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Detroit park named after former slave owners to be renamed after Aretha Franklin

During Aretha Franklin’s day-long homegoing services at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit on Friday, Mayor Mike Duggan announced plans to rename Chene Park after...

No drinking water on the first day of class for DPSCD students

The first day of school for students in the Detroit Public School Community District (DPSCD) is Tuesday, September 4, and students districtwide (106 schools)...

ACLU Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against City of Detroit Police Department

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan today filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Detroit, the Detroit Police Department...

Duggan sues State of Michigan ‘unconstitutional’ no-fault insurance law

Detroiters pay the highest auto insurance rates in the country and Mayor Mike Duggan is turning to the court system to lower the rates....

‘Queen of Soul’, Aretha Franklin, dead at 76

Detroit music pioneer, Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul", whose musical classics such as "Respect" and "Chain of Fools" earned her esteemed fame, died...

Arrest made in crash death of off-duty Wayne County sheriff's sergeant

Officials say a suspect has been arrested in the hit-and-run death of an off-duty Wayne County sheriff's sergeant who was struck and dragged while...

Wayne County Commissioner Jewel Ware calls for investigation into voting tabulation

Wayne County Commission Vice-Chair Pro Tempore Jewel Ware has called for an investigation into the process by the Wayne County Clerk’s Office of reporting...

Whitmer wins Democratic nomination for Governor

Democrat Gretchen Whitmer will face Republican Bill Schuette on November 6 in the race to become Michigan's next governor. The Associated Press called the race...

Portion of Larned Street downtown to be reduced to two lanes for DTE gas line replacement

Beginning August 8, 2018, portions of Larned Street between Brush and I-375 will experience lane reductions due to a DTE gas pipeline replacement. The...

Man charged with threatening local Detroit journalists, assaulting officer

DETROIT (AP) — A 60-year-old Detroit man is accused of threatening two reporters, damaging their vehicles and assaulting a police officer. Edmund Gilliam was charged...

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