Detroit Community Rallies as $2,000 Reward Offered for Safe Return of Dogs Missing After...
A distraught Detroit man, Rod Stanley, and the All About Animals Rescue are offering a $2,000 reward for the safe return of two dogs, Annie and Lucky, following the theft of his minivan. His vehicle was stolen from an auto parts store on Chicago and Hubbell avenues, leaving the owner heartbroken and without his pets....
Victim in Christmas shooting in Southfield never called 911, police say
Police investigating the Christmas Day deaths of two people at an apartment complex say neither the victim nor her friend ever called 911, despite a history of domestic violence in the victim's relationship.
Car stolen from driveway, tracked to Detroit
SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM. DONATE TO DOWNTOWN NEWSMAGAZINE. Birmingham police officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of Webster Ave. for a report of vehicle theft on Sunday, December 21, around 5 p.m. The victim, a 41-year-old female resident, reported that her vehicle was parked in her driveway around 8 p.m....
Detroit Officials Open Overnight Shelter and Extend Services to Protect Residents from Extreme Cold
In response to the plummeting temperatures in Detroit, city officials are taking action to shield its residents from the biting cold. With forecasts predicting dangerously low temperatures, Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries has opened an overnight stand-by shelter located at 13130 Woodward Avenue, as reported by the...
Greektown’s $20M Makeover: A Pedestrian Paradise in the Heart of Detroit
Monroe and Beaubien Streets crossed paths again on Christmas Eve, as per the Detroit News. The intersection in Detroit's Greektown swung open to cars after months of closure, hitting the first big marker in a $20 million state-funded makeover. Work kicked off in March and closed Monroe Street to vehicles from...
Dearborn and Dearborn Heights mayors to address community at DACC’s ‘Tale of Our Cities’...
DEARBORN — Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and Dearborn Heights Mayor Mo Baydoun will address local business leaders and residents at the annual Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce “Tale of Our Cities” breakfast from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Jan. 22 at Park Place Caterers, 23400 Park St. The...
Ferris State professor fired after arrest by ICE in Detroit
BIG RAPIDS, MI - Ferris State University has fired an associate professor after his arrest by federal immigration agents, according to a copy of his personnel file obtained by MLive/The Grand Rapids Press. Sumith Gunasekera, who was taken into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in November, was...
Man wrongfully convicted of murder ordered to return more than $1M to state
After a quarter-century behind bars for a murder he was eventually found to be wrongfully convicted of, Desmond Ricks is ordered to return more than a million dollars to the state
Family speaks out after Michigan teen injured while helping stranded driver
A Michigan family is searching for answers after their 16-year-old son was hit by a vehicle while helping a stranded driver on the side of the road in Dearborn Heights.
Vista Maria lays off nearly 130 employees, ends residential program
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. – Vista Maria has laid off nearly 130 employees and officially ended its residential youth mental health programming. The Investigators at Local 4 have been looking into the facility since March, exposing serious problems at the facility for vulnerable girls in Dearborn Heights. The...

















