Photos: Scavenging for scrap metal
Who are the scrappers? They are laid-off autoworkers, drug addicts, high school dropouts and others trying to get by.
Mayoral candidate Duggan not out yet
With Duggan out, at least temporarily, the face of the mayoral race has changed dramatically.
Confidential records litter vacant buildings
The files contain social security numbers of rape victims, missing people, students, patients and cooperating witnesses to crimes.
Grass: Detroit is overgrown with negligence
Thigh-high grass has swallowed swaths of Detroit that now look more like prairies than neighborhoods. Dozens of parks that Mayor Bing pledged to maintain are a sea of green.
Crews amputate derelict Globe Building ahead of renovation
At first glance, the hulking Globe Building on Detroit’s east riverfront looks like any industrial eyesore – a collapsing roof, faded exterior and rusted steel beams.
More than 145 people shot in Detroit in May, some for most absurd reasons
On May 15, the day Mayor Bing introduced new Police Chief James Craig, 13 people were shot.
Musician Jack White keeps Detroit Masonic Temple alive with $142,000 donation
Local rocker Jack White donated $142,000 to the Detroit Masonic Temple to prevent it from going into foreclosure, the temple revealed today. In return, the world’s largest masonic temple renamed its Cathedral Theater to the “Jack White Theater,” where the local musician has played and where his mother used to be an usher. The Jack White […]
Humans not behind slaughter of chickens, goats at Detroit school for pregnant teens
Goats and chickens found slaughtered at a school for pregnant teenagers in Detroit last week were not killed by humans, the Michigan Human Society said this morning.
Detroit EM: Taxpayers shouldn’t foot bill to defend ex-Police Chief Godbee
Seven months after an internal affairs officer filed a lawsuit claiming Police Chief Ralph Godbee lured her into a sexual relationship with the promise of a promotion, Detroit’s new emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, is intervening in the case.
Gov. Snyder declares financial emergency in Hamtramck
A five-member review team reported that the city has run four consecutive budget deficits and began ignoring its long-term obligations, such as pension payments.