DETROIT, July 20 (UPI) -- Detroit's new police chief says the city's homicide rate, already the highest in the country, may worsen because crimes will no longer be under-reported.

WASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) -- U.S. lawmakers say they are at odds with the Obama administration over the General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC dealership closings.

WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- A House committee in Washington voted to launch an investigation of the government's role in shaping restructuring plans for General Motors and Chrysler.

HAZEL PARK, Mich., July 16 (UPI) -- At least one tanker truck burst into flames after crashing on Interstate 75 near Detroit Wednesday, causing a portion of an overpass to collapse, police said.

DETROIT, July 15 (UPI) -- A missing 5-year-old Michigan girl may have been buried alive, the Wayne County Medical Examiner's office says.

NEW YORK, July 13 (UPI) -- General Motors Corp., fresh out of bankruptcy, can proceed with a deal to help U.S. parts supplier Delphi out of its own bankruptcy process, a judge said.

DETROIT, July 10 (UPI) -- One effect of the economic downturn in Michigan has produced more breeding grounds for mosquitoes in cities like Detroit, an entomologist says.

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PONTIAC, Mich., June 29 (UPI) -- Officials in Pontiac, Mich., say they are in the process of organizing an auction of the Pontiac Silverdome, the former home of the Detroit Lions.