New mayor in Warren fires police commissioner William Dwyer ahead of planned retirement
Warren's newly elected mayor, Lori Stone, fired the city's long-time police commissioner William Dwyer on Tuesday — just a few...
Jury selection underway in James Crumbley manslaughter trial
Jury selection began on Tuesday at the manslaughter trial of the father whose teenage son shot and killed four classmates...
Explosive fire in Clinton Township kills 1, officials investigating possible cause
Clinton Township Supervisor Bob Cannon says whoever’s responsible for Monday’s fire and explosions at a warehouse on 15 Mile Road...
The Metro: New DSO contract increases pay, creates more inclusive audition process
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra agreed to a new three-year contract last month. Agreements in the contract will increase the guaranteed...
Created Equal: How do we define prosperity?
Detroit used to be more prosperous than it is now. It once led the country in Black homeownership. But Black...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan doesn’t earn enough revenue to fund population growth initiatives, experts say
Economists say Michigan isn’t generating enough revenue to pay for proposals to reverse the state’s population decline. Subscribe to the...
Detroit chef and community builder Max Hardy dies at age 40
Maxcel Hardy, an award-winning chef, restauranteur and community leader in Detroit, died on Monday at the age of 40, his...
Ann Delisi: Free Press food critic Lyndsay Green unveils Restaurant of the Year Classic
Every year, in addition to highlighting Detroit's best new restaurants and Restaurant of the Year, the Detroit Free Press and...
Whitmer will consider MSU trustee removal request
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will consider a request to remove two Michigan State University trustees over allegations of bullying and other...
Detroit Evening Report: More than 5,500 family homes in Detroit passed down without legal documentation, report finds
A new report from Detroit Future City revealed that over 5,500 inherited properties in Detroit could end up in legal...
The Metro: Annual Detroit Youth Poetry Con returns March 9
InsideOut Literary Arts has transformed Detroiters through written and spoken word poetry since 1995. On March 9, the organization is...
Created Equal: Black victims of violent crime disproportionately denied compensation
Thousands of Americans each year turn to state-run programs that provide financial assistance to victims of violent crime. In all...