Firefighters, neighbors rescue 4 unattended children from burning home in Detroit
The children – ages 4, 6, 8 and 11 – were home alone when the fire broke out at 5236 Cecil.
5 shot, 2 killed in wild shooting, car crash on Detroit’s west side
The violence continued hours later after fights broke out at Sinai-Grace Hospital and Detroit Receiving Hospital, where the victims were taken.
Shooting outside of Eastern Market on Gratiot sends people scurrying
A witness said five shots rang out in front of Gratiot Central Market shortly after 10 a.m. Tuesday as the shooter fled on foot.
Video: Romeo Police accused of excessive force after warrantless search
Romeo Police officers were captured on video forcing their way into a home without a warrant Friday, arresting a man and woman who demanded the cops leave.
Dozens of fast-food workers arrested at protest in Detroit, Grosse Pointe
The protesters for the first time resorted to civil disobedience by locking arms and blocking Mack Avenue.
Detroit firefighters attacked by rocks, bottles during wild day of arsons
On Friday, fires broke out in 25 homes, nine cars, a school and an apartment building.
Police: Son of billionaire Mike Ilitch arrested with crack cocaine, prostitute
This wasn’t Ronald Ilitch’s first brush with the law.
No jail for Grosse Pointe teens who defaced downtown Detroit buildings with graffiti
The three Grosse Pointe Woods teens were the first arrested under a new crackdown on graffiti and had faced five years in prison.
Judge ends 11 years of court-ordered oversight of Detroit Police Department
It’s a remarkable step for a police department that was under fire after cops killed nearly 50 people between 1995 and 2000. At least six were unarmed and shot in the back.
Living in a Detroit neighborhood where a burned-out car languishes for days
A woman with a broken broom stick walked toward me with caution and curiosity. Who could blame her?