Provides the latest RSS feeds for Detroit News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Detroit News.net http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/cat/3d33b780d0e24349/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:24:41 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:24:41 -0400 30 US General Motors Co. is set to recall about 231,000 older SUVs over fire risks and has urged owners to park them outside garages until they are repaired, a media report said. The Detroit-based automaker agreed to recall 193,000 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, SAAB 9-7x, Isuzu Ascender and 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL in the US, reported Xinhua. The ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215281112/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:10:01 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215281112/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Dan Gilbert, Chairman, Rock Ventures and Quicken Loans, speaks in Detroit. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) Even as Detroit battles to stay fiscally afloat, billionaire Dan Gilbert continues to snap up property in the Motor City. On Tuesday, Gilbert's Rock Ventures confirmed that Gilbert has purchased two more buildings ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215295754/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:57:03 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215295754/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 People who are considered unattractive are more likely to be belittled and bullied in the workplace, according to a first-of-its-kind study led by a Michigan State University business ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215296763/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:54:41 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215296763/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 THEY NEED TO, THEY'LL TOUGHEN UP THE STRUCTURES AROUND THE GAS TANK. Carmen: A NEW TRIAL IN THE WORKS FOR DETROIT POLICE OFFICER JOSEPH WEEKLEY. HE WAS CHARGED IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF 7-YEAR-OLD AIYANA JONES. BUT THIS AFTERNOON, A JUDGE DECLARED A MISTRIAL. LET'S GO TO OUR ROGER WEBER, WHO IS LIVE DOWNTOWN. ROGER, THIS IS FAR FROM OVER. Roger: WELL, IT'S FAR FROM OVER BECAUSE ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215296762/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:54:41 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215296762/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 The American Medical Association, the nation's largest physician organization, decided Tuesday to recognize obesity as a disease that requires a range of medical interventions for treatment and prevention.The decision was made at the group's annual meeting in Chicago.Experts in obesity have struggled for years to have obesity recognized as a disease that deserves medical attention and ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215296765/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:26 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215296765/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Law enforcement officials block the street to the scene in Oakland Township, Mich., Monday, June 17, 2013 where officials search for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. / Carlos Osorio / Associated ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215296766/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:26 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215296766/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit Lions quarterbacks, from left, Kellen Moore, Shaun Hill and Matthew Stafford throw during practice in Allen Park on June 4, 2013. / Associated ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215296767/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:25 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215296767/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 In this Oct. 4, 2012 file photo, television personality Kim Kardashian poses for photographers at the red carpet during the 40th anniversary of Cosmopolitan magazine in Spanish in Mexico City. Kardashian reportedly gave birth to a baby girl in Los Angeles. / Marco Ugarte / Associated ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215296768/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:23 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215296768/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 A securities class action brought against General Motors (GM) by German’s DekaBank has led to a cash settlement of $277 million. In one of the biggest shareholder recoveries of 2008, the settlement will be paid to shareholders following an alleged misstatement of the auto company’s financials dating back to 2000. GM’s outside auditor, Deloitte & Touche, is ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215295769/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:23 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215295769/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Billboard Calls for Sen. McCain to 'Get Serious' About Reducing the Threat of Nuclear Weapons WASHINGTON - August 19 - Northwest, the official airline of the Republican National Convention, has taken on a new role of censor. Yesterday it asked Clear Channel Communications to remove a Union of Concerned Scientists' (UCS) anti-nuclear-weapons billboard in the Minneapolis airport ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215295790/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:19 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215295790/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit City Council member Kwame Kenyatta said he is quitting his post on Friday. Kenyatta ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294944/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:44:50 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294944/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Police said witnesses told them the victim, a Ferndale resident, was crossing Woodward Avenue near College Avenue against a red light when she was nearly hit by several passing cars before eventually being struck by a 2003 ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294946/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:43:44 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294946/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 ? Guy: THEY'RE THE SUPERSTARS OF THE NBA. AND THEY GIVE YOUNG ATHLETES HOPE THAT ONE DAY THEY TOO WILL PLAY PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL. BUT THE PROS GO BEYOND THE COURTS OF THE NBA. NOW, IN REALITY, THERE'S ONLY A FEW DOZEN JOBS THAT OPEN UP IN THE NBA EACH YEAR. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE DREAM HAS TO STOP THERE. JOINING ME THIS MORNING IS JOE CRAWFORD AND HIS MOM CIVIL YACHLT YOU HAVE A ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294945/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:43:44 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294945/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 In another pending case, Ylen is charged with fraud in Sanilac County. She's accused of deceiving an insurance company and the public into believing she had ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294947/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:43:43 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294947/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Kid Rock performs during Keith Urban's Fourth annual We're All For The Hall benefit concert at Bridgestone Arena on April 16, 2013, in Nashville, Tennessee. / Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294951/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:19:18 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294951/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit Tigers Justin Verlander looks to home as Baltimore Orioles J.J. Hardy rounds the bases with hit two run home run in the fourth inning of their baseball game on Tuesday June 18, 2013. Julian H. Gonzalez /Detroit Free Press / Julian H. ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294952/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:19:06 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294952/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 EAST LANSING — Michigan State University will get more money than anticipated from the state next year, and so its administration has proposed a smaller-than-expected tuition increase, about 2.8 percent on average.Only nobody will pay that average. The increase, part of the budget for the coming fiscal year that the ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294953/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:19:05 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294953/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Cavs have been talking to teams for weeks about a trade, but they are finding a limited market and at this point are likely to keep the pick. Sources in Cleveland strongly suggest that ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294914/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:16:14 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294914/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Mavericks having the 13th overall draft pick on their opening-day roster next season at 0 percent. There is an 80-percent chance that the pick is traded before or, more likely, during the draft, the source said. There is at least a 15-percent chance that the pick is a foreign player who is under contract and can be left overseas for a year and not count against ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294916/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:16:13 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294916/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 07:11 AM ET 06.19 | One cannot teach height, and Cody Zeller certainly has that particular part of the game covered -- even if some question his NBA upside. I've long dismissed the notion that ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294954/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:16:13 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294954/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 07:10 AM ET 06.19 | Mark Jackson brings a certain zen quality that Don Nelson lacked. So: Jackson is not going to scheme for a bigger, longer contract this summer after leading ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294918/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:16:12 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294918/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Clippers to assume head coaching duties. But just because he's not heading to Los Angeles does not mean he's coming back to Boston. Danny Ainge's promise from last month seems about as reliable and useful as a weather report on Mars, and Rivers' future with ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294917/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:16:11 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215294917/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 PALO ALTO, Calif. -; Tesla is recalling as many as 1,228 of its Model S vehicles, citing a problem with a rear seat latch in the electric sports ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215293531/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:49:30 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215293531/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 The central bank wraps up a two-day policy meeting later Wednesday and investors are looking to see if policymakers are moving towards any change in its monetary policy stance. The Fed's strategy of super-low interest rates and easy money over the past few years has been designed to shore up the U.S. economy. It has also helped drive sentiment in the ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215292839/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:49:30 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215292839/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 "Everyone knows someone touched by breast cancer," said Tom Brookens, Detroit Tigers third base coach. "Raising awareness of breast cancer to help prevent it, detect it early and develop new treatments has parallels to a winning baseball team: it takes hard work, persistence and ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215293420/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:39:10 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215293420/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 He and his Twisted Brown Trucker Band will perform under the stars for eight special shows at the DTE Energy Music Theatre on August 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 19 and 20 at 7:30 ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215293421/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:39:10 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215293421/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Federal agents are reminding the public that anyone entering the U.S. from another country must report cash exceeding ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215293423/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:11:57 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215293423/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 The governor's office says he was open to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community's plan to close a casino near Marquette and open a larger one at the former county airport. But he says the tribe declined to discuss a broader deal under which it would continue sharing some revenue with the state even if gambling is expanded in ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215292153/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:33:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215292153/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 MSU had planned on a 4% tuition increase. A statement from the university says more money from state government is to credit for the reduction in the ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215291191/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:28:01 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215291191/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 The Chrysler headquarters building is shown October 24, 2008 in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Chrysler announced on October 24 it is going to cut 25 percent of its salaried workforce beginning in December. / Bill Pugliano/Getty ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215291194/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:01:32 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215291194/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tucker Cipriano has received several visitors over the past 13 months in the Oakland County Jail, including three young women and an uncle who has deposited $1,600 in his jail account, according to documents obtained by the Free Press under the Freedom of Information Act.Jail records show Cipriano, 20, has had a steady stream of visits since his arrest in the April 16, 2012, baseball bat attack ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215289311/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:53:01 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215289311/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 General Motors Holden (GMH) yesterday demanded that its Australian workforce accept further job losses, major wage cuts and productivity speed-ups by the end of August. Managing director Mike Devereux stated that unless workers agreed, GM would join Ford and cease car production in Australia. Last month Ford announced the closure of its assembly plants in Melbourne and Geelong in 2016, ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215288056/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:29:36 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215288056/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr has made it clear one of the primary targets of his plan to "restructure" Detroit" will be the decimation of city workers' pensions. By insisting that pensions are no more than an "unsecured debt," Orr is seeking to circumvent legal protections for pensions spelled out in the Michigan's state constitution and Detroit's ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215288423/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:29:30 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215288423/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 For the first time at Michigan State University, upperclassmen could face a higher tuition increase than freshmen and sophomores. During a press briefing Tuesday, MSU officials outlined proposed tuition increases of 1.9 percent for freshmen and sophomores and 3.6 percent for upperclassmen in 2013-14. Trustees are expected to vote Friday on the increases. Meanwhile, resident undergraduates at ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215288424/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:16:31 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215288424/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 At Comerica Park ■ WHAT HAPPENED: Justin Verlander fell behind 5-0 by the fifth as he allowed J.J. ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215288426/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:50:09 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215288426/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 The county today is set to consider hiring a consultant to determine how the jail project went over budget.Construction of the new Wayne County Jail on Clinton in Detroit was stalled two weeks ago. (John T. Greilick/The Detroit ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287555/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:14:04 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287555/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 -- A Detroit man who posted pictures of himself holding guns on Facebook got more than a ';like'; out of his posts: He got arrested. Unbeknownst to Oliver Weddington, court records show, a federal agent who was investigating him for federal gun crimes was combing his Facebook page and came across several pictures that raised red flags. For law enforcement, social networking is proving ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287556/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:04:15 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287556/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Cadillacs as it seeks a larger share of China's growing market for luxury cars. The plant will have annual output capacity of 160,000 vehicles with production to start in two years, GM officials told a news conference before the opening ceremony. "We're going to bring our high-end, premium product here and we're going to see how we run against the competitors from Europe and ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287174/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:53:02 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287174/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Eric R. Gilbertson, president of Saginaw Valley State University, announced this week his plans to retire.Gilbertson, who joined the university in 1989, intends to stay in his job until a replacement is chosen, according to a press release from the university.Gilbertson made the announcement during ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287559/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:47:12 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287559/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Abdullah al Audi, a resident of nearly 40 years, says the state taking over is a good idea. Taxes are higher, he says, but where the money goes is a mystery. / Regina H. ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287558/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:47:12 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287558/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 The Saginaw Valley State University Board of Control this week approved a budget that includes a 3.7% tuition increase for in-state undergraduate students.Taking 30 credits during the 2013-2014 school year will cost students from Michigan $8,422.50 in tuition and fees. Including the increase, Saginaw Valley ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287561/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:47:11 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287561/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 The Red Wings look in shape to extend their playoff streak past the quarter century mark.Pavel Datsyuk, with one year left on his current deal, agreed to a three-year extension Tuesday. That means the Wings have locked up, through 2016-17, Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg, Niklas Kronwall and Jimmy ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287560/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:47:10 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287560/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Four years after the death of his youngest son, Lou Dawkins is coaching at Northern Illinois. Dorian Dawkins died from a rare heart condition in 2009 at age 14. / Courtesy ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287562/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:47:09 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287562/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Kumar Galhotra, vice president, Product Development, Ford Asia Pacific and Africa, describes the design of the all-new EcoSport, which offers a confident stance, a high driving position, and a robust character. The production version of the all-new Ford EcoSport is unveiled on the Ford stand at 2012 Auto China. / Ford Motor ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287563/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:47:08 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287563/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Dan Gilbert, chairman of Rock Ventures and Quicken Loans, right, and Jack Dorsey, creator of Twitter and founder and CEO of Square, at last year's Technomy Detroit conference. / KIMBERLY P. MITCHELL/Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287564/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:47:07 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287564/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Top and above: The Michigan Science Center's new rock 'n' roll exhibit offers rock memorabilia, vintage gadgets and interactive spaces where users can play instruments and mix tracks. / Photos by Nick ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287565/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:47:06 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287565/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 QUESTION: I walked up to a blackjack game, put $100 in the betting circle and ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287566/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:47:05 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287566/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 www.riverdays.com $3. Ages 3 and younger and 65 and older free. From 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday admission is free. All DMC River Days Run participants receive free admission for the ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287567/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:47:04 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287567/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Alana Stuart of Farmington Hills, left, and Luis Donado of Lansing watch the 54th annual Target Fireworks last year at Hart Plaza. / ROMAIN BLANQUART/ Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287568/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:47:03 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287568/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday that states cannot add to federal voter registration requirements by demanding proof of citizenship. / Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287569/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:47:02 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287569/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 The number of abused and neglected Michigan children rose in recent years, during a period when state spending on abuse and neglect prevention plummeted.The ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287570/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:46:56 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287570/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Editor's note: This story first ran in the Detroit Free Press on Sept. 28, 2007See the barn Jimmy Hoffa built.Saturday's third annual Barn Tour sponsored by the Highland Equestrian Conservancy will feature the barn the FBI paid to rebuild after tearing one down in a fruitless search in May 2006 for the body of the missing Teamsters leader on an 89-acre Milford Township horse farm.Owners ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287571/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:46:55 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287571/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Crime Stoppers of Michigan is offering a $1,000 reward after a Michigan Department of Natural Resources field office in Orion Township was discovered ransacked Friday.Workers at the Bald Mountain Recreation Area reported the theft of 10 hand-held radios, three chainsaws and a leaf blower to the Oakland County ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287572/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:46:52 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287572/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Spaghetti