Ray F. Thornton should have been known as Mr. Traction. This is the story of the man who changed off-roading forever.

Welcome to the 2025 voter guide for Detroit's Nov. 4 general election. The voter guide ― separate from the Detroit Free Press' news coverage and the Detroit Free Press Editorial Board's endorsements ― ...

CLEVELAND — Detroit Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch expects left-hander Tarik Skubal to win the 2025 American League Cy Young Award, which would make him the first back-to-back winner in the AL since ...

With six exhibition games in the last nine days, the Detroit Red Wings’ preseason slate has given plenty for the team’s brass to chew on. Some position battles appear to have been settled. Others ...

DETROIT - The Detroit Lions and the Koln Marathon [Cologne Marathon in English] have today announced a partnership to celebrate runners' achievements on the racecourse while introducing the Lions ...

In a city that fiercely defends its pizza identity, a new pizzeria is entering the fray and bringing a different style of pie to New Haven. Bobbi's, a "Detroit-ish" style pizza restaurant, opened its ...

Runners will once again take to the streets — and across the border — for the 48th annual Detroit Free Press Marathon presented by MSU Federal Credit Union, an international race that winds through ...

After five weeks, the Detroit Lions are tied for the best record in the NFL. Despite a sloppy showing in the season opener, the Lions have found a groove and won four games in a row entering Sunday’s ...

Lansing — State Rep. Karen Whitsett, D-Detroit, has been absent from 51 of the 66 House session days this year, where attendance was taken, including Thursday’s all-night session for the passage of ...

Don’t worry, Detroit — the alligator recently spotted on Belle Isle has been found. The gator shocked Detroiters when it was seen on the island park late last month. It was captured Wednesday by ...

Detroit has the nation’s second-highest poverty rate among cities with at least 65,000 residents and Flint ranks third, according to 2024 data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau. No. 1 was ...