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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (WJBK)-Kyle Thompson appears to be a typical 14-year old boy, but there's something about his life right now that's a little different. He's not going to school because he was kicked out.The story begins last March at Harrison High School in Farmington Hills and ends with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)...

Mike Duggan formally unveiled his 15-page plan for addressing blight and abandonment in Detroit’s neighborhoods this past Monday night.Duggan spoke at length about his 10-point plan and how it would roll out if he were elected mayor Nov. 5, when he squares off against Wayne County Sheriff Benny NapoleonREAD: MIKE DUGGAN’S PLAN TO FIGHT BLIGHT IN D...

Singer Chris Brown (L., with attorney Mark Geragos) attends a probation progress hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court Monday - to find out his probation from his 2009 assault case against Rihanna was revoked. A Los Angeles judge has revoked Chris Brown’s probation, but the singer was not ordered to jail. Brown’s lawyer suggested Monday that per...

Page 1 of 2The General Assembly of the Council of Baptist Pastors of Detroit and Vicinity unanimously voted to endorse Benny Napoleon for Detroit Mayor.In March, many of Detroit's clergy leaders stood with Napoleon as he officially announced his candidacy in front of an audience of more than 2,000 people at the Masonic Temple. According to...

As Wayne County Prosecutor a decade ago, Mike Duggan received national attention for his crusade against graffiti vandals in Detroit. On Thursday, Duggan will continue that fight as he and his volunteers paints over more than a half dozen graffiti messages on vacant buildings meant to support his write in candidacy for Mayor.This is a new...

Page 1 of 2By Bankole ThompsonCHRONICLE SENIOR EDITORTom Barrow, the boisterous mayoral contender who initially succeeded in knocking his opponent, Mike Duggan, former CEO of the Detroit Medical Center off the Aug. 6 primary ballot, has vowed to continue his challenge after Duggan announced a write-in campaign last week....

In 2012, Zacardi Cortez made a big splash with his best-selling debut CD "ZacardiCortez: The Introduction" (Worldwide Music Inc.). The album peaked at #2 onBillboard's Top Gospel Albums chart and earned him a Stellar Award nomination. Aftera brief recording hiatus, Cortez is back in the studio and has recorded a soulfulnew song that is taking the...

UPDATE: After receiving word that the Michigan Court of Appeals has affirmed Judge Popke's ruling that he is ineligible to appear on the August 6th ballot for Mayor, Mike Duggan will take the rest of today to consider his options and address the media at 10:00 AM Wednesday, June 19, 2012 at his campaign headquarters at 2751 E. Jefferson Ave.Accordi...

Michigan Senate Democrats called on Governor Snyder today to explain comments from his Chief of Staff that were uncovered by The Detroit News’ continued investigation into his secretive “Skunk Works” group. In an e-mail obtained via FOIA, Snyder’s Chief of Staff Dennis Muchmore was quoted as saying, “Frankly, there’s nothing I enjoy m...

As a show of thanks to his dedicated supporters, Detroit Mayoral Candidate Mike Duggan threw a volunteer appreciation rally which also kicked off his push to the August 6th Primary election. Since beginning his campaign for Mayor, volunteers have made thousands of phone calls, knocked on thousands of doors, hosted more...