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A keystone event not only for Detroit's electronic music scene but for the summer music season.

Dozens of city parks scheduled to be closed because of budget cuts will be ready for cookouts and baseball games Memorial Day thanks to the efforts of business sponsors and community volunteers.

He was an accomplished athlete with a promising future, but a gunshot ended it all.

A crowd of 30,000 participated in this year's 22nd Annual Susan G. Komen Detroit Race for the CureA , held last Saturday at Comerica Park, race organizers announced Friday The Detroit Race, locally presented by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute , has been a tradition since 1992 when it began in metro Detroit.

Beastie Boys DJ Mix Master Mike will headline a free all-ages party in downtown Detroit Tuesday night to support the city's bid for the ESPN Summer X Games.

Michigan State Police hope someone will come forward with information on the fatal shooting that happened on northbound I-75 near Mack Avenue in Detroit.

THREE SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED. THE FOURTH MAN GOT AWAY. Devin: IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU JUST WALK OUT THE DOOR WITH.

A male suspect shot the 16-year-old male around 6:30 a.m. less than a mile from Cesar Chavez Academy, where dozens of schoolchildren were headed to classes in southwest Detroit.

A third Highland Park police officer accused in series of incidents involving bribery and cocaine delivery pleaded guilty Thursday, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

Calling all local filmmakers! Are you looking for a way to get your work and name recognized around the world, brush up on your creativity, or simply have a fun and challenging weekend filled with only filmmaking? The 48 Hour Film Project will come to Detroit the weekend of July 19-21 and gives you just that - your chance to shine! The project - ... (more)

'The Citizen,' a made-in-Detroit movie about an immigrant from the Middle East who arrives in New York City the day before 9/11, has struck a deal that should bring it to theaters this summer.

Lenora Paige, 20, Suttons Bay, lingers over "The Nut Gatherers", a beloved painting from 1882 by Adolphe-William Bouguereau in the Modern galleries.

My wife and I think it might be a good idea to let our 10-year-old son explore the city in which we... In 1930 Detroit was the fastest growing city in the world.

DETROIT, MI - Detroit is a finalist for ESPN's X Games and is expected to get a visit from network officials next week that could secure a three-year bid for the event.

A shooting in a parking lot during a party where hundreds of students and their family members gathered before a Michigan high school prom left a 17-year-old girl dead and three women injured, police said.

The land of the free and the home of the brave: That is the mantra that this country was built upon - and when it comes to giving thanks for those freedoms, there is no more important day than Memorial Day.

As part of his efforts to solve Detroit's financial crisis, the city's emergency manager Kevyn Orr has asked for an appraisal of the collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts, sparking fears in artistic and philanthropic circles that he means to auction off the city's artistic jewels.

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.

Scores of public sector pension fund administrators are skipping this week's annual National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems in Hawaii for fear that the lavish junket sends the wrong message at a time when public pensions are struggling.

Editor's note: Information for this story was provided by The Henry Ford. Attention all makers, tinkerers, inventors, hackers and do-it-yourselfers: The call for entries is now open for Maker Faire Detroit 2013 at The Henry Ford in Dearborn.