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  1. Detroit employees’ union: We’ll come to the table to talk about pensions

    The city’s largest non-uniform union says it plans to accept an invitation to meet with emergency manager Kevyn Orr’s former law firm to talk about future retiree pensions and healthcare.

  2. Neighbor of slain Grosse Pointe Park woman arraigned on drug charge

    Grosse Pointe Park — A Grosse Pointe Park man who lives next door to a woman found last week strangled in her home is being held on an unrelated drug charge.

    • May. 22, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    McCree says he ‘lusted after’ woman in his court

    Embattled Wayne County Circuit Judge Wade McCree testified Tuesday that his extramarital affair with a woman who had a case before him “surprised and thrilled him.”

    • May. 22, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    Baby, girl injured in Detroit house fire

    Detroit — Two children were reportedly injured in an early morning house fire on the city's east side.

    • May. 22, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    Former top Detroit library official charged with taking $1.4M in bribes

    Detroit — A former top official of the Detroit Public Library was indicted Tuesday on allegations he took bribes and kickbacks totaling $1.4 million — money that could have saved branches closed by the struggling system.

    • May. 22, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    Detroit council OKs top lawyer appointment, but not pay raise

    Detroit — The City Council on Tuesday approved the appointment of Portia Roberson as Detroit’s new top lawyer, but rejected a recommendation to hike the pay scale for the position.

    • May. 22, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    Saturday memorial planned for newlywed minister

    It was when Ryan Costa saw his son Jordan get married Saturday that he knew his pride and joy had matured into “his own man” ready to serve God.

    • May. 22, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    Detroit building director resigns to take private sector job

    Detroit — Building and Safety Engineering Director Nathan Ford has resigned to take a new job in the private sector, Mayor Dave Bing announced Wednesday. Ford is credited with establishing new policies and procedures to create efficiencies in his department. The mayor's office said the department has also been more responsive to public safety concerns, development activities and eliminating blight. The department is expected to finish the year with a budget surplus of nearly $1.

    • May. 22, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    Federal grant targets Detroit brownfield sites

    Detroit — The region's Wayne County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority has received a $600,000 federal grant that will be used to assess more than 30 sites around Detroit that have been impacted by contaminants from commercial industrial uses.

    • May. 22, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    Firefighters battle blaze at industrial building in southwest Detroit

    Detroit — Firefighters are battling a blaze Wednesday at a warehouse in an industrial area of southwest Detroit.

    • May. 21, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    Former airport CEO Mullin seeks $113K more in lawsuit

    Just weeks after praising an arbitrator who awarded her $712,328 in back wages for being fired after two months as CEO of the Wayne County Airport Authority, Turkia Mullin filed court papers last week alleging the arbitrator made mistakes that cost her and her attorney $113,000 or more.

  3. Police: Woman dead, 2 men wounded in shooting in Detroit

    Detroit — Police say a 55-year-old woman is dead and two men are wounded following a shooting at a vacant residence believed to have been used for drug activity.

    • May. 21, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    Barricaded gunman found dead in Detroit's Corktown

    Detroit — An effort to execute an arrest warrant ended in death early Tuesday morning at a home in the city's Corktown area.

  4. Chess club helps Detroit kids find their way forward, one move at a time

    One of the little-known gems of the Detroit Institute of Arts is on display, but not on the walls.

    • May. 21, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    Neighbors cite arrest in Grosse Pointe Park strangling death

    Grosse Pointe Park — Neighbors of a 35-year-old woman who was fatally strangled last week said police on Saturday arrested a neighbor and removed clothing and ...

    • May. 21, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    Ferguson refuses to testify about finances, won’t get court-appointed lawyer

    Detroit — Bobby Ferguson refused to testify under oath about his finances Monday amid an ongoing search for cash tied to alleged criminal activity.

    • May. 21, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    Ex-girlfriend details affair at Wayne County Judge McCree’s disciplinary hearing

    Ann Arbor — The woman Wayne County Circuit Judge Wade McCree admitted to having an affair with while she had a case before him said he asked her to have an ...

    • May. 21, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    Lawyer: Saudis will pay bond for man arrested at Detroit Metro with pressure cooker

    Detroit — The Saudi Arabian government is supporting a citizen who was arrested May 11 at Detroit Metropolitan Airport with a pressure cooker in his luggage, ...

    • May. 21, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    Feds don’t think Adrian child porn suspect made graphic image

    Detroit — Federal prosecutors do not believe a cross-dressing child pornography suspect photographed what appeared to be a dead infant with a bag over her head ...

  5. Detroit state reps unveil no-fault auto insurance reform plan

    Detroit — The city’s nine Democratic state House members announced an auto insurance reform package Monday that seeks to drive down the rates Detroiters pay as ...

    • May. 21, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    Owner of former American Motors Detroit site being investigated for illegal asbestos removal

    Detroit — The new owner of the former American Motors Corp. headquarters is under federal investigation for allegedly removing and disposing of asbestos ...

    • May. 21, 2013
    • SCHOOLS

    Detroit summer school open to high school students outside district

    Detroit — Detroit Public Schools is opening its summer program to high school students outside the district, hoping to attract new families year round ...

    • May. 20, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    Woman testifies Wayne Co. judge asked her to terminate pregnancy

    The woman Wayne County Circuit Judge Wade McCree admitted to having an affair with while he presided over her child custody case testified today that she is ...

  6. Detroit girl, 3, returned to family after overnight search

    A 3-year-old girl taken by an unknown man while her mother was allegedly being assaulted by her father has been released to relatives.

    • May. 20, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    Man stabbed during march against violence in southwest Detroit

    A grassroots peace walk began optimistically Sunday evening in southwest Detroit but was marred by violence minutes into the walk when a man was stabbed on the ...

    • May. 20, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    Wayne County Circuit Judge McCree faces fight for reputation, career

    To most observers, Wade Harper McCree had it all: a top-drawer education, a prestigious career and a family pedigree of accomplishment that goes back at least ...

    • May. 20, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    Detroit house party turns violent with four shot

    Detroit — An all-night house party erupted into violence over the weekend when four men were struck by gunfire as a minivan passed by, police said.

    • May. 20, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Wayne County

    Firefighters battling large Detroit blaze

    Firefighters are battling a large blaze at a building at the corner of Woodrow Wilson and Pilgrim. The fire department was called to the scene shortly before ...

  7. Man arraigned in attempted Grosse Pointe Park firebombing

    Charles Patterson Kay of Grosse Pointe Park was arraigned this morning in connection with the attempted firebombing Friday of the home of of Art Van Furniture ...

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