Detroit News

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.

So many people have helped former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick make his court-ordered restitution payments, he can't keep track of who contributed, according to prosecutors.

Jamar Pinkney Sr. stood stoically in a Highland Park courtroom today, silent as a judge ordered him back to jail without bond, accused of shooting his 15-year-old son in the head execution-style. With waist-long dreadlocks, the postal carrier didn't flinch as his son's great-aunt wailed and had to be led from 30th District Court.

Attorney Michael Stefani completed his testimony this morning before the Attorney Discipline Board, again defending his decision to turn over copies of text messages involving former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to a newspaper reporter.

Detroit -- A lawyer for the family of slain exotic dancer Tamara Greene will be able to read all 36 city of Detroit text messages that federal magistrates judges have identified as potentially relevant to the family's lawsuit against city of Detroit officials, a judge ruled Monday.

Two Detroit men are accused by Detroit police of burning a woman's body in a Dumpster.

A judge is to hear arguments Tuesday on whether Gov. Jennifer Granholm should be compelled to testify in the embezzlement case against former Highland Park emergency financial manager Arthur Blackwell II.

A coalition of civil rights groups has sent a letter to the U.S. Justice Department requesting a probe into the fatal shooting of a Detroit imam by federal agents.

Police Chief Warren Evans is putting 150 officers on Detroit streets as the city continues an offensive on crime.

Authorities say a former city of Dearborn employee has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes in exchange for issuing permits without charging the required fees.

Rock legend BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN was forced to apologise to fans in Detroit, Michigan on Friday night when he accidentally gave a shout out to the state of Ohio.