25 bargains, busts in tax-foreclosure auction in Detroit
On Thursday, bidding began on most of the more than 20,000 Detroit properties that ended up in the Wayne County Tax Auction this year because of delinquent taxes.
Explosion suspected after Detroit house flattened
A two-story house in Detroit was flattened Monday morning by what firefighters believe was an explosion.
This Detroit home could be yours for just $1
But you may want to look out for arsonists, who torched the home and the one beside it for a second time recently.
Photos: Suspected serial arsonist accused of decimating Detroit neighborhood
House by house, the remains of an impoverished, blighted neighborhood near the Detroit Golf Course began to go up in smoke.
Firebombing in Detroit ends 24-hour streak without a house fire
It was a rare but exciting moment for one of the nation’s busiest fire stations: Detroit was just 15 minutes shy of having no house fires in 24 hours.
Tyree Guyton’s erratic behavior alarms neighbors, visitors of Heidelberg Project
“People are dumping money on him left and right but have no idea what he’s doing,” said a neighbor, whose house was burned in two arson fires targeting the Heidelberg Project. “It is pitiful.”
Lawmakers continue assault on Michigan’s medical marijuana law
The latest bill prohibits tenants from smoking or growing pot in their own apartment.
Did ex-Treasurer Dillon steer lucrative Detroit bankruptcy contract to future employer?
State lawmakers are calling for an “immediate investigation” after the Motor City Muckraker revealed that Dillon landed a job with the bankruptcy consultant.
Blight authority to level 35-block area, 68 homes in northwest Detroit
The area is riddled with abandoned, burned-out homes, dead trees and discarded tires and garbage.
Heidelberg Project reaches fundraising goal of $50,000 following fires
The fundraiser is aimed at protecting the installations of lost art.