Orr: DIA collection at risk if city declares bankruptcy
The city’s new emergency manager has told the Detroit Institute of Arts it may “face exposure to creditors” if the city is forced to seek bankruptcy protection, a spokesman said Thursday night.
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The city’s new emergency manager has told the Detroit Institute of Arts it may “face exposure to creditors” if the city is forced to seek bankruptcy protection, a spokesman said Thursday night.
The 36th District Court is plagued by financial mismanagement, a backlogged docket, a bloated payroll and is run by administrators unable or unwilling to change, according to a scathing report commissioned by state court officials.
Detroit — Mayoral candidate Mike Duggan was certified Thursday to run for mayor by the city's election commission, but the controversy continues over whether he met City Charter residency requirements.
Detroit — Former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick dropped his taxpayer-funded lawyer Thursday, saying their relationship was destroyed, in a move that will delay his sentencing in the City Hall corruption case.
A state review team has concluded a financial emergency exists in Hamtramck, the Michigan Department of Treasury said Thursday.
Detroit -- Thursday was a special day for 19-month-old Kaedence Garcia of Lincoln Park, who watched with her parents as her grandmother, Elida Garcia, originally from Guatemala, was sworn in as an American citizen at the federal courthouse.
Detroit — A teen shot Thursday morning on the city's southwest side has died, police said.
A state review team has concluded that a financial emergency exists in Hamtramck, the Michigan Department of Treasury said today.
A man planning to take his deceased wife’s ashes to a memorial service for her mother says his car and the ashes inside it were stolen in Detroit.
Detroit — One person is dead and another in custody after a police chase early Thursday involving two suspected carjackers.
Detroit — An attempted robbery proved fatal for the alleged robber early Thursday morning in a shootout on the city's northwest side.
Detroit — Bobby Ferguson moved a step closer Thursday to having taxpayers pick up the tab for his defense in a $12 million bid-rigging trial.
Detroit — New testing on samples of the petroleum coke piling up along the Detroit River show results similar to those produced by state officials.
Before he was a flight risk, Kwame Kilpatrick was so broke he couldn’t fly without help from a female gospel singer, who prison officials outed as the source of plane tickets used by the former mayor to travel between Texas and Detroit.
U.S. Rep. John Conyers apologized Thursday for Louis Farrakhan’s anti-Semitic remarks made during a speech the Nation of Islam leader gave in Detroit last week.
Detroit — Mamie Chalmers was nervous before talking to a smattering of 10th-graders Wednesday. She doesn’t like to speak in front of groups. Then again, she ...
Detroit — A former aide for a state lawmaker says the representative forced him to have sex and gave him a raise in an attempt to forge a romantic ...
For nearly four months, Kathy Wilson of Westland has been seeking any sign of her daughter.
Grosse Ile — A beach on the Detroit River's Sugar Island is opening to the public Saturday.
Detroit — A decision is due today on Mike Duggan’s eligibility to run for Detroit mayor, as some of his opponents continued to insist he has failed to meet new ...
The operator of a Rouge River drawbridge that crashed down onto an ore carrier last week has been fired, Wayne County officials said.
Detroit — Heavy storms that blew through Metro Detroit on Wednesday left thousands without power.
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.
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 ...
Detroit — Two children were reportedly injured in an early morning house fire on the city's east side.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Detroit — Wayne County Commissioner Ilona Varga is accusing the sheriff's department of unfairly favoring one of four vendors providing tethers to the ...
Follow the progress and the protests as emergency manager Kevyn Orr tries to guide the city onto firmer financial footing.
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