Fatal shooting of teen shuts down Cinco de Mayo Parade in Detroit
The teen was shot in a crowded area of Vernor near Ferdinand at about 1 p.m. as revelers scattered or looked on in horror.
5 exciting apartment renovations underway in the Cass Corridor
The Cass Corridor, long synonymous with crime and blight, is undergoing a renaissance of sorts.
Chicago-area investor begins gutting asbestos-laden factory after tiff with city
The Department of Environmental Quality received complaints that Bill Hults was forcing employees to work around hazardous materials.
Two charged with torture, murder of Livonia teens shot execution-style in Detroit
Their decomposing bodies were found on July 27, 2012, and the search for answers never ended.
Detroit firefighters can’t catch break: Rig gets stuck, then breaks down
The Detroit Fire Department’s aging and battered ladder trucks have been breaking down faster than mechanics can fix them.
Gangs from Detroit bring violence, drugs to West Virginia communities
Four Detroiters are suspects in two separate shootings in Charleston on Wednesday in which one teenager was killed.
PJ’s Lager House: ‘Show must go on’ after fire in Corktown
The tenants, who escaped unharmed, tried to save their three cats but it was too late.
Wayne State University offers class on Detroit’s ‘historic comeback’
The guest lecturers will include Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr, former Councilman Kenneth Cockerel Jr. and others.
Free Press’ Stephen Henderson wins Pulitzer Prize for commentary on Detroit
Henderson’s commentary was compassionate and insightful but held no punches when it came to calling out inadequate leadership in the city where he grew up.
Tick, tock? Shinola clock in Midtown unreliable at telling time
The 13-foot, double-sided clock has been having trouble keeping time since it was erected on March 7.