Daniel Bethencourt
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Detroit, MI, United States
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Artist brings new beginning for Rosa Parks' Detroit home
Facade of home will be refashioned into a replica-style artwork that will be shown in Europe. → Read More
Road rage shooting shut down Lodge for hours
A man with more than five guns in his car got into a traffic crash and fired shots at a good Samaritan, police say. → Read More
Police: 18-year-old flight attendant raped in hotel room
An 18-year-old flight attendant was raped in her hotel room in Romulus on Monday morning → Read More
Woman 'drop-kicks' cake, saying it was 'ruined'
Bloomfield Township Police are investigating whether a local Kroger customer, unhappy with her custom birthday cake, "drop-kicked" the cake in frustration, then stomped on it in front of employees before storming out of the store. → Read More
Woman 'drop-kicks' Kroger cake, saying it was 'ruined'
A Bloomfield Township Kroger customer, unhappy with her custom birthday cake, is accused of causing a scene. → Read More
NPR journalist David Gilkey, translator killed in Afghanistan
Former Detroit Free Press photographer recalled for his artist's eye and his dedication. → Read More
Tow truck driver finds girlfriend dead in crash
The tow truck driver recognized his girlfriend's vehicle behind the crime scene tape. → Read More
Tow truck driver found his girlfriend dead in crash: 'Nightmarish'
A tow truck driver dispatched to the scene of a fatal car crash says he was in disbelief when he realized that his girlfriend was killed in the crash. → Read More
26-year-old mom killed by drunk driver pushing 100 mph
And in a horrible coincidence, the tow truck driver called to the scene of the wreckage was Jerrica Hicks’ boyfriend → Read More
Grosse Ile H.S. lacrosse team accused of killing animal before game
Members of the Grosse Ile High School lacrosse team are under investigation by police and the school district after allegations surfaced Monday that some of the teens killed an animal prior to a game. → Read More
After Flint prisoner freed, another admits guilt
After almost 11 years, a Las Vegas man is claiming he helped carry out a string of Flint-area carjackings in 2005. → Read More
Pediatricians launch reading fundraiser for Flint kids
The campaign aims to provide doctors in Flint with enough children’s books so that they can spot developmental issues → Read More
Detroit soccer fans excited, nervous, about MLS team
The announcement that a major league soccer team might come to Detroit left the metro area’s fans excited but skeptical. → Read More
Oil company will not ship under St. Clair River in wake of outcry
Plains LPG has withdrawn a request to revise its permit and potentially transport oil between Marysville and Sarnia → Read More
Saying 'vagina' got me fired, Battle Creek middle school teacher says
Allison Wint of Harper Creek Middle School says she was hoping to have a thoughtful dialogue with a class of 8th graders. → Read More
After shootings of children, Detroit Police call for peace
Detroit Police Chief James Craig announced a new initiative to work more closely with neighborhood groups. → Read More
Students race low-emission cars in downtown Detroit
A steady procession of strange, futuristic vehicles wove their way through downtown Detroit this afternoon. → Read More
2 ex-DPD officers charged with false heroin arrest
Prosecutors: 2 former Detroit Police officers falsified reports while on the job → Read More
Police: Body found in Detroit River
Detroit Police say a man’s body was found floating in the Detroit River near Chene Park on Wednesday night. → Read More
Students to compete in engineering, art at Cobo Center
Kids will have a chance to test themselves in a range of creative thinking abilities at the C-STEM Midwest Competition → Read More