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A Howell man was critically injured Monday after his vehicle was T-boned and careened across Grand River Avenue into a day-care center.

Last weekend's LACASA Garden Tour had a turnout on par with past years, and the organization expects a strong final tally of funds raised for the nonprofit organization, which provides services to survivors of domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault.

High school students with serious noodle power earn an almost-perfect ACT score. So what would you say about a 13-year-old who gets an almost-perfect ACT score?

The Howell Public Schools Board of Education on Monday announced it will soon be one member smaller as it expects to receive a formal resignation from Phil Westmoreland today.

The Brighton Area Schools Board of Education on Monday night voted 5-2 to approve the first of potentially several contracts aimed at privatizing services within the district.

Ypsilanti Public Schools students who took the Michigan Merit Exam this year scored better in science and social studies than students who took the test last year....

The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department reports no major crashes on area freeways or county roads as of about 4 p.m. Tuesday. Check back for a morning traffic report around 7 a.m. before your commute....

An Ypsilanti Township man involved in a violent struggle with Washtenaw County Sheriff's deputies that led to his brother's death three years ago will face trial on attempted murder and other weapons charges....

At a hearing Tuesday the Livingston County Election Commission approved petition language aimed at recalling three Howell Board of Education members. Such hearings are held to determine whether wording in the petition is clear and understandable, and not to rule...

On June 7, The News published a story about Ann Arbor City Council members sending e-mails to each other during council meetings. Council Member Christopher Taylor has contended that part of that story is incorrect....

Here are the remarks released by The White House of President Barack Obama's speech in Warren, titled "American Graduation Initiative."

Nevaeh Buchanan — the 5-year-old Monroe girl who was kidnapped, killed and buried on the banks of the River Raisin under a layer of concrete — might have been buried alive, autopsy results indicate.

President Barack Obama announced the American Graduation Initiative this afternoon at Macomb Community College in Warren. He said his plan will strengthen community colleges.

ELKO, Nev. — The Nevada Highway Patrol says a Michigan man was killed and another was seriously injured when their car hit a construction zone barrel and overturned on Interstate 80.

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is proposing to cut city employees' pay by 10%, have retirees pay more for their health care and reduce wages for new hires, according to union leaders.

Nevaeh Buchanan was alive but unconscious when she was buried in a shallow grave near the River Raisin police told family members, say Diana Lawson, a great-aunt of the little girl.

Detroit -- The Detroit City Dock is one step closer to completion now that it's been awarded some $7.1 million in federal stimulus funds, U.S. Senators Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow said today.

Detroit --Mayor Dave Bing today appointed a former Detroit News reporter as his press secretary.

A conservative group asked the House ethics committee today to investigate whether U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, violated ethics rules and federal bribery laws by supporting a waste injection well in Romulus.

Political consultant Sam Riddle could be charged federally in the Detroit City Hall corruption scandal as early as Wednesday, people familiar with the investigation said Tuesday.

Money troubles are forcing the elimination of freshman sports in one Detroit high school.

A 6-year-old from Dearborn has made a shot most golfers just dream about -- a hole-in-one.

A family shares their story about collectively losing more than 500 pounds through separate bariatric surgeries at Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital.

A Detroit public dock and terminal project is getting a $7 million boost from the federal stimulus package.

School board members may sue financial manager Robert Bobb to regain control over academics.

President Obama is announcing a 12 billion dollar initiative to strengthen the nation’s community colleges.    WDET’s Quinn Klinefelter has more…     Numerous U-S Presidents have used Macomb Community College as a backdrop. But President Obama is the first to appear at the site…to talk ABOUT community colleges.    Specifically…Mr. Obama is launching the American Graduation Initiative…a program ...

     The President of the Detroit City Council says he’s still waiting to hear what the Mayor is going to do about the city’s $250 million budget gap.       It’s about two-weeks into the new fiscal year and Detroit is without a solid budget plan for 2009-2010. The only budget talk out of Mayor Dave Bing’s office has been a decision not to ask for a 10% pay cut or layoffs, right now. Beyond that ...

