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Detroit City Council delays vote on budget cuts
Detnews.com Wayne County
Feb 07Detroit — The City Council delayed a vote today on its version of a budget-cutting plan, but members agreed their proposed cuts should be joined with the mayor's before being presented to the state. »
Detroit police: Boy, 9, shoots 15-year-old
Detnews.com Wayne County
Feb 07Police are investigating the wounding of a teenage boy in an alleged shooting by a 9-year-old on the city's east side Saturday night. »
Wayne Co. home values drop
Detnews.com Wayne County
Feb 07Detroit — While the decline of Wayne County property values comes as no surprise to many officials, Monday's release of the report left some assessors wishing predications had been wrong. »
Law enforcement agencies work together to combat truancy in Detroit
Detnews.com Wayne County
Feb 07Detroit — Student truancy is noticeable in the city — so much so that Detroit Public Schools made 409 referrals to prosecutors in the 2010-11 year and also lost state funding because it fell below the state minimum of 75 percent attendance on 46 days. »
Money saving concessions closer, Detroit mayor says
Detnews.com Wayne County
Feb 07Detroit — An optimistic Mayor Dave Bing said Monday that the city is getting closer to a deal on concessions with police and fire unions and could have a tentative agreement within days with the Detroit Police Officers Association. »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
NFL Alumni name Stafford QB of the year
Lions Lowdown Blog
Feb 07In a quieter ceremony during Super Bowl week, Matthew Stafford won a prestigious honor when he was named Quarterback of the Year by the NFL Alumni Association. He beat out two elite quarterbacks — Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers — for the honor. The show a... »
Winter chill to sweep through metro Detroit by week's end
Freep.com Outdoors Blog
Feb 07Metro Detroit will usher in more winter-type weather this week, just as the daily average high temperature starts the upswing to spring, according to the National Weather Service. »
Woman struck by car after argument in Detroit
Freep.com Outdoors Blog
Feb 07A 28-year-old woman was critically injured after being struck by a car after an argument in Detroit, according to police. »
Rochelle Riley: DPS emergency manager Roy Roberts has bold plans for district
Freep.com Outdoors Blog
Feb 07When Roy Roberts became emergency manager of the Detroit Public Schools, the first thing he did was pare his administrative staff from 35 to eight. Now Roberts is doing the same with the school district, moving 31 buildings out of DPS to rightsize a sy... »
Billionaire Manuel (Matty) Moroun, top aide to stay out of jail -- for now
Freep.com Outdoors Blog
Feb 07Billionaire businessman Manuel (Matty) Moroun and a top aide will stay out of jail for now. But they may be going back soon. Their fate depends on whether Wayne County Circuit Judge Prentis Edwards can craft a reasonable rationale for their jailing tha... »