Detroit emergency manager law defeated in close vote
theGRIO REPORT - Public Act 4, Michigan’s controversial emergency financial manager law, was struck down by voters in a tightly contested vote on Tuesday...
How would black America react to an Obama loss?
theGRIO REPORT - Many pundits and pollster predict that President Barack Obama is poised to win re-election on November 6th, but what if he loses? And how will black America respond?...
Detroit cops: 'The city is getting more dangerous'
theGRIO REPORT - The Detroit Police Officer’s Association has not been shy about expressing its anger with the proposed new contract that calls for a 10 percent pay cut and 12-hour shifts for officers...
Detroit police chief steps down amid sex probe
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit's mayor says police Chief Ralph Godbee has stepped down after an internal affairs officer revealed the chief had been in a sexual relationship with a subordinate...
Detroit police chief suspended amid sex scandal
theGRIO REPORT – Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee was suspended on Tuesday amid a burgeoning sex scandal involving two women, one of which is a subordinate officer...
Detroit mayor heckled by police officers at community meeting
DETROIT - A shouting match and high emotions caused Detroit Mayor Dave Bing to cancel a community meeting Thursday night...
Kilpatrick trial resumes; ex-lawmaker is witness
DETROIT (AP) - The corruption trial of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has resumed with a former state senator in the witness chair....
Kilpatrick pal says he passed $90K to ex-mayor
DETROIT (AP) - A college buddy who was granted immunity by federal prosecutors testified Tuesday that he delivered $90,000 in cash to Kwame Kilpatrick in 2008 while the former Detroit mayor's family was settling in Texas after his resignation...
Feds show cash trail at Detroit ex-mayor's trial
DETROIT (AP) - Prosecutors are going right to the money in the first day of evidence at former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's corruption trial...
Google street view catches Detroit man pointing gun
DETROIT - Countless millions of people have spent hours on Google Maps checking out its unique Street View function for years with the cameras often catching some pretty strange and candid moments...
