June 4, 2020 Detroit police chief says 'outside, coordinated professional agitators' are not welcome in his city In the wake of the riots that broke out during the protests over George Floyd's death, Detroit Police Chief James Craig said on Thursday that “outside coordinated professional agitators do not represent Detroit.”
June 3, 2020 Detroit man fraudulently applied for PPP aid, used it to buy Cadillacs, Dodge Charger and Hummer: DOJ In an alleged Motor City money grab, a local man is accused of swiping funds from the federal Payroll Protection Program (PPP) -- which is meant to help keep small businesses afloat amid the coronavirus shutdowns -- to buy two Cadillacs, a Dodge Charger and a Hummer, according to federal prosecutors.
June 1, 2020 George Floyd death: The cities where people are protesting and rioting The death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in police custody after a white officer kneeled on his neck for more than 8 minutes, has sparked widespread violent protests in dozens of American cities.
May 31, 2020 Detroit's top cop to George Floyd protesters: 'We understand' hurt, but will be 'relentless' against criminals Detroit Police Chief James Craig warned protesters Sunday that he had no plans of backing down following a weekend of violence and national unrest over the death of George Floyd.
May 30, 2020 Civil rights Atty. Leo Terrell: Dems not standing up against crime in Floyd protests because they're afraid to alienate black vote Democratic lawmakers are not standing up against criminal activity during protests against the death of George Floyd because they don't want to alienate black voters ahead of the November presidential election, American civil rights Attorney Leo Terrell asserted Friday evening.
May 23, 2020 Father of patient who beat elderly man at Detroit nursing home says son shouldn't have been there, suffers from mental issues New details provide more context behind the brutal video that has gone viral.
May 22, 2020 Ex-Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick set to be released from prison due to pandemic, lawmaker says State rep. Karen Whitsett told ... that Kilpatrick's impending release is related to the coronavirus. He is being quarantined for COVID-19 in the low-security Oakdale, Louisiana prison. He will be among 3,000 inmates granted release due to the spread of the coronavirus within the federal prison system.
May 22, 2020 Michigan care home patient, 75, brutally beaten in attack caught on video; Trump reacts A shocking video surfacing Thursday showed a 75-year-old Michigan care home patient being beaten in a brutal, bloody attack.
May 6, 2020 America Together: College students connect farms with needy food banks amid coronavirus pandemic A group of college students is delivering more than 100 tons of potatoes, onions, and eggs to food banks in three different states as part of a project to help farms whose food was going to waste because of the coronavirus pandemic.
May 4, 2020 Michigan woman recounts coronavirus battle alongside mother, 83: 'My heart is broken' A Michigan woman recounts fighting the novel coronavirus alongside her 83-year-old mother.