Is Oakland County One of the Wealthiest in America?
WDET’s Sandra Svoboda talks with WDET's Digital Editor and Multimedia Producer Nina Ignaczak, Data Driven Detroit Executive Director Erica Raleigh and Oakland County Director...
Oakland County: Land of Rich and Poor [Map]
Oakland County may be known as Detroit's wealthiest suburb, but income levels are diverse. Belts of wealth spread across the tonier...
Detroit Company Working to Fix Belle Isle’s Drainage Issues
A Detroit start-up is using a new kind of plastic to prevent rain fall on Belle Isle from running into...
Detroit Group Offering Free Swim Lessons at Belle Isle
The YMCA is offering free swimming lessons to children on Belle Isle this summer. The organization Detroit Swims plans to teach...
Michigan Running a $3.6 Million Grant Program to Fight Invasive Species
The second annual Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program is looking to award almost four million dollars to fight non-native plants...
WDET Seeks Reporter
WDET is looking for a reporter with two to five years of experience, who can hit the streets to cover Metro...
Wayne State Transitions to Smoke and Tobacco Free Campus
<Asset 1271: size small, side left, caption ''. Error loading preview> Wayne State University will remove all ashtrays and smoking...
NABJ 2018 Convention to be Held in Detroit
<Asset 1229: size small, side left, caption ''. Error loading preview> The National Association of Black Journalists has voted unanimously...
Community Asks for Autopsy Report in Kellom Case
Community members and the family of Terrance Kellom are rallying tomorrow night asking for transparency in the investigation of the...
Old Chevy Volt Batteries Give New Jolt to Clean Energy Industry
The future of battery-powered electric cars remains unclear. Sales of some of the current models have been somewhat sluggish....
How Does Oakland County Stack Up Among Nation’s Wealthiest Counties? [Infographic]
Here you can see how Oakland County rivals other U.S. counties in three common measures of households’ relative wealth: median...
How Does Poverty Lower Life Expectancy?
Stephen Henderson meets with Arline Geronimus, research professor at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research and professor at the School...