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Third police officer pleads guilty in Metro Detroit cocaine conspiracy
A third Highland Park police officer accused in series of incidents involving bribery and cocaine delivery pleaded guilty Thursday, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.
Many Michigan communities show modest losses in new U.S. census
Detroit's population hovered just above 700,000 last year as the city lost more residents between 2011 and 2012 - but the decline wasn't as steep as seen in previous years, according to new data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Birmingham Police Make Drunken Driving, Marijuana-Related Arrests
Officers with the Birmingham Police Department stopped several motorists on suspicion of operating while under the influence or being in a vehicle in the presence of illegal drugs over the past week.
Fire consumes vacant building filled with debris in Detroit
A large fire in Highland Park on Hamilton and Woodrow Wilson Streets sent dark smoke into the air for miles.
Michigan LGBT Youth Center Does Outreach With A Dance 'Hook'
If you're a homeless young adult, chances are good that you're gay, bisexual or transgender.
Appeals court reverses judge's order; Detroit EM won't have to testify in lawsuit
The Michigan Court of Appeals has overturned an Ingham County judge's order that would have required Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr and other officials to give sworn testimony in a lawsuit seeking to overturn Orr's appointment.
Trial set for Robert Davis' Highland Park corruption case
An activist who has repeatedly sued to challenge controversial laws signed by Gov.
Commentary: Celebrating a century
On a pleasant spring day in Lansing, exactly 100 years ago today, then-Governor Woodbridge Ferris struck a blow for history.
Hearing Delayed to May 28 for Chesterfield Man Charged in Fatal Highland Park Crash
A preliminary hearing for a Chesterfield Township man charged with second-degree murder in a deadly car crash in Highland Park was adjourned Tuesday.
Snyder, Duncan spotlight education reforms, preschool during visit
Gov. Sndyer, Education Secretary Duncan visit Detr...: Gov. Rick Snyder and U.S Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speak to the media after visiting schools in Detroit.
Former Highland Park police officer pleads guilty to extortion
A second former Highland Park police officer pleaded guilty Thursday to extortion and protecting a shipment of cocaine, said U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade.
Suspicious fires destroy houses & dreams
Highland Park, Michigan - The department hit by cuts was low on manpower when crews were called to three vacant homes engulfed in flames on Connecticut and on Tennyson, a block over in Highland Park.
Couple buys, restores 100-year-old home once owned by his great-grandparents
They did not know Detroit in its heyday. But now Christopher Lee and Amy Feigley-Lee find themselves at home and heart-bound to a Detroit house once owned by Lee's great-grandfather in the Roaring '20s, but was lost at the onset of the Great Depression.
Judge orders emergency manager Orr to testify in open-meetings lawsuit
Robert Davis, 32, of Highland Park speaks to members of the news media following the state-appointed Detroit financial review team's public meeting Tuesday, Feb.
100th Anniversary of Ford's Assembly Line: How It Really Put the World on Wheels
Before the advent of the moving assembly line, Ford and other automakers used variations on the station-build approach.
Citizen Tips Lead To Arrest In Detroit Motel Murder
After receiving several tips from citizens, police say a 27-year-old man was arrested Friday morning in Highland Park in connection with a fatal shooting at a Detroit motel.
Couple buys, restores 100-year-old Detroit home once owned by his great-grandparents
Detroit resident rehabs historic family house: Detroit residents Christopher Lee and Amy Feigley-Lee rehab historic family house his family tracked after his great grandfather lost the house during the Great Depression.
Citizen Tips Lead To Arrest In Detroit Motel Murder
After receiving several tips from citizens, police say a 27-year-old man was arrested Friday morning in Highland Park in connection with a fatal shooting at a Detroit motel.
SEMCOG shifts $7M from Detroit bus service to suburbs
Detroit -- Mayor Dave Bing unsuccessfully made an impassioned plea Friday for preserving $7 million in federal funds for his beleaguered Detroit Department of Transportation, but a regional group of local governments approved shifting the money to the suburban bus system.
Lawmakers: Education Achievement Authority security officers lack training
Flanked by parents and security officers, two local lawmakers today accused the state's school reform district of hiring a security firm that does not train its officers, contributing to increased reports of violence in the system.