Warehouse is offering free spaghetti or lasagna entrees (with soup and salad) to dads who bring in downloaded coupons from the chain's website on Father's Day. / Spaghetti Warehouse (via USA ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287573/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:46:39 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215287573/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 A three-member panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld an earlier decision last week that removed Detroit mayoral candidate Mike Duggan from the Aug. 6 ballot. (Dale G. Young/The Detroit ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215286684/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:08:54 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215286684/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 A Texan teenager whose singing experience was limited to performing in her bedroom was crowned the winner of the fourth season of "The Voice" on Tuesday.Danielle Bradbery, 16, from the Houston suburb of Cypress, Texas, bested two more experienced acts, the Swon Brothers and Michelle Chamuel, by sticking with a contemporary country music throughout the competition. Coach Adam Levine, who ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215286372/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:50:01 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215286372/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Aerial video of the search for Jimmy Hoffa in Oakl...: An aerial view as investigators dig where Hoffa could be buried on a plot of land in Oakland Township on Tuesday June 18, 2013. Eric Seals/Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215285832/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:34:34 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215285832/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Gov. Rick Snyder spent part of Tuesday visiting an early childhood program in Israel and hopes to bring some ideas in that area back to Michigan. / 2011 photo by Eric Seals/Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215285833/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:34:32 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215285833/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Amy Yakima, 19, of Northville, is a Top Twenty finalist on Fox Network's 'So You Think You Can Dance.' She's a 2011 Northville High graduate. / Mathieu ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215285834/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:34:30 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215285834/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 LANSING — President Barack Obama has issued a disaster declaration for Michigan to aid the recovery effort from severe spring ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215285835/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:34:23 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215285835/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Michigan basketball coach John Beilein throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the Tigers' game against the Orioles on June 18, 2013. / Julian H. ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215285061/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:28:04 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215285061/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Eminem is poised to unveil a new song.A track from the Detroit will be premiered during the 8 p.m. hour tonight on Shade 45, the Detroit ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215285060/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:28:02 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215285060/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 LANSING — If former Detroit Medical Center CEO Mike Duggan is going to continue his quest to be reinstated as a candidate for mayor of Detroit, he is going to need a favorable ruling from the state Supreme Court.In a 2-1 opinion released Tuesday, the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld last ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215285062/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:27:54 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215285062/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 LOS ANGELES -; Michael Jackson's personal chef described for jurors the home lives of the children during the final months of the singer's life and their ongoing grief over their father's death nearly four years ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215284341/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:58:16 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215284341/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 A man who identified himself only as a forty-year-old man from Lake Orion with the name 'Mr. Ed', appeared at the site to mock the scene and protest the waste of resources. (David Guralnick/The Detroit ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215284049/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:49:04 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215284049/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Opening statements start Wednesday in the trial for a man charged with 1st degree murder in the April 2012 baseball beatings at a Farmington Hills family's ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215284050/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:48:05 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215284050/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 PICTURES, VIDEO AND A LOOK BACK AT THE INVESTIGATION. MONDAY, FOR DETROIT. HIGH WINDS KNOCKED DOWNED POWER LINES, SMALL TREES. BUT ALSO CAUSED BIG PROBLEMS ON THE WATER FOR ONE COUPLE. STEVE GARAGIOLA JOINS US LIVE. STEVE, BIG WAVE LEFT THEM WITH A SERIOUS SITUATION ON THEIR HANDS? BOY, IT SURE DID. IT GOT WILD OUT THERE ON THE LAKE. THIS WAS THE BOAT. OUT THERE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS A PERFECT ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215284051/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:48:04 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215284051/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Pavel Datsyuk and the Red Wings agreed on a three-year contract, which keeps the Russian superstar through the 2016-17 season. He can't sign the contract until July 5 because he was entering the last year of his current deal. The extension is worth $22.5 million total, with a cap hit of $7.5 million ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215284053/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:31:11 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215284053/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Mike Duggan submitted his petitions to run for Detroit mayor too early, an appeals court ruled Tuesday, meaning he is ineligible to be on the ballot. / Carlos Osorio/Associated ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215284054/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:21:42 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215284054/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Kevyn Orr speaks after meeting with creditors: Kevyn Orr speaks to the media after meeting with creditors at the Westin Hotel at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Mandi Wright/Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215282909/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:17:50 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215282909/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander must love facing the Baltimore Orioles.He is 8-0 with a 2.93 ERA in 12 starts vs. the ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215282908/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:17:49 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215282908/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 A judge in Detroit Tuesday declared a mistrial in the case of a police officer charged in the shooting death of a 7-year-old girl during a raid. Wayne Circuit Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway announced her decision after jurors said they could not reach a verdict after deliberating for three days in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Joseph Weekley, who shot Aiyana Stanley-Jones during a May 2010 ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215281252/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:29 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215281252/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Jimmy Hoffa search: crews still digging, nothing