcy.