Friday, May 3 2013 6:10 PM EDT2013-05-03 22:10:10 GMT
LeDuff: Let me offer a short list of things acting Bob Mayor Warfield can accomplish in his few remaining days in office. Things that could cement his legacy as one of Detroit's greats.
LeDuff: Let me offer a short list of things acting Bob Mayor Warfield can accomplish in his few remaining days in office. Things that could cement his legacy as one of Detroit's greats.
Sunday, April 21 2013 9:33 AM EDT2013-04-21 13:33:35 GMT
Coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings has been equally breathless and embarrassing. Spot reports from media outlets who once prided themselves on accuracy and reliability have been little better than Twitter feeds.
Coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings has been equally breathless and embarrassing. Spot reports from media outlets who once prided themselves on accuracy and reliability have been little better than Twitter feeds.
Monday, April 15 2013 7:21 AM EDT2013-04-15 11:21:31 GMT
I went to the dentist Friday morning and got my tooth drilled. My head was numb from the Novocain. I needed a place to hide where nobody would notice. I found it: Detroit city hall!
I went to the dentist Friday morning and got my tooth drilled. My head was numb from the Novocain. I needed a place to hide where nobody would notice. I found it: Detroit city hall!
Friday, April 5 2013 8:43 PM EDT2013-04-06 00:43:42 GMT
Unknown to the citizens, the police officers and even the emergency manager himself, Interim Detroit Police Chief Chester Logan was quietly conferred full chieftain status.
Unknown to the citizens, the police officers and even the emergency manager himself, Interim Detroit Police Chief Chester Logan -- as he has been called for the past five months since Chief Ralph Godbee was bounced from office -- was quietly conferred full chieftain status.
Monday, April 1 2013 9:07 AM EDT2013-04-01 13:07:47 GMT
Emmett Moten owns the Hotel Fort Shelby in Detroit. He owes $170,000 in back property taxes. He has until Monday at 5 p.m. to pay a portion of the back taxes or face foreclosure.
Emmett Moten owns the Hotel Fort Shelby in Detroit. He owes $170,000 in back property taxes. He has until Monday at 5 p.m. to pay a portion of the back taxes or face foreclosure.
Monday, March 25 2013 9:52 AM EDT2013-03-25 13:52:46 GMT
Imagine Captain Edward Smith of the Titanic summoning his pursers to the wheelhouse after his ill-fated ship struck the iceberg. "Quickly gentlemen!" he shouts. "Rearrange the deck chairs. Perhaps no one will notice!"
Imagine Captain Edward Smith of the Titanic summoning his pursers to the wheelhouse after his ill-fated ship struck the iceberg. "Quickly gentlemen!" he shouts. "Rearrange the deck chairs. Perhaps no one will notice!"
Monday, March 18 2013 10:12 AM EDT2013-03-18 14:12:24 GMT
Many people are concerned about Belle Isle's future. The EFM is promising not to make any hasty decisions and to review the numbers first, but that could be a problem. There is no Belle Isle budget.
Now that Detroit has an emergency financial manager, a lot of people are concerned about the future of Belle Isle. Kevyn Orr is promising not to make any hasty decisions and to look over the numbers first, but that could be a problem. There is no Belle Isle budget.
Tuesday, March 12 2013 2:19 PM EDT2013-03-12 18:19:44 GMT
LeDuff: I don't know if an emergency manager can work in the city of Detroit. If anyone says different, they are lying. But I have to agree with one Detroiter's view, "Anything's better than what we've got right now."
LeDuff: I don't know if an emergency manager can work in the city of Detroit. If anyone says different, they are lying. But I have to agree with one Detroiter's view, "Anything's better than what we've got right now."
Friday, February 8 2013 1:50 PM EST2013-02-08 18:50:54 GMT
Sam Riddle's words cut me to the bone. It wasn't the con man or hypocrite or plagiarism allegations. I've heard those before. It was his criticism of my dressing habits. They were – well – below the belt.
Sam Riddle's words cut me to the bone. It wasn't the con man or hypocrite or plagiarism allegations. I've heard those before. It was his criticism of my dressing habits. They were – well – below the belt.
Friday, January 25 2013 6:15 PM EST2013-01-25 23:15:31 GMT
With all that is going on today in Wayne County and Detroit, what might former Wayne County Executive Ed McNamara have to say about it? Video interview by Fox 2's Charlie LeDuff.
With all that is going on today in Wayne County and Detroit, what might former Wayne County Executive Ed McNamara have to say about it? Video interview by Fox 2's Charlie LeDuff.
Friday, January 18 2013 10:26 PM EST2013-01-19 03:26:04 GMT
Fox 2's Charlie LeDuff wanted to know how former Detroit Mayor Coleman A. Young would handle the city's current crisis, so he asked him. Go inside this story for a most compelling interview.
Fox 2's Charlie LeDuff wanted to know how former Detroit Mayor Coleman A. Young would handle the city's current crisis, so he asked him. Go inside this story for a most compelling interview.
Friday, January 11 2013 11:08 PM EST2013-01-12 04:08:18 GMT
According to the "strategic framework" of the Detroit Future City, the city is going to have plenty of jobs, good schools and safe parks, but we have to get through today first.
According to the "strategic framework" of the Detroit Future City project unveiled to the public this week, the city is going to have plenty of jobs, good schools and safe parks. But let's keep the cork in the champagne for a moment because we have to get through today first.
Saturday, January 5 2013 4:42 AM EST2013-01-05 09:42:44 GMT
Bing and Logan sat at the table like a pair of grumpy old men. They could offer no explanation for the spiraling murder rate. No plan to combat it. Nor could they accept the bulk of the blame.
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and interim Police Chief Chester Logan sat at the table like a pair of grumpy old men, scowling and chewing on their lips. They could offer no explanation for the spiraling murder rate. No plan to combat it. Nor could they accept the bulk of the blame.
Wednesday, January 2 2013 8:11 AM EST2013-01-02 13:11:27 GMT
The year 2012, the Mayans said the world was going to end. It didn't. We're still here. But if you live in southeast Michigan, sometimes it felt like it was.
The year 2012, the Mayans said the world was going to end. It didn't. We're still here. But if you live in southeast Michigan, sometimes it felt like it was.
Monday, December 17 2012 11:06 AM EST2012-12-17 16:06:53 GMT
We've become a gun-toting, low-wage making band of menstrual moralizers . It's like Carolina except they've got better weather and actually get their pickups dirty.
We've become a gun-toting, low-wage making band of menstrual moralizers . It's like Carolina except they've got better weather and actually get their pickups dirty.
Friday, December 7 2012 7:16 PM EST2012-12-08 00:16:20 GMT
Months ago, a local judge said there was no shame to his game after he was caught in a sexting scandal. Fox 2's Charlie LeDuff now has an explosive new investigation.
Months ago, a local judge said there was no shame to his game after he was caught in a sexting scandal. Fox 2's Charlie LeDuff now has an explosive new investigation that could mean the end of Judge Wade McCree's career.
Friday, November 30 2012 6:15 PM EST2012-11-30 23:15:03 GMT
Poor Dave. Hizzoner told CNN that being mayor of Detroit is "probably the second-most difficult job in the country" behind president of the United States. Really?
Poor Dave. Hizzoner told CNN that being mayor of Detroit is "probably the second-most difficult job in the country" behind president of the United States. Really?
Monday, November 12 2012 3:18 PM EST2012-11-12 20:18:17 GMT
Far be it from me to lecture on politics. But allow me to lecture on politics but if f the Republicans ever hope to regain the White House then I suggest they pay more attention to women.
Far be it from me to lecture on politics. But allow me to lecture on politics but if f the Republicans ever hope to regain the White House then I suggest they pay more attention to women.
Friday, October 26 2012 4:58 PM EDT2012-10-26 20:58:01 GMT
Another day, another sex scandal within the Detroit Police Department. This time, a high-ranking officer has been suspended with pay after he apparently texted a female subordinate a racy snapshot.
Another day, another sex scandal within the Detroit Police Department. This time, a high-ranking officer has been suspended with pay after he apparently texted a female subordinate a racy snapshot.
Friday, October 12 2012 5:40 PM EDT2012-10-12 21:40:22 GMT
LeDuff: Would anyone seriously want this job, I asked Jerome Warfield, the chairman of the commission, "If you're a real cop, this is the place you want to be," he said.
LeDuff: Would anyone seriously want this job, I asked Jerome Warfield, the chairman of the commission who in the current power vacuum has become the de facto mayor of the streets."If you're a real cop, this is the place you want to be," he said.
Monday, September 24 2012 6:12 AM EDT2012-09-24 10:12:38 GMT
Most every American I've ever met wishes to earn a living. But Romney says 47 percent of Americans don't pay income taxes, are dead beats who wouldn't vote for him anyhow.
Most every American I've ever met wishes to earn a living. But Romney says 47 percent of Americans don't pay income taxes, are dead beats who wouldn't vote for him anyhow.
Friday, September 7 2012 10:38 PM EDT2012-09-08 02:38:36 GMT
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says President Obama needs to spend more time in Detroit. That's rich, Dave, because that's exactly what Detroit is saying about you.
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says President Obama needs to spend more time in Detroit. That's rich, Dave, because that's exactly what Detroit is saying about you.
Friday, August 17 2012 4:34 PM EDT2012-08-17 20:34:03 GMT
What in the world does color or a living address have to do with caring about the public's welfare anyway?
Mr. Vice-President. Mr. Ex-Mayor. Mr. Minister. Who do you think you're talking to?We've lived through a pathetic week of your racial pandering. Black versus White, you make it seem -- when the real
Friday, August 3 2012 5:18 PM EDT2012-08-03 21:18:07 GMT
Beyond his on-air reporting, Fox 2's Charlie LeDuff writes a weekly "Off the Chain" column where he uses his words to write it as he sees it. Sometimes words aren't enough. Play the video to get yet another
Beyond his on-air reporting, Fox 2's Charlie LeDuff writes a weekly "Off the Chain" column where he uses his words to write it as he sees it. Sometimes words aren't enough. Play the video to get yet another
Saturday, July 21 2012 9:29 AM EDT2012-07-21 13:29:23 GMT
DETROIT -- Paying a cop $12.50 an hour and a 401(k) ain't gonna get it done. That's what a rookie joining the Detroit Police Department will earn if the city ever gets around to hiring new police officers. That's
DETROIT -- Paying a cop $12.50 an hour and a 401(k) ain't gonna get it done. That's what a rookie joining the Detroit Police Department will earn if the city ever gets around to hiring new police officers. That's
Wednesday, July 18 2012 10:00 PM EDT2012-07-19 02:00:43 GMT
There is a lot of emotion, a lot of uncertainty and a lot of questions in Detroit right now. One of those questions is - who exactly is the program manager hired by Mayor Bing to carry out his restructuring plans?
There is a lot of emotion, a lot of uncertainty and a lot of questions in Detroit right now. One of those questions is - who exactly is the program manager hired by Mayor Bing to carry out his restructuring
Thursday, July 5 2012 2:21 PM EDT2012-07-05 18:21:27 GMT
FOX 2's Charlie LeDuff takes on an epic challenge of golfing his way from 8 Mile Road to Belle Isle... literally. It's a par 3,168, 18-mile, single hole course.
FOX 2's Charlie LeDuff takes on an epic challenge of golfing his way from 8 Mile Road to Belle Isle... literally. It's a par 3,168, 18-mile, single hole course. Charlie carries only four clubs in his bag while facing extraordinary hazards that took years to form.
