DETROIT, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Detroit city and education leaders called for closer relationships between local government and schools to get public education on track.

DETROIT, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Former Detroit Piston's star Dave Bing is waging a full court press to solve Detroit's financial problems before the city goes broke, observers say.

DETROIT, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Detroit Mayor Dave Bing warned union workers the city is going broke and layoffs or pay cuts are the only way out of the fiscal crisis.

DETROIT, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Detroit Mayor Dave Bing overwhelmed the mayoral field in Tuesday's primary election, pulling in 74 percent of the vote, election returns showed.

DETROIT, July 16 (UPI) -- Former Detroit Police Chief James Barren's house was hit by burglars on the day he ended his 31-year career with the department, police said.

LANSING, Mich., May 28 (UPI) -- Michigan voters believe Dave Bing, the NBA star turned Detroit mayor, can improve the condition of the troubled city, a poll released Thursday indicates.

DETROIT, May 11 (UPI) -- Dave Bing was sworn in as Detroit's 62nd mayor Monday, taking the reins of a city rocked by economic hardship and political scandal, witnesses said.

DETROIT, May 8 (UPI) -- A quick handover is expected in Detroit now that the city has an elected mayor again.

DETROIT, May 6 (UPI) -- Former NBA great Dave Bing promised to bring integrity to the Detroit mayor's office after winning Tuesday's special election.