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The Faith Journey Church in Howell now has a Sunday service that is rated Jesus. Full Story »
The Faith Journey Church in Howell now has a Sunday service that is rated Jesus. Full Story »
Gary Taylor hopes his new Christmas songs are part of this month's holiday music radio takeover. Full Story »
An annual publication of Livingston County properties that could be sold for unpaid taxes has quadrupled in size. Although it is a further sign of troubled economic times, it doesn't mean more people are facing the prospects of losing their home. Full Story »
Mr. Scrooge will be in a good mood this weekend in downtown Howell, where he and other characters from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" will stroll the streets greeting holiday shoppers. Full Story »
Cohoctah Township, the second-smallest municipality in Livingston County, may soon have a new business in town. Full Story »
A little more than a year ago, voters in Michigan approved a measure allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Since then, the state has been given the job of developing a program to oversee its distribution and use....... Full Story »
Ypsilanti Mayor Paul Schreiber says the city is closer to reaching its overall budget goals through 2014, but it will mean layoffs in the police and fire departments. The number of layoffs isn't yet clear. City staff is expected to...... Full Story »
The individual selected to replace Helen Gates-Bryant on the Ann Arbor school board will step in at a critical juncture. The district is facing an $8.5 million budget shortfall for this school year and a projected $20 million hole in...... Full Story »
A bus waits at the AATA station on Fourth Street in downtown Ann Arbor Tuesday afternoon.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.comAnn Arbor Transportation Authority officials met today to discuss the future of the agency as it looks to become the transit provider...... Full Story »
The former home of Tios Mexican Cafe was demolished today.Erica Hobbs | For AnnArbor.com The original building for Tios Mexican Cafe is no more. Workers demolished the restaurant's former facility at 333 Huron St. in Ann Arbor today and hope...... Full Story »
Heavy rains combined with metro Detroit's first significant snowfall is causing roadway flooding and the storm's effect across the nation causes flight delays. Full Story »
University of Michigan officials said Tuesday that they have established procedures to accept donated human embryos Full Story »
Kwame Kilpatrick can only hope today's return to the witness stand goes as well as Tuesday's. The restitution hearing is expected to resume around noon. Full Story »
Facing a cash flow crisis, Wayne County likely will borrow $100 million to make sure paychecks can be covered this month. Fees and interest will cost taxpayers about $2.5 million. Full Story »
Royal Oak officials, disappointed after losing a broadcast chain's New Year's Eve celebration planned for their downtown, were all smiles Tuesday when it became official the Arts, Beats & Eats festival is to relocate there in 2010. Full Story »
Winter is expected to hit Metro Detroit with a vengeance today as high winds and plummeting temperatures will make it feel like it is near zero degrees. Full Story »
Fort Bragg, N.C. -- A North Carolina-based paratrooper who helped subdue a fellow soldier who later died has been demoted. Full Story »
Royal Oak -- City planning officials were on the verge of considering an ordinance that would have regulated where medical marijuana can be grown in the city, when the police chief brought their plans to a halt. Full Story »
The release of Detroit students' nation-leading low test scores added grist to the mill Tuesday for lawmakers hoping to enact education reforms, and raised union concerns about those that target teachers. Full Story »
Julie Baumer is either a loving aunt and caregiver, or an abuser who shook her infant nephew hard enough to leave him brain-injured and blind for the rest of his life. Full Story »
The emergency financial manager of the Detroit Public Schools says the record-low test scores signal an "academic emergency" in the district. Full Story »
More than 40 cats and dogs were removed Tuesday from a motel in Warren. Full Story »
Several residents in one Livonia neighborhood woke up last week to find their windows shattered. Full Story »
Detroit police have arrested a man they said is responsible for the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl last year. Full Story »
Chrysler Group LLC's chief executive told Michigan lawmakers Tuesday that the company plans to keep its Sterling Heights assembly plant open into 2011. Full Story »
No one intends to have an accident or car trouble on a snowy, sub-freezing day, but if that does happen you need to be prepared. Full Story »
A 6-month-old puppy was taken in a smash-and-grab robbery Tuesday night, and police hope the crime was caught on video. Full Story »
A controversial strip club is celebrating its grand opening Tuesday night after years in the making. Larry Flynt's Hustler Club opened its doors after a long fight with opponents who... Full Story »
