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Sheriff Benny Napoleon to make Detroit mayoral announcement today

Get ready to add one more name to the growing list of candidates running to become Detroit’s next mayor. 

Duggan hopes to take charge after EFM fixes Detroit

The historic appointment of an emergency financial manager for Detroit won't make Mike Duggan have second thoughts about his campaign to become the city's next

Sheriff Benny Napoleon set to make Detroit mayoral announcement

Get ready to add one more name to the growing list of candidates running to become Detroit’s next mayor. 

Detroit: Too little, too late! EFM likely next step.

Here we go again!  Detroit vs. Lansing.  Democrats vs. Republicans.  Community protests claiming a so-called “hostile takeover” of Detroit.  It’s all so

Rosa Parks: A Commemorating Celebration for Her Centennial Birthday

On Monday, February 4, civil rights icon Rosa Parks and two Southeast Michigan venues will be in the national spotlight.   Both events promise to be fitting

Jim Herrington: Farewell to My Friend & WXYZ's Hall of Fame Journalist

The passing of Jim Herrington, 84, brings to a close an important chapter in Michigan journalism. INSIDE: Chuck Stokes remembers

Happy Birthday, Grand Hotel: 125 Years Strong

It's 2012 and the Grand Hotel has prevailed!  Today is the BIG anniversary of a Michigan treasure that proudly boasts of having the world's longest front porch

Mackinac Conference - DMC CEO Mike Duggan "Unofficially" Running for Mayor

Make no mistake about it, Detroit Medical Center CEO Mike Duggan is "unofficially" gearing up to run for mayor of Detroit whether incumbent Mayor Dave Bing

Mackinac Conference - Former Washington, D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams on…

Former Washignton, D.C.Mayor Anthony Williams gives candid advice on how Detroit can survive its current fiscal crisis in an upcoming special edition of

BLOG: A funny thing happened on the way to the Detroit Regional Chamber's…

It was a rough day Monday for the Action News team as we made our way toward the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference.

Ford Freedom Honors Abdul-Jabbar & New York Rens

Talent, Tenacity, and Teamwork:  That’s the theme of this year’s Ford Freedom Award honoring National Basketball  Association Hall of Famer Kareem

Michigan GOP Debate - Jobs, Economy & Taxes

The Michigan GOP Presidential Debate – Your Money…Your Vote. Real content. No grandstanding. And very little finger pointing at each other. There was no

Michigan & the GOP Presidential Debate - In the Thick of It!

Michigan is in the thick of it! Oakland University is in the thick of it! In about an hour, Americans hooked on the 2012 presidential campaign will turn their

Dr. Arthur Johnson - A Quiet Champion for Justice

The passing of Dr. Arthur L. Johnson should not be taken lightly! Johnson was a quiet but staunch champion for justice. He spent the bulk of his outstanding

Esther Gordy Edwards: Keeper of the Motown Legacy

If Berry Gordy, Jr. was the creative genius who created Motown, then his big sister, Esther Gordy Edwards was the glue that for decades held the music empire

New Poll: Economy & Romney Could be Factors in 2012

The November 2012 general election for President is more than 14 months away!  Anyone who makes serious predictions about the outcome of that race this far in

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  1. Editorial Director<br>Chuck Stokes

    Editorial Director
    Chuck Stokes

    Stokes joined the station in 1981 and serves as moderator and producer of "Spotlight On The News," Detroit's longest-running weekly news and public affairs show.

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