Strong winds left Detroit without adequate fire protection
We monitored all 116 fire calls from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., finding lagging response times and overwhelmed fire crews.
‘My Father’s Eyes’: Still searching for them 31 years after he ended his life
“I never see his eyes, and it gets to me,” Tracey Morris writes.
November 16, 1999: Construction begins on Ford Field
On this day in 1999, construction begins on Ford Field downtown. Mayor Dennis W. Archer and Detroit Lions officials are on hand.
Grosse Pointe opens internal investigation into cops’ racially charged videos
Most of the racist videos are shot from squad cars while African American men were told to sing or dance. One of the subjects was even in the back of police cars.
Packard Plant bid canceled after Chicago-area investor can’t pay up
Next up to buy the Packard Plant is the third bidder – Peru-based developer Fernando Palazuelo.
Murder of transgender woman spurs anger, questions
Equality Michigan demands an investigation into the murder of a transgendered woman of color whose body was found last week in Detroit.
Bidder must pay $1.8 million today to buy Packard Plant
Bill Hults already paid $200,000 in nonrefundable deposits for the 40-acre ruins.
Homeowner who fatally shot Renisha McBride faces up to life in prison
Theodore Hall Wafer told police his 12-gauge shotgun accidentally discharged when he mistook McBride for an intruder.
Renisha McBride was drunk before being fatally shot on front porch
It’s unclear if McBride’s blood-alcohol level of .218% will change anything about the case.
Detroit’s WDIV reporter loudly drops F-bomb on TV
WDIV was reporting on what it called “an entire city block torched by a ferocious fire” when the reporter was asked to describe the scene.