The good news is, even with a sluggish economy, violent crime in the U.S. has gone down over the last four years.

Greater New Life Missionary Baptist Church just celebrated its 29th anniversary but today members are feeling anything but joyful. When members of the Greater New Life Missionary Baptist Church stopped by their house of worship they were devastated to see more damage to the building this morning. Church member Cedric Johnson says, “I’m ticked.” He […]

101-Year-Old Woman Evicted From Home In Detroit http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js DETROIT — A 101-year-old woman was evicted from the southwest Detroit home where she lived for nearly six decades after her 65-year-old son failed to pay the mortgage. Texana Hollis was evicted Monday and her belongings were placed outside the home. Her son, Warren Hollis, said he […]

If this isn’t sick I don’t know what is! 28 year old Trevaun Brooks was arrested at his girlfriend’s home after he raped his former girlfriend’s 11 year old daughter. She had the baby in August and now the young girl and her baby are in the custody of Michigan’s Child Protective Services. The girl […]

The city of Detroit is offering about 200 free and reduced price homes to police officers living outside the city limits to try and revitalize the city. Detroit is seeing a housing crisis that was sparked by a huge decline in the population. The city’s population dropped 25% in the past decade, according to Census Bureau. […]

Detroit is in dire straits these days, and the Motor City could give us a hint as to where America is headed. Faced with limited resources, a $155 million deficit and a declining population, that city’s mayor, Dave Bing, is implementing what he calls the Detroit Works Project. Under the plan, more populated neighborhoods with […]

They say it helps to have friends in high places. Well, ex-NBA player Jalen Rose did, but it didn’t mean squat to the judge in his drunk driving case in Oakland County (Detroit), Michigan. He still has to do jail time … even if it’s only 20 days. Rose’s friend, Detroit mayor, Dave Bing wrote a […]

Keyshia Cole’s husband Bobbie and their son Daniel Jr. joined Keyshia on stage for a tribute performance of The Isley Brother’s “Voyage To Atlantis” at a Detroit concert in Chene Park this weekend.

DETROIT – Three people from Akron were found shot to death in a car on Detroit’s northeast side. Police in Detroit responded to the scene on Orleans Street Wednesday. Neighbors told our sister station, WXYZ-TV in Detroit, that they didn’t hear any gunshots. The car was towed away with the bodies inside. Akron police told […]

This is so wild I can’t even write it well. A toddler was accidentally served alcohol in a kids meal at Applebee’s in Detroit. After a few swigs from his sippy cup, the 15-month-old boy needed a ride to the hospital. Taylor Dill-Reese says her son started acting strangely after drinking what she thought was apple […]

Charlie Sheen got heavily booed and people walked out of his show in Detroit last night. According to multiple people inside the Fox Theatre … the majority of the audience heckled not only Charlie, but his buddy Simon Rex, who came out and started rapping. Charlie called on Simon Rex for backup … sending him […]

Chrysler airs a two-minute commercial during the Super Bowl that puts its hometown of Detroit and Eminem, one of the city’s musical stars, at center stage. The unusually long commercial advertises the Chrysler 200. It’s set over Eminem’s song “Lose Yourself” from the movie “8 Mile.”