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  1. Wayne County Circuit Judge McCree faces fight for reputation, career

    To most observers, Wayne County Circuit Judge Wade Harper McCree had it all: a top-drawer education, a prestigious career and a family pedigree of accomplishment that goes back at least three generations. But in the past five months, he has been battling sordid allegations that could derail his career and dishonor his family name.

    • May. 20, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Michigan aims to expand education for inmates

    After years without funding for prisoners to access higher education, the Michigan Department of Corrections is making efforts to teach community college courses and vocational training in-house to a small number of inmates who are near parole.

  2. Study says Detroit is a great departure city — which counts as an honor, sort of

    It took some work, but I've found a ranking of major cities in which Detroit actually looks good. At least for awhile.

    • May. 20, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    State tries to ease load on Michigan’s foster care system

    Sterling Heights— The Department of Human Services is testing a pilot project in three counties designed to keep children out of foster care and save the state money.

    • May. 19, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Eastern Market Flower Day kicks off planting season

    Tens of thousands of area residents weaved among hundreds of colorful stalls in Eastern Market on Sunday to take advantage of wonderful weather and a kaleidoscope of flora that marks the beginning of planting season.

    • May. 19, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    State boating rules tightened, safety promoted as season starts

    This is National Boating Safety Week, which leads into the Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of the summer watercraft season.

  3. Man arraigned in attempted Grosse Pointe Park firebombing

    Charles Patterson Kay of Grosse Pointe Park was arraigned this morning in connection with the attempted firebombing Friday of the home of of Art Van Furniture chairman Gary Van Elslander.

  4. Man drives carjacked woman to Pontiac before fleeing

    Pontiac — A man left his wife in the car when he ran into a Commerce Township fast food restaurant and when he came out, she and the car were gone.

  5. Corktown course offers miniature golf with an urban twist

    This Corktown lot - down the block from the vacant Roosevelt Hotel, next door to two burned-out houses -- actually is a miniature golf course known as “Roosevelt Par.”

    • May. 19, 2013
    • SCHOOLS

    Buena Vista teachers to return to classrooms Monday

    Buena Vista Township — More than two dozen teachers laid off in the financially troubled Buena Vista Schools district will return to work Monday.

    • May. 19, 2013
    • SCHOOLS

    Suspect arrested in Western Michigan University assaults

    Kalamazoo — Police have arrested a man suspected in two assaults on Western Michigan University's campus.

    • May. 19, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    New smartphone app provides Michigan park information

    Okemos — A new smartphone application has been developed that will provide users with information about Michigan's parks and other recreational opportunities.

    • May. 19, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Stilt walker wrapping up trek around Michigan

    Jackson — Hundreds of miles and thousands of dollars later, the "Michigan Stilt Walker" is wrapping up his latest trek across the state.

    • May. 19, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Plane flips, pilot unhurt in crash near airfield

    Sheridan Township — Authorities in western Michigan say a pilot escaped without injury after a single engine plane crashed and overturned near a rural ...

    • May. 19, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Saginaw police: 14-year-olds shot while sitting in car

    Saginaw — Saginaw police say two 14-year-olds were shot while sitting in a car. They're expected to live.

    • May. 19, 2013
    • WAYNE COUNTY

    Former Westland man killed in Toledo home invasion

    A former Westland man was shot and killed at his Toledo-area home over the weekend, the victim of a home invasion, police said.

    • May. 18, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Thousands of excited, costumed fans descend on Comic Con in Novi

    With an estimated 30,000 attendees expected between Friday and Sunday, the convention is proving that superheroes certainly have their following.

    • May. 18, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Michigan community reels as woman faces fraud charges for cancer claim

    Lexington — Carol Connell remembers well the gift she gave Sara Ylen, a friend seemingly forced to bear too much misery. Ylen, a Michigan mother of two young ...

    • May. 18, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Thousands in pink hit Woodward supporting breast cancer awareness

    Detroit - When Michelle Brown went into labor, there was one person who wasn't there to share in her joy. Her grandmother Jeannette Watson was scheduled for ...

    • May. 18, 2013
    • WAYNE COUNTY

    Neighbors shocked by woman’s strangulation death in Grosse Pointe Park

    Grosse Pointe Park — Neighbors in the 1300 block of Wayburn Street were shocked to hear of the homicide of a 35-year-old woman as the peace in the ...

    • May. 18, 2013
    • WAYNE COUNTY

    Detroit EM weighs options after pension trustees go to Hawaii

    Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr may place more safeguards to ensure Detroit’s pension trustees are spending money wisely in the wake of a scheduled trip by some ...

    • May. 18, 2013
    • WAYNE COUNTY

    Nation of Islam leader Farrakhan urges Detroiters ‘to have a fighting spirit’

    Detroit — Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan told members of the Detroit City Council and other supporters not to let the struggling city collapse ...

    • May. 18, 2013
    • WAYNE COUNTY

    Arrest made in attempt to firebomb Art Van Furniture chairman’s house

    Grosse Pointe Park — Police have taken a suspect into custody after an attempted firebombing of the home of a prominent local family early Friday morning.

    • May. 18, 2013
    • WAYNE COUNTY

    Guns traded in for grocery gift cards

    Detroit - The Wayne County Executive's Office and the Sheriff's Department came together Saturday to hold"Groceries for Guns," a gun buyback, on the city's ...

    • May. 18, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Michigan growers bracing for a stink bug invasion

    A tiny insect with a voracious appetite has found its way to Metro Detroit and soon could pose a big threat to Michigan’s fruit and vegetable crops. Called the ...

  6. Arab International Festival in Dearborn postponed until next year

    Dearborn — The Arab International Festival will not be returning this summer as planned, organizers said Friday.

    • May. 18, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Detroit Zoo welcomes warthogs Daphne and Violet

    Royal Oak — A charming pair of baby warthogs — with their gray, wrinkly skin, elongated snouts and long, tasseled tails — are frolicking around the Detroit ...

  7. Car condos proposed for former General Motors site in Pontiac

    A Birmingham entrepreneur wants to turn more than 80 acres of vacant land once owned by General Motors Co. in Pontiac into a destination for car enthusiasts ...

  8. Aussie travels the world searching for Tucker cars

    On an extended drive-about from Australia, Brendan Edgerton parked his $150 right-hand drive 1989 Holden Commodore at the entrance to the Henry Ford Museum. He ...


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