Mysterious ‘blaze’ breaks out at Guardian Building – or did it?
County officials said they were unaware of a fire at the downtown building.
Blaze breaks out in Chase Bank building in downtown Detroit
The building’s security tried in vain for months to get Fire Commissioner Don Austin’s administration to inspect the building.
Inmate stabs deputy, escapes courthouse in stolen van
Police swarmed downtown Detroit with guns drawn, searching for a man who fled in a sheriff’s deputy uniform.
Crews to start tearing down Brewster housing projects
The former red-brick community was the nation’s first publicly funded housing project for black people.
China’s occupation of downtown Detroit ends as ‘Transformers 4’ cleaned up
The transformation of Grand Circus Park was surreal, indeed.
Detroit’s new cop cars sport stolen image of cityscape (Updated)
Local photographer says he gave no one permission to use his photo.
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.
Kid Rock mural among dozens of recent targets of fire extinguisher graffiti – or ‘pissing’
In under a minute, someone armed with a paint-filled fire extinguisher can spray 20-foot-tall streaks of paint on buildings and never been seen.
Aftermath of Tigers Opening Day: Red cups, blood, rotting food, vomit, broken windows & beer bottles
Cars left in parking lots were broken into. Wind-blown red cups drifted onto exit ramps. Shards of glass were scattered across busy streets and sidewalks.
Detroit News, Free Press abandoning historic headquarters for smaller space
The newspapers are hunting for new office space in downtown or midtown and selling their headquarters at 615 W. Lafayette Blvd.