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West Nile Virus, haunted house at train station, tornadoes: Your Wednesday morning briefing

By Steve Neavling on September 26, 2018   Morning Briefing  

West Nile Virus, haunted house at train station, tornadoes: Your Wednesday morning briefing

West Nile Virus claims two more victims in Michigan; the National Weather Service is investigating possible tornadoes in Wayne and Monroe counties Tuesday night; and a haunted house is planned for the vacant train station.

5.3 billion gallons of sewage dumped into metro Detroit waterways during flood

By Steve Neavling on October 27, 2016   City Government, Headline  

5.3 billion gallons of sewage dumped into metro Detroit waterways during flood

That’s equivalent to 80,300 Olympic-size pools filled with raw and partially treated sewage.

17 photos: Torrential rain stranded motorists, turned streets into rivers

By Steve Neavling on September 29, 2016   Crime & Fire, Headline, Lens On Detroit, Photo Gallery  

17 photos: Torrential rain stranded motorists, turned streets into rivers

More than three inches of rain fell on Detroit today, causing severe flooding that left dozens of motorists stranded on side streets and freeways.

5 reasons Devil’s Night could be more destructive than recent years

By Steve Neavling on October 30, 2015   Fire, Headline, posts  

5 reasons Devil’s Night could be more destructive than recent years

Although the number of fires have leveled off during Devil’s Night over the past five years, this year poses more significant challenges.

20 photos: Walking downtown following Detroit’s historic snowfall

By Steve Neavling on February 3, 2015   Headline, Lens On Detroit, Photo Gallery, posts  

20 photos: Walking downtown following Detroit’s historic snowfall

With more than 15 inches of snow on the ground, I laced up my boots for a walk downtown Monday morning.

Lens on Detroit: Ghostly fog blankets city on Christmas eve

By Steve Neavling on December 24, 2014   Headline, Lens On Detroit, Photo Gallery, posts  

Lens on Detroit: Ghostly fog blankets city on Christmas eve

At sunrise, I rode my bike from the Cass Corridor to downtown and the waterfront to admire the misty sky.

A week later: Examining floods that submerged Detroit’s roads, freeways (with audio)

By Steve Neavling on August 19, 2014   Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline, Investigations  

A week later: Examining floods that submerged Detroit’s roads, freeways (with audio)

We reviewed dispatch calls and 911 records to get a clearer picture of the floods and their impact on metro Detroit.

Channel 7’s Rexroth: ‘Within an instant everything was very different’

By Steve Neavling on July 12, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Featured Stories  

Channel 7’s Rexroth: ‘Within an instant everything was very different’

WXYZ’s chief meteorologist recounted the fireworks accident that led to the loss of his eye on July 4.

Popular WXYZ-TV meteorologist loses eye in fireworks accident

By Steve Neavling on July 7, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Headline  

Popular WXYZ-TV meteorologist loses eye in fireworks accident

WXYZ-TV Chief Meteorologist Dave Rexroth is scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday after he was seriously injured in a fireworks accident.

Things fall apart: Losing heat, water during Polar Vortex

By Tracey Morris on February 16, 2014   Featured Stories, Life in Detroit, posts  

Things fall apart: Losing heat, water during Polar Vortex

The repairs took nearly six hours and all of my savings. And that was just the beginning.

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Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

Tracey Morris

Tracey Morris is the author of, "You Said You Wanted to See Me Naked: An Autobiographical Poem Cycle." Her work has recently been published by Rust Belt Chic Press, and she was a finalist in the 2013 Springfed Arts Writing Contest.

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