Detroit1 day agoKwame Kilpatrick's road to Trump commutation of corruption sentenceFormer Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was among 70 people who had their prison sentences commuted by President Trump early Wednesday, just hours before the end of the president's term in office.
HomicideDecember 27Coronavirus pandemic has police solving fewer murders: WSJPolice are struggling to solve murders as homicides rise and the Covid-19 pandemic creates new challenges to cracking cases.
NashvilleDecember 26Nashville’s Dem mayor slammed online for chuckling during TV interviewMaybe it was his way of lowering his stress level after a downtown explosion on Christmas morning, but Nashville, Tenn., Mayor John Cooper drew some negative reactions on social media Friday after chuckling during an interview.
DetroitDecember 23Detroit suing Black Lives Matter activists for ‘civil conspiracy’: reportThe city of Detroit is trying a new tack during a year in which it, like many other U.S. cities, saw violent protests and destruction in the streets.
Los AngelesDecember 5Los Angeles would lose nearly 1,000 police jobs under budget proposalA new budget proposal in Los Angeles issued Friday would cut more than 1,800 city jobs -- including 951 police jobs -- amid a $600 million budget shortfall, according to a report.
San FranciscoDecember 3San Francisco plan would ban tobacco smoking, vaping inside apartments -- but weed OK: reportCity and county officials in San Francisco on Tuesday gave initial approval to a proposed ban on cigarette smoking and vaping inside apartments -- but exempted marijuana smoking from the plan, according to reports
San FranciscoDecember 2SF Mayor Breed warns 'more restrictive action' may come to city after her French Laundry visit: reportSan Francisco residents should brace more severe coronavirus restrictions, Mayor London Breed said Tuesday.
New York CityNovember 22Giant rats overtaking NYC's Central Park, Upper West Side of ManhattanRat school is in session as fed-up New Yorkers try to learn how to deal with a surging rodent population.
PhiladelphiaOctober 31Philadelphia police budget cuts sought by 4 councilmembers during week of riots, looting: reportFour first-term City Council members in Philadelphia vowed Friday to continue pushing for cuts to the city police department’s budget – during a week that saw more than 200 stores looted in reaction to the Monday police-shooting death of Walter Wallace Jr.
PortlandOctober 30Portland councilwoman now backs Mayor Wheeler's opponent in next week's electionJust days before the mayoral election in Portland, Ore., a former ally of Mayor Ted Wheeler has endorsed his opponent.
