Detroit 2017: 6 Stories That Can't Be Forgotten

For those of us who were there, the Soundgarden performance at the Fox Theatre on May 17 will never be forgotten. It was an awesome show by an iconic grunge band. Frontman Chris Cornell and his bandmates spent some two hours on stage, wailing through classic tunes like "My Wave," "Outshined" and "The Day I Tried To Live."

The band concluded the performance with the eery tune, "Slaves & Bulldozers" with an interlude cover of "In My Time of Dying." At the time, it was just a cool way to close a show, but a few hours later it became apparent that, sadly, it foreshadowed Cornell's suicide. He was found dead in his suite at the MGM Grand Detroit.

Fans and friends of Cornell, his family and the band shared messages of sympathy across social media. Fans also turned out in downtown Detroit the next day, placing flowers outside the Fox Theatre. Across the country, in Seattle, fans of the band also marked his death with moments of silence and tributes.

Five more interesting stories from the Motor City in 2017

Pulitzer Winner Fired For Inappropriate Behavior: Free Press

Stephen Henderson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning editor of the Detroit Free Press' editorial page, was fired by the newspaper's owner, Gannett, for inappropriate behavior with female colleagues. Gannett, the newspaper's owner released this statement: "The decision was made after an internal investigation was conducted which uncovered credible allegations that Mr. Henderson's behavior has been inconsistent with company values and standards."

Henderson, during a radio show, apologized for his behavior and did not deny it. However, he said he felt the termination was too severe of a punishment and said he was considering legal action.

'Inconsiderate Jerk' Rooster Free To Good Home: Classic Facebook Takedown

Michigan woman Denell McCaul put it bluntly: Her rooster is an "inconsiderate jerk." In a Facebook post, McCaul offered the chicken, for free, to a good home. "Well, any home really," she qualified.

The Clarksville woman's problem with the bird is that it started every morning like clockwork at 5:30 a.m.

"He's the perfect rooster if your alarm is broken and you need to be awake at 5:30 a.m.," she wrote. "That is his only setting, 5:30. He has no snooze button but will be quiet just long enough for you to fall asleep and then he'll start back up with his obnoxious cock-a-doodle-doing right outside your windows."

Detroit Catholic Central Kid Makes Big Impression On Volunteerism

At 15 years old and weighing in somewhere under 100 pounds, Caleb White is a giant among his fellow students at Detroit Catholic Central High School. He's a wrestler (in the 103-pound class) and a cross-country runner. He's a good student, too, say school administrators

What makes this kid from Northville notable, though, is his drive to not only help others, but to also get his fellow students to enlist in his massive volunteer efforts through his Caleb White Project to combat homelessness in and around Detroit. Since starting that effort, young Caleb has recruited some 3,500 other people, mostly kids, to volunteer.

It's for his involvement and leadership that he's one of four kids from across the nation to be honored with a Nickelodeon HALO (Helping and Leading Others) Award.

Marijuana Again Stashed In Ford Auto Shipments From Mexico

Twice in July, leaders at Ford Motor Co. scrathed their heads over the discovery of hundreds of pounds of marijuana stashed in a shipment of Ford and Lincoln vehicles from the automaker's assembly plant in Mexico. Ford employees found 227 pounds of pot in a rail car at the Ford Rail Distribution Facility in Woodhaven and turned it over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Another shipment, with an estimated street value of $1 million was discovered inside the spare tire wells of Ford Fusion cars assembled in Mexico and shipped to Lordstown, Ohio, for delivery to dealerships. In March, authorities in Dilworth, Minnesota, found several packages of marijuana, also hidden in the trunk wheel wells, in a shipment of Fusions from Mexico. Drugs were also found in Ford Fusions in Arizona in May.

Famous Cats' Deaths Confirmed: Michigan Couple Looks For 2 Others

More than a month after a fire destroyed their home and many weeks searching for their world-record holding cats, a local couple has made the sad announcement: Arcturus and Cygnus died in the fire.

The cats' remains were found as their owners, Will and Lauren Powers, excavated the final room of their basement, the couple announced via Facebook on Wednesday evening.

"Cygnus and Arcturus remained hidden our home and succumbed to smoke inhalation," they wrote.

The couple, however, remain hopeful about their third cat, Sirius, and Yuki, a friend's cat who was staying with them at the time of the fire in November. There was no evidence that the cats were in the home. "Our search for them continues ... there is a significant reason to believe they are both alive," the couple wrote on Facebook.

Photos by Jeff Stacklin