After living in the Deep South for years, Julia Avant is back home as a reporter for CBS News Detroit. Growing up in Sterling Heights, many knew her as Julia Smith. She grew up as a competitive dancer ...

DETROIT — Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick accused federal prosecutors Wednesday of bullying his family, chilling business opportunities and forcing him to remove his children from school amid ...

Seven-term Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-Mich.), mother of disgraced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, was defeated in that state’s Democratic primary on August 3. State Sen. Hansen Clarke ...

The Federal prosecutors are seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars from the friends and family of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to collect money owed to the city. White House draws out mass ...

DETROIT – Local 4 is inside the courtroom for the federal corruption trial of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Kilpatrick's dad Bernard Kilpatrick and his childhood friend Bobby Ferguson. Each ...