Friday, November 20, 2009
Drivers ignore construction zones
High speeds put Metro Detroit road workers in danger
Thousands of Metro Detroit motorists driving through construction zones are reaching speeds on average of more than 20 mph above posted limits, endangering workers and themselves. - 2:57 pm
Strip club proposal to land in lap of new Detroit council
The City Council delivered an early holiday present to strippers today, taking no action on proposed rules to require them to wear pasties and keep their distance from patrons. - 11/20/2009
Holder targets racial profiling in Detroit speech
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told a crowd of law enforcement and community and Muslim leaders Thursday that the Justice Department "is again open for business." - 11/20/2009
Teens to face trial in death of Eastpointe carjack victim
Hanging out inside a burned-out drug house in Detroit one night in August, Fredrick Singletone knew something wasn't right about the "clean and quiet" young man sitting on the couch. - 11/20/2009
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Michigan
- Economists: Mich. will keep losing jobs in 2010 - 01:21 PM
- Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier - 11:35 AM
- Charge filed in Mich. ozone-depleting deal - 12:59 PM
- Eminem says 'Relapse 2' now will come out in 2010 - 03:51 PM
- Flu season, ailing economy aiding Mich. drug maker - 02:20 PM
- U-M economists see no job growth in Michigan until 2011
- Sheriff's department to help in Bloomfield Twp. Taser case
- Handyman testifies against boss in blaze that killed firefighter
- Coach pleads guilty to child porn charges
Asian carp may have breached Great Lakes barrier
Federal officials say DNA evidence shows the aggressive Asian carp may have breached the electronic barrier designed to prevent it from invading the Great Lakes. - 4:02 pm
- Suspect in slaying also accused in shooting
- Slaying of murder witness in Detroit leaves trail of fear
- Art imitates life: Kilpatrick friend plays mayor in film
- Just like dad, Blackwell lives with controversy
Travels With Charlie
For detective, Tamara Greene a girl caught in 'dope beef'
It was a cold and wet evening back in the spring when the lawyer representing the family of Tamara Greene, the stripper at the center of the fabled wild Manoogian Mansion party hosted by then-Mayor... - 5:32 pm
- Holder targets racial profiling in Detroit speech
- Students stung by Promise cuts
- Daniel Howes: Howes: State tax credit to labor union is baffling
- Fieger's firm to pay $131,000 FEC fine
Abortion adds tension to Senate debate
The fight over federal funding for abortion moved to the Senate on Thursday as opponents targeted provisions that are not as restrictive as one written by a Michigan lawmaker into the version passed by the House. - 1:47 pm
- DPS will ask court to make witnesses testify
- MSU gets federal funding to help study wind speeds
- DPS to file lawsuit for witness testimony in real estate probe
- Tough job for Detroit's academic czar
Students stung by Promise cuts
With just weeks before the end of the fall semester many college students are unsure if Promise Scholarship money will be available for next term or how they might replace the funding. - 2:57 pm
Across Metro Detroit
Obituaries
- Emma W. Holmes, Detroit: Retired teacher aided cultural events - 11/18/2009
- 'Equalizer' actor Edward Woodward dies at 79 - 11/16/2009
- Mary Lou Currie, Birmingham: Police dispatcher loved tennis - 11/16/2009
- Robert Anderson, Redford Twp.: Ford designer was passionate traveler - 11/14/2009
Dr. D. Emerick Szilagyi, Bloomfield Hills
Doctor was pioneer in vascular surgery
In his career at Henry Ford Hospital, Dr. D. Emerick Szilagyi relished taking risks advancing vascular surgery developments. - 11/19/2009
