Detroit MI

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. – Several Dearborn Heights city employees were suddenly laid off on Friday morning (Dec. 26). Impacted employees say they were told it was because the city is cutting costs. The employees received a call from the city’s human resources department saying their employment would be up...

Like many people his age, Jerry Lucier, 54, of Northville, Mich. never got the flu shot. Then, in April, he almost died as a result of an H1N1 flu infection and was transferred by medical helicopter to the ECMO unit at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Mich. Felicia Ivascu, MD, director...

Michigan has a proud history of standing by its own. When beloved restaurants, diners, and eateries faced closure, locals refused to let them fade away. From burger joints to donut shops, these Michigan icons rose from the ashes thanks to passionate community support. 1. Fleetwood Diner. Ann Arbor’s late-night...

A truck driver led multiple police units on a high-speed chase Saturday in Michigan, a pursuit all caught on security cameras.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has filed nationwide unfair labor practice charges against Airgas, accusing the industrial gas supplier of widespread violations of federal labor law, including…

Freezing Rain will affect the region through the afternoon.

Los Angeles Sparks forward and Detroit native Rickea Jackson returned to her roots Monday as her alma mater, Detroit Edison Public School Academy, officially retired her No. 2 jersey. The ceremony, held on Dec. 23, honored Jackson’s legacy at the school where she led the Pioneers to three consecutive state...

The Michigan Department of Transportation has awarded $133 million in grants to upgrade transit vehicles and facilities across the state, including $59.8 million for the Detroit Department of Transportation. MDOT said the funds, which will go to more than 20 transit agencies in Michigan, will help modernize the...

Over the holidays…we’re sharing some of the stories Detroit Evening Report hosts produced for the radio. Today…we hear a story from Nargis Rahman. The state health department hoped to register 500 doulas in its doula registry by 2028. This fall, it had more than a thousand. That includes doulas across the state with...

The writer, a Los Angeles freelancer and former Detroit News business reporter, writes a blog, Starkman Approved. This column first appeared in his blog. Some 36 years ago, one of the most consequential and damaging decisions in American journalism took place in downtown Detroit: the merging of the business...