Sunday 14th March, 2010
Flint Officials Plan To Lay Off 57 Police Officers
Detroit Free PressFlint police sergeants union president Rick Hetherington says police will have their hands full just dealing with day-to-day crime, and he wonders what will happen when officers have to call for backu...
Car Crash On Groesbeck Injures 6
Local 4Six people were hurt Sunday in a three-car crash on Groesbeck Highway, Fraser police said.Fraser Department of Public Safety Sgt. John Makinen said a medical emergency appears to have caused the drive...
Muse Balances Substance And Style At Massive Detroit Show
ExaminerSilversun Pickups opened the show with a solid eight song set. The band is similar in sound to the Smashing Pumpkins featuring layers of distorted guitars and frontman Brian Aubert's high voice.
Damon Lives Up To Clubhouse Reputation
Detroit TigersLAKELAND, Fla. -- Johnny Damon had barely been a member of the Tigers for two days when he was asked about batting second and what it could mean for his game. He turned the answer into a list of what ...
Rochester Hills Native, 20, Drowns On Spring Break
Detroit Free PressA Rochester Hills native attending New York University student has drowned on spring break in Florida after a powerful rip current dragged him out to sea.
No. 5 Seed Msu Faces New Mexico State On Friday
Detroit Free PressMichigan State received a No. 5 seed in the NCAA tournament today and will play No. 12 New Mexico State (22-11) in the first round Friday in Spokane, Wash.
Efforts To Lengthen Michigan Term Limits Seem Stalled
Detroit Free PressTo supporters, this is exactly how term limits should work. Allowing House members to stay only six years and senators eight is intended to create a Legislature where citizens serve while taking a sho...
Obama Responds To Detroit Mom's Letter
Local 4It arrived nestled among a stack of bills, but it was a letter one Michigan woman said she never expected to receive.Detroit mother Tiffany Smith said she had to do a double take when she read where t...
Get Ready For The Ncaa Tournament
Local 4The NCAA tournament is looming and your office or friends want you to enter their bracket pool. No worries -- you don't need to be a basketball genius to enter a bracket in a pool.
Police: Man Disarms, Shoots Gunman
Local 4A couple unknowingly walked into an armed robbery in progress Saturday and ended up fighting back, and killing, a gunman, Romulus police said.Police said three black men wearing ski masks walked into ...
In Rural Nh, Deer-car Crashes Bring Free 'dinner'
Local 4Up here, folks have another word for roadkill. It's "dinner." When a whitetail gets clipped by a passing vehicle on Route 3, conservation officer Chris Egan or Police Chief Richard Lapoint come out to...
Lions Trade For Shaun Hill
ExaminerHill makes a viable backup to Stafford. (Getty Images) It would appear the Lions have made another shrewd move this offseason. They've added many a fine piece to their roster, and their latest additio...
So You Think You Know Jane Doe?
ExaminerConsider the source of your thoughts about Jane. What information can you rely on? You can rely on what you see to a certain extent. You might be able to rely on the visual things like her height, wei...
Mateen Cleaves Joins Fsd As Pistons Analyst
Detroit Free PressPOSTED BY JAMES JAHNKEFREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER Former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves is joining Fox Sports Detroit as a Pistons studio analyst for select games. His next assignment is ...
Rochester Hills Native, 20, Drowns On Spring Break
Detroit Free PressA Rochester Hills native attending New York University student has drowned on spring break in Florida after a powerful rip current dragged him out to sea.
Efforts To Lengthen Michigan Term Limits Seem Stalled
Detroit Free PressTo supporters, this is exactly how term limits should work. Allowing House members to stay only six years and senators eight is intended to create a Legislature where citizens serve while taking a sho...
Michigan Utility Crews Work On Power Outages In Philly Area
Detroit Free PressPECO spokesman Fred Maher says about 32,000 customers in the five-county Philadelphia area were without power this morning, including 15,000 each in Bucks and Montgomery counties.Maher says the outage...
5 States Rush Plans For $1.5b In Aid
Local 4The five states hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis have been given only weeks to plan how to spend $1.5 billion in federal funding announced by the Obama administration last month. Guidelines issue...
Watch: Dancing With Our Local Stars
Local 4The American Red Cross and Successfully Single Inc. teamed up with local dance studios and "stars" to raise money toward the Haitian relief effort.Dancing With Our Local Stars is a take on the popular...
Free Espresso Shot At Caribou Coffee 3/14 And 3/15
ExaminerCaribou Coffee is offering a little incentive so you can make it through your day. On Sunday, March 14 and Monday, March 15, customers can get an espresso shot added to their beverage for free! The Ca...
Jackson Hits Two Triples In Tigers' Win
Detroit TigersTIGERS 9, RAYS 6 at Lakeland, Fla. Sunday, March 14 Rays at the plate: John Jaso put Tampa Bay on the scoreboard in the fifth with a solo homer before the Rays broke open their offense in the sev...
Report: Lions Acquire Qb Shaun Hill From 49ers
Detroit Free PressThe Detroit Lions have acquired quarterback Shaun Hill from the San Francisco 49ers for a seventh-round draft pick in 2011, according to a report in the Sacramento Bee.
St. Patrick's Parade Kicks Off In Corktown
Detroit Free PressThe parade is this afternoon in the city's Corktown neighborhood, which gets its name from Ireland's County Cork. Thousands of people are expected for the event, which is sponsored by the United Irish...
St. Patrick's Parade Draws Big Crowd, Despite Rain
The Detroit News LivingstoneDetroit -- About 600 people packed St. Patrick's Catholic Church this morning in preparation for the annual St. Patrick's Parade today. Macomb Township resident Rob Genslak and his wife, Deb, joined a...
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