Voter irregularities spotted in Detroit ahead of election
People are registered to vote in government buildings where no one lives.
Tensions flare as cops haul off teens before fireworks curfew
Authorities rounded up so many teens that they’ve run out of buses and are causing confusion about where the juveniles are being taken.
Peregrine falcons, chicks in danger atop vacant building
Vandals, scrappers and urban explorers are disrupting a pair of peregrine falcons and their chicks atop the Whittier.
Crews demolish Hotel Charlevoix in downtown Detroit
The 108-year-old Hotel Charlevoix, which stood vacant in downtown Detroit for nearly three decades, was demolished this morning.
Man masturbates, barks like dog as historic club burns
The naked lurker crawled on his hands and knees, with his tongue out, and gazed at the flames.
Bing administration covers up depth of fire crisis; 27 dead
Responding publicly to life-threatening challenges is not the administration’s style.
Railroad crossing on Gratiot malfunctions, stranding people (video)
Some cars zipped through the crossing, while riders walked off DDOT buses or waited.
Councilman got wish: Historic club gutted
An effort to save the historic University Club would devolve into a discussion of slave institutions and the Holocaust.
AG: Hands off DIA artwork, not for sale
Schuette concluded that the collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts must be preserved because it’s held “in charitable trust for the people of Michigan.”
Supreme Court asked to take Duggan's case
Mayoral candidate Tom Barrow filed a request this morning to move the case to the top court and bypass the appellate court.