Detroit gets 3rd mayor in past 8 months as businessman and ex-NBA star Dave Bing takes oath

August 18th, 2009 Deficit keeps Detroit mayor busy in 1st 100 daysDETROIT — Dave Bing is aware of what waits for him each morning as he strolls into Detroit City Hall. Wednesday will be little different than Tuesday, very much like last week and similar to 100 days ago when the NBA legend took the oath of office as mayor.

July 7th, 2009 Correction: Detroit police chief storyDETROIT — In a July 3 story about Mayor Dave Bing firing Detroit's police chief, The Associated Press erroneously reported Chief James Barren's history in the department. Barren had been a deputy chief there, but was not when then-Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr.

July 4th, 2009 AP Source: Detroit mayor firing police chiefDETROIT — The mayor of Detroit is firing the city's police chief, a person familiar with the situation said Friday. The person told the Associated Press that Mayor Dave Bing has told Police Chief James Barren that the chief is being relieved of his duties.

June 17th, 2009 Detroit mayor: Hard-hit city needs federal fundsDETROIT — Mayor Dave Bing hopes long-term solutions to Detroit's problems arise from the National Summit being held in the city, but said short-term financial help likely only will come from the federal government. The pro basketball Hall-of-Famer and newly elected mayor said Tuesday that holding the conference on manufacturing, technology, energy and the environment in Detroit gives leaders from elsewhere a view from the front lines.

June 16th, 2009 Detroit mayor: City could use some federal helpDETROIT — Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says his city has been hit hardest by the economic downtown and must take advantage of any funds it can get from the federal government. Bing spoke Tuesday at the National Summit, a conference in Detroit on the future of manufacturing, technology, energy and the environment.

June 4th, 2009 Youth ask mayor for solutions to Detroit's illsDETROIT — The burned-out house next to Shomari Raby's home is an eyesore, but it's the drug addicts who linger outside and get high inside that cause her to walk past quickly on her way to and from school. "You don't know who is in there," said Raby, 16.

May 13th, 2009 Education secretary: Detroit schools 'ground zero'DETROIT — Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday that Detroit's troubled public schools are "ground zero" for education in the U.S. and promised federal help if leaders are willing to make necessary changes.

May 12th, 2009 New Detroit mayor says no thanks to city mansionDETROIT — New Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says he won't move into the official mayoral residence — the Manoogian Mansion. Bing took office Monday and says he wants to find a way to make money from the 15-room luxury house on the Detroit River.

May 11th, 2009 Dave Bing being sworn in Monday as Detroit mayorDETROIT — Former NBA star Dave Bing will be sworn in Monday as Detroit's third mayor in eight months. City Clerk Janice Winfrey will administer the oath of office to the businessman and former Detroit Pistons great.

May 6th, 2009 NBA great Bing says running Detroit won't be easyDETROIT — Basketball legend Dave Bing, elected as Detroit's third mayor in less than a year, promises swift and decisive action once he officially assumes the Motor City's top post. But restoring fiscal responsibility to this cash-strapped Rust Belt city that's notorious for fiscal mismanagement won't be easy for the 65-year-old political novice, who swept incumbent Ken Cockrel Jr.

May 6th, 2009 Ex-Pistons great Bing leading in mayoral electionDETROIT — Former Detroit Pistons great Dave Bing led with 81 percent of the vote counted Tuesday in his bid to unseat incumbent Ken Cockrel Jr. in a special mayoral election.

May 6th, 2009 Voters decide who will be new Detroit mayorDETROIT — Less than a year after becoming Detroit's mayor amid scandal, Ken Cockrel Jr. sought to stay in office Tuesday in a special election against former basketball star Dave Bing.

May 6th, 2009 Detroit Pistons great leading in mayoral electionDETROIT — Former Detroit Pistons great Dave Bing was leading in early returns Tuesday in his bid to unseat incumbent Ken Cockrel Jr. in a special mayoral election.

May 5th, 2009 Voters head to polls to elect new Detroit mayorDETROIT — Voters will elect Detroit's newest mayor in a runoff between incumbent Ken Cockrel Jr. and professional basketball Hall-of-Famer Dave Bing.

May 5th, 2009 Voters to select new Detroit mayor on TuesdayDETROIT — Voters head to the polls Tuesday to select their mayor for the next 7 1/2 months in a runoff election seen as key to restoring stability to Detroit amid a bleak fiscal situation. Incumbent Ken Cockrel Jr., formerly the City Council president, moved up to the mayor's office after Kwame Kilpatrick's resignation in September and immediately focused on the city's swelling budget deficit.