Friday, June 29 2012 4:50 PM EDT2012-06-29 20:50:17 GMT
DETROIT – I love a clown. Who the hell doesn't? I love them except when they're running government. And increasingly, that's what I'm see when it comes to governance Detroit and Wayne County: a circus
DETROIT – I love a clown. Who the hell doesn't? I love them except when they're running government. And increasingly, that's what I'm see when it comes to governance Detroit and Wayne County: a circus
Monday, June 18 2012 5:18 PM EDT2012-06-18 21:18:12 GMT
However you feel about the abortion issue, I don't know anybody who backs the speaker's decision to take away Rep. Brown's right to speak. This isn't about abortion. It's about the right to express one's mind.
However you feel about the abortion issue, I don't know anybody who backs the speaker's decision to take away Rep. Brown's right to speak. This isn't about abortion. It's about the right to express one's mind.
Friday, June 8 2012 11:18 PM EDT2012-06-09 03:18:07 GMT
Detroit's upcoming mayoral election shouldn't come down to skin color or beauty marks or how many ministers you can oil. It should be about ideas that can work and the ability to carry them out.
Detroit's upcoming mayoral election shouldn't come down to skin color or beauty marks or how many ministers you can oil. It should be about ideas that can work and the ability to carry them out. Three old-school players will have to show they're up to the new reality.
Fox 2's Charlie LeDuff was trying to get the math to add up on the new Wayne County jail and the old county jail, and when the math was coming up short, he went straight to the source.
What is six times nine? It's a basic math question, but when you ask Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, the answer is anything but basic. Fox 2's Charlie LeDuff was trying to get the math to add up on the new county jail and the old county jail, and when the math was coming up short, Charlie went straight to the source.
Friday, June 1 2012 5:57 PM EDT2012-06-01 21:57:14 GMT
The conditions are so bad for Detroit firefighters and paramedics, they gladly allowed our camera into their workplaces to show you the awful truth. The truth: Decades of neglect and mismanagement.
The conditions are so bad for Detroit firefighters and paramedics, they gladly allowed our camera into their workplaces to show you the awful truth. And what is that awful truth? Decades of neglect and mismanagement have put the public and their servants in great danger.
Wednesday, May 30 2012 7:56 PM EDT2012-05-30 23:56:58 GMT
Speaking of uniforms, I have learned that the 40 highest ranking members of the Detroit Police Department will embark on a retreat next week to discuss police strategy and build morale.
Speaking of uniforms, I have learned that the 40 highest ranking members of the Detroit Police Department will embark on a retreat next week to discuss police strategy and build morale.
Tuesday, May 29 2012 2:14 PM EDT2012-05-29 18:14:02 GMT
Because surely there must have been a parade somewhere in Detroit on Thursday after Police Chief Ralph Godbee announced he expects there to be "well under 300" homicides in the city this year.
Because surely there must have been a parade somewhere in Detroit on Thursday after Police Chief Ralph Godbee announced he expects there to be "well under 300" homicides in the city this year.
Tuesday, May 29 2012 2:24 PM EDT2012-05-29 18:24:43 GMT
A telling little scene played itself out Thursday outside the mayor's office.
A telling little scene played itself out Thursday outside the mayor's office.
Kirk Lewis, the deputy and fill-in mayor, was to give the first briefing about the state of the city and the mayor's health since Mayor Dave Bing disappeared two weeks ago.
Tuesday, May 29 2012 3:22 PM EDT2012-05-29 19:22:19 GMT
Bob Ficano won't talk to me. I'm told the embattled Wayne County executive won't even allow me into the county buildings without one of his henchman minding me.
Bob Ficano won't talk to me. I'm told the embattled Wayne County executive won't even allow me into the county buildings without one of his henchman minding me.
The reaction of Robert Bobb to Dan Rather's scathing documentary about the disastrous state of the city's schools was pathetic – and typical. It's the oldest trick in the book. Blame the messenger.
The reaction of Robert Bobb to Dan Rather's scathing documentary about the disastrous state of the city's schools was pathetic – and typical. It's the oldest trick in the book. Blame the messenger.
Confronted by the hard realities of our time and our city, I went looking for my own story which is inexorably linked to the story of Detroit -- white, black and red. I was surprised by what I found.
Confronted by the hard realities of our time and our city, I went looking for my own story which is inexorably linked to the story of Detroit -- white, black and red. I was surprised by what I found.
