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    • METRO AND STATE
    • May. 18, 2013

    Thousands of excited, costumed fans descend on ComiCon 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
    • 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 west side.

    • 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 breast cancer surgery the same day, after a diagnosis that threw the family into chaos.

    • 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 boys, said she was battling cancer just a few years after a man was convicted of her rape.

    • 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 usually quiet neighborhood was disrupted by law enforcement officers investigating the crime scene.

    • 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 trustees to a conference in Hawaii.

    • 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 under the weight of its financial crisis and other challenges.

    • 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
    • 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 brown marmorated stink bug, it devours a variety of plants, which has growers and agriculture experts becoming more concerned since there are no state or federal eradication programs.

  1. 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 Zoo’s African grasslands habitat, the result of a successful breeding effort to sustain threatened and endangered species.

  2. 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 that would include more than 300 “car condominiums” to house their valuable, classic and exotic cars.

  3. 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 had come to see Tucker automobile #16, one of the world’s 47 existing Tuckers built by automotive dreamer Preston Tucker in 1948.

    • May. 18, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE
  4. Grand opening set for Model A museum in Michigan

    Hickory Corners, Mich. — A new Ford dealership is opening up in southwestern Michigan.

    • May. 18, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    3 in Michigan win $250,000 in Mega Millions lottery

    Lansing — Three people who bought Mega Millions tickets in Michigan have won $250,000 prizes in the multistate lottery game.

    • May. 18, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Groundbreaking for Rockford field for children with disabilities held today

    Rockford, Mich. — A groundbreaking has been held for a ball field in Rockford that will hold games for children with physical and mental disabilities. ...

  5. Pontiac man charged after girlfriend fatally shot in face

    An 18-year-old Pontiac man was charged Friday with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of his 17-year-old girlfriend earlier this week.

    • May. 17, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    5.2 earthquake in Canada felt in Metro Detroit

    A 5.2 earthquake reported by Earthquakes Canada in Aylmer, Quebec, on Friday morning was felt in Metro Detroit.

  6. Michigan drivers: Buckle up or pay up

    Here’s a bitter little fact of life, my fellow Michigan motorists: When seat belt usage drops, the chances of dying behind the wheel goes up.

  7. Audit questions use of Mich. petroleum tax revenues

    Lansing — Millions of dollars from a petroleum tax have been diverted to plug holes in the state budget and pay interest on debt, Michigan's auditor ...

    • May. 17, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    DNR steps up salvaging of diseased Michigan trees

    Traverse City — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is stepping up salvaging of trees that are dying from infestations of the emerald ash borer ...

    • May. 17, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Kent County boosts flood damage estimate to $10.6 million

    Grand Rapids — Officials are boosting the estimate for spring flooding property damage in Kent County to $10.6 million.

    • May. 17, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Sister of American held in Iran visits ambassador

    Flint — The sister of an ex-Marine incarcerated in Iran for nearly two years has met with a Swiss ambassador about her brother's case as part of an ...

    • May. 17, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Michigan rep proposes ban on late-night fireworks

    Michigan’s year-old law allowing the sale and use of airborne fireworks could be changed after it enflamed public complaints last summer because of late-night ...

    • May. 17, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    St. Clair Shores nun confronting death inspires others to seize the day

    Sister Carol Juhasz, 63, a pastoral associate at St. Joan of Arc in St. Clair Shores, was stricken with breast cancer and given six months to live in March. ...

    • May. 17, 2013
    • WAYNE COUNTY

    Kilpatrick asks court for prison release, says bad knee leaves him vulnerable

    The former Detroit mayor took his fight for freedom to a federal appeals court Thursday, arguing he is vulnerable to a prison attack due to a bum knee.

    • May. 17, 2013
    • WAYNE COUNTY

    Cross-dressing Adrian suspect in child porn case causes stir in court

    Detroit — A cross-dressing child porn suspect caused a stir in federal court Thursday when he showed up in a tan halter top, stuffed red bra and long red hair.

    • May. 17, 2013
    • WAYNE COUNTY

    Bloody day gives Detroit’s new police chief preview of task ahead

    Detroit — In his first two days back in his hometown, incoming Police Chief James Craig got a taste of what he’ll deal with as Detroit’s top cop.

    • May. 17, 2013
    • METRO AND STATE

    Detroit Komen race fundraiser may benefit from Jolie’s story, good weather

    Detroit — A promising weather forecast, a more favorable spot on the calendar and a revelation by actress Angelina Jolie all are contributing to what ...


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