Detroit Shelter Overcrowding Forces Families to Sleep in Cars as Winter Bites
A growing humanitarian concern is unfolding in Detroit, where overcrowding at one of the city’s largest homeless shelters is forcing vulnerable families—many… The post Detroit Shelter Overcrowding Forces Families to Sleep in Cars as Winter Bites appeared first on Shine My Crown .
Detroit police want help finding missing 17-year-old boy
DETROIT – Police are seeking information about a 17-year-old boy who went missing in Detroit. Edwin Martinez-Cerrato left his residence in the 5900 block of Tarnow Street on Tuesday (Jan. 6) and failed to return home. He was possibly wearing a red and white coat, a gray sweater, and...
MDHHS expands On-the-Go food pantry to third location
CONTACT: Lynn Sutfin, 517-241-2112, [email protected]. MDHHS expands On-the-Go food pantry to third location. to help address food insecurity in southeast Michigan. Monthly distribution sites offered in Hamtramck, Madison Heights and now Taylor . LANSING, Mich. –The Michigan Department of Health and Human...
Fresh food comes to Detroit senior apartment buildings
Metro Food Rescue is trying out a new way to bring food directly to those who need it: stocking community fridges in their apartment buildings. Why it matters: Transportation and time can be obstacles for older people trying to access food pantries and other resources. State of play: The six-year-old organization...
Detroit goes from one of America’s most dangerous cities to historic low crime rates
DETROIT - Once known as one of, if not America’s most dangerous city, Detroit is now reporting historically low major crime numbers. Compared to two and three decades ago, homicides, non-fatal shootings and car jackings are at historic lows and major crimes numbers are significantly lower than they were in just the...
Arizona investors bought up a historic Detroit neighborhood — then left it in ruins
Urban Communities seemed to stop paying its bills in 2023. The results have been disastrous for Palmer Park. Outlier Media · Aaron Mondry · Arizona investors bought up a historic Detroit neighborhood — then left it in ruins
Protesters gather in Detroit after fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis
Protesters in Detroit say they are feeling the effects of the ICE operation in Minneapolis on Wednesday, after a woman was shot and killed by an ICE agent.
He went to Detroit bar to celebrate promotion. Now, family crushed by his death,...
DETROIT – A father of four went to a Detroit bar to celebrate a promotion, and now his family is outraged after he was killed and his brother was stabbed. Family members said Jalen Stevens went to Chita’s Nefertiti’s bar on Grand River Avenue around 1 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. He was celebrating a recent job...
Road rage incident escalates into shooting on I-94, state trooper say
A road rage dispute escalated into a shooting incident Wednesday night on Interstate 94 in Metro Detroit, troopers say
Oakland County man arrested after neighbors report squealing dog to 911
TROY, Mich. – A 32-year-old Troy man is facing charges after reportedly abusing a small dog. According to authorities, police received an animal complaint on Jan. 3 from a caller at an apartment complex on Coachman Drive. The caller told police they could hear a dog squealing and were concerned the dog was being...