f...: Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said a cadaver dog hit on a spot but no conclusive evidence has been found today. Tammy Stables ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215281705/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:13:49 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215281705/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 digging in a grassy field in Oakland County, searching for his body. Navigate through the interactive timeline below to follow the case since his ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215281706/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:13:46 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215281706/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Jury selection will continue Friday in the murder trial of Mitchell Young, accused of killing a Farmington Hills man with a baseball bat and nearly killing the ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215281707/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:13:43 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215281707/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 U.S. Reps. John Conyers, D-Detroit, left, and Justin Amash, R-Cascade Township, right, have introduced a bill they say would restrict the government's authority under the Patriot Act to collect information on Americans unconnected to any ongoing investigation. / AP file ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215281709/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:13:35 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215281709/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 LANSING — Despite privately caucusing for four hours to try and reach the 20 votes needed to pass a Medicaid expansion, state Senate Republicans ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215281708/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:13:35 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215281708/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 ALSO, A LOCAL DIVER'S INCREDIBLE DISCOVERY. SEE THE MESSAGE HE FOUND ON THE FLOOR OF THE ST. CLAIR RIVER. SAVING THE STREETS. ONE DETROIT NEIGHBORHOOD IS GOING TO EXTREME MEASURES TO STOP THE VIOLENCE. HOMEOWNERS SAY THEY'RE TIRED OF THE CRIME AND DECIDED TO TAKE MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS. Ruth: THEY'RE GOING ON PATROL IN THE AREA OF WOODWARD AND McNICHOLS ON THE EAST SIDE AND ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215281710/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:13:15 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215281710/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Monday afternoon and evening, several severe thunderstorm warnings were issued by the National Weather Service, and some of you heard your tornado sirens sound, even though there was no tornado warning. What ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215280570/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:34:10 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215280570/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 middle class . in a city where population and wages are in decline and joblessness is high, it's led to more than 80,000 homes being abandoned and that has led to a rash of ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215280341/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:28:37 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215280341/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 A 24-year-old pedestrian died Thursday when he was struck while crossing Lapeer road in Oxford Township.A 28-year-old Ortonville man was driving a 2004 Kia Sorento northbound on Lapeer Rd when he struck the Oxford Township man, according to the Oakland County ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215280572/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:08:20 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215280572/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Let me clear this up so that Donn Zaretsky can have no doubt. When I say that the Michigan attorney general is "absolutely right" that the art collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts cannot be sold to satisfy the city's financial obligations, I mean that he's right both legally and normatively. Zaretsky is a longstanding critic of the laws and norms surrounding deaccessioning ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215286685/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:35:46 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215286685/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit Police Officer Joseph Weekley on Tuesday as Wayne Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Gray instructs jurors to continue their deliberations. (John T. Greilick/The Detroit ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215279354/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:28:54 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215279354/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Currently, he is seeking acceptance to a clinical trial in Bethesda, Maryland. His oncologist refers to this as "The Miracle He Has Been Waiting For." But, his family needs help covering their medical ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215279356/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:27:58 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215279356/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 June 18 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Tuesday lowered the rating on Detroit's pension obligation certificates of participation to D from CC in the wake of the city's decision to stop payments on the ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215279698/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:15:44 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215279698/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit police officer Joseph Weekley stands in Judge Cynthia Hathaway's courtroom at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit, Michigan on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 as the judge instructs jurors to continue to work toward a verdict after they sent her a note saying they are "stuck". The judge declared a mistrial Tuesday after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the trial. Weekley ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215278814/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:10:58 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215278814/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 ESPN NBA draft analyst Chad Ford has Trey Burke staying in the state of Michigan in his new mock draft.With the draft just nine days away and ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215279360/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:02:48 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215279360/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 630 Woodward in Detroit as seen in 2006. The structure has become the latest purchase of businessman Dan Gilbert. / Heather Rousseau/Specidal to the Free ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215279359/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:02:46 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215279359/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Givenchy, Dries van Noten, Comme des Garcons at 80% off?Yes!Linda Dresner, the ultra high end boutique for women, is having a huge sale starting at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 20.It plans to mark down past season designer merchandise, including shoes, to 80% off regular prices.It also plans to mark down its spring and summer merchandise to 50% off.Sale hours: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. June 20; 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215279361/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:02:45 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215279361/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 judge ruled last week that Duggan should not be on the primary ballot because he had not established residency in Detroit long enough to qualify under the City ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215279362/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:01:26 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215279362/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 The man who confessed to shooting his wife to death in March was sentenced Tuesday to 18 to 40 years in prison on the charge of second degree murder. Anthony Eugene Stanford, 46, also received an additional two years for a felony firearms charge. Police said Stanford walked into a precinct