Charleston's mayor announced award-winning Detroit Free Times columnist Rochelle Riley as the new director of the Office of ...

Instead, she came out punching a few days ago, claiming to be a victim of an extortion attempt. That doesn't erase the N-word ...

Kwame Kilpatrick has worked out a deal with the federal government to pay his restitution to the City of Detroit. Kilpatrick now owes $800,000 - down from the previous $1.7 million. Attorney Gabi ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DETROIT, MI - A federal judge in Detroit has rejected efforts by former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to alter or end ...

DETROIT, MI - A federal judge in Detroit has rejected efforts by former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to alter or end court-ordered restitution payments and to block the government’s ongoing efforts ...

After fighting in federal court to reduce repayment, former Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick agreed to pay $823,649.09 in restitution to the city, more than the $155,000 he claimed he owed. Court documents on ...

A new report by the U.S. Conference of Mayors forecasts more home foreclosures in 2008. So mayors have set priorities to get constituents to... Mayors Confer to Blunt Impact of Housing Crisis A new ...

This story has been updated with new information. Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield has instated tighter controls over the city's demolition program and ordered the expansion of notifications to residents ...

Contaminated dirt is once again a problem in Detroit's demolition program, with testing underway at more than 500 sites connected to a demolition contractor and a city-approved dirt supplier. Gayanga ...

Arsenic and lead are among the contaminants found at dozens of Detroit neighborhood demolition sites, according to the first round of test results released by the city late last month amid state and ...