Grandpa, a postal worker, was there having a glass of whiskey most likely as that was his flavor, when he set eyes on Betsy Steele, a comely 35-year-old waitress with a round face and dark hair.
Grandpa, a postal worker, was there having a glass of whiskey most likely as that was his flavor, when he set eyes on Betsy Steele, a comely 35-year-old waitress with a round face and dark hair.
It's the story that we first exposed -- Detroit's EMS system is broken. There are too few rigs and dangerously slow response times. The city says changes are coming, but for yet another family, it's not soon enough.
It's the story that we first exposed -- Detroit's EMS system is broken. There are too few rigs and dangerously slow response times. The city says changes are coming, but for yet another family, it's not soon enough.
Is tossing out representative government our answer in Michigan? It is said that Italian dictator Benito Mussolini made the trains run on time. And if I were a peasant living in the crumbling alleys of 1920s Rome, I suppose...
Is tossing out representative government our answer in Michigan? It is said that Italian dictator Benito Mussolini made the trains run on time. And if I were a peasant living in the crumbling alleys of 1920s Rome, I suppose...
FOX 2 cameras captured Fire Commissioner Fred Wheeler leaving a charming little townhouse in Ann Arbor and driving off in a city issued Crown Victoria. Meanwhile, nobody was home when Charlie LeDuff visited his alleged dummy...
FOX 2 cameras captured Fire Commissioner Fred Wheeler leaving a charming little townhouse in Ann Arbor and driving off in a city issued Crown Victoria. Meanwhile, nobody was home when Charlie LeDuff visited his alleged dummy...
I think Steve Luokkala, a Romulan and former Marine said it best: "I had to serve and protect a library in Afghanistan and here we are in Romulus talking about closing ours and now the police department is being investigated...
I think Steve Luokkala, a Romulan and former Marine said it best: "I had to serve and protect a library in Afghanistan and here we are in Romulus talking about closing ours and now the police department is being investigated...
If Detroit has an image of a crumbling city, it doesn't help to have one of its representatives in the U.S. Congress let his home look unkempt. Charlie LeDuff pays a visit to John Conyers house.
If Detroit has an image of a crumbling city, it doesn't help to have one of its representatives in the U.S. Congress let his home look unkempt. Charlie LeDuff pays a visit to John Conyers house.
$415-million -- not only could the city lose that much revenue in local tax revenues because of its shrinking population, it could also cause the casinos to close.
$415-million -- not only could the city lose that much revenue in local tax revenues because of its shrinking population, it could also cause the casinos to close.
M. Rodney Dryden is a man who once had it all. Then he was sucked under by the downward spiral of the global economy. He now has no heat, no lights and no hot water -- just like olden times.
M. Rodney Dryden is a man who once had it all. Then he was sucked under by the downward spiral of the global economy. He now has no heat, no lights and no hot water -- just like olden times.
It started with one murder and then put into motion a series of events, including another shooting, more death and ultimately a small measure of justice.
It started with one murder and then put into motion a series of events, including another shooting, more death and ultimately a small measure of justice.
I had always been told that LeDuff was a Cajun name, with its roots in the swamps of Louisiana. But the truth is that LeDuff is a Creole name -- a culture of people with mixed blood, black and white. In the racial arithmetic...
I had always been told that LeDuff was a Cajun name, with its roots in the swamps of Louisiana. But the truth is that LeDuff is a Creole name -- a culture of people with mixed blood, black and white. In the racial arithmetic...
She still keeps here Bible on the nightstand, but the .38 revolver is now locked in a box. That’s because Paulette Bouyer, the brassy grandmother with the pink lipstick, has left Detroit for the suburbs. Forever.
She still keeps here Bible on the nightstand, but the .38 revolver is now locked in a box. That’s because Paulette Bouyer, the brassy grandmother with the pink lipstick, has left Detroit for the suburbs. Forever.
The economy added 190,000 jobs last month, but much of those are either temp gigs, retail counter and fast-food clerks or the wipers of other people's bottoms. Hardly the stuff of folk songs. Hardly the stuff that provides a...