in March to turn himself in after his wife was found dead in their home on Bedford Street near Windsor. He ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215279363/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:01:25 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215279363/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Despite the gloom and doom, there are a number of innovative companies expanding in the area, sparking hope of economic recovery. The D-Hive puts on events such as this Failure Fest which gives entrepreneurs a chance to hear stories of failures from currently successful business people in Detroit on March 18, 2013. (Deborah Baic/The Globe and ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215278098/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:17 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215278098/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Pavel Datsyuk has signed an extension that will keep him in Detroit through 2016-17. Pavel Datsyuk is one of the NHL's most exciting players and, I would argue, the league's best offensive talent over the last decade. The Red Wings seem to agree, as it was announced today that they have rewarded the Russian center with a three-year, $22.5 million extension that will keep him in ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215277475/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:23:39 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215277475/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 1 of 5. Yellow crime tape surrounds a field which investigators are prepared to dig up for the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa in Oakland Township, Michigan June 17, ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215278100/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:08:50 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215278100/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 A $50 million fund to help low-income Michiganders keep their heat on in the winter received final passage in the state Senate Thursday.By a vote of 34-4, the Senate concurred in changes made to the bill in the House of Representatives last week. The bill now moves to Gov. Rick Snyder, who is on a trade mission to Israel this week, for his signature.The fund would be fueled by a monthly surcharge ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215278103/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:55:03 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215278103/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Johnson Controls, which is trying to sell its automotive electronics business, has opened talks with private equity firms after other suppliers expressed interest in parts but no the entire unit.The Milwaukee-based company, which announced earlier this year that it would seek to divest the business, could still sell pieces of its electronics business to other suppliers. Most of the the ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215278105/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:55:01 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215278105/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Editor's note: This story first ran in the Detroit Free Press on May 29, 2004.A deathbed confession by a Pennsylvania Teamsters official and scientific tests that may have detected blood in a house in northwest Detroit could help authorities solve the 1975 disappearance of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa. Or, maybe not. A biography due in bookstores Tuesday says Frank (The Irishman) Sheeran ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215278107/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:54:55 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215278107/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit Tigers Max Scherzer after not getting a strike call to run the count fall with two outs in the fifth inning with Baltimore Orioles Chris Davis at bat in Detroit on Monday June 17, 2013. Julian H. Gonzalez /Detroit Free Press / Julian H. ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215278108/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:54:53 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215278108/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 LANSING — A package of bills strengthening laws against illegal scrapping of metal and the junk yards that buy the materials are going back to the drawing boards.A work group toiled for 18 months on the bills that would require scrap yards to take photos of the scrap metals ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215278109/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:54:52 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215278109/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 J.J. McGrath, who is graduating from Macomb Lutheran North and headed to kick at Michigan this fall, will be here at noon to answer your questions about himself, U-M, the upcoming MHSFCA East-West all-star game in which he's playing and more. What would you like to ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215278110/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:54:50 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215278110/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit Police Officer Joseph Weekley on Tuesday as Wayne Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Gray instructs jurors to continue their deliberations. (John T. Greilick/The Detroit ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215276786/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:14:45 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215276786/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Two species of invasive Asian carp may be able to spawn in more Great Lakes tributaries than previously thought, according to a U.S. Geological Survey report on Tuesday. Researchers said they hope the new data will help predict where the fish could spawn if they make it from Chicago-area waterways into the Great Lakes, giving authorities a leg up in their fight to combat the hungry ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215276787/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:14:17 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215276787/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 MIS was praised by the NASCAR Foundation for their partnership with Adrian College on "Track and Explore", a program that teaches area youth about nature and conservancy with a series of field ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215276788/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:13:12 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215276788/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Dave Chappelle is co-headlining Funny or Die Presents The Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Tour, a weekend tour launching this summer, which will be making a stop at DTE Energy Music Theatre on September ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215276790/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:13:11 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215276790/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Paul McCartney turns 71 years old today. With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles. Have you ever wondered which member of the fab four you are most like? Take The Beatles personality quiz to find ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215276789/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:13:10 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215276789/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit's unelected "emergency manager" wants to stiff the city's pensioners while repaying the large financial firms that hold the city's debts. Emergency manager Kevyn Orr unveiled the plan last Friday while announcing that the city ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215276791/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:09:17 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215276791/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 (Reuters) - Standout center Pavel Datsyuk has agreed to a three-year contract extension to remain with the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings, he said on Tuesday. Datsyuk, who has played his entire 11-season NHL career with the Red Wings, has one year left on his current contract and must wait until July 5 to sign and file with the league a contract that starts in the 2014-15 ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215276785/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:53:25 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215276785/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Mother