DETROIT - Mary Sheffield made history in Michigan on Tuesday night, Nov. 4, becoming the first woman ever elected mayor in Detroit and concluding a campaign cycle she led from start to finish. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Detroit Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield speaks to reporters at her election night party at MGM Grand Detroit. Unofficial results show ...

SHEFFIELD — This village, which 200 years ago was the first and most important town in the county, experienced a heartwarming upswing in the old year — not primarily in dollars and cents but in a ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield has made history by becoming the first woman elected mayor of Detroit, defeating Reverend Solomon ...

"I am told, it was the largest margin in the history of the city of Detroit," Sheffield said to a group of reporters before taking the stage at her victory party. "I feel like today was a mandate by ...