Federal prosecutors have uncovered thousands of dollars in Texas belonging to the father of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and are expected to snatch the money to help satisfy unpaid taxes ...

Former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, the matriarch of a Detroit political family whose power was dimmed by her son's corruption scandal, died Tuesday following a long illness, family and ...

DETROIT – Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, the former U.S. Representative for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District and mother of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, has died. Local 4 got the news of ...

UNITED STATES - JANUARY 05: Representative Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, a Democrat from Michigan, speaks at a swearing-in ceremony to the 110th Congress for members of the Congressional Black Caucus, ...

Former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, a Detroit Democrat who, over seven terms, rose to become chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and served on the powerful Appropriations Committee, has ...

Over seven terms, she garnered millions in funds in helping to revitalize the city. But the political scandals of her son, an ex-mayor, came to shadow her career. By Adam Nossiter Carolyn Cheeks ...

A Christian nonprofit called Hope Rising will host a Night of Hope event in Port Huron on Oct. 10. The event features former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and nonprofit founder Ismael Hernandez. PORT ...

DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick has died at age 80, according to her family. The family announced Cheeks Kilpatrick's death Wednesday in a statement, calling her ...