Tuesday 7th September, 2010
Torture, murder charges upheld against Powerhouse gym scion
Detroit -- A Wayne County judge declined today to throw out or reduce charges against a man accused of torturing and killing a woman in his downtown luxury apartment. Circuit Judge Linda Parker ruled ...
Granholm backs longer school year
Lansing -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm said today she supports an effort to lengthen Michigan's school year. Appearing at a Lansing elementary school on the first day of classes statewide, Granholm said sh...
Jesse Jackson slams urban farming, jokes about stolen SUV
Detroit --The Rev. Jesse Jackson dismissed urban farming as "cute but foolish" and joked about the recent theft of his car during an appearance today before the City Council. One day before Mayor Dave...
PETA slams U-M's use of cats, pigs in medical training program
The Detroit News LivingstoneAn animal rights group today called for a federal investigation into a University of Michigan course that teaches students to save human lives but uses cats and pigs to train them. Future nurses in U-...
Red carpet readied for 'Detroit 1-8-7' premier
The Detroit News LivingstoneDetroit --Hollywood glitz and glamour is coming to Motown tonight with the premiere of the much-anticipated crime drama "Detroit 1-8-7." A private screening of the much-discussed ABC television shot -...
BREAKING: 2 Detroit Students Shot
Local 4Two Mumford High School students were shot Tuesday afternoon on Detroit's west side, police said.Police said a 16-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl were shot near Wyoming and Santa Clara streets, no...
Canadian Businessman Eyeing Fairgounds
Local 4A Canadian businessman said he is talking with Michigan officials about a proposal to turn the state's fairgrounds into a sports venue.Ontario's Northbrook Computer owner Bob Graham said he's working ...
DPD Officer Accused Of Drunken Driving
Local 4A 28-year-old off-duty Detroit police officer has been accused of drunken driving and fleeing the scene of a crash.Nicole L. Rabior was arrested on Saturday afternoon. Police said Rabior was driving h...
'Refudiate,' 'Inception' Summer's Top Words
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Man Accused Of Stealing From Bakery
Local 4A 47-year-old man has been charged with unarmed robbery after Ferndale police said he walked into a bakery last Friday and swiped cash from the register.Police said an employee at the Strawberry Moon ...
Hot Shots: First Day Of School
Local 4Did your child take the tags off their new clothes and anxiously fill their new backpacks to the brim with school supplies before posing for the annual back-to-school picture and then dash out the doo...
Stuffed Pony Locks Down School
Local 4WKMG-TV reported .Waterbridge Elementary School in Orange County was locked down for more than an hour while authorities investigated a suspicious device, which appeared to be a pony-shaped stuffed an...
Man Floats On Cooler
Local 4The U.S. Coast Guard said a man whose boat capsized in the chilly waters of Lake Huron in northern Michigan survived for four hours by clinging to a floating cooler.The Coast Guard said the 46-year-ol...
Bernero To Snyder: Back Obama's Tax Breaks
Local 4Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero is asking his GOP rival to join him in urging Congress to back business tax breaks being proposed by President Barack Obama.The Democratic president pro...
Hearing set for killer in woman's death
Detroit Free PressConvicted serial killer Nolan Ray George will undergo a preliminary exam next month, a judge ordered this afternoon, to determine if there is enough evidence to try him in the 1968 strangling of a Pon...
Nails, screws litter SB U.S.-23 in Livingston
Detroit Free PressA vehicle hauling a trailer lost a container of nails and screws today on southbound U.S.-23 near 9 Mile Road in Livingston County, briefly shutting down that side of the freeway late this morning.
Torture charge upheld in woman's beating death
Detroit Free PressWayne County Circuit Court Judge Linda Parker refused this morning to reduce the murder charge or to dismiss the torture charge in the fatal beating of Diana DeMayo at a downtown Detroit apartment in ...
Detroit cop charged in drunken driving crash
The Detroit News LivingstoneDetroit -- A police officer was charged today in the city's 36th District Court with drunken driving and hit and run in an off-duty vehicle crash she is alleged to have caused and fled from last week....
Westwood 9th, 10th graders open New Tech High School
The Detroit News LivingstoneDearborn Heights -- Ninth and 10th graders in the Westwood Community Schools became the first students today to attend classes in the district's New Tech High School, a program that aims to use techno...
Michigan Historical Museum to open toy exhibit
The Detroit News LivingstoneLansing -- The Michigan Historical Museum is opening an exhibit of old toys called "Batteries Not Included." The exhibit opens Saturday at the museum in Lansing. It includes toys either made in Michig...
Report: Detroit Most Stressed-Out City
Local 4Do you ever feel like you're the most stressed-out person in America?Well, if you live in Detroit or the metropolitan area, you just may be, according to a new study.Portfolio.com and bizjournals name...
High Waves Knock WSU Student Into Lake
Local 4Dive teams are searching for a man believed to have drowned in Lake Michigan after high waves knocked him off a pier in Ludington.Police Chief Mark Barnett tells radio station WKLA-FM the missing man ...
Bomb Found In Taylor Junkyard
Local 4Taylor police said a suspected pipe bomb was found Tuesday inside an abandoned car at an area junkyard.Police said an employee of the junkyard noticed the device and called authorities.The bomb was de...
Lawmakers Back With Budget Deadlines
Local 4Michigan lawmakers are returning to the Capitol with deadlines approaching to balance the state's budget.The state Senate was in session Tuesday, and the state House returns Wednesday. Budgets are sup...
Office Depot renews Detroit chamber contract
Business Journala contract for office supplies, furniture, copy and print services. The Boca Raton-based company (NYSE: ODP) said in a news release it has partnered with the chamber for more than 12 years, serving t...
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