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  1. Davis seeks legal action to halt Highland Park Schools review team meeting

    Teachers at Highland Park schools have not abandoned ship yet, a school administer said today, despite Gov. Rick Snyder’s warning school employees could go without pay Friday unless the district’s board makes drastic decisions.

    • Feb. 22, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE

    Detroit mobster, tied to Hoffa case, dies

    Vito “Billy Jack” Giacalone, one of the area’s most notorious organized crime figures and a suspect in the unsolved disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, has died.

    • Feb. 22, 2012
    • SCHOOLS

    Snyder says Highland Park schools’ EM must step down

    The emergency manager of Highland Park schools has to step down because of a court ruling, and district employees could go without being paid Friday unless the school board acts, Gov. Rick Snyder said Tuesday.

    • Feb. 22, 2012
    • COMMUTING

    Driver hurt as overturned truck spills dirt on Lodge in Detroit

    Detroit— A truck carrying dirt on the southbound Lodge overturned late Wednesday morning near the Elmhurst Street exit, Michigan State Police said.

    • Feb. 22, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE

    Videos of brawl at MotorCity Casino go viral

    MotorCity Casino's low-price buffet featured an all-you-could-eat slugfest between two groups of women early Friday morning and it's getting a lot of attention on YouTube.

    • Feb. 22, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE

    EM law opposition confident

    Detroit — While state officials weigh an emergency manager for the city, a petition drive to derail the intervention will culminate next Wednesday when organizers deliver more than 215,000 signatures in Lansing.

    • Feb. 22, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE

    Changes in DEQ regulations proposed

    A state advisory panel has proposed hundreds of changes to the way Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality does business.

    • Feb. 22, 2012
    • WAYNE COUNTY

    Multiple agencies probe shooting of Detroit baby

    Detroit — Federal and state officials are aiding Detroit homicide investigators in the aftermath of a Monday shooting that left a 9-month-old boy dead and the community outraged.

    • Feb. 22, 2012
    • WAYNE COUNTY

    Harper Woods in bind over cost of public safety; eyes tax levy

    Harper Woods — A budget crunch, along with growing crime and looming public safety layoffs, is forcing city officials to make tough choices about the future of the city’s police and fire departments.

    • Feb. 22, 2012
    • WAYNE COUNTY

    Citizens Group of Plymouth Township backs off support for tax

    Plymouth Township — Determined to save fire service, a group of residents petitioned and took legal action to finally get a special assessment district on the ballot.

  2. 3 accused of West Bloomfield attack charged with ethnic intimidation

    Bloomfield Hills — Assault charges were upgraded Tuesday to felony counts of ethnic intimidation for three West Bloomfield men accused of attacking and shouting slurs at an African-American man last year.

  3. GOP optimistic in heavily Dem Oakland County state House district

    Pontiac — A Republican teacher will battle a longtime Democratic county commissioner at the polls Tuesday to fill a vacant state House seat.

  4. St. Joseph Mercy Oakland enhancing hospital environment

    A hospital isn’t usually a place most would consider a haven for ceramic sculptures, watercolor paintings or colorful collages. But St. Joseph Mercy Oakland aims to make art part of the patient experience and wants transformative works to enhance its environment.

    • Feb. 22, 2012
    • WAYNE COUNTY

    Bing to name new DDOT head

    Detroit — Mayor Dave Bing plans today to name a longtime transportation veteran to lead the troubled Detroit Department of Transportation.

  5. Seniors document their lives in memoir class

    It’s 10:30 on a Friday morning and a dozen residents of All Seasons of Rochester Hills, an assisted living center, form a confluence of walkers and wheelchairs ...

    • Feb. 22, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE

    Briefs: Man gets life for causing fatal crash in carjacking

    A 38-year-old Detroit man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for running a red light during a June 9 carjacking and causing a crash that killed a 48-year- ...

    • Feb. 22, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE

    Retiree ‘jack of all trades’

    Carl Miller rarely met a machine he couldn’t mend. “He just had a really good keen sense for what it would take to fix it — whether it be a car or a sewing ...

    • Feb. 22, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE

    Ann Arbor Marathon planned for June

    Ann Arbor— There's a new marathon planned for Michigan this year.

    • Feb. 22, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE

    Authorities: Man bludgeoned to death at Calhoun County home

    Pennfield Township— Authorities say a 51-year-old man was bludgeoned to death by another man at a home in southern Calhoun County.

    • Feb. 22, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE

    Man dies after apparent shooting at Traverse City-area gun range

    Blair Township— Authorities say a man died following an apparent shooting at a Traverse City-area gun range.

  6. SUV crashes into West Bloomfield Twp. beauty salon

    West Bloomfield Township— The fire and police departments are responding to a crash Wednesday morning in which a sports utility vehicle was driven into a ...

    • Feb. 21, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE

    For Paczki lovers, standing in line is worthy tradition

    With a line wrapping around the corner on Joseph Campau Street this morning, paczki lovers earned their sugar-coated delights with patience.

  7. Signature collection begins to recall Ficano in 'uphill battle'

    Recall efforts against Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano began in earnest last week, but their chief organizer says union leaders who vowed to help have ...

    • Feb. 21, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE

    Mild winter still not one for the record books

    With apologies to Bill Shakespeare, this has not been “the winter of our discontent.” So far, the winter of 2011-12 has been one of mild temperatures and ...

    • Feb. 21, 2012
    • WAYNE COUNTY

    Detroit baby 43rd homicide victim in bloody start to year

    A toy Jeep lay among shards of broken glass Monday in the front yard of a home on the city’s west side, where a shooting left a 9-month-old boy dead and an ...

    • Feb. 21, 2012
    • MACOMB COUNTY

    Decision on Hackel's ethics appointees moved to Thursday

    Mount Clemens— Officials on Tuesday postponed a decision on whether or not to approve County Executive Mark Hackel's five appointees to the county's ...

    • Feb. 21, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE

    Police: Man fatally shot in Grand Rapids after possible road rage

    Grand Rapids— Police say a man has died after being shot during a possible road rage dispute.

    • Feb. 21, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE

    Authorities: Body of Flint man, 86, found in truck after electricity turned off

    Flint— Authorities say the body of an 86-year-old Flint man has been found in his truck three days after a utility turned off electrical service to his ...

    • Feb. 21, 2012
    • METRO AND STATE

    Gun turns up inside piano donated to Pittsfield Twp. nursing home

    Pittsfield Township— Police say an unloaded gun recently turned up inside a piano that was donated years ago to an Ann Arbor-area nursing home.

  8. Court: Rights don’t have to be read to prisoners

    Washington— The Supreme Court said Tuesday investigators don't have to read Miranda rights to inmates during jailhouse interrogations about crimes ...

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