     The Detroit City Council President says Mayor Bing’s first veto has no legal standing.       A few weeks ago, the council passed a resolution asking its Research and Analysis division, also known as RAD, to look at hiring an outside attorney to seek a possible injunction against the trash incinerator. Mayor Dave Bing vetoed the resolution. City Council President Ken Cockrel, Junior says the ...

     Health Care reform is about to be debated in Washington. But, a local congressman has been debating the issue in his home district over the last several weeks.      Oakland County Democrat Gary Peters has been hosting roundtable discussions with health care professionals, hospital administrators and patients. The reason is to get ideas of what should be included in the reform bill. Peters ...

     The Detroit Public Schools is redesigning the curriculum at 17 of the district’s 22 high schools in the hopes of improving student achievement. Robert Bobb is the district’s Emergency Financial Manager. He says the 17 schools have been singled out because they routinely fail to meet state and federal academic standards.       “When schools fail to make Adequate Yearly Progress for four, ...

A court order will be issued on behalf of the Detroit Board of Education to prevent Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb from privatizing most of the district's high school buildings.

Two lucky Detroit Public School students got a chance to see President Obama's appearance Tuesday afternoon in Macomb County. INSIDE: Watch Brandon Truttling's Report

Detroit Police are asking for the public's help to find a serial rapist. INSIDE: Watch Bill Proctor's Report

President Obama stressed the need for worker re-training across Michigan in his speech Tuesday afternoon in Macomb County. One program already in place is doing just that. INSIDE: Watch Tom...

Former General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner will retire Aug. 1 with a benefit package the automaker valued at more than $10 million.

Students in Warren Consolidated Schools are generating electricity with a class project.  The wind spire stands in the center of a courtyard at Butcher Educational Center. It has the potential to power two classrooms solely from an average yearly wind of twelve miles-per-hour.  

Imagine having to explain to parents why freshman sports are being canceled at their child's high school. It's a varsity sized headache and heartache for the superintendent of East Detroit Public Schools.

Former General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner will retire Aug. 1 with a pension and benefit package the automaker valued at more than $10 million.

The Detroit School Board is considering taking legal action against the district's state appointed emergency financial manager. It's a turf war that is sure to get ugly.

Detroit Police are patrolling the neighborhoods and handing out sketches of a suspected serial rapist. The man accused of sexually assaulting four women and nearly hurting a fifth is still out there.

Rumors of an Amber alert being issued in Monroe County are false, officials said. Monroe County Sheriff Tilman Crutchfield said several phone calls were fielded by Monroe County Central Dispatch from residents concerned that a local child was missing. Isn’t true, the sheriff said.

— Evening News photo by JENNY KANE Nevaeh Buchanan, 5, was last seen alive at the Charlotte Arms Apartments complex May 24. Her body was discovered June 4 along the banks of the River Raisin.

Donald Pearce, president of the Mason Consolidated Schools Board of Education and one of the targets in a special recall election Aug. 4, has resigned.

The Budweiser Clydesdales will make several appearances in the Monroe County region next week. The famous eight-horse wagon hitch will visit Pinnacle Race Course in New Boston from noon to 4 p.m. Friday.

Monroe County Community College wants to hear from you about which sports should be available at the college. Recently, the school board agreed to return athletics to MCCC. Women’s volleyball, co-ed bowling and men’s soccer will begin in the fall.

If it weren't for bad luck, this current governor would have no luck at all. Jennifer Granholm has now presided over the longest recession in Michigan history since the Great Depression.

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There are 25 candidates in the Aug. 4 primary for the seven Dearborn City Council seats. The top 14 vote-getters will appear on the ballot in the November general election.

DEARBORN - If you're looking for an affordable way to have some family fun this summer, consider attending any of the many free outdoor music concerts being offered across Dearborn during July, August and September.

DEARBORN/ DEARBORN HEIGHTS - Henry Ford Community College will ask voters in November to allow it to continue collecting its half mill supplemental property tax.