The economy added 190,000 jobs last month, but much of those are either temp gigs, retail counter and fast-food clerks or the wipers of other people's bottoms. Hardly the stuff of folk songs. Hardly the stuff that provides a...
No one's ever bothered to count how many dead trees there are in the city. It could be 100,000 or more, one ombudsman estimates. And there is money in the budget to tear them down -- nearly $3 million last year. But the...
No one's ever bothered to count how many dead trees there are in the city. It could be 100,000 or more, one ombudsman estimates. And there is money in the budget to tear them down -- nearly $3 million last year. But the...
While the rest of the country’s fire departments retooled and retrained after the terrorist attacks in New York, Detroit seemed to be in retrograde. LeDuff Report>>
While the rest of the country’s fire departments retooled and retrained after the terrorist attacks in New York, Detroit seemed to be in retrograde. LeDuff Report>>
FOX 2 was the first to uncover the story of bodies piling up at the Wayne County morgue. There is just not enough money to deal with the backlog of cases. Now, in a FOX 2 exclusive, Charlie LeDuff reveals a possible solution...
FOX 2 was the first to uncover the story of bodies piling up at the Wayne County morgue. There is just not enough money to deal with the backlog of cases. Now, in a FOX 2 exclusive, Charlie LeDuff reveals a possible solution...
A house is just four walls and a roof -- more or less -- unless it was your life that was lived within them. Or it was the porch where you got your first kiss. Or it was the basement where your father fashioned crucifixes...
A house is just four walls and a roof -- more or less -- unless it was your life that was lived within them. Or it was the porch where you got your first kiss. Or it was the basement where your father fashioned crucifixes...
I met the housekeeper with whom Arnold Schwarzenegger allegedly sired a love child. And let me just say that while she is well-endowed, she wasn’t much of a cook. LeDuff Report>>
I met the housekeeper with whom Arnold Schwarzenegger allegedly sired a love child. And let me just say that while she is well-endowed, she wasn’t much of a cook. LeDuff Report>>
Why do the Canadians want the bridge so bad? Why are they willing to extend us a loan we never asked for? What’s in it for us? Read Charlie LeDuff's latest column >>
Why do the Canadians want the bridge so bad? Why are they willing to extend us a loan we never asked for? What’s in it for us? Read Charlie LeDuff's latest column >>
Detroit city council found an extra $50 million to cut from the mayor's budget. Among those cuts, $8.4 million from police. New York and Flint cut cops and murder went up. Detroit has already drastically cut its police...
Detroit city council found an extra $50 million to cut from the mayor's budget. Among those cuts, $8.4 million from police. New York and Flint cut cops and murder went up. Detroit has already drastically cut its police...
Fifty cops on motorcycles rallied Saturday to honor their own who gave their lives in the line of duty. Stop for a minute and consider what these people do: they keep the peace. And they're not who they are because they're...
Fifty cops on motorcycles rallied Saturday to honor their own who gave their lives in the line of duty. Stop for a minute and consider what these people do: they keep the peace. And they're not who they are because they're...
Patrolmen driving around in a squad car with bald tires and no air conditioning. There is no computer, which means they can't tell if they're arresting a murder suspect or a kindergarten teacher. A war on the street and a...
Patrolmen driving around in a squad car with bald tires and no air conditioning. There is no computer, which means they can't tell if they're arresting a murder suspect or a kindergarten teacher. A war on the street and a...
So where does Bing turn now? We need fresh blood in City Hall. People who are intellectually sharp. Honest people. People who can add and subtract. But the Bing/Dumas/Green drama only shows how shallow the talent pool is.
So where does Bing turn now? We need fresh blood in City Hall. People who are intellectually sharp. Honest people. People who can add and subtract. But the Bing/Dumas/Green drama only shows how shallow the talent pool is.