of Aiyana Stanley-Jones says she was told to sit on bloody couch where her daughter had been shot The jury in the Joseph Weekley trial sent a note to the judge today saying they are "stuck" and unable to reach a verdict. During a court session this afternoon, Judge Cynthia Hathaway ordered the jury back to deliberating and gave them additional instructions to do so. Joseph ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215276794/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:46:02 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215276794/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 911 audio: Boat capsized in Lake St. Clair: Audio of a 911 call made after a Madison Heights couple's 17-foot boat capsized shortly after 4:45 p.m. on Monday, June 17, ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215276795/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:46:01 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215276795/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 There are no shortages in finding frozen icy beverages, but these treats can packed a ton of calories. This is the 16-ounce caramel frappuccino with whipped cream at the Starbucks in Dunwoody. / Vino Wong/Atlanta ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215276796/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:45:57 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215276796/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Diver Jim Nowka of Great Lakes Exploration Group inspects a wooden beam extending from the floor of Lake Michigan that experts believe may be part of the Griffin, a ship that sank in 1679. (David J. Ruck/Associated ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215275377/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:06:23 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215275377/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 EVACUATION FLIGHTS WERE STILL DEPARTING AND ARRIVING. OTHER BIG NEWS AT THIS HOUR CREWS FROM THE F.B.I. ARE BACK ON THE SCENE RIGHT NOW AS THE SEARCH FOR JIMMY HOFFA'S REMAINS NOW STRETCHING INTO DAY TWO. AND CREWS HAVE MOVED A LOT OF EARTH AND JUST THE PAST 24 HOURS. LOCAL 4 DEFENDER KEVIN DIETZ HAS BEEN ON THAT SCENE AND JOINS NOW WITH THE LATEST. YEAH, YOU KNOW PROPERTY RECORDS BACK UP ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215275378/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:05:15 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215275378/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Carnival is blaming BAE Systems for the damage, according to Mobile's Press-Register Cruise giant Carnival is suing the Alabama shipyard that took in the Carnival Triumph earlier this year after it lost power at sea, Mobile's ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215275825/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:00:52 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215275825/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit Metropolitan Airport officials evacuated a section of the McNamara Terminal Tuesday morning after a canine picked up the scent of explosives on the apron, where planes load, MyFoxDetroit.com. Officials say the dog smelled a possible explosive chemical in cargo from China that was bound for Atlanta around 10:30 a.m. Crews cleared a section of the terminal between gates A20 and A38 while ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215275380/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:49:37 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215275380/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Teamsters' Jimmy Hoffa found?: As the FBI and Oakland County Sheriff's Office excavate a southeast Michigan lot, Michigan, onlookers wonder if Jimmi Hoffa will finally be unearthed. BRIAN KAUFMAN/Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215275382/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:38:52 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215275382/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Officer Joseph Weekley gets emotional as he takes ...: Officer Joseph Weekley takes the stand in Wayne County Circuit Court. Weekley is on trial for gross neglegence and involuntary manslaughter for shooting 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones while executing a search warrant in 2010. Mandi ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215275381/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:38:51 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215275381/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Welcome to the two-minute drill, which will give you a snapshot of what's going on with the Detroit Lions, Tigers, Red Wings, Pistons, Spartans and Wolverines each ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215275383/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:38:50 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215275383/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Pavel Datsyuk and the Detroit Red Wings have an agreement on a three-year contract.The Red Wings said Tuesday they had agreed to terms on a deal to keep Datsyuk through the 2016-17 season. He can't sign the contract until July 5 because he was entering the last year of his current deal.The Russian superstar has said he wanted to stay with the Red Wings instead of returning home to play ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215273905/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:10:53 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215273905/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has given the clearest signal yet that Chairman Ben Bernanke will likely leave the Federal Reserve when his term ends in January.During an interview with PBS' Charlie Rose that aired Monday, Obama said Bernanke has "already stayed a lot longer than he wanted or he was supposed to." Obama also said Bernanke has done "an outstanding ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215273078/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:04:46 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215273078/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 5-1 in a meeting between AL contenders on Monday. Scherzer became the first pitcher to begin a season 10-0 with all decisions coming in starts since Roger Clemens went 11-0 for Toronto in 1997, according to STATS. He allowed one run in six innings. Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer for Detroit, while Baltimore's Chris Davis hit ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215273906/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:01:18 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215273906/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Michigan strawberries are ripe for the picking. And this week, we are celebrating the red beauties with a new strawberry recipe each day. ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215273910/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:32:26 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215273910/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Police said the victim was sitting on his porch in the 750 block of Pingree Street when someone wearing a black ski mask approached and began beating him with an unknown ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215272332/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:51:46 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215272332/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 AND THAT'S COMING UP ON LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 5:00. MEANWHILE, THERE'S BEEN A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT TODAY IN THE TRIAL OF TUCKER CIPRIANO. THE 20-YEAR-OLD WILL SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON. HE PLEADED NO CONTEST TO THE BASEBALL BAT ATTACK THAT LEFT HIS FATHER DEAD AND HIS MOTHER AND BROTHER SERIOUSLY INJURED. SO LET'S GO LIVE TO BISI ONILE-ERE WHO IS IN PONTIAC WITH THE LATEST. BISI? ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215272331/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:51:46 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215272331/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 'Romantic' replaces quirky in her style NEW YORK (AP) -- Katy Perry "goes there" with Vogue about two of her high-profile relationships, in the magazine's July cover story.The singer says of ex-husband Russell Brand, the British comedian/actor, that she "was in love with him when I married him" in 2010.But she hasn't heard from him since Brand sent her a ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215271711/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:47:02 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215271711/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 TMZ is reporting today.It happened on Sunset Boulevard as Bieber was leaving the Laugh Factory in his white Ferrari shortly before midnight. A pack of paparazzi was waiting.Behind the wheel, Bieber motioned them to clear out of the way, but when he drove off he appeared to pin one of them between the Ferrari and a parked car, TMZ said.The Los Angeles police investigated and about five hours ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215272335/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:26:48 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215272335/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 WASHINGTON — The abortion wars return to Congress in a big way with House legislation to ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks.The legislation expected to pass the Republican-controlled House as early today has no chance of becoming law in the near future: The Democratic-led Senate will ignore it and the White House has issued a veto threat. But the measure ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215272336/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:26:42 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215272336/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Authorities say a teenage boy has died and his father and another family member have been hospitalized in Bay City after their fishing boat was overcome by storms on Saginaw Bay.U.S. Coast Guard Sector Detroit Lt. Jillian Lamb said the body of the 14-year-old boy was brought to shore early this morning by the other men. Lamb says they aren't identifying them until family members are ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215272337/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:26:42 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215272337/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Residents in Macomb and Lapeer counties are cleaning up today after gusty storms and hail blew through the region on Monday.About 19,000 residents in those areas remain without power this morning, after a high of 25,000 customers out Monday night, DTE Energy spokesman Scott Simons ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215270967/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:20:47 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215270967/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Pavel Datsyuk delivered the news out Monday night, as good as announcing he'll be stealing pucks from opponents and making dazzling plays for the Detroit Red Wings for several more years.Datsyuk tweeted late Monday night: "Big day tomorrow."His agent, Gary Greenstin, is on his way to Detroit today to meet with general manager Ken Holland to shore up the details of what's ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215270966/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:20:46 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215270966/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 From left are Michigan assistant basketball coaches Bacari Alexander, Jeff Meyer and LaVall Jordan. 'We have such a genuine, healthy high regard for Coach Beilein,' Meyer said. 'We have unbelievable respect for what he has allowed us to do.' / Photos by Eric Seals/Detroit Free ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215270968/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:20:45 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215270968/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 It took a lot of fearlessness and a great deal of creative inspiration, but last Tuesday during Game 3 of the NBA Finals, a group of highly skilled writers got together and courageously disparaged an 11-year-old Mexican boy who sang the national anthem.Sebastien De La Cruz, you should have known better. Your 132 months on Earth should have been enough to teach you that you never sing the national ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215270969/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:20:44 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215270969/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 LONDON — British advertising tycoon-turned-art collector Charles Saatchi has admitted assault and accepted a "police caution" after published photos showed him grabbing the throat of his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson.Tabloid newspapers this week published photos of the incident, which happened June 9 at a table outside a posh London restaurant.Saatchi, 70, whose ad agency ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215270970/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:20:44 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215270970/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 A salad dressing ad that leaves a little to the consumer imagination has drawn the ire of conservative Christians who object to having a nearly naked "Zesty Guy" be the life of the ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215270971/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:20:43 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215270971/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 EVERYONE WILL WANT TO KNOW THOUSAND GET AROUND TOWN. Ashlee: WE'LL PREPARE THEM. BUT THE BIGGER TALK IS THE WEATHER DEPARTMENT BECAUSE OF ALL THE STORMS THAT CAME THROUGH. RHONDA AND I BOTH DIDN'T HAVE STORMS. Brandon: AND I HAD SEVERE WEATHER SIRENS IN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN RAIN COUNTY. BUT IT WAS MAINLY MACOMB COUNTY. A STORMY MONDAY BROUGHT HIGH WINDS TO PARTS OF METRO DETROIT. IN ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215269653/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:41:53 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215269653/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 U.S. safety regulators are investigating problems with air bag sensors in the seats of some small Suzuki SUVs.The probe covers 205,000 vehicles including Grand Vitaras from the 2006 through 2011 model years and SX4s from 2007 through 2011.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says 128 owners have complained about problems with sensors in the front passenger seats that turn off the ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215269655/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:16:31 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215269655/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Steve Girsky, GM Vice Chairman and President of GM Europe, poses with the new Opel 'Adam' car during the official start of the large-volume production in the Opel Eisenach GmbH factory, in January. / Associated ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215269656/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:16:31 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215269656/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Colton Swon and Zach Swon of The Swon Bros, Danielle Bradbery and Michelle Chamuel are the three competing in the finale of NBC's 'The Voice.' / Trae Patton / ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215269657/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:16:30 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215269657/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Ah, the sweet smell of science: An English study published Monday confirms a link between an underarm odor gene and deodorant use.Geneticists have discovered a wide variety of roles for a humble gene called ABCC11, which plays a role in everything from drug reactions ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215269658/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:16:30 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215269658/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 These are a variety of homeopathic or alternative remedies, that where purchased by reporter Liz Szabo to illustrate a story about Dr. Paul Offit's views on homeopathic remedies. / J. Kyle Keener for USA ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215269659/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:16:28 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215269659/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 TOWNSHIP, KEVIN DIETZ, "DEFENDERS." Devin: BUT THE WEATHER MAY CAUSE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR PLANS. Ruth: OAKLAND TOWNSHIP DOESN'T GET A LOT OF MEDIA ATTENTION, ESPECIALLY ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL, SO WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE IS A CULTURE SHOCK FOR THE PEOPLE AROUND THERE. Devin: LET'S GO TO KAREN DREW FOR A LOