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Michigan Governor to Declare Detroit Emergency

Announcement expected at noon today

(Newser) - Ah, Detroit—it's miserable , murderous , and, as of noon local time today, likely officially in a state of financial emergency. Per Mayor Dave Bing, Gov. Rick Snyder is set to declare that emergency today, which is expected to result in Snyder appointing a financial manager who will seize hold...

America&#39;s Most Miserable Cities
 America's Most 
 Miserable Cities 
forbes list
Feb 22, 2013 11:30 AM CST

America's Most Miserable Cities

Detroit grabs the distinction from Forbes

(Newser) - Sorry, Detroit. Forbes is out with its annual list of the most miserable cities in America, which takes into account not only obvious factors such as unemployment and crime, but also things like taxes, foreclosures, home prices, and commute times. Some highlights:
  • The worst five: Detroit leads the way, followed
...

Worst Cities for Bedbugs
 Worst Cities for Bedbugs 
Jan 18, 2013 12:40 PM CST

Worst Cities for Bedbugs

Chicago, Detroit, and LA top Orkin's list

(Newser) - Bedbugs may not in the news as much these days—except when they turn up in weird places such as old library books —but that doesn't mean they're getting wiped out. In fact, pest-control company Orkin says its bedbug business is up 33% over 2011, reports ABC...

Brothers Stole Dad&#39;s Body Hoping for Resurrection
Brothers Stole Dad's Body Hoping for Resurrection
police say
Jan 16, 2013 2:28 PM CST

Brothers Stole Dad's Body Hoping for Resurrection

They could be charged with disinterment

(Newser) - Two adult brothers, one of whom was having difficulty coping with the loss of his parents, allegedly stole their 92-year-old father's body from a cemetery ... and police say the men may have believed they could resurrect him. Clarence Street's "intact and unharmed" corpse was found yesterday morning...

Detroit Homicides Climb 10%, Above 'Murder Capital' Era

City now the most dangerous of America's 20 most populous

(Newser) - Detroit lived up to its dangerous reputation this year, as its murder rate shot up 10% to 53 per 100,000 residents—making it higher now than it was 40 years ago, when the city was first nicknamed the "Murder Capital," the Detroit News reports. That also made...

RNC Official: Dems Can't Get Detroit Voters Out of Pool Hall

Taped talking about lack of mayor machine

(Newser) - Republican National Committee finance chief Ron Weiser is taking flak for a video secretly recorded at a Tea Party meeting in which he mocks Detroit voters and accuses them of fraud. In the video, which surfaced over the weekend, Weiser says Mitt Romney has a good chance of winning Michigan...

Detroit News Endorses Romney
Detroit News Endorses Romney
OPINION
Oct 25, 2012 1:30 PM CDT

Detroit News Endorses Romney

'Despite his wrong-headedness on the auto bailout'

(Newser) - Mitt Romney picked up a potentially valuable newspaper endorsement today, one that might do a bit to help blunt President Obama's constant attacks on him for opposing the auto bailout. The Detroit News threw its weight behind Romney, praising his resume of business success and bipartisan deal-making. "Romney...

Street View Snaps Gunman at House Where Baby Died

'You have a right to bear arms at home,' says prosecutor

(Newser) - Google Street View captured the image of a young man pointing a gun outside a Detroit house that appears to be the same place a baby was found dead inside two years later, reports ABC News . There's no evidence the two incidents are in any way linked, but the...

America's Richest, Poorest Cities

San Jose is No. 1 in terms of income; poorest is Detroit

(Newser) - Of the country's 25 most populated cities, San Jose has the highest median household income: near $77,000, compared to the national median of $51,000. San Jose's success is thanks in part to its high-tech culture. MarketWatch lists the five richest, with median incomes:
  • San Jose, $77,
...

Horseless Detroit Department Employs ... Horseshoer

Job description last revised in 1967

(Newser) - Detroit's Water and Sewerage Department doesn't have any horses—but if it ever gets any, it's totally prepared. The city employs a "horseshoer," whose job it is "to shoe horses and to do general blacksmith work ... and to perform related work as required,"...

Body Parts Found in Detroit Sewer

Cops hope tattoo can identify victim

(Newser) - A Detroit-area sewer crew's find has left police with a gruesome murder mystery. The workers found what cops describe as "a dozen softball-sized pieces of a body," ABC reports. Police say the body parts are Caucasian but it's not clear whether they are from a man...

Boy Sells $3.4K of Lemonade for Struggling Detroit

Joshua Smith wins scholarship, local celeb visits

(Newser) - When life gives you lemons, make lemonade—then sell it to help save your crumbling city. That's what 9-year-old Joshua Smith has been doing in Detroit, reports the Free Press . Last Monday, he set up a lemonade stand near his house, hoping to raise $1,000 to help the...

Detroit's Vacant Fields 'Dumping Grounds for the Dead'

As areas get abandoned, killers take advantage: AP

(Newser) - Of all the grim stories coming out of Detroit, this one from the AP might be the bleakest of all:
  • "Abandoned and neglected parts of the city are quickly becoming dumping grounds for the dead—at least a dozen bodies in 12 months' time," writes Corey Williams. "
...

Detroit Mayor Slashes City Workers' Pay By 10%

Mayor slashes checks 10%, cuts health benefits

(Newser) - Another tangible sign of Detroit's bleak finances: The mayor today said the city's unionized workers must take a 10% pay cut along with reduced health care benefits, reports the Detroit Free Press . The unions promise a court fight, but Dave Bing says the in-the-red city has no choice...

Bomb Threat Closes US-Canada Bridge

2nd threat in a week shuts busy crossing

(Newser) - Is somebody in Detroit trying to keep Canadians out? The Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit with Windsor, Ontario, was shut down last night after a bomb threat was received from the Detroit side, reports CNN . The bridge is America's busiest commercial border crossing, with more than 10,000 commercial vehicles...

Rapper's Home Video Leads to Animal Rescue in Detroit

Young Calicoe allegedly boasts of fighting dogs, roosters

(Newser) - Detroit police today confiscated animals that might have been used in dogfighting and cockfighting rings. The authorities moved after a local rapper known as Young Calicoe allegedly made a video showing off the "zoo" behind a city home. The video shows chained-up pit bulls and caged roosters, reports the...

Detroit Cops: 7-Year-Old Killed Self After Bullying

He was also depressed over parents' split

(Newser) - Detroit's police chief calls it "unfathomable": A 7-year-old boy hanged himself from his bunk bed with a belt, depressed over his parents' separation and because he got bullied constantly at school and around his neighborhood, reports the Detroit Free Press . He was discovered by his 14-year-old-sister, who saw...

Half of Detroit's Streetlights May Go Dark

Mayor wants to nudge people to move to better areas

(Newser) - Detroit's population has shrunk 60% since 1950, and officials say it's time to condense the city. They're taking a simple approach: Light the areas where they want folks to live. Mayor Dave Bing wants to cut the number of streetlights nearly in half, from 88,000 to...

Cops: Woman Shot Teen Grandson 8 Times

Sandra Layne charged with murder

(Newser) - A Michigan grandmother who said she was afraid of her grandson has been charged with murder after shooting the teenager eight times, according to law enforcement authorities. The 17-year-old boy called 911 to tell an emergency dispatcher that he had been shot in the chest by his grandmother, and "...

Mystery Rumble From Detroit Infuriates Canadians

'Windsor-hum' causing cross-border ruckus

(Newser) - Something strange and noisy is happening on Michigan's Zug Island, complain Canadians in Windsor, on the other side of the Detroit River. The "Windsor hum"—described as a low-pitched rumble—has been annoying residents of the border city for two years. Canadian scientists say they have pinpointed...

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