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Wednesday, August 15, 2012  Former major league outfielder Chad Curtis plans to fight an additional charge stemming from complaints about his behavior with female high school students in Michigan.

Saturday, April 07, 2012  Detroit Mayor Dave Bing has been released from the hospital, where he was being treated for blood clots in his lungs.  Bing's office says he left Henry Ford Hospital on Saturday. The 68-year-old was readmitted Wednesday to the hospital, where he'd recently undergone surgery for a perforated colon.

Thursday, December 01, 2011  Former Syracuse basketball star and current Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said Wednesday his friend Bernie Fine told him allegations of child molestation were untrue.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011  The pilot of a small plane that crashed in Lake Huron was rescued Wednesday in good condition after a night in the water off the Michigan coast, authorities said.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010  Scoop Jardine scored a career-high 27 points, Rick Jackson had 10 points and a career-best 22 rebounds, and No. 10 Syracuse rallied past Detroit 66-55 in the Legends Classic on Tuesday night.

Sunday, October 17, 2010  When Tom Coughlin started discussing the Lions with his New York Giants, there was no mention of either Detroit's near-record 23-game road losing streak or the 1-4 regular-season mark.

Friday, October 15, 2010  Former NBA great and professional basketball Hall-of-Famer Dave Bing is leaving Detroit City Hall and going back to the hardwood at Syracuse University.

Thursday, June 03, 2010  Armando Galarraga bitterly sipped a beer minutes after he almost pitched a perfect game, lashing out at first base umpire Jim Joyce for blowing a call that negated his place in baseball history.

Sunday, December 27, 2009  A passenger onboard the same Northwest Airlines flight that was attacked on Christmas Day was taken into custody in Detroit on Sunday after becoming verbally disruptive upon landing, officials said.

Friday, December 25, 2009  A passenger aboard a Northwest Air Lines flight in Detroit was planning to blow up the plane but the explosive device failed.