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Jan 9, 2012 at 10:15 pm

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Kwame Kilpatrick’s Testimony Revealed In Case Of Murdered Detroit Stripper

Kwame Kilpatrick’s Testimony Revealed In Case Of Murdered Detroit Stripper

In 2002, stripper Tamara Greene was rumored to have performed for then-Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick at the city’s Manoogian Mansion. Months later, she turned up dead.

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In Detroit and elsewhere, the murder of Greene has been the subject of whispers and conjecture for years. The family of Greene filed suit against Kilpatrick and the

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Jan 6, 2012 at 2:20 pm

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Detroit Won’t Run Out Of Money, Mayor Says

Detroit Won’t Run Out Of Money, Mayor Says

DETROIT — Detroit is no longer at risk of running out of cash by April because cost-cutting and other measures are taking effect, Mayor Dave Bing said Thursday, but the city council president and others do not share Bing’s optimism.

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Bing presented a financial and operational restructuring plan update to the council Thursday afternoon.

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Dec 27, 2011 at 2:53 pm

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Police Investigate Possible “BackPage” Escort Serial Killer In Detroit

Police Investigate Possible “BackPage” Escort Serial Killer In Detroit

DETROIT — After it was found that three of the four women who were found dead in the trunks of cars in Detroit had pages on the classified ad website, BackPage.com there is speculation that a serial killer may be responsible.

All four women found dead where African-American. Two of them were found burnt beyond recognition.

Channel 6 Detroit reports:

The chief said at least three of the victims were working as escorts and

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Dec 24, 2011 at 11:55 am

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Detroit Is Broke? By April, Outsiders May Take Over City Finanaces

Detroit Is Broke? By April, Outsiders May Take Over City Finanaces

The economy may be getting better on some levels. On other levels though, the impact of damage is clear. Case in point, Detroit may be in deep debt by June, despite a lot of positive economic growth. The finances of Detroit could get handed over to outsiders in April according to the New York Times.

The possibility that an outside manager could come in — one who would have broader

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Dec 16, 2011 at 3:18 pm

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Detroit’s “Hustle Boys” Gang Indicted For Alleged Drug Pipeline

Detroit’s “Hustle Boys” Gang Indicted For Alleged Drug Pipeline

Ten members of an Detroit drug gang were indicted on various drug charges, including using women to transport drugs across state lines, Thursday  in federal court following an FBI investigation.

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Members of the Hustle Boys, a gang formed to promote and organize parties at area nightclubs, allegedly charged admission and sold drugs at the parties in addition to trafficking drugs to and from various states.

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Dec 8, 2011 at 5:37 pm

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Detroit Robbery Victim Gives Life To Save His Wife

Detroit Robbery Victim Gives Life To Save His Wife

A Detroit man is being hailed as a hero after he gave his own life in a robbery so that his wife could be spared.

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Tommie Caldwell, 63, was fatally shot when robbers entered the northwest Detroit home he shared with his wife.

Caldwell was forced back into his home by a gunman Wednesday morning as he exited to head to work.

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Dec 7, 2011 at 5:12 pm

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Father Of Missing Detroit Girl: I’m Being Painted As ‘Bad Guy’

Father Of Missing Detroit Girl: I’m Being Painted As ‘Bad Guy’

The father of missing Detroit girl Bianca Jones says he is receiving death threats, The Detroit News reports.

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D’Andre Lane says the media and police are making him look as if he had something to do with his daughter’s disappearance.

“This is unfair,” Lane said according to the The Detroit News. “I’m the bad guy right now. But I don’t care what

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Dec 6, 2011 at 6:47 am

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Frantic Search For 2-Year-Old Bianca Jones Continues In Detroit

Frantic Search For 2-Year-Old Bianca Jones Continues In Detroit

DETROIT (AP) — Stepping gingerly among mounds of discarded tires, piles of soggy clothing and nail-pierced wood boards, Makibla Gideon’s head swept from side to side in search of a purple toddler’s jacket or pink shirt – any remnant that could have been worn by a 2-year-old Detroit girl whose father claims was taken during carjacking.

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Dec 2, 2011 at 8:47 am

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Middle School Girls Bathroom Had “30 Seconds” Fight Club

Middle School Girls Bathroom Had “30 Seconds” Fight Club

DETROIT-A girls bathroom in a in Ludington Middle School in Detroit was home to a brutal fight club in which girls would brutally fight while others would cheer them on and tape it.

The family of 13-year-old Jasmine Crawley brought the fight club to authorities’ attention after a video of Crowley fighting in the bathroom was posted on the internet.

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Nov 17, 2011 at 8:35 pm

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Detroit City Charter: A New Hope For Struggling City

Detroit City Charter: A New Hope For Struggling City

Vincent M. Keenan, Detroit political activist and proponent of the recently adopted new city charter, writes in the HuffingtonPost that the beleaguered, nearly-bankrupt metropolis has just turned a very important corner:

Last Tuesday, the new Charter was adopted. It contains ethics reform and enforcement and anticipates policing the complexities of public-private partnerships like the Woodward Light Rail that could, if unwatched, become the source of the

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