Mary Sheffield began her first day as Detroit’s mayor with the only requirement the city charter does not let anyone postpone. At 10 a.m. Jan. 1, Sheffield took the oath of office at the Coleman A.

Officials in Highland Park and across Wayne County spent the hours leading up to the new year Wednesday trying to learn more information after the Washington Post published a story last week naming ...

As 2025 comes to an end, here are some of Detroit’s most memorable moments and storylines. It was a year defined by change and growth – a city that truly is reflective of its ...

Michigan Good Food Fund Launches 2025 Holiday Gift Guide Showcasing Mission-Driven Michigan Food Entrepreneurs ...

The Reiners were found dead inside their Los Angeles home on Sunday (December 15). Nick Reiner, one of their sons, was arrested as police have reportedly determined that he was “responsible for their ...

Mayor Mike Duggan and Chief Financial Officer Tanya Stoudemire announced the final audit results on December 23, confirming that the city’s 2024–2025 fiscal year ended June 30 with its eleventh ...

This coming year, Pancakes & Politics will kick off with a special Auto Show Edition on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, at 7:30 a.m. at Huntington Place in Detroit, bringing together influential voices from ...

The Council of Baptist Pastors of Detroit and Vicinity, Inc. announced Pastor Orville K. Littlejohn as its president-elect, effective Jan. 1, 2026. Littlejohn will succeed Pastor Richard White III, ...

Flint’s water crisis settlement has started paying out claims. Administrators have approved nearly 26,000 claims for a share of the fund. The payment portal opened Dec. 12 for the first wave of about ...

The landscape for faith-based books isn’t very diverse: only around 16% of religious-themed titles are written by Black authors, and even fewer have Black publishers. But the ranks of Black authors ...

Tattoos are generally considered safe, but growing scientific evidence suggests tattoo inks are not biologically inert. The key question is no longer whether tattoos introduce foreign substances into ...