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Hundreds of thousands of spectators will line the shores of the Detroit River to enjoy the 55th annual Ford Fireworks presented by Target on Monday, June 24. During the event the City of Detroit will enforce new access restrictions to Belle Isle and Hart Plaza.

ALSO, A LOCAL DIVER'S INCREDIBLE DISCOVERY. SEE THE MESSAGE HE FOUND ON THE FLOOR OF THE ST.

He filed just a little too early, and now it's official: Mike Duggan has pulled out of the Detroit mayoral race.

<![CDATA[Re: Robert Snell and Darren A. Nichols' June 18 report, "Revamp of Water Dept. key to Detroit's restructuring": Suburbanites and city residents all had the chance to say no to the zoo millage, but we said yes as a majority. Since the water department, the zoo and the DIA are all supported financially by the residents that use them, they should all be regional organizations. Detroit is a unique place and is well supported in a number of both public and private venues by nonresidents and residents alike. Taking the name of Detroit off of things is useless and unnecessary, but adding the regional or metropolitan behind that name would be productive and, in a small way, write a new line in the history of Southeast Michigan. A name change would simply make in name what these institutions are already, which is regional, I believe it would prevent privatization. Mark Durfee, Detroit The water department and Belle Isle are the reasons we have an emergency manager. The city didn't need an emergency manager to file bankruptcy, the state needed an emergency manager to steal the assets before the city files bankruptcy. Val Showers, Detroit The old ways are not working. Detroit needs an influx of money. Neither the state nor the federal government are going to give it away. The city is now threatening creditors with bankruptcy. Banks will not lend money to a city that will not pay back its previous creditors, so what is the solution? Costs have been cut to the bone. Joseph F. Overaitis, Detroit Giving control of the water department to the same people who abandoned the city: That'll inspire confidence to increase the tax base. Steven P. Schonfeld, Detroit Water is a precious commodity, Just ask Nevada, California and Texas. They have been trying to tap into the Great Lakes for years. The bondholders will pimp Detroit's last major cash cow. Dwone Williams, Flint

YOU SICK. COMING UP. BUT FIRST. A LONG NIGHT WITH TOUGH DECISIONS AHEAD FOR MAYORAL CONTENDER MIKE DUGGAN.

Former Detroit forward and NBA hopeful Doug Anderson has spent hours playing the NBA 2K video game.

Last June diver Dave Leander discovered a message in a bottle nearly a century old in the waters off Harsens Island near Detroit.

Detroit police officer Joseph Weekley stands in Judge Cynthia Hathaway's courtroom at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit, Michigan on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 as the judge instructs jurors to continue to work toward a verdict after they sent her a note saying they are "stuck".

Detroit Police Officer Joseph Weekley testifies during his trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter and careless discharge of a firearm causing death, in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit, Mich., on Thursday, June 13, 2013.

The man who confessed to shooting his wife to death in March was sentenced Tuesday to 18 to 40 years in prison on the charge of second degree murder.

Organizers of an effort to bring ESPN's X Games to Detroit for three years appear hard at work to make Friday's Go Skateboarding Day event at the old Brewster-Douglass Projects a success The event starts at 3 p.m. and is tied to Go Skateboarding Day events across the world.

That's because the rent is still too low for buildings to pay for themselves without relying on government subsidies and foundation dole, developers and city economic officials contend.

Started back in 1993, Concert of Colors was a modest, single day event with the simple goal of bringing the diversity of metro-Detroiters together through music from around the world.

When Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr speaks of restructuring the city's debt, he's on firm footing.

Selina J. Pramstaller Born Jan. 18, 1898, daughter of John P. and Elizabeth Pramstaller.

DETROIT, MI - Get ready to rock at the Michigan Science Center. The museum, at 5020 John R, will unveil to the public Thursday a new exhibit called "The Science of Rock 'n' Roll" that show visitors how science and technology have changed the way music is made today.

The Knight Arts Challenge announced 84 finalists today in its $9 million competitive matching-grant program to fund arts and cultural programs in Detroit.

Jimmy Hoffa's remains were at the center of a dig at a field located in the Detroit, Mich.

Inspired from the sounds of Jimi Hendrix to Nirvana to The Smiths to Radiohead, Almost Free is the Detroit trio band that can be hard to pin into any one category of music.

Officer Joseph Weekley is charged with felony involuntary manslaughter and careless discharge of a firearm causing death.