Detroit funeral home where Houdini was embalmed after 1926 Halloween death is neglected
Houdini’s body was embalmed and stored at the funeral home in a bronze coffin with a glass lid, which Houdini wanted to use as a prop for his magic shows.
Two teens shot in Detroit following altercation at high school
A fight that started at Northwestern High School ended with the shooting of two teenagers at a gas station in Detroit this afternoon.
2 men rob armored truck near Cass Tech High School; 1 still on run
Police this morning were looking for a second suspect who was seen running north on Cass Avenue.
Firefighters find body in trunk of burned car outside Detroit school
The victim was the sixth murder victim discovered by firefighters in two months.
DPS combats proliferation of graffiti at vacant schools
Dozens of vacant Detroit schools are riddled with graffiti, driving down adjacent property values and making it difficult for the cash-strapped district to find a new buyer for the buildings.
Nonprofit plans to build surreal, eco-friendly classroom in Detroit
The classroom will be built out of a used shipping container with a rain garden and alternative energy sources.
Police scour southwest Detroit after reported shooting outside of school
A coach told police that two teenagers shot at a group of young people near Amelia Earhart Elementary Middle School.
14-year-old stabbed on bus by man claiming to have killed Martin Luther King Jr.
The teen was clinging to life after intervening in a racially charged argument.
Vacant school, once flooded, turns to ice
Tens of thousands of gallons of water that spewed from leaking pipes at the vacant Detroit City High School last week have turned to ice.
Headless, burned body found inside vacant school
The body was so decomposed and burned that police were unable to determine the gender.