Friday 3rd September, 2010
Pilot, 79, unhurt after crash near Saginaw
Buena Vista Township -- Authorities say a 79-year-old pilot was unhurt when his small plane crashed in a bean field near Saginaw County's Browne Airport this afternoon. The Saginaw News and WNEM-TV re...
From 'Never' Walking To Leading UM
On Saturday, Brock Mealer will emerge from the tunnel inside the University of Michigan's football stadium, rise from his wheel chair and lead the Wolverine team onto the field.The Ohio native was wit...
Vehicle Theft Warning Issued In Troy
Troy police are investigating a rash of vehicle thefts at Oakland Mall and Oakland Plaza.Police said there have been at least three thefts and one attempted theft in the past week. Watch:
Blog: Eric Millikin: Butts Arrested in Boob Murder Case
Detroit Free Press: "Police have arrested a third person in connection with the murder of Samuel Boob. Boob was shot and killed at his home ... Kermit Butts, 26, of Madisonburg, is accused of driving the suspected k...
Warren mayor lashes out at Obama over GM decision to stay in Detroit
Detroit Free PressWarren Mayor Jim Fouts sent a scathing letter to President Obama Friday in response to reports saying the White House quashed efforts by General Motors to move from Detroit to the GM Tech Center in Wa...
Hamtramck sues Detroit in tax revenue dispute
Detroit Free PressThe City of Hamtramck filed a lawsuit this afternoon in Wayne County Circuit Court against the City of Detroit in hopes of receiving $4 million in tax revenues Hamtramck officials said the City of Det...
Facebook juror gets homework assignment
Detroit Free PressA Warren juror was fined $250 and ordered to write a five-page essay on the Sixth Amendment after a Macomb County judge found her in contempt of court for declaring a defendant guilty on Facebook befo...
Man Tries To Crack Restaurant's Safe
Local 4A man was caught on surveillance cameras Monday morning trying unsuccessfully to crack open a Little Caesar's restaurant's safe with crowbars. Watch:
Dollar Stores Target Of Crime Spree
Local 4Police Searching For Trio Of Store Robbers Police said a Family Dollar store on Seven Mile Road has been robbed twice, as well as stores on Tireman Avenue and Schaefer Highway.Police said the men hav...
Man indicted after wife is eaten alive by maggots
Detroit Free PressCINCINNATI - A grand jury has indicted a Cincinnati man for allegedly not taking care of his bedridden wife and allowing her to be eaten by maggots while alive.
Academic power at heart of DPS, Bobb suit
Detroit Free PressThe school board filed suit last summer against Robert Bobb claiming that he illegally is making academic decisions and has failed to share financial plans with the board as required by law. The schoo...
Employees to return to Selfridge after Legionnaires' disease outbreak
Detroit Free PressOfficials at Selfridge Air National Guard base will be moving about 180 employees back into two buildings scrubbed clean of Legionnaires' disease after an outbreak in August.
Man dies in crash on I-275 in Canton Twp.
The Detroit News LivingstoneCanton Township -- A 69-year-old Belleville man died this morning in a fiery crash on Interstate 275 near Cherry Hill Road. Leo Eugene West died in the 7:30 a.m. incident on the northbound side of the...
Romeo man pleads guilty in mortgage fraud scheme
The Detroit News LivingstoneDetroit -- A Romeo man pleaded guilty today in federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud involving a mortgage scheme and faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Giuseppe Cracchiolo ...
Mich. Man Kills Alligator In Corn Field
Local 4A southern Michigan man simply wanted to gather some sweet corn for the family freezer. He didn't expect to have to deal with a 34-inch alligator rushing at him. Jeff Adamski of St. Joseph County was ...
Tim Allen Becomes Chevy Pitchman
Local 4The star of "Home Improvement" and the "Toy Story" movies is becoming a pitchman for Chevrolet. General Motors Co. said Tim Allen will be a spokesman for the brand and will star in a series of TV ads ...
NFL Fines Suh For Hit
Local 4Detroit Lions rookie defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was fined $7,500 by the NFL on Friday for his roughing-the-passer penalty on quarterback Jake Delhomme in an exhibition game against the Browns.The ...
9 Years Later, Man Charged With Murder
Local 4A California man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a Madison Heights man in 2001.Robert Martin Nowak, 50, has been bound over for trial on a premeditated homicide charge in ...
Detroit's archbishop to bless grave for fetuses
Detroit Free PressThe head of the Catholic Church in Detroit is to bless a grave marker Saturday at a pro-life event remembering fetuses that were found in 2008 in a Lathrup Village dumpster.
Trial postponed in dirty-look murder case
Detroit Free PressThe first-degree murder trial of Chauncey Owens, accused of killing a Detroit teenager for giving him a dirty look, was rescheduled this morning for Nov. 15.
Arts, Beats & Eats kicks off at new home in Royal Oak
The Detroit News LivingstoneRoyal Oak -- An annual Labor Day festival that has become a tradition for hundreds of thousands of Metro Detroiters opened in a new venue Friday with no Arts -- but plenty of Beats and Eats. The 13th ...
Sex Charge Dropped Against Former Lion
Local 4A circuit court judge has asked for further explanation on why a sexual assault charge against former Detroit Lion Tommie Boyd has been dropped.Boyd, 38, of Shelby Township was charged with sexual ass...
Honored as a hero after dying from a fall off the toilet
Detroit Free Press: "CHINA HAS produced all kinds of heroes in the six decades since the revolution, but the latest public servant to qualify for hero status, who died after falling off the toilet, is causing a major c...
Baby pronounced dead revived by mother
Detroit Free PressAccording to a CBS report, the Australian mother used a skin-to-skin contact method called the "Kangaroo Care Method" to save the life of one of her premature babies who was born without vital signs. ...
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