A Detroit City Council member is pushing for reforms to the Detroit Land Bank Authority, including a proposal to split control of the organization between the mayor’s office and the city council.

Friday marked a milestone in the city of Detroit, as Mayor Mary Sheffield ceremonially took the oath of office at the Detroit Opera House, becoming the first woman elected mayor in the city’s 321-year history.

Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield was publicly sworn in Friday morning.

Mary Sheffield wasted no time on her first day as Detroit’s new mayor, heading out into the community to meet city workers and residents.

Detroit mayor-elect Mary Sheffield kept her promise to engage residents by hosting a community event titled “Organizing to Rise Higher” at the Marygrove Conservancy.

It’s been just over a week since Detroit’s election, and Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield said she has spent that time focused on transition work. On Thursday, she introduced and held the first meeting with co-chairs for 18 policy committees.

Families who live near a Birmingham intersection said it’s dangerous to cross the street because drivers do not stop at stop signs.

City Council President Mary Sheffield will be Detroit’s newest mayor and the first woman to lead the city.

Detroit voters were asked during a recent poll on who they would vote for in the mayoral race in the 2025 general election.

The race for Detroit mayor intensified on Wednesday night as candidates Mary Sheffield and Solomon Kinloch Jr. engaged in a debate on key issues, including public safety, economic growth, and city services.

Detroit mayoral candidate Mary Sheffield is facing criticism over accepting free concert tickets from Comerica Bank to a recent Jeezy performance at the Fox Theatre, raising questions about potential ethics violations.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan endorsed City Council President Mary Sheffield on Tuesday in her bid to become the city’s next mayor, throwing significant political weight behind her campaign against Pastor Solomon Kinloch of Triumph Church.

Two candidates will be advancing to the general election for Detroit’s next mayor.

Mary Sheffield, Detroit City Council president, will advance to the November general election in the race for mayor.

Candidates James Craig, Saunteel Jenkins, Solomon Kinloch Jr. and Mary Sheffield participated in a debate at Wayne State University on June 16.

Candidates for the Detroit Mayoral Election are debating Monday evening. Here are live updates:

The Spirit of Detroit statue was clad in orange as part of a “Silence the Violence” rally, marking National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

Kronk Gym, which produced several boxing world champions through the 1980s and 90s is making its return to Detroit with a brand-new training facility located at the Brewster Wheeler Recreation Center.

A rare perfect break of 147 at the world snooker championship has earned a lucky fan $33,000.

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield announced her candidacy for mayor.

The FBI is investigating the death of a Black man in Alabama who was found hanging in an abandoned house.

Last-place Sheffield United has scored the latest goal on record in the Premier League — in the 13th minute of a wild period of stoppage time — to salvage a 2-2 draw with West Ham.

The English hockey team that American Adam Johnson played for has retired his No. 47 jersey as part of a memorial game in his honor.

On a day when English soccer mourned the passing of Bobby Charlton, Manchester United paid tribute to the club's greatest player in a 2-1 win over Sheffield United.

The March for Workers Rights and Economic Justice comes amid strikes by the UAW, casino workers, and employees at Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan.

A snooker table vandalized by a climate activist during a match at the world championship has been reclothed and is back in play at the Crucible Theatre.

Manchester City prospect Tommy Doyle fired Sheffield United into the FA Cup semifinals and then learned he will have to miss out on the biggest game of his young career.

A local reverend said he was offered thousands of dollars to oppose a ban on menthol cigarettes.

Defending champion the Netherlands needed a late surge to beat Switzerland 4-1 and guarantee a place in the European Championship quarterfinals.

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield held her ninth annual “Occupy The Corner” event as hundreds gathered Friday evening at Coleman Young Playfield on the city’s east side for a day of fun and special giveaways. Hundreds of families are going home with a free bike Friday (June 24) night, but the event’s purpose goes beyond that.

When you think of what happened at the grocery store in Buffalo, New York, you think about all the grief and terror and devastation caused by one man equipped with a ton of firepower.

