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...
Detroit mayor to critics: 'We inherited a hell hole'
DETROIT – For Dave Bing, a pro basketball hall of famer and successful business owner, his time as the Detroit’s mayor has been as tumultuous as any since the early days of the man whom city hall is named after: Coleman A. Young...
9-year-old inspires Detroit, raises nearly $4,000
DETROIT – Days after his internationally known lemonade stand closed, 9-year-old Joshua Smith’s idea to help cash-strapped Detroit netted close to $4,000 in sales and donations...
Mixed reaction to Michigan emergency manager ruling
DETROIT – With Friday’s 4-3 ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court that Public Act 4, the state’s controversial Emergency Manager law, would be up for a repeal vote on the November ballot and opponents of the law trumpeted it as a victory for democracy...
Michigan voters get say on emergency manager law
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - An attempt to kill a Michigan law that gives emergency managers sweeping powers to fix poor communities' finances will appear on the November ballot, the state Supreme Court said Friday, handing unions a major victory in their clash with Republican Gov. Rick Snyder over the law...
9-year-old raises over $1,000 for Detroit
DETROIT - What started off as a seemingly innocent way for a young man to help the city he loves, has turned into an international outpouring of support. In just three days, the Detroit lemonade stand started by 9-year-old Joshua Smith has made over $1,200 and his family still intends on donating the money to the city...
Detroit to get $22.5 million grant; saves 100 firefighter jobs
theGRIO REPORT - Detroit will receive a $22.5 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security's Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response...
Detroit mayor may lay off 164 firefighters
theGRIO REPORT - Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced today that the city plans to lay off 164 firefighters by the end of July...
Detroit City Council president bullies intern on Twitter
theGRIO REPORT - Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh has come under fire in recent days for his YouTube video boasting of his weight loss success while the city has been teetering on the verge of insolvency...
Detroit mayor Dave Bing frustrated over delays
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit Mayor Dave Bing lashed out Thursday against 'people with personal agendas' he blames for stalling his efforts to pull the city from the brink of financial collapse...
