Some Detroiters Can Swap Their Homes for Houses in the Land Bank

Maria Walkenbach lives with her four dogs, just around the corner from the construction site of the Gordie Howe International...

City Official Reflects on Implementing Home Swap Program [Transcript]

Construction began this year on the Gordie Howe International Bridge that's being built by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)...

Detroit Exits Most State Oversight

Sandra Svoboda/WDET Five years ago, Detroit became the biggest municipality in U.S. history to file for bankruptcy, but now state oversight...

Detroit Tops Metro List for Number of New Housing Permits

  Metro Detroit continues to recover from the recession that hit the region nearly 10 years ago. That’s according to...

GOP Candidate for Governor Patrick Colbeck Discusses Anti-Muslim Remarks

Jake Neher/WDET Patrick Colbeck is a two-term Republican state senator from western Wayne County who is also running for governor...

Study: Detroit’s Recovery Is Real–Will It Last?

Jake Neher/WDET The city of Detroit is officially out from under state financial oversight. That's after a historic municipal bankruptcy, total...

Mixed Reaction Awaits Trump in Return to Macomb County

President Trump is skipping the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington D.C., where he would surely be the target...

Metro Detroit Continues Upward Residential Building Trend

  Southeast Michigan continues to bounce-back from the recession of 2009. A report released Thursday says new residential building permits...

Efforts to Identify Harmful Chemicals in Great Lakes FAR Behind Schedule

  Algae blooms in Lake Erie can be a problem for boaters and municipal water systems, but scientists say other...

Regional Transit Authority of SE Michigan Wants Your Input on Transit Plan

WDET/Laura Herberg This week, the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) kicks off its public comment period about its...

Video: Underwater ROV Launched in Straits of Mackinac

USCG Press Release: Click on the picture below to play video   MACKINAW CITY, Mich. — The Unified Command announced that the...

Bookstock 2018 Expects to Raise $2 Million for Local Literacy Projects

Jake Neher/WDET Bookstock 2018 kicks off April 22 at Laurel Park Place in Livonia. It runs through April 29. The...