Saturday, November 07, 2009

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Volunteers plant trees along Jefferson Avenue

Detroit -- Armed with shovels, rakes and pick axes, about 100 volunteers on Saturday made good on a pledge from a Grosse Pointe family to spruce up Jefferson Avenue. - 11/07/2009

Hundreds line Woodward for Veterans Day parade

Civil War re-enactors march during the Veterans Parade Saturday on Woodward Avenue in Detroit. (Steve Perez / The Detroit News)

Detroit -- Several hundred people came out Saturday for an early celebration of Veterans Day as a parade snaked down Woodward Avenue. - 11/07/2009

Warren woman, 52, dies after being hit by SUV

Warren -- A 52-year-old woman died late Friday after she was struck by an SUV traveling west on Eight Mile near Groesbeck, Warren police said. - 11/07/2009

Detroit health care forum to include H1N1 shots

Detroit -- Second Ebenezer Church and Molina Healthcare of Michigan are sponsoring a free forum on national health care reform Saturday that includes H1N1 flu vaccinations. - 11/07/2009

Oakland County Dems to rally over health care

Royal Oak -- Members of the Oakland County Democratic Party are to stage a health care rally Saturday as debate over President Obama's overhaul of the nation's health care system was debated in Congress. - 11/07/2009

Teen killed near Joe Louis Arena was hiding under bus, police say

Detroit -- Police believe a 19-year-old Michigan State University student who was dragged by a tour bus Thursday night was hiding underneath it when the vehicle drove down Washington Boulevard. - 11/07/2009

Man injured by pumpkin-throwers 'glad to be alive'

Plymouth Township --A 50-year-old Hamburg Township man, injured on his way from work Friday after someone threw pumpkins from an M-14 overpass, said he holds no ill will toward whoever hurtled the ghoulish gourds. - 11/07/2009

A Christian answers a Muslim's prayers

Family hopes to change view of organ donations

Sherry Lodwig, a Christian, donated a kidney to Rami Haidar, a Muslim. Haidar said Lodwig's donation was like giving "the gift of life."

Raeda Charara Haidar will never forget how her teenage son dropped 80 pounds in just a month weeks because of his failing kidneys. After doctors told her he would need a kidney transplant, Haidar prayed a miracle would happen for her young son. - 11/07/2009

Judge to decide if Orlewicz gets a new trial

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Detroit -- A judge will decide before the end of the month whether to grant a new trial to a Plymouth Township teen convicted of stabbing and beheading an acquaintance. - 11/07/2009

Macomb County Sheriff: Fatal inmate shooting was justified

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Mount Clemens -- Police on Friday defended the use of lethal force against a Macomb County Jail inmate killed at a hospital Thursday after the man's family raised questions about the incident. - 11/07/2009

Man admits to Owosso killings

Owosso -- A man charged with killing an abortion protester and a business owner told police he had guns loaded in his truck when he took two nieces and a friend to school just before the shooting spree, according to documents unsealed Friday. - 11/07/2009

Islamic community voices outrage over mass killings

Mohammed Mroue is a student at Henry Ford Community College. The 18-year-old says stereotypes are part of life for Arabs and Muslims.

Dearborn -- Metro Detroit Muslims struggled with dual angst Friday after the deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood -- outrage over the attack and fears that a backlash will dismantle years of progress toward better understanding of Islam. - 11/07/2009

Second Michigan child dies of swine flu

Kalamazoo -- Kalamazoo County health officials say a boy has died from the swine flu. - 11/07/2009

Audit: Some MDOT bridge checks fall short

The Mackinac Bridge, whose deck was resurfaced this year, is one of 10,000 Michigan bridges that should be inspected every two years.

Lansing -- Transportation officials failed to inspect some bridges, looked at deteriorating bridges less often than required by state law and did not check for erosion under bridges over rivers, Michigan's auditor said Friday. - 11/07/2009

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