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Flint firefighters are voting on a new contract and the outcome is far from certain. The head of the city’s firefighters union says its chances are 50-50.…

The songs were a byproduct of slavery in the U.S. But after being passed along by generations of African-American musicians, they were later embraced by a variety of improvisers, including Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Grant Green and John Coltrane.

Why has a criminal misdemeanor case involving seven Detroit protesters been stalled for nearly nine months?Those defendants and their lawyers want to…

The report says there are few incidents of tainted water given the number of wells. Energy companies agree. Environmentalists accuse the industry of undue influence over the study.

Quiara Alegria Hudes' Pulitzer Prize-winning drama opens off-Broadway on Tuesday. The play is the second in a trilogy focused on an injured Iraq veteran named Elliot — a character based on Hudes' cousin. "I just remember the instant I saw him, there was just something changed in his eye," she says.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Consumers in Ohio's fourth-largest city may be asked to voluntarily conserve water next year to limit demand and help reduce…

It was announced yesterday that Toyota has agreed to pay $1.2 billion to settle with the U.S. Justice Department over a delayed recall of millions of…

A big piece of Detroit's bankruptcy puzzle was put in place today: the newly-created Great Lakes Water Authority, as the city finally came to agreement…

In 2008, the state estimates there were a little more than 86,000 people without a home. Half of them were families.Resource Genesee helps people who are…

A coalition of union and environmental groups says it’s time for the federal government to invest more money in the nation’s aging water and sewer lines.…