Detroit News

Columnist Bob Herbert has a piece in today's New York Times which explores a familiar topic in the national media: the decline of the Motor City.

Detroit -- A Southfield man was found guilty today of the March slaying of a Livonia hairdresser, while a second jury continued to deliberate the fate of a co-defendant. Derek Worthy, 41, was convicted of second-degree murder and home invasion for the death of 66-year-old Gary Gagnon.

The Detroit Historical Society is opening its archives for a guided tour of the city's hidden treasures.

Detroit police are looking for Draper Williams, a 76-year-old man who has been missing for more than three weeks.

In another move to redevelop downtown Detroit's Capitol Park area, the city's Downtown Development Authority agreed to buy a $1.75 million building there Thursday.

A Detroit-area animal shelter that took in about 100 Chihuahuas and Chihuahua mixes this summer following a hoarding case is trying to find homes for cats and kittens.

Detroit -- A man accused of paying $20 to an arsonist to burn an abandoned house was ordered on Thursday to stand trial for the death of a firefighter who died in the blaze.

Detroit -- The birthplace of the Motown sound plans to make some more noise in honor of the record label's 50th anniversary.

The former director of Cobo Center in Detroit was sentenced to 14 months in prison and 2 years of probation for his role in a bribery scheme that was uncovered as part of an ongoing federal probe into corruption at city hall.

Bloomfield Township police today were releasing few details after a man who led officers on a multi-city police chase before being hit with a Taser died.

The City Council on Friday approved selling $250 million in bonds to help pay down the city's $300 million deficit, despite some concerns that it is a temporary fix.

The Federal Aviation Administration say the computer glitch that caused flight delays across the country has been fixed.

Detroit --The man accused of paying a handyman $20 to torch a house in a bungled insurance scam that ended in the death of a city firefighter will stand trial for murder, a judge ruled Thursday.

Two Detroit teens have been ordered to stand trial for the shooting death of a 21-year-old Chesterfield Township man in a vacant house in Detroit.

The police officer who discovered the body of a missing Macomb County man says he was simply acting on a hunch when he went inside a burned-out house in a drug-infested Detroit neighborhood.

The spring Fashion in Detroit shows are scheduled for March 19-20 in Shed 3 at Eastern Market in Detroit.

There's a new book out featuring 365 images that showcase a year of life in the Detroit area.

Detroit -- School district officials are to hold a press conference this morning to discuss an ongoing investigation into questionable real estate transactions Detroit Public Schools Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb and DPS Inspector General John Bell will participate in the press conference, district officials said.

The Central Intelligence Agency has launched a campaign hoping to recruit local arab-Americans and Iranians.

Detroit -- Authorities have identified the burned body found in a Dumpster last week as 28-year-old Shanita Brown.