Here is a story I could not share when Sgt. Mike Martel was alive because it could have meant the end of his career. I offer it now as evidence of the quality of the man. LeDuff Report >>
Here is a story I could not share when Sgt. Mike Martel was alive because it could have meant the end of his career. I offer it now as evidence of the quality of the man. LeDuff Report >>
In February, Project 14 offered Detroit Police personnel an financial incentive to move to Detroit. Since then, how many of them took the offer? Zero. Why? As one cop says: “It’s too dangerous.”
In February, Project 14 offered Detroit Police personnel an financial incentive to move to Detroit. Since then, how many of them took the offer? Zero. Why? As one cop says: “It’s too dangerous.”
With murder and gunplay spiraling out of control, Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee put into effect on Monday his latest plan to attack the city’s crime problem. So did it work? Read Charlie LeDuff's column here >>
With murder and gunplay spiraling out of control, Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee put into effect on Monday his latest plan to attack the city’s crime problem. So did it work? Read Charlie LeDuff's column here >>
In May 2010, 7-year-old Aiyana Jones was killed during a police raid conducted by the Detroit Police Department. More than 16 months later a member of the unit, Joseph Weekly, is charged with involuntary manslaughter....
In May 2010, 7-year-old Aiyana Jones was killed during a police raid conducted by the Detroit Police Department. More than 16 months later a member of the unit, Joseph Weekly, is charged with involuntary manslaughter....
With the Dream Cruise upon us, I took a look in my garage and realized I’ve got five mostly ratty motors from the last five decades, each of them a time capsule of the American and Detroit way of life. Read Charlie LeDuff's...
With the Dream Cruise upon us, I took a look in my garage and realized I’ve got five mostly ratty motors from the last five decades, each of them a time capsule of the American and Detroit way of life. Read Charlie LeDuff's...
Work has been non-stop for the last decade. Bobby reports to work in the early morning darkness. He is a crane operator, a working man who helped picked up ground zero ten years ago and is rebuilding it up today.
Work has been non-stop for the last decade. Bobby reports to work in the early morning darkness. He is a crane operator, a working man who helped picked up ground zero ten years ago and is rebuilding it up today.
I was live in NYC. My colleague Deena Centofanti back in the Southfield studios of FOX 2 asked me a question I could not answer, so profound it was in its simplicity. “What have you told your own daughter about this?”...
I was live in NYC. My colleague Deena Centofanti back in the Southfield studios of FOX 2 asked me a question I could not answer, so profound it was in its simplicity. “What have you told your own daughter about this?”...
A three year probe conducted by Michigan State Police results in the arrest of former Romulus Police Chief Michael St. Andre, his wife and several other police officers.
A three year probe conducted by Michigan State Police results in the arrest of former Romulus Police Chief Michael St. Andre, his wife and several other police officers.
An emergency session of the Detroit City Council convened earlier this week to protest a federal court order requiring the city to clean up its swamp of a Water Department was telling: Almost nobody showed up. Read Charlie...
An emergency session of the Detroit City Council convened earlier this week to protest a federal court order requiring the city to clean up its swamp of a Water Department was telling: Almost nobody showed up. Read Charlie...
The Occupiers are coming. The anarchists. The communists. The hipsters. That boiling pot of pot smokers and malcontents and anti-establishment types have taken their Wall Street show on the road and are planning to pitch...
The Occupiers are coming. The anarchists. The communists. The hipsters. That boiling pot of pot smokers and malcontents and anti-establishment types have taken their Wall Street show on the road and are planning to pitch...
Things are finally beginning to work as they should in Detroit. A government answerable to the people. A government for the people. Read LeDuff's Off the Chain Column >>
Things are finally beginning to work as they should in Detroit. A government answerable to the people. A government for the people. Read LeDuff's Off the Chain Column >>
Meet Cappie LaRock, a ghost of a woman haunted by the ghost of a child. She refuses to leave the house where her three-year-old granddaughter, Ivory Ivey, died two months ago after a fire truck arrived that could not pump...
Meet Cappie LaRock, a ghost of a woman haunted by the ghost of a child. She refuses to leave the house where her three-year-old granddaughter, Ivory Ivey, died two months ago after a fire truck arrived that could not pump...
