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  1. FBI calls off Hoffa dig, says no evidence found

    Oakland Township — After stretching into a third day, the search for missing Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa's remains ended Wednesday morning in a rural field in northern Oakland County the same way all of the digs before had: no body.

    • 11:39 AM, Jun. 19, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Metro Detroit

    Mobster's lawyer rips FBI's failed Jimmy Hoffa dig

    Oakland Township — A mobster's lawyer ripped the FBI over its failed search for missing Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa —and even mocked the cadaver dog that sniffed for clues.

  2. Feds warn public about rules on cash at border

    Detroit — Federal agents are reminding the public that anyone entering the U.S. from another country must report cash exceeding $10,000.

  3. Appeals court keeps Duggan off city ballot

    The campaign of mayoral front-runner Mike Duggan was delivered another blow Tuesday when he was declared ineligible to run for the city's top job following a split decision by the state Court of Appeals. Tuesday night, Duggan told two campaign aides he was strongly leaning against an appeal.

    • 12:30 AM, Jun. 19, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Metro Detroit

    Source: Police dog takes Hoffa search to new site

    The search for the body of missing Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa shifted after a cadaver dog hit on a location Tuesday near a massive rural dig site in northern Oakland County.

    • 5:31 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Metro Detroit

    Feds ask judge to dismiss lawsuit by Ambassador Bridge owners

    The Obama administration has asked a federal judge in Washington to throw out a three-year-old lawsuit by the owners of the Ambassador Bridge that seeks to compel the Coast Guard to grant it a permit to build a second bridge and block a new government-owned Detroit River crossing.

    • 12:58 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Metro Detroit

    Detroit Metro terminal briefly evacuated on K-9 alert

    Romulus — Airport officials intiated a partial evacuation of the McNamara Terminal Tuesday morning after a K-9 united alerted on a particular item in the cargo area of the airport.

    • 8:40 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Metro Detroit

    Detroit-based Catholic order's files show efforts to hide sex abuse

    — A Roman Catholic religious order based in Detroit released an unusually candid report Tuesday outlining how its leaders failed for decades to stop sex abuse in its schools and other ministries.

    • 7:56 AM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Metro Detroit

    20K without power after strong storms move through Metro Detroit

    Twin storm systems sweeping in from the Saginaw Valley brought high winds, downed power lines and hail to southeastern Michigan on Monday, leaving 20,000 homes and businesses without power Tuesday morning.

    • 9:04 AM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Metro Detroit

    Michigan lawmakers move to protect homes

    State lawmakers are racing the clock this week to hammer out new rules on home foreclosure, including a first-in-the-nation inspection provision supporters call a safeguard against vandalism for lenders and critics label a trapdoor for evicting homeowners.

    • 1:06 PM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Metro Detroit

    DTE sponsors youth job program for Metro Detroit teens

    Detroit — DTE Energy Co. announced Tuesday that it's sponsoring an expanded youth jobs program that will offer employment to hundreds of teenagers in Detroit and other economically challenged cities.

  4. Grand Blanc Twp. officer, man shot in gunfire exchange

    Grand Blanc Township — Authorities say a township police officer and a man are expected to recover from injuries they received during an exchange of gunfire.

    • 11:59 PM, Jun. 17, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Moderate leader's election in Iran stirs local hopes

    Iranian community leaders and academic experts in Metro Detroit hope moderate Haslan Rowhani's election as Iran's president opens the door for a new and warmer relationship with the United States and the Western world.

    • 9:56 AM, Jun. 18, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Ex-mobster's lawyer says Teamster boss was buried on farm in Oakland Twp.

    A mobster's lawyer insisted Monday that missing Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is buried in a shallow grave in a local rural field, a tip that triggered a massive FBI dig aimed at solving one of the country's most enduring mysteries.

  5. Suburbs want clarity on EM's water proposal

    Suburban officials say they need more answers if Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr expects them to buy into his plans to turn oversight of the Detroit Water and ...

  6. Dessert and more at Opa! Fest -- and a century-old message in the St. Clair River

    I have a major soft spot for Opa! Fest, scheduled for Friday through Sunday at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, partly because the organizers have invited ...

  7. Bills to stop siphoning of zoo, DIA tax advance

    State lawmakers are a step closer to preventing municipal tax increment authorities from skimming funds from the Detroit Zoo and Detroit Institute of Arts ...

    • 12:30 AM, Jun. 15, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Metro Detroit

    Metro Detroit churches spur efforts to improve more than spiritual health

    — These days, Isabella Howard loves walking around the block with her Labrador retriever, tending to her yard and eating nutritious items whenever possible.

  8. Police: Grand Rapids mom missing for 2 weeks

    — Police are looking for a Grand Rapids mother of three children who hasn't been seen by her family since May 30.

    • 10:22 AM, Jun. 14, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Metro Detroit

    Nearing life's end, nun revisits her Monroe roots

    — When Sister Carol Juhasz and four friends visited a religious retreat last month, it was a homecoming of sorts.

  9. Regional Transit Authority board to meet in Troy

    Troy — Members of a group tasked with coordinating public transportation in Detroit and four surrounding counties are scheduled to meet Friday afternoon at the ...

    • 12:51 AM, Jun. 14, 2013
    • SCHOOLS

    Michigan House grants state powers to dissolve Inkster, Buena Vista districts

    The Michigan House voted late Thursday to grant state officials emergency powers to dissolve the financially troubled school districts in Inkster and Buena ...

    • 1:54 PM, Jun. 14, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    2 charged in shooting death at vigil for gun victim

    Detroit — Two men have been charged in the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old man during a vigil Sunday, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said Friday.

  10. Muslim, Arab-American groups say banks closing accounts without explanation

    Two groups are seeking answers to what they say is a growing practice of Muslim and Arab-American groups having their bank accounts closed without cause or ...

    • 8:33 AM, Jun. 13, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
    • Metro Detroit

    Metro Detroit avoids brunt of severe storm

    Weather-wise it could have been worse.

    • 12:38 AM, Jun. 13, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Census: Fewer kids live in Michigan

    Michigan has experienced one of the largest drops in its school-age population in the nation the last two years, new Census estimates show.

    • 7:21 PM, Jun. 13, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    State House OKs bill to fund heating assistance program

    The Michigan House passed legislation Thursday that lets utilities charge customers up to $1 per month to fund a heating assistance for low-income families.

  11. Detroit's early culinary tastes topic of talk

    Detroit — How — and what — Detroiters ate in the city's early days is on the table for discussion next week at the Detroit Historical Museum.

    • 1:17 AM, Jun. 13, 2013
    • SCHOOLS

    Bill moves forward on failing districts

    — A House committee passed legislation late Wednesday that would allow state officials to dissolve the financially troubled school districts in Inkster and ...

    • 9:27 PM, Jun. 12, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Howe's son: Photos, videotapes of hockey legend unaccounted for

    — One of hockey legend Gordie Howe's sons was cross-examined Wednesday in Oakland Circuit Court during a civil trial to determine possible damages for the ...

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