The results of a national test indicate Detroit public school children performed the lowest of all eighteen participating cities, and the reaction from officials now charged with leading the district... Full Story »
Just days after a big management shake-up, the new leaders at General Motors are speaking up, and apparently change within the work force is not on the immediate agenda. Full Story »
Larry Flynt's Hustler Club opened its doors in Lincoln Park Tuesday night while protesters stood across the street pleading with customers to turn away. PHOTOS >> Full Story »
The Michigan House has voted to prohibit the use of cell phones to send text messages while driving. The main bill in the package passed the House by a 94-13 vote Tuesday. Full Story »
Curtis Granderson is leaving Detroit. But he may be missed more for his efforts off the field. Full Story »
An attorney for Kwame Kilpatrick will continue cross-examination of Detroit's former mayor in a hearing on whether he will be allowed to continue making lower restitution payments to the city. Full Story »
It took Detroit police 19 months to track him down, but the man accused of kidnapping and raping a little girl is behind bars. Full Story »
Despite Kwame Kilpatrick’s plea of poverty…prosecutors presented evidence that the former mayor and his family spent lavishly using money from a variety of sources including loans, tax refunds, political funds, and gifts. Prosecutors maintain Kilpatrick did not disclose these…and other assets as required by the court and that some of the money was hidden in his wife’s bank accounts. But ... Full Story »
The Oakland County Executive spent this morning sharing his knowledge of financial management in the current economic crisis. L. Brooks Patterson hosted about 300 local officials from across the tri-county area. The point of the seminar was to talk about the current state of the economy and how local governments could plan better. Patterson’s Deputy County Executive Robert ... Full Story »
Officials with the Detroit Public Schools say they will soon begin demolishing more than a dozen of the city’s vacant school buildings. WDET’s Quinn Klinefelter has more… The cash-strapped city has been hard-pressed in recent years to find enough funding to tear down blighted buildings. But D-P-S Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb says THIS demolition effort will be paid for with ... Full Story »
December 7, 2009 by Pat Batcheller An intense storm system is expected to bring snow, rain, and cold air to Metro Detroit this week. National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Deedler says the snow should begin to fall late Tuesday night. “Probably one to three inches (of snow) across the whole Metro area…then change over to rain quickly. The heavier snows will be north of Flint ... Full Story »
The Macomb County Sheriff says he’s considering a new job title – County Executive. In a recent opinion poll by the firm of Denno-Noor, Macomb County Sheriff Mark Hackel leads among all likely Democratic candidates for the new County Executive position by more than 45% points. Hackel says the poll is humbling but he’s looking at a possible run in a different way. “It’s one thing ... Full Story »
OTTAWA LAKE — The Whiteford Township Board tonight will consider asking taxpayers to approve a five-year, 1-mill levy to help pay for a township hall. Full Story »
The Monroe City Council Monday agreed to donate nearly one acre of land for a playground near the Greenwood Townhouse complex on Greenwood Ave. Full Story »
Monroe’s trial downtown parking pass program has the unanimous support of the Monroe City Council. The matter has been discussed for years but was approved without discussion Monday night as part of the council’s consent agenda. Full Story »
Various emergency vehicles and other unusual activity might be observed near DTE Energy’s Fermi 2 nuclear plant Wednesday as utility officials and community agencies test their abilities to respond to an unauthorized intrusion onto the plant’s grounds. Full Story »
— Photo courtesy of Monroe Police Department A chain-reaction crash on Telegraph Rd. heavily damaged the front end of a Dodge Durango Monday. Full Story »
DEARBORN HEIGHTS -- This year’s Dearborn Heights Goodfellows paper sale raised $37,573 — about $1,000 more than last year — despite a very poor economy. Full Story »
DEARBORN/DEARBORN HEIGHTS -- Dearborn Public School support staff rejected the district’s contract offer on Sunday, so layoffs will begin next week. Full Story »
DEARBORN HEIGHTS -- The City Council publicly discussed a position in the mayor’s office Nov. 24 that’s raised some concerns, but the mayor and city attorney said there’s been no wrongdoing. Full Story »
DEARBORN -- The Burton-Katzman Development Company has until July 2011 to complete its work on the stalled West Village Commons project on West Village Drive between Tenny and Howard. Full Story »
DEARBORN HEIGHTS -- A contract was awarded to overhaul the Polk Elementary School media center and entrance and the results of budget and uniform surveys were discussed during the recent Dearborn Heights District 7 meeting. Full Story »
Christmas decorations illuminate Berlin's main shopping streets. AP Photo/Franka Bruns
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