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Jury finds Michigan labor contractor guilty in human trafficking trial
A federal jury has found Michigan labor contractor Purpose Point Harvesting guilty of exploiting a group of Guatemalan farmworkers in a forced labor scheme that violated both federal and state laws....
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Rep. Tlaib to join ‘No Kings’ rally in Detroit to protest attacks on...
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib and a coalition of progressive groups are organizing a rally and march at Clark Park in Detroit on Saturday as part of a national day of protest against political repression,...
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THE DETROIT RIVERFRONT CONSERVANCY’S SHIMMER ON THE RIVER FUNDRAISER KICKS...
The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy is inviting Metro Detroiters to kick off summer in style during Shimmer on the River, the nonprofit’s iconic annual fundraiser, which will be held June 26 from 5 to...
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Outrage grows after ICE detained migrants at Detroit court hearings
Protesters began gathering outside the federal courthouse in downtown Detroit on Wednesday morning after activists witnessed agents arresting migrants when they showed up to their court hearings....
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Faith leaders urge Wayne State to drop charges against pro-Palestinian student
A coalition of religious leaders gathered at Wayne State University on Thursday morning to demand that school administrators drop misconduct charges against a student activist involved in the campus...
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Detroit’s Cass Café reopens for art exhibit honoring Detroit artists Jim and...
Cass Café is coming back — at least for the summer. The Cass Corridor institution is reopening its doors for an art exhibition honoring the lives and work of Jim and Lucille Nawara, two longtime...
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Detroit launches same-day paratransit service after years of complaints and...
The Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) is launching a new same-day paratransit service on Monday in an effort to improve access for residents with disabilities. Dubbed “DDOT Now,” the service...
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Beyond erasure: Anti-Black racism in U.S. immigration
The U.S. immigrant population has significantly increased to 14.3%, a nearly threefold rise from 4.7% in 1970. Over the past two decades, under three different administrations, federal immigration...
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McMorrow brings U.S. Senate campaign to Detroit-area breweries
U.S. Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow is going bar-hopping this weekend. The Oakland County Democrat is appearing at breweries in the greater Detroit area “to show up, listen, and share a beer with...
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Bernie Sanders endorses Donavan McKinney in bid to unseat Shri Thanedar
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is endorsing state Rep. Donavan McKinney’s campaign to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar, joining U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib in supporting the Detroit lawmaker ahead of...
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Montessori school in Detroit sues to stop Chick-fil-A development next door
A Montessori school on Detroit’s east side has filed a lawsuit to stop construction of a Chick-fil-A restaurant next door, alleging the drive-thru project violates zoning laws, threatens public...
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Oakland County jury awards more than $75M to man who lost most of his hands...
An Oakland County jury has awarded more than $75 million to a man who lost most of his hands in a refrigerant explosion at a Kroger store in Bloomfield Township, in what attorneys say is a...
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No arrests made after bikers beat anti-Trump protester in Detroit
A mob of leather-clad motorcyclists attacked a nonviolent anti-Trump protester in Detroit’s Clark Park on Saturday by repeatedly punching him in the face and bloodying his nose, but the thugs were...
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Detroit Ranked as America's Second Most Dangerous City
As soon as Detroiters start to feel like the city is on the rise, a new study comes in to remind us there’s still work to be done. In a recent study from personal finance website WalletHub titled...
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Sterling Heights settles for $2.95 million after police officer crashes into...
The city of Sterling Heights has agreed to pay $2.95 million to a 48-year-old woman who was seriously injured when a police officer crashed into her vehicle near a high school drop-off zone. Maisaa...
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Detroit Thermal revises controversial Lafayette Park steam plan, but...
Detroit Thermal submitted revised plans earlier this month aimed at resolving an ongoing dispute over its proposed steam project in Lafayette Park, pledging to eliminate controversial ventilation...
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Black churches in Detroit launch voter drive to boost turnout
Several of Detroit’s most prominent Black churches have joined forces with the National Black Empowerment Council to launch an ambitious campaign aimed at dramatically increasing voter turnout in a...
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Major union endorses Donavan McKinney for Congress in growing wave of...
One of Michigan’s most influential labor unions is throwing its support behind state Rep. Donavan McKinney in his campaign to unseat U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar, marking the latest major endorsement for...
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Rep. Stevens to introduce bill to block Trump from deploying troops without...
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens said she plans to introduce legislation next week that would prevent President Donald Trump from unilaterally deploying active-duty military forces within the United States...
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Colossal Biosciences is Rethinking Extinction
For most of human history, extinction has been understood as an immutable fact of nature—a one-way door that, once closed, could never be reopened. Species disappear, their genetic innovations vanish...
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Why Nicole Curtis can’t quit ‘Rehab Addict’— or Detroit
Almost impossible to believe now, after watching Nicole Curtis up to her tool belt in rotting floorboards and moldy ceilings all these years, but the working title of her HGTV series was going to be...
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Two Brothers, One Dream: Immigrants Building Detroit’s Tree Service Legacy
A little over a decade ago, two half-brothers, Jose Burrow and Jose Ross, arrived in Detroit with high aspirations. Today, they operate thriving tree care companies that make Metro Detroit's suburbs...
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Palestinian American student sues Plymouth-Canton Schools over Pledge of...
The ACLU of Michigan and the Arab American Civil Rights League filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools District and one of its teachers, alleging a Palestinian...
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No charges filled in case of burned puppy Gideon
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced Friday that no one will be charged in the high-profile case of a puppy who suffered severe burns in a Detroit home earlier this year, saying there was a...
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Deadly opioid carfentanil re-emerges in Michigan after years of decline
The powerful opioid carfentanil has resurfaced in Michigan’s unregulated drug market, killing at least 11 people so far this year after years of dormancy, according to a new alert from the state...
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