Detroit

National

Removing the highway is the easy part. Reconnecting the community is harder.

5:01am July 04, 2024

by Laurel Wamsley

In Detroit, a one-mile freeway is slated for removal, where a Black neighborhood once stood. It's part of an effort to reimagine divisive infrastructure — but the plan itself has been contentious.

National

A shooting at splash pad in Detroit suburb injures 9, including 2 children

7:34am June 16, 2024

by Associated Press

Nine people were injured, including two young children and their mother, after a shooter opened fire at a splash pad in a Detroit suburb where families gathered to escape the summer heat Saturday.

Detroit Pistons forward Kevin Knox II (from left) guard Marcus Sasser, forward Ausar Thompson and forward Bojan Bogdanovic sit on the bench during the fourth quarter of a 118-112 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday in Detroit.

Sports

Detroit Pistons set an NBA record with 27th straight loss

2:27pm December 27, 2023

by Diba Mohtasham

The Pistons have set an NBA record for the longest losing streak in a single season, after falling to the Brooklyn Nets 118-112 Tuesday night.

Police block the area near the scene where Samantha Woll was found dead outside her Detroit home on October 21.

National

A man has been charged in the killing of Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll

1:58pm December 14, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Woll was found dead of stab wounds outside her home on Oct. 21. Authorities charged a 28-year-old man with felony murder committed during a break-in, and say there's no evidence it was a hate crime.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at an event in Washington on September 15.

Trump to skip second GOP debate and head to Detroit to court autoworkers instead

12:28pm September 19, 2023

Former President Donald Trump won't be at the second Republican debate, unsurprisingly. His counter-programming this time involves union autoworkers, engaged in a strike against Detroit automakers.

In this Oct. 24, 2012 file photo, a pedestrian walks in Greektown in downtown Detroit. A state-appointed review team Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 determined Detroit is in a financial emergency, paving the way for Republican Gov. Rick Snyder to appoint an emergency manager who would need to come up with a new plan to get the city out of its fiscal crisis.

10 years ago Detroit filed for bankruptcy. It makes a comeback but there are hurdles

6:00am July 22, 2023

by Quinn Klinefelter

The "Motor City" has made significant progress since it became the largest municipality to file for bankruptcy a decade ago but still faces potholes in its recovery.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection shared this photo of the six seized snails. Authorities said the creatures will be examined for further analysis.

National

Giant African snails, a voracious invader, are intercepted at Detroit's airport

11:10am March 20, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Considered one of the most damaging snails in the world, the U.S. has worked spent over a $1 million over decades to eradicate them.

In the 1970s, Vernice Davis Anthony was one of dozens of Detroit public health nurses who regularly fanned out throughout the city, building trust. They visited the home of every new mom and worked in schools, tracking cases of infectious diseases and mak

Health & Safety

Detroit Once Tried To Privatize Public Health. Now It's Trying To Rebuild

2:08pm August 06, 2021

by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

With bankruptcy looming in 2012, Detroit largely dismantled its public health department. Years later, that decision offers a cautionary tale to other U.S. cities as the painful rebuilding continues.

Michigan officials are using the Centers for Disease Control's social vulnerability index to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, but some argue this is the wrong way to decide who gets to go to the front of the line.

National

Michigan Officials Wrestle With How To Ethically Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines

4:34pm March 09, 2021

by Abigail Censky

As Michigan prioritizes vaccines for the state's most vulnerable populations, some not in that category are complaining that using data that way is unfair. Others see racism in the pushback.

Luxury Strike CEO Terence Jackson Jr. came up with the concept two years ago and funded the venture by selling a couple condos he owned and pretty much all of his assets.

Detroit-Area Entrepreneur Launches Bowling Alley On Wheels During The Pandemic

12:55pm December 12, 2020

by Laura Herberg

Terence Jackson Jr., 34, runs Luxury Strike Bowling, a rentable, private mobile bowling alley that offers a unique entertainment alternative to Zoom parties as the city remains on lockdown.