Detroit (DDN) – Nestled in the heart of Detroit’s historic DeRay neighborhood stands the abandoned 1919 Bank Building, a relic of the city’s early 20th-century prosperity. This once-thriving structure, which served as the financial backbone of a rapidly growing community, now sits in desolation, a reminder of Detroit’s turbulent history of boom and bust. The...
Detroit (DDN) – A Detroit man is facing more than a dozen charges after reportedly firing at a woman on the interstate, which Michigan State Police say was a case of mistaken identity. James Edward Murden, 32, was charged with 17 felony counts, including attempted murder and possession of a restricted firearm. The incident occurred on December...
DDN – According to experts, those who sit in the back seats of an airliner may have a better chance of surviving a disaster. However, an engineering professional claimed that no single “magic safest seat” exists. According to the Wall Street Journal, investigators consider five factors when determining the likelihood of survival in a plane...
Ottawa County, Michigan (DDN) – Early Sunday morning, the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an iPhone crash notice in the Allendale area of 60th Avenue near Lincoln Street. Deputies arrived on the scene and discovered a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee that had collided with a tree near the dead end of...
EAST CHINA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (DDN) – According to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office, at least 20 East China Township residents were forced to leave their homes after an apartment complex caught fire early Sunday. Just before 12:30 a.m., authorities got multiple calls reporting a fire at the Bree Manor Apartments on Bree Road. According...
VENICE, Fla.(DDN) – This morning, a large multi-vehicle incident involving a dump truck on its side blocked one lane of I-75 northbound. The accident occurred between the Venice Connector and Clark Road. There is at least one vehicle in the woods next to the dump truck. The Florida Highway Patrol reports that the semi-truck changed...
DETROIT (DDN) – Detroit police are investigating a shooting on the city’s west side that left a man and a woman critically injured Saturday night. Authorities said the incident occurred at 8 p.m. near Dexter Avenue and Lothrop Street. The guy and lady, both in their thirties, were sent to the hospital. A snapshot from...
DDN – A 19-year-old man was killed and six others injured in an early Saturday morning crash on State Road 84 in Davie, according to troopers. A little before 3 a.m., an Audi S5 and a Honda Accord were driving “at an excessive speed” toward University Drive in the left and center westbound lanes of...
DETROIT (DDN) – A 4-year-old child in Detroit is lucky to be alive after police say he accidentally shot himself in the hand on Friday afternoon. Authorities said the youngster got hold of an unsecured gun inside his family’s home on Fullerton Avenue on the city’s west side. The shooting, while horrifying, is regrettably more...
Detroit (DDN) – A Detroit City Councilwoman is looking at measures to prohibit wrong-way drivers from using freeway on- and off-ramps. Detroit City Councilwoman Mary Waters has requested the city’s legislative policy office to propose “practical tools” that the local, state, and federal governments could use to reduce wrong-way driving. In a memo dated Jan....