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Matthew Webb, a senior at Cass Technical High School, now has a shot at a $20,000 grand prize in the national competition April 29-30 in Washington, D.C. Webb, 18, who's active in theater at Cass Tech, won $200 for his school, $200 for himself and a plaque in the state competition at the Hannah Community Center in East Lansing.

In the back of a historic church near Comerica Park in Detroit, bloodied skulls are on display in an art exhibition about Syria's suffering.

Marathon Petroleum Corp., which received a $175-million tax break from Detroit in a mammoth expansion project, is coming under fire from City Council for failing to hire enough local residents.

Andre Jones, 18, a senior at Osborn Academy of Math, Science and Technology, is greeted Friday by Howard University students as he enters the gym for a rally.

State police say a man found dead at Selfridge Air National Guard Base apparently became disoriented in the cold and succumbed to the elements.

SEARCH YOUR APP STORE FOR WDIV. EVROD. ALL RIGHT ANDREW, THANK YOU. LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE, THAT'S THE SENTENCE HANDED DOWN TO ONE OF THE MEN FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER IN 2010 SHOOTING 17-YEAR-OLD JERRY BLAKE IN DETROIT.

A man walking his dog about 11 a.m. Sunday in Detroit discovered another dog trapped inside a trash can.

Two men allegedly involved in the rape of woman before a massive arson fire on the city's west side have been arraigned on felony charges in connection to the sexual assault, police announced Friday.

Science teacher goes on McDonald's-only diet to prove it's not where you eat, but what you eat (and... Chauncey Owens, shown in Wayne County Circuit Court on Feb. 13, 2014, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old high school student Je'Rean Blake in Wayne County Circuit Court.

For every bit of criticism aimed at Mr. Ford, there is the tangible proof of the philanthropy, jobs, public works, health and wellness and outright dedication to Detroit that will be his legacy.

Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano hasn't said he's a candidate for re-election - but neither has he said he isn't.

Fox reporter Charlie LeDuff won't face charges in connection with a brawl with a security guard last year during a St. Patrick's Day celebration in Detroit, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office announced today.

The Detroit City Council on Friday will consider a $120-million loan from Barclays to speed the city's bankruptcy restructuring and invest in services such as police, fire and public lighting.

Council member George Cushingberry Jr. hands documents to other members during a Detroit City Council meeting at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014.

Robert Banks, also known as "Bump" was shot in his truck on December 28th, outside a home on Terry near Fenkell and Greenfield Road in Detroit, police say.

He's charged with Second Degree Murder and Felony Firearms after shooting a man at the 4 Winds Bar on Schoolcraft in Detroit on December 29, 2012.

An Irish national living in Oakland County faces federal charges after police said he attempted to solicit a sexually-explicit picture from an investigator in Flint posing as a 13-year-old boy online.

COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. BACK TO YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT, PAUL. WHO CAN FORGET THESE IMAGES FROM THE 2010 EARTHQUAKE IN HATEY THAT LEFT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DEAD -- HAITI THAT LEFT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DEAD.

A Detroit man who was convicted of murder in the shooting death of a 17-year-old outside a store in 2010 will be sentenced on Friday.

Two years ago it was filled with students and teachers as an active Detroit public school.