Mayor Bing’s chance to spread good news goes up in flames – literally
In a city as broke as Detroit, it’s not often that Mayor Dave Bing has good news to report.
Detroit’s aging fleet of fire trucks falls into disrepair, leaving residents vulnerable
The Detroit Fire Department is dangerously close to running out of trucks and engines to respond to fires because the aging, overrun fleet is breaking down faster than mechanics can make repairs
Detroit police officer risks life to talk down would-be jumper from I-94 overpass
A 64-year-old Detroiter was clinging dangerously to the outside of a fence on an I-94 overpass at Connor as traffic below whirred by late Saturday afternoon.
Video: Arsonists wreaked havoc Monday night as understaffed Detroit Fire Department struggles to keep pace
The fire department is so understaffed that the entire east side was without fire protection for about two hours while about 18 companies battled the fires.
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.
5 daunting challenges that may surprise Detroit’s new emergency manager
Detroit’s new emergency manager will face some enormous obstacles.
Arson investigators puzzled after attempted firebombing at Detroit church this morning
The fire was one of four that broke out between 5 and 6 this morning in southwest Detroit.
Mayor Bing’s administration snubs questions about crisis brewing in fire department
More than half of Detroit’s fire trucks are broken down or out of service.
Suspicious fire destroys Sin City Diciples Motorcycle Club in Detroit; bullets explode
Investigators are trying determine what ignited a fire that gutted the Sin City Diciples Motorcycle Club in Detroit Tuesday night.
Burned-down houses become tombs for countless squatters in Detroit; city can’t afford excavation
Even when neighbors tell investigators that squatters are living in vacant buildings ravaged by fire, the city rarely does more than a cursory search.