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Top Detroit news: Detroit City FC to turn pro in 2020; murderer, now freed, gives back to community

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Published on August 16, 2019
Top Detroit news: Detroit City FC to turn pro in 2020; murderer, now freed, gives back to communityPhoto: Detroit City FC/Facebook

Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Detroit.

Murderer, now freed, has new mission

Demetrius Knuckles says he helped destroy his community before prison. Now the ex-juvenile lifer is giving back in the neighborhoods he harmed.

Read the full story on Detroit Free Press.

Detroit City FC to turn pro in 2020

After a period of uncertainty, the Hamtramck-based soccer club will join the National Independent Soccer Association.

Read the full story on Curbed Detroit.

Tigers announcer Jay Allen says cancer won't keep him from job

Allen said that despite having an aggressive form of cancer, he will still do his job every day he possibly can.

Read the full story on Graham Media: WDIV Detroit.

Search on for missing 49-year-old man

Ricky Donohue was last seen at about 7 p.m. on Aug. 8 in the 17300 block of Wintrop Street. His sister told police he left the location with a woman in a gray BMW truck and hasn't been seen since.

Read the full story on Graham Media: WDIV Detroit.

Small businesses struggle to stay afloat amid Avenue of Fashion construction 

Small business owners in one of Detroit's new hot spots, the Avenue of Fashion, are crying foul, saying the city's construction project might force them to close for good.

Read the full story on Graham Media: WDIV Detroit.


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