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield and other organizations are looking for ways to compensate Detroiters who were overtaxed $600M during the Great Recession.

Multiple organizations are making a serious case for reparations in the City of Detroit.

“He’s had a pretty good career already,” Rev. Sheffield said. “And if he doesn’t do anything else, he will still probably hear those words, job well done.”

Polling stations across Britain have opened in what are considered to be the biggest-ever set of elections outside a general election.

So much for Arsenal being one of the elite soccer clubs in Europe.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police are searching for a 37-year-old woman named Carissa Sheffield who went missing around midnight Sunday after walking away from the Rainbow Rehabilitation Center. Sheffield is a patient at the center and disappeared then after getting into a green Ford Flex with two other Black womenShe is described as Black with braided black hair, 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and weighs 227 pounds. Police do not have information on what she was wearing at the time. Police warned that Sheffield is vulnerable to risky behavior due to mental health issues that include a closed head injury and schizophrenia. Anyone with information is asked to call the Van Buren Police Department at 734-699-8930.

___George Washington’s men’s basketball team is postponing two upcoming Atlantic 10 games after head coach Jamion Christian tested positive for COVID-19. ___The Kennesaw State women’s volleyball team called off the first two games of its spring season because of positive COVID-19 tests. The league says the postponement is because of a combination of positive COVID-19 tests, contact tracing and subsequent quarantining inside the Vanderbilt program. ___Rutgers women’s basketball has postponed home games on Thursday against Penn State and Sunday against Iowa. Rutgers has not announced any recent positive tests, but it cannot play because of protocols outlining a return to competition after positive COVID-19 tests among Tier 1 individuals.

Liverpool fans applaud during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. (Peter Powell/Pool via AP)LONDON – Fans of Premier League title challengers Liverpool and Tottenham had waited since March to watch their teams win from the stands. Spurs supporters — a maximum of 2,000 under coronavirus restrictions, and no away fans — were treated to a 2-0 win over fierce north London rival Arsenal. It was the first Tottenham home game since fans were allowed back in stadiums in England. Liverpool responded with a 4-0 win over Wolverhampton to stay level with league leader Tottenham on points.

DETROIT A Detroit City Councilman is gearing up for a big voting campaign. Its called Occupy the Corner Detroit 2020. This years campaign will focus on voting and social justice. We have Detroit native Jalen Rose, Loni Love, we have Hill Harper, one of my favorites CNN commentator Angela Rye, Angela Yee said Council President Pro Tem Mary Sheffield with Detroit City Council. Council President Pro Tem Mary Sheffield is bringing some heavy hitters to Detroit Friday night for the Occupy the Corner Detroit 2020.

DETROIT - The Livernois Streetscape Project in Detroit aims to make the growing avenue of fashion even more attractive to visitors, but right now it's just hurting business owners. One business owner said since the project began, his business is down 70 percent. The area at 7 Mile Road and Livernois Avenue is a giant construction zone and has left businesses asking for more help. So, six months before groundbreaking, everything should have been put in place for businesses to survive, and it wasn't," Sheffield said. The businesses wanted that because they wanted to get it over with.

The long-forgotten remains of Britain's largest World War II prisoner of war camp have been uncovered in woodlands in Sheffield, England. Pictured: Remains of a barrack's foundation(CNN) - The long-forgotten remains of Britain's largest World War II prisoner of war camp, which held captives including Hitler's short-lived successor as ruler of the Third Reich, have been uncovered in woodlands in Sheffield. Lodge Moor POW camp held around 11,000 prisoners from Germany, Italy and Ukraine at its peak in 1944, but had been left to nature and disappeared underneath shrubbery and soil for decades. Dnitz tricked his way out of the camp, researchers said, by feigning mental illness to avoid being tried as a war criminal. "The prisoner of war camp was a very unpleasant place to stay," said Rob Johnson, who worked on the project.