Leather's last laugh: Royal Oak shop survives punk 'fad,' celebrates 25 years
It was the early 1980s and punk was big when Keith Howarth, a self-taught leather craftsman, told friends he was thinking about opening his own leather shop in downtown Royal Oak. They thought he was nuts.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Wife: Mob was 'all over' victim
Angela Kauffman cried openly with a tissue in hand Thursday as she recalled watching her husband suffer repeated kicks to the head during a May 31 mob attack in Mount Clemens that left him with serious brain injuries. - 09/05/2008
DNR says viral disease killed deer
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced Thursday that a viral disease is the cause for the deaths of more than 50 deer that have died along the Clinton River in Oakland and Macomb counties in recent weeks. - 09/05/2008
Steel mill neighbors win $4.4M judgment
Residents in River Rouge and Ecorse are eligible for $300 apiece stemming from a class action lawsuit settled Thursday between the communities and U.S. Steel Corp. - 09/05/2008
Victoria Levin succumbs to breast cancer
Victoria S. Levin, wife of U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, D-Royal Oak, died of breast cancer on Thursday, surrounded by family at Georgetown University Hospital, in Washington, D.C. She was 74. - 09/05/2008
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- Cockrel wants Kilpatrick out of Manoogian upon his resignation
- Kilpatrick pleads guilty and resigns
- Commentary: Beatty, the woman left behind
- Metro Detroit heaves sigh of relief over resolution of charges
- Cockrel fulfills dad's legacy
- Police chief retires on historic day
- Meteoric rise ends in dramatic crash for Kilpatrick
- Commentary: Lamentable fall of gifted leader leaves city with need to rally
- 'This didn't have to go this way,' cops' lawyer says
- Deal finalized just before hearing
- Experts: Worthy was tough
- Mayor's legal woes persist
- Gov: Scandal 'affects us all'
- Mayor's exit, future raise questions
- Video: Kwame Kilpatrick's address to the city
- Video: The rise and fall of Kwame Kilpatrick
- Video: Reaction to Kwame Kilpatrick's plea deal
- Video: Charlie LeDuff monitors the scene at the courthouse
- More videos on Kwame Kilpatrick
- Photos: Kilpatrick pleads guilty and resigns
- CyberSurvey: What should incoming mayor Cockrel focus on?
- Interactive: A timeline for the Kilpatrick scandal
- Special report: Detroit mayor under fire
- Detroit 'set me up for a comeback'
- For Beatty, scandal lingers
- Work of Kilpatrick's defense team questioned after deal
- Kilpatrick pleads guilty and resigns
Cockrel won't take city's reins from Kilpatrick until Sept. 19
The city breathed a collective sigh of relief when Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick announced his resignation Thursday, but soon could face the anxiety of the unknown. - 1:07 pm
- Reformers target high cost of textbooks
- EMU offers returning vets free counseling
- Students get back to school
- Student of the week: Christian Oakley
DPS audit delay may risk funding
DETROIT -- Indecision on the selection of an auditing firm could cause Detroit Public Schools to miss a key filing deadline for receipt of state funds, which could force the state to withhold payments in December, district officials said Thursday. - 1:00 am
- McCain, Palin to visit Sterling Heights
- Obama raises $10M after Palin speech
- With conventions over, battle returns to Michigan
- Mich. GOP applauds newly minted nominee
- Remarks of GOP presidential nominee John McCain
- Photos: Thursday at the Republican National Convention
- CyberSurvey: How would you rate John McCain's acceptance speech?
- More: news updates, blogs, photos and video from the Republican convention in ELECTIONS
- With conventions over, battle returns to Michigan
- Mich. GOP applauds newly minted nominee
- Mich. GOP head has fans, critics
- McCain service hard to attack
McCain vows: 'Change is coming'
John McCain, a war hero once shunned by many in his own party and declared a political casualty just a year ago, accepted the Republican standard in the fall campaign for president in a speech rich with reference to duty, honor and country. - 7:22 am
- Utility pole fire shuts southbound Haggerty in Canton Township
- 'Can't happen to me,' teen drivers believe
- Tom Greenwood: Road will close at Troy hospital
- Tom Greenwood: Zilwaukee span work extended
Closed stretch of I-96 near Ambassador Bridge reopens early
There's good news for Metro Detroit motorists. - 1:20 pm
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Obituaries
- Remembering a pioneer: Dr. Charles Whitten - 09/05/2008
- Gerald K. Smith, Detroit: YouthVille leader fought for kids' dreams - 09/03/2008
- William A. 'Bill' McGill, Detroit: Teacher aided black college fund - 08/29/2008
Victoria Levin succumbs to breast cancer
Victoria S. Levin, wife of U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, D-Royal Oak, died of breast cancer on Thursday, surrounded by family at Georgetown University Hospital, in Washington, D.C. She was 74. - 09/05/2008
