Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies are investigating a burglary Monday at Forbes Cleaners in Ypsilanti Township. A computer, mink coats, wedding dress and other items were taken from the dry cleaning business on Ecorse Road, a Sheriff's Department incident summary said....... Full Story »
Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com Matthew Freeman is struggling to move on with his life, six years after being convicted of having sex with a high school girlfriend who was one year below the legal age of consent. Freeman, who is...... Full Story »
The Blake Transit Center in downtown Ann Arbor will be demolished and rebuilt under a plan by the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority. AATA's board of directors is expected to vote on a resolution Wednesday night to tear down the 1987-era...... Full Story »
A hand-picked team of Washtenaw County commissioners met behind closed doors Monday night to talk about the county's next steps to replace outgoing Administrator Bob Guenzel. Several names have been tossed around as possibilities for the county's top spot when...... Full Story »
Moments before he was fatally shot, police say Michael Robert Rajchel showed the handgun tucked into his pants. Adham Mofiid Abu Farha, 34, then fired multiple shots as the two men sat inside Farha's car in the driveway of his Pittsfield...... Full Story »
The Lincoln Consolidated school district won't make reductions in its transportation. The board voted unanimously Monday not to cut any school bus routes and runs, but is looking for different ways to save on transportation....... Full Story »
Developer Alex de Parry unveiled a new plan tonight for a project called Heritage Row. It calls for constructing three new, red-brick apartment buildings behind seven existing houses on South Fifth Avenue, and separating them with a paved plaza area.Ryan...... Full Story »
Before a crowd of more than 200 teachers, support staff, administrators and parents, the Ypsilanti school board voted tonight to adopt a deficit elimination plan that will cut more than 40 teachers over the next four years. That plan will...... Full Story »
Recycle Ann Arbor will begin charging a $3 per vehicle fee for those entering the Drop-Off Station at beginning of next year, the non-profit organization announced Monday. The fee is necessary to continue the operations after Washtenaw County, the city...... Full Story »
Without naming a dollar amount, the University of Michigan is asking the state for help with next year's budget. In the annual operating budget request to the state for the Ann Arbor campus, U-M President Mary Sue Coleman reminded the...... Full Story »
In the largest gift ever made to women's health at the University of Michigan, the health system announced today it is receiving a $15 million donation from the Ted and Jane Von Voigtlander Foundation to support the construction of the...... Full Story »
The intersection at Cross and River Streets could remain closed for another 45 days.Tom Perkins | For AnnArbor.com In the nearly 90 days since the Thompson Block building burned, traffic has been diverted around the beams at Cross and River...... Full Story »
I can’t tell you which of the seven candidates the Ann Arbor school board will chose Wednesday night as the newest trustee. I could give you an educated guess, but the odds of me being wrong are probably higher than...... Full Story »
Two vehicles were stolen Saturday outside an Ypsilanti Township residence after the owner left them running to warm them up, Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies said. A bronze-colored 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe and gray 2004 Honda were taken about 7 p.m. from...... Full Story »
Ypsilanti police are seeking charges against a couple who falsely reported a carjacking in the 700 block of Green Road Sunday afternoon, police said. A woman claimed a man pulled her out of the passenger side of a Ford Expedition,...... Full Story »
A Michigan custody battle for twins delivered by an Ypsilanti surrogate is testing the bounds of the legal rights of both the surrogate and the intended parents. The New York Times reported this weekend that Grand Rapids couple Amy Kehoe...... Full Story »
Twenty years ago, Ypsilanti Township Fire Marshal Phil Stachlewitz responded to an alcohol-related accident on Ford Boulevard near East Forest Avenue. He was first on the scene and arrived to find a car carrying three teenagers had flipped. Two of...... Full Story »
Henry Pollack is traveling with the University of Michigan delegation to the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The global climate change conference in Copenhagen just began heating up last week, and a delegation from the University of Michigan hopes...... Full Story »
Students in Hans Sowder's class measure the PH of various liquids on a recent morning. Tom Perkins | For AnnArbor.com Freshmen biology students at Ypsilanti High School recently started a new lesson, and when they stepped through the door of room...... Full Story »
Noah Rosenzweig, a third-grader from Dexter, lights a Menorah candle as sixth-grader Avi Covrigaru watches. Mark Bialek | For AnnArbor.com The Ann Arbor Jewish Cultural Society held its annual Hanukkah Celebration at the Jewish Community Center today....... Full Story »
A Milan woman is now facing an animal cruelty charge after her puppy was found seriously injured by an embedded collar. Court records show Heather Feist, 35, was charged with one count of animal cruelty/abandonment for leaving Lou, her 11-month...... Full Story »
As Washtenaw County school districts struggle to balance their budgets - considering everything from layoffs to halting busing - leaders say it highlights a larger problem: state funding. It’s an issue that can quickly rile school board members and district...... Full Story »
Karen Werstein of Maybee shops amid many sale signs in the DVD aisle at Target on Waters Road in Pittsfield Township. Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com The sale signs at the Target store on Waters Road tell the story of...... Full Story »
Concordia University Ann Arbor, facing a 12 percent decline in enrollment this year, is introducing a new master of business administration program in January. Concordia University lost 105 students this fall, mostly from two existing School of Education graduate programs....... Full Story »
For the organizers of this year’s Warm the Children campaign, the drive is more than a chance to help those less fortunate; it’s also a way to bring the community together. After taking over the drive from The Ann Arbor...... Full Story »
A lynx is released in Villafranca de Cordoba, southern Spain. AFP/Cristina Quicler
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