If a state bailout is the foundation of Bing’s rescue plan, we’re done for -- because after the speech, the governor’s office issued a statement pretty much saying no more money was coming.
If a state bailout is the foundation of Bing’s rescue plan, we’re done for -- because after the speech, the governor’s office issued a statement pretty much saying no more money was coming.
If you know Bob Ficano, please pass on a message for me and tell him it's in the spirit of holiday brotherhood: Sir, if I were you, I'd resign now. Read Charlie's 'Off the Chain' article >>
If you know Bob Ficano, please pass on a message for me and tell him it's in the spirit of holiday brotherhood: Sir, if I were you, I'd resign now. Read Charlie's 'Off the Chain' article >>
If you ask me, freedom is maintained by the police here at home. The men and women we ask to step into the middle of chaos caused by people who are not able regulate their behavior. But where is the money and commitment for...
If you ask me, freedom is maintained by the police here at home. The men and women we ask to step into the middle of chaos caused by people who are not able regulate their behavior. But where is the money and commitment for...
Just how many appointed executives are there in Oakland and Wayne County? It may depend on who you ask and the answer to that question has at least one county executive mad.
Just how many appointed executives are there in Oakland and Wayne County? It may depend on who you ask and the answer to that question has at least one county executive mad.
If Mayor Bing and the City Council are serious about wiping out waste then they might consider cutting-out their toilet paper. Charlie LeDuff, Off the Chain.>>
If Mayor Bing and the City Council are serious about wiping out waste then they might consider cutting-out their toilet paper. Charlie LeDuff, Off the Chain.>>
Manuel "Matty" Moroun was escorted out of Wayne County court Thursday morning, not by his lawyers or hand servants, but by sheriff’s deputies. He was ordered jailed for thumbing his nose at a judge’s order to finish building...
Manuel "Matty" Moroun was escorted out of Wayne County court Thursday morning, not by his lawyers or hand servants, but by sheriff’s deputies. He was ordered jailed for thumbing his nose at a judge’s order to finish building...
This factory -– what’s left of it -- is where it all began. Henry Ford and his $5 a day job. The American Way of Life. The Middle Class Standard of Living. These are gifts our grandparents gave to us. Read Charlie LeDuff's...
This factory -– what’s left of it -- is where it all began. Henry Ford and his $5 a day job. The American Way of Life. The Middle Class Standard of Living. These are gifts our grandparents gave to us. Read Charlie LeDuff's...
“Ha, ha,” he said. “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” It’s true. Corruption came before Coleman Young and Ed McNamara and Kwame Kilpatrick. Corruption is in Detroit’s very fiber.
“Ha, ha,” he said. “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” It’s true. Corruption came before Coleman Young and Ed McNamara and Kwame Kilpatrick. Corruption is in Detroit’s very fiber.
Bob Ficano is Bobbing in a sea of denial. Nobody operating outside the Fort Guardian bunker seems to want Ficano around but the king refuses to see it.
Bob Ficano is Bobbing in a sea of denial. Nobody operating outside the Fort Guardian bunker seems to want Ficano around but the king refuses to see it.
Dave, do something! The punks are running wild. Blood is running in the streets and not a peep out of you, your minions in city hall or your police chief. Read Charlie LeDuff's column here >>
Dave, do something! The punks are running wild. Blood is running in the streets and not a peep out of you, your minions in city hall or your police chief. Read Charlie LeDuff's column here >>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 1:39 PM EDT2012-05-16 17:39:12 GMT
84-year-old security guard Joseph Lewis was gunned down outside Victory Way Assembly Church on Tireman Wednesday night as a bible study was underway inside.
Forgive me if I missed the clown carts and the lemonade tanks and the confetti. Because surely there must have been a parade somewhere in Detroit on Thursday after Police Chief Ralph Godbee announced
Forgive me if I missed the clown carts and the lemonade tanks and the confetti. Because surely there must have been a parade somewhere in Detroit on Thursday after Police Chief Ralph Godbee announced
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