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Duggan vs. Young isn't as simple as black and white
The one and only mayoral debate for the 2017 electoral season took place last week, and there were so many wild swings made the candidates should have worn their boxing shorts for the pugilistic event.…
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Savage Love: Degrading games
Q: I am a pretty handsome gay (I have been told) and I am dating a gorgeous man. I am 34, and he is 31. I am bottom only, and he is top only — so it's a good match.…
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Wayne County treasurer rejects two last-minute plans to help Detroit families...
This summer, when we asked the Wayne County Treasurer’s Office about the business of selling occupied tax-foreclosed homes at auction, we were told by a spokesperson that “this is the law, [the...
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Detroit officials eliminate Angel's Night effort despite 54 fires reported...
After more than three decades in which Halloween in Detroit was marked by a fire department and volunteer effort aimed to crack down on arsonists, city officials say they're pulling the plug on...
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WDIV asked travelers what they thought about a dude getting head on a plane
The phrase "get a room" could not apply more to this situation. In case you missed it, a Delta flight that landed in Detroit on Sunday carried a 48-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man who failed...
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Michigan's marijuana dispensaries can now stay open past Dec. 15
The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has reversed course on a plan that medical marijuana activists feared would have left patients without medicine for months. In September,...
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Snyder lied under oath about his knowledge of Flint's lead-tainted drinking...
Michigan Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyons is currently on trial, facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and misconduct in office stemming from his role in the Flint water crisis....
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Dem bills to target Michigan's multimillion-dollar heist: Wage theft
Here's something that should be as simple as mud: When you do a job for somebody, you should be paid for it. Seems like something so crystal clear that everybody would line right up behind it —...
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New bill settles it once and for all: We're Michiganders, not Michiganians
Are we Michiganders or Michiganians? The question has long ignited plenty of fierce debate, and there has never been official consensus on our state's official demonym.…
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Despite messaging, Coleman Young II sees no advantage among poor or black...
The messaging has been clear in Detroit’s mayoral election: Incumbent Mayor Mike Duggan says there’s one Detroit, while Coleman Young Jr. alleges there’s two — the redeveloping areas versus the...
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Ypsilanti official: No developer for controversial Chinese development
Ypsilanti officials say there's no developer for the proposed $300 million mixed use International Village development. It's the latest plot twist in the International Village saga.…
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Detroit's MLS bid picks Ford Field as soccer site, putting end to plans for...
SKKKKRRRRRRTTTTTT. Hold up.…
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Is Major League Soccer lukewarm on Detroit's Ford Field plan?
Major League Soccer officials getting set to expand the league to two cities appear to have signaled their preference for a now-scrapped plan that would have created a new stadium for a possible...
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On paper, Detroit not likely to host Amazon HQ2 — but that doesn't mean it...
Detroit is not primed to host Amazon's much-ballyhooed second headquarters — despite our slick, dramatic pitch video and an Inc. magazine analysis placing us in the top five likely contenders. At...
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Here's where you can sign a petition to end gerrymandering (Nov. 3-9)
Voters Not Politicians, a nonpartisan, nonprofit group, is still working to gather the signatures needed to get a proposal on the November 2018 ballot that would end gerrymandering of electoral...
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Detroit is worst city for veterans, according to study
Ahead of Veterans Day this Saturday, personal finance website WalletHub analyzed the best and worst U.S. cities for veterans to live. Out of the country's 100 most-populated cities, Detroit ranked...
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The founder of Detroit's Downtown Boxing Gym is up for CNN Hero of the Year
The founder and CEO of Detroit's Downtown Boxing Gym is up for CNN Hero of the Year, an award that could help the gym accommodate more students. Khali Sweeney founded the facility's free, academic and...
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Michigan couple among those killed in Texas church shooting
Robert and Shani Corrigan of Clare County, Michigan have been identified as two of the victims killed in a church shooting that took place in Sutherland Springs, Texas Sunday morning, according to...
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Ikea might open a second Michigan store, but it probably won't be in Detroit
According to a report by Crain's Detroit, Ikea is scouting locations for a new store that would serve as a sister to the Swedish furniture manufacturer's Canton Township megastore. Crain's sources...
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It's election day — here's what's on ballots in and around Detroit
Detroit Mayoral Election: Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan faces challenger State Sen. Coleman Young II, son of Detroit's first black mayor. Throughout his campaign, Young has aimed to draw attention to the...
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