Person familiar with situation: Detroit police chief says mayor has told him he’s being fired

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 6th, 2009 Detroit mayor taps ex-rival as new police chiefDETROIT — Mayor Dave Bing appointed a county sheriff as the city's third police chief in less than a year on Monday, saying his one-time political rival is just the person to help rein in Detroit's high crime rate and lead the department out from under federal oversight. Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans, who was among a field of candidates in February's primary to complete the term of former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, replaces James Barren, who was fired Friday after less than a year on the job.

July 2nd, 2009 Students flee Detroit school amid reports of shotsDETROIT — Reports of shots fired near a Detroit school have sent dozens of students fleeing from classes just two days after seven teenagers were shot near the school. Police responding to multiple 911 calls have not confirmed that shots were actually fired Thursday morning near the Cody Ninth Grade Academy on the city's west side.

June 18th, 2009 Pilot dies aboard Continental flight to NewarkDALLAS — A captain on a Continental Airlines flight has died during the flight, says a person familiar with the situation. WCBS-TV in New York says the pilot died on a flight from Brussels and the plane was expected to make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport.

June 18th, 2009 Pilot dies aboard Continental flightDALLAS — A captain on a Continental Airlines flight has died during the flight, says a person familiar with the situation. WCBS-TV in New York says the pilot died on a flight from Brussels and the plane was expected to make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport.

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 8th, 2009 Lawyer: Ex-Detroit mayor's payments back on trackDETROIT — A lawyer for Detroit's former mayor says his client's up to date — and even early — with monthly restitution payments in the criminal case that drove him from office. Lawyer Michael Alan Schwartz says Kwame Kilpatrick sent a $9,500 check overnight.

June 3rd, 2009 Ex-Detroit mayor late, $3,500 short on restitutionDETROIT — Michigan prison officials say former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was three days late and $3,500 short last month in the restitution ordered in his criminal case. Department of Corrections spokesman Russ Marlan told the Detroit Free Press the payment due on the 15th arrived May 18 and was for $2,500 of the $6,000 required.

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 11th, 2009 Ex-NBA great Dave Bing sworn in as Detroit mayorDETROIT — Businessman and former NBA star Dave Bing is now the mayor of Detroit, and the third person to hold the job in eight months. The former Detroit Pistons great took the oath of office Monday afternoon.

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.

April 25th, 2009 AP source: Lions and Stafford agree on 6-year dealDETROIT — Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions agreed on a six-year deal Friday night, a person familiar with talks told The Associated Press. The person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because there hadn't been an announcement, said the Lions will pay Stafford $41.7 million in guarantees and as much as $78 million.

April 22nd, 2009 Detroit woman's underwire bra deflects bulletDETROIT — The metal underwire in a Detroit woman's bra was credited with deflecting a bullet fired at her during a break-in at a neighbor's home. Detroit police Officer Leon Rahmaan said the 57-year-old woman apparently looked out her window Tuesday when one of three men fired the shot.