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Audit slams state housing agency’s work »
The Michigan State Housing Development Authority has strayed from its central purpose — to promote low- and moderate-income housing — into a range of remotely related activities, many of which it performs poorly, according to a critical audit of the …
81-year-old vegetable vendor still reaching out on Detroit streets »
Wearing a black knit hat and red plaid shirt with his feet kicked up on the inside of his truck, Charlie Acchiolo waits for early morning customers outside Comerica Bank in downtown Detroit. Behind him in the blue Ford Walk-In Step Van are crates chock…
Report: 1 in 3 Michigan grads had to do remedial college work »
The first-ever report also lists the college success of graduates from individual high schools and districts, with some consistent top-performers graduating sizable numbers of students in need of remedial college courses, including Grosse Pointe Public…
Metro Detroit leaders to unite for public transit »
Metro Detroit leaders will work together to advocate for a regional transportation authority and help capture untapped federal funding, those attending Friday’s 2011 Southeast Michigan Regional Summit said.
Mayor fires staffer for tryst with contractor »
DETROIT Mayor Dave Bing fired the director of the Buildings, Safety, Engineering and Environmental Department on Friday after she acknowledged a personal relationship with a city contractor.
U.S. grant will allow Detroit to hire 25 police officers »
The Detroit Police Department announced Friday that it plans to hire 25 officers using about $5.7 million in grant money awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
17-year-old charged in sexual assault at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital »
A 17-year-old was charged Friday with sexual assault after a patient at the University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital reported that she was attacked in August.
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More than 6,000 involved in car crashes with deer last year, data show »
Oh, deer. More than 6,000 people were involved in car crashes with deer in 2010, according to data released Friday by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments.
Detroit Science Center’s ex-CEO was fired, did not resign, he says »
In his first public comments since leaving the troubled Detroit Science Center abruptly on Aug. 26, former President and CEO Kevin Prihod said Friday that he was fired and did not voluntarily resign as the museum had previously announced. “I was termin…
