Detroit/ Community & Society
Published on April 23, 2020
Top Detroit news: Stay-at-home order to be in effect for long time; woman charged in fatal crashPhoto: sebastiaan stam/Unsplash

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Detroit.

Nurse sues hospital for firing her after speaking out on poor conditions

A veteran Detroit nurse was fired for speaking out on staffing ratios and poor conditions at a hospital amid the pandemic, a lawsuit claims. 

Read the full story on New York Post.

Police search for 56-year-old man missing from home on west side

Mart Garrett was last seen around 1 p.m. Tuesday leaving his home in the 8000 block of Marlowe Street.

Read the full story on Graham Media: ClickOnDetroit.

Tracking coronavirus cases in nursing homes around Metro Detroit

Nursing homes remain a top priority in the fight to stop the spread of the coronavirus, especially in the city of Detroit.

Read the full story on Graham Media: WDIV Detroit.

Governor: Some version of stay-at-home order will be in effect for long time

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said the state's Stay-At-Home Executive Order will likely need another short-term extension, and that some form of that order will be in effect for a long time.

Read the full story on www.theoaklandpress.com.

Woman faces multiple charges after fatal crash

A Detroit woman is facing multiple charges in connection with a crash that killed an 82-year-old man on April 14. Shemeeka Walthall is charged with second-degree murder, reckless driving causing death and leaving the scene when at fault causing death.

Read the full story on CBS Detroit.


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