4 days of flames: Detroit firefighters overwhelmed by 80+ fires in houses, buildings
Detroit firefighters battled more than 80 fires – most suspicious – in houses, businesses, garages, apartment buildings, a school and a church.
Detroit sues owner of intentionally burned historic church over cleanup
Soon after the fire gutted the 124-year-old Romanesque Revival building, the owner ordered his demolition crew to topple the final stone walls even as darkness settled in.
40 minutes pass before police dispatched to active burglary at Detroit grocery store
Two thieves in a vehicle slammed through the plate-glass windows of Lafayette Foods early this morning.
Photos: Saying goodbye to fire-ravaged First Unitarian Church in Detroit
The mood was somber as preservationists and parishioners sang a hymn, prayed, listened to somber horns and clutched candles.
Investor who wanted Packard Plant scraps buildings, late on taxes
When one of our photographers approached the scrappers to inquire about the illegal operation, they tried to run him over with a truck.
FBI investigates whether Detroit council members were paid off for president vote
The probe was triggered by a conversation between Police Chief James Craig, the Rev. Horace Sheffield and political consultant Adolph Mongo.
Investigation: What the Heidelberg Project doesn’t want you to know
“They are saying a lot to the public, but they haven’t been very cooperative,” a high-level fire official said.
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.
State launches investigation into 17 animal shelters in Michigan for alleged violations
At least three of the shelters are in metro Detroit and involve privately and publicly run facilities.
New allegations against ex-Treasurer Dillon prompt calls for investigation
“The public needs to be assured that scarce taxpayer resources are not being used for other questionable purposes,” said Senate Democratic leader Gretchen Whitmer.