Detroit

Five warming centers and several Detroit Public Library branches are available for Detroiters who need a respite from the cold.

John Hantz acquired cheap swaths of land on the east side with plans for an urban tree farm. Neighbors say the wealthy entrepreneur has fallen short but operates under a special deal not afforded to residents.

Developers behind a slate of projects totaling $1.5 billion are looking for $797 million in public funding to get it done.

The Education Trust-Midwest report calls for a weighted funding system for schools that provides far more money to educate low-income and other vulnerable students.

Lawmakers are working on an agenda to benefit Detroit that could address education, housing, economic development, among other priorities

A moratorium on residential water shut offs in Detroit runs out Dec. 31. Residents should apply for assistance programs to avoid shut offs.

Developers pitched the latest vision for the “District Detroit,” an evolution of an early plan to build on surface lots and restore aging buildings around downtown sports venues.

Every person has a right to get where they need to go and the right to choose how they get there.

Transportation innovation zone could give Detroit a competitive advantage, but some worry it would put companies before residents.

The discussion was part of an effort to revisit naming decisions made when the district was overseen by state-appointed emergency managers

A new research program in Detroit will assess the impacts of air pollution and preterm birth.

The secretary of state candidate sought to reject all absentee ballots in Detroit because of how it counts ballots. The judge calls the effort ‘intolerable.’

It’s the latest Michigan site where the retail juggernaut hit ‘pause.’ The 3.8-million-square-foot center on the former Michigan State Fairgrounds was supposed to open in July with 1,200 jobs for Detroiters. About 100 people work there now.

Democratic incumbent Jocelyn Benson called a lawsuit arguing Detroit residents should be required to cast their absentee ballots in person 'egregious.'

'Tuning out is not an option,’ the former president says, attempting to enthuse Democrats in the state’s largest city before the Nov. 8 election.

The Detroit school district’s poor performance on NAEP, better known as “the nation’s report card,” adds new urgency to its long-term reform efforts, which seek to bolster student achievement, test scores and attendance rates

When I put the house on the market, I uncovered the story of a Black woman losing her home to municipal greed.

Historic marker recognizes Birwood Wall, a symbol of racist housing practices and a challenge to do better.

The owner of an East Lansing election software firm is expected to self-surrender to authorities from Los Angeles County, California, where he’s facing at least one felony charge for a potential breach of poll worker data.

Black and Hispanic Detroiters are making far less and have fewer job opportunities than their white counterparts, a new report has found.