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Baggage Handlers Arrested in Drug Smuggling Bust at Detroit Airport

Federal agents arrested 12 people today who are suspected of smuggling marijuana and cocaine into Detroit Metro Airport. Ten of the twelve people arrested in the yearlong investigation are current or former employees of Delta Air Lines, U.S. Immigrations Customs and Enforcements spokesman Khaalid Walls told AOL News. The...

Sheen Kicks Off 'Torpedo of Truth' Tour in Detroit

DETROIT -- Charlie Sheen has been pretty well everywhere the past few months, popping up all over national TV, the Internet and in other forms of mass media, blathering on about the "tiger blood" coursing through his veins and decrying the "trolls" who derailed his lucrative acting career. So much has been said by and...

Home Price Declines Deepen in Major US Markets

NEW YORK -- Damage from the housing bust is spreading to areas once thought to be immune. In at least 14 major U.S. metro areas, prices have fallen to 2003 levels - when the housing bubble was just starting to inflate. Prices will likely drop further this year, making many people reluctant to buy or sell. That would push...

Grandmother Who Stole to Feed Five Grandkids Faces Prison

A 67-year-old widow struggling to feed her five grandkids may now be going to prison for Social Security fraud she claims was necessary to keep her family afloat. Mary Alice Austin lives in Detroit and has custody of her grandchildren: four from her daughter, who's battling drug addiction and couldn't care for them...

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Movement Detroit 2012 Lineup Full Of Local Electronic Music Acts

"Televised Green Smoke"Carl Craig takes the Main stage at Movement at 3 p.m on Sunday. Jeff Mills performs as "The Wizard," his '80s radio DJ persona, headlining the Main stage at 10:30 on Monday.

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Dominic Arellano: Moments in Love: Detroit

Over the next few days, people from around the globe will fill Detroit and Hart Plaza for three days, taking over the city with many genres of electronic music.

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Matthew Bode: Of Rolexes and False Prophets

On occasion, on a day of exceptional clarity and humility, it is possible to see one's own holy judgment.

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'Girls Gone Vinyl' Documentary Explores The Untold Story Of Detroit's Female DJs

Last year, DJ Jenny Lafemme was gearing up for the annual "Girls Gone Vinyl" after-party at Detroit's Movement electronic music festival when she had an even better idea.

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Ex-Police Chief Shames Detroit Cops, Says Department Is Out Of Control

Detroit's former police chief is lashing out about crime in the city.

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05/28/12 Challenge Detroit: 30 chosen for inaugural program... Source: Advance Newspapers - Ann Arbor MI Thirty people from across the U.S. and Canada have been picked to take part in the inaugural Challenge Detroit program.
05/27/12 Police: Pregnant woman torched, shot, survives Source: Argus-Press - Owosso MI Suburban police say a 22-year-old pregnant woman is recovering after being abducted, forced into her car, driven to Detroit, doused with lighter fluid, set afire and shot.
05/27/12 Feeding kids still debatable Source: The Times Herald - Port Huron MI My best wishes to you on this Memorial Day holiday weekend.
05/27/12 Tom Walsh: Could Detroit revival finally get traction? Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI Is Detroit finally emerging from its long Sisyphean period of punishment and frustration?
05/27/12 Tom Walsh: Aiming for a healthier approach for an... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI With a city on the brink of fiscal disaster and a region on the cusp of economic recovery, Nancy Schlichting has a seat smack in the middle of their crosscurrents as CEO of the Henry Ford Health System.

Background on Detroit

Detroit () is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan, and the seat of Wayne County. It is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people, and serves as a major port on the Detroit River connecting the Great Lakes system to the Saint Lawrence Seaway.

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