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The mayor of a Detroit suburb has been re-elected, despite being under indictment on corruption charges.

Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence defeated former City Councilwoman Sylvia Jordan on Tuesday with 78% of the vote to retain her seat.

Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey, who is predicting 20% to 25% of the city's 572,000 registered voters will vote in today's general election, also expects to have extra sets of eyes monitoring the voting and counting process.

Loan Board today, named Joyce A. Parker Emergency Financial Manager for the City of Ecorse, effective immediately.

Bob-Lo Island was known for being Detroit's summer playground, whether as simply a large pastoral park best for picnics or for the amusement park that came later.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm has appointed a seven-member financial review team to investigate the City of River Rouge's finances, according to the state Treasury Department.

A plume of thick, black smoke is billowing into the air on Zug Island. A storage area appears to be burning, according to WDIV-TV . River Rouge fire officials were not available for comment.

A thick band of smoke reaching from southwest Detroit across the Detroit River to Windsor's westside and areas of LaSalle, Ontario, Tuesday October 20, 2009.

There are many ways to separate a person from his or her property and thieves around town seem bent on using them all this autumn.

A business owner connected to the ongoing bribery investigation involving the city of Ecorse has pleaded guilty and faces up to 13 months in prison, federal officials announced today.

Thieves broke into an Ecorse church overnight Thursday and raided a food pantry that serves hundreds of needy people.

The mayor of Trenton has asked Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox to investigate a member of the city council for leaking information that was said in a closed session meeting.

Had DeShawn Reed been paroled from prison, instead of walking out under a court order, the state would have given him $75, a bus ride home, and maybe a little help finding a job or apartment.

Detroit -- Police have arrested one person and are reviewing possible charges for at least one other in two separate crashes that claimed two lives in the city Monday.

Area health officials are gearing up for a new round of the H1N1 flu virus, preparing to distribute a new federally funded vaccine through county health departments, schools, hospitals and doctors offices.

Area health officials are gearing up for a new round of the H1N1 flu virus, preparing to distribute a new federally funded vaccine through county health departments, schools, hospitals and doctors offices.

A second businessman has been charged in connection with a bribery scandal in Ecorse.

The victim of a domestic dispute said from her hospital bed that a Good Samaritan who stepped in during a fight with her boyfriend is now dead.

ECORSE - Three people, including a suburban Detroit mayor, have been indicted on corruption charges tied to the awarding of a contract to a campaign supporter.