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Felando Hunter, left, and Fredrick Young are due Wednesday in Wayne County Circuit Court on first-degree murder, torture and robbery charges related to the slaying of two Westland teens.

It's a parade of birthdays! And helping pump up the celebrations will be 313 butterflies, a T-shirt contest, outdoor movies, food, drink, tons of music and, a short distance away, a way-cool pop-up parade.

The metals manufacturing innovation institute is to locate at 1400 Rosa Parks in Detroit's Corktown.

Many people may take for granted having those items in their homes. But what about those who don't have a home? Vivian is among a group of young people who decided to create and distribute what they're calling "blessing bags" through local Catholic parishes.

A new Smithsonian museum will incorporate music production equipment owned by the late Detroit hip-hop artist James Yancey, known as J Dilla.

Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,5000 reward for a tip leading to an arrest in the hit-and-run death of a Detroit woman .

Two major bond insurers that could lose billions on Detroit's bankruptcy blasted the city's plan to pay retirees more than financial creditors and vowed to fight retirees' endorsement of the deal.

The austerity agenda as it plays out on the ground in American cities is often so relentless in demanding cuts in public services that it is easy to imagine that it cannot be upended.

A young child plays in the water at the fountain in front of GM Headquarters in Detroit.

From left, Isabella Mary Meteer, 18; Mary Elizabeth Harder, 17; and Mackenzie Lynn Snitgen, 17, appear for a pre-exam hearing Tuesday morning with their attorneys in 36th District Court.

A Head Start volunteer helps a child brush her teeth at Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church at 2080 W. Grand Blvd. in Detroit on Wednesday, March 13, 2013.

Detroit honors some of its best with monuments and courthouses. We honor one of the worst with a convention center.

L'Tonya Ford of Detroit gives a tour of her residence, Martin Luther King Apartments.

The beleaguered city says a water shutoff is essential to recoup $89m in overdue bills.

After the American Airlines/US Airways merger this spring, the U.S. Department of Justice forced the two airlines to forfeit dozens of routes from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va.

The tedious process of selecting a jury in the case against Theodore Wafer, the 55-year-old Dearborn Heights man accused in the porch-killing of Detroit teen Renisha McBride, could take up to four days, Wayne County Circuit Judge Dana Hathaway says.

Dear Traveler: I can hardly stand to fly because the person sitting behind me always punches their seat-back entertainment screen so hard I can feel it through the seat into my back.

I thought it'd be nice to have a dog that would grow up with our children, that would be a best... Hundreds participate in a march and rally calling for a moratorium on water shutoffs on Friday.

Nine persons were arrested at the entrance to Homrich, a demolition contractor working on a $5.6 million deal to perform the water shutoffs on residents.

Detroit mental health clinic now offering primary ...: Long time Detroit mental health clinic now offers primary care, as well.