Police: investigating 'squatter' after family is victim of bogus lease, says real homeowner is victim too
There are new details involving the Detroit family who claimed they were facing eviction due to a bogus lease. As of Thursday night -- Detroit Police said they're investigating two aspects to determine what happened with the Bohanen family while also trying to help them find a permanent home.
Pope Francis Center receives $7 million donation for new housing project
Once completed, the center's new housing facility will connect its clients with addiction treatment and job services. It will also come outfitted with 40 studio apartments, a cafeteria, a library, classrooms, and a health clinic.
Activists rally around family facing eviction after falling prey to bogus lease
"We send them the lease and they call back and say the lease is fraudulent and you have to get out," Bohanen said. "How are we supposed to know that. I never rented a house, how am I supposed to know that."
Detroit school district to pause in-person learning until May 11
The Detroit Public Schools Community District will stay on pause from face-to-face instruction at least until the May 11 school board meeting while the district continues to monitor infection rates.
'Everything was on fire' homeowner escapes blaze as string of house fires break out on east side
Just before 2 a.m. Thursday morning near Lillibridge and Mack, LaCresha Long realized that she was in a do-or-die situation.
Detroit turns Earth Day into week-long cleanup event
Thursday, April 22 is Earth Day but the city of Detroit is taking it a step further with a full week of events.
Former Inkster teacher charged with sexually assaulting 6th grader 13 years ago
A former middle school teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting a middle school student in the late 2000s.
Detroit police seek 15-year-old boy missing from city's east side
Tylend Taylor was last seen April 6 at his grandmother's home on Detroit's east side.
Two separate Detroit house fires spread to surrounding properties
It's been a busy morning for Detroit fire crews, who have had to battle blazes that have spread to occupied dwellings on the city's east side. Both scenes were only a mile apart.
7-year-old girl shot amid dispute between parents, dad arrested after barricading himself
An argument between a couple escalated to the point where the mother was attempting to drive away from the home with her daughter in the car. That's when the man open-fired, hitting the car and the girl. She's in stable condition.
Detroit man's idea to merge student-athletes, brands is in BET pitch competition for $1M
The Detroit native and graduate of Cass Tech High School and Michigan State University launched Athlytic an app with a partner to connect student-athlete influencers to brands for endorsement opportunities, free for athletes and a fee for brands.
Mystery of who murdered retired Air Force vet and set him on fire in 2015 still unsolved
Robert Ellis, 69, was found shot and burned in his Archdale home near Southfield and Seven Mile on the city's west side just before Christmas in 2015.
Marrow restaurant staff surprised with paid week off by Ford Lincoln
"I was like, is this a joke?" she said. "We got this phone call and I said this sounds like a scam, we probably shouldn't call back and our assistant GM, her name is Jess, and she said, 'Sarah we should try, maybe it's not a scam.'"
'I'm livid': Detroit woman battles with city for years to get blighted house demolished
A Detroit woman said she is livid about the blighted house that has been next to her for a decade.
Driver captured after speeding through Detroit at 160 mph in stolen car
Detroit police used a helicopter to track and arrest a dangerous driver who was speeding through the city in a stolen car.
Duo's renovation of Detroit Land Bank homes in 'Bargain Block' debuts on HGTV
We first met Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas in October 2019 as they were transforming homes in northwest Detroit. The duo set out to convert Detroit, one block at a time. Now, the world gets to meet them with their new show on HGTV.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan addresses COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy as cases climb
The city of Detroit is working to vaccinate more people against the COVID-19 vaccine by making sure accurate information is being made available to everyone.
Police seek Detroit girl, 15, who has been missing for week
Zariha Steele was last seen April 6 at her Detroit home.
Detroit Edison's Damiya Hagemann named Michigan's Miss Basketball
The Mike McCabe Miss Basketball award goes to the state's top female player. Damiya Hagemann plans to attend Michigan State.
Michigan pauses Johnson & Johnson shots after FDA recommendation
The FDA and CDC recommended that local health departments pause on administering the shot due to a rare side effect discovered after the administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.