Detroit MI

Imagine your car is stolen right out of your driveway. You report it and after a month, you count it a loss and settle with insurance. Months later, you find out the car was never really "missing."

A 68-year-old woman on Detroit’s east side was left badly wounded Sunday night after a brutal dog attack outside her home, according to her family. Relatives identified the victim as Rita Emery and say she lost a large amount of blood before being rushed to a hospital, where surgeons treated extensive injuries....

DETROIT - Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick accused federal prosecutors Wednesday of bullying his family, chilling business opportunities and forcing him to remove his children from school amid government attempts to find and seize money the corrupt politician owes taxpayers as part of his 2013 racketeering...

The writer is a Los Angeles-based freelancer and former Detroit News business reporter. He publishes a blog, Starkman Approved. The Detroit News story headlined, “GM lays off 1,300 workers at FactoryZero EV plant” is illustrative of the charmed media coverage GM’s Mary Barra and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer enjoy.

This family-owned Polish restaurant in Melvindale has earned a near-perfect rating from more than 1,700 diners, drawing steady crowds for its pierogies, soups, and traditional comfort dishes. It is the kind of place where regulars order without looking at the menu and newcomers quickly understand why. Even on a...

After years of neglect and illegal trash dumping at a vacant Detroit apartment complex, the city came back on Tuesday for another cleanup effort.

In a rare move, Detroit’s assessor Alvin Horhn on Tuesday spoke during public comment at the City Council meeting to voice his support for bringing back property sale inspections in the city. Of the 6,100 property inspections conducted by his office, all but 250 were transferred through a quit-claim...

Michigan Xfinity customers were abruptly disconnected from E.W. Scripps' company-owned stations on Tuesday evening, March 31, amid a dispute between the two companies. Xfinity and E.W. Scripps Co. failed to reach an agreement, and their contract expired, leading Xfinity users to lose access to E.W. Scripps Co....

Today's rush on Detroit's John C. Lodge Freeway turned into a crime scene after a body was discovered on the northbound shoulder between Seven and Eight Mile roads, shutting down a key stretch of M-10. Michigan State Police troopers blocked northbound lanes at the 7 Mile area while investigators worked the scene,...

DETROIT – What should have been a time to grieve has turned into a financial nightmare for Sheri Divers, a teacher in Detroit, and her elderly mother. “Daddy was amazing, and I miss him every day. Every day,” said Divers. Her father, Dr. Arthur Divers, spent decades as...