City of Detroit

The Henry Ford Health system is planning to expand with a new hospital in Detroit, as well as a medical research center with Michigan State University. The plans are part of an expected $2.5-billion investment that includes funding from Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores.

Waste Management is planning to open a recycling hub in Detroit next to the site of a trash incinerator that was shut down in 2019 after receiving repeated air quality violations. Nearby residents are worried that the facility would mean increased truck traffic and air pollution.

Speakers at Tuesday, January 10th's, Detroit Policy Conference say industry is making the right move by bringing manufacturing facilities back to Michigan.Members of the Detroit Regional Chamber convened business and governmental leaders to speak about ideas to move the city forward.

A ban on water shut offs in Detroit is set to expire on Friday. The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department says it currently has about 60,000 delinquent customers with past due balances of at least $150.

Detroiters with past due water bills may get a knock on the door this month, as the city enrolls thousands into its new income-based affordability program. More than 7,000 qualifying households may pay only $18 a month.

Detroit has a new system for towing the city’s stolen and abandoned cars. All stolen cars will now be heading to Detroit Police Department’s impound lot.

Michigan’s economy was on the agenda as the state’s gubernatorial candidates made their pitch to the Detroit Economic Club — putting aside topics like abortion and past elections.

Keith T. Slack grew up in the Eight Mile and Wyoming neighborhood near Detroit's historic Birwood Wall.

Detroit officials began their demolition of the Packard Plant Thursday, September 29. The demolition was ordered by a Wayne County judge earlier this year. It’s owner, Fernando Palazuelo, failed to follow that court order, and the city is now leading demolitions.

A nearly $105 million federal grant will help pay for decommissioning an interstate highway, replacing it with a street-level boulevard, and restoring two historically black neighborhoods in Detroit.