Night of hell: Arsonists ravaged as many as 18 homes in Detroit; station closures taking a toll
It appears to be another rash of arsons in a city that can’t afford to keep its stations open and rigs on the road.
Car careens into pedestrian on Gratiot after driver is shot by passenger; victims in critical condition
By the time the gray BMW came to a rest in an abandoned lot along Gratiot, two people were fighting for their lives and the passenger was running with a gun this afternoon.
Award-winning documentary ‘Burn’ returns to Detroit at critical time; explores city’s fire epidemic
Detroit is besieged by 5,000 annual arsons and deep budget cuts. As a result, insurance rates are rising, property values are plummeting and people are fleeing.
Exclusive: Feds went undercover to investigate peaceful demonstrations in Detroit, Lansing
Feds went undercover to investigate protests over the emergency manager, wages for teachers and city workers, inadequate transportation and rising poverty. No violence ever broke out.
Michigan Republican taunts critics after refusing to resign following anti-gay rant
Agema responded that he has solid proof that gay people are “filthy” pedophiles prone to murder and violence.
Satire flies over heads of Detroit Metro Airport officials; 10,000 copies of local magazine removed
“The controversy got us banned from distributing the full 25,000 copies – only 15,000 made it out” at the airport, publisher Anthony Brancaleone told me.
Black religious leader, protesters hand-deliver Oreo cookies to Detroit officials
Saying some Detroit officials are “black on the outside, but white on the inside,” Minister Malik Shabazz and more than a dozen protesters tried to hand-deliver Oreo cookies to city hall offices in the latest protest against an emergency manager in Detroit.
Trio of arsons leaves Detroit’s east side without fire protection, exposes new dangers
“It’s a very dangerous situation,” said Dan McNamara, president of the firefighters’ union.
Lens on Detroit: 6 murals with positives messages of hope, perseverance
Take a tour of 7 positive murals in Detroit.
Before turning tricks with strangers in an overgrown lot in Detroit, she wanted so much more
She wanted to be a mom and teacher. Now she walks around in a short black skirt, shivering with her arms folded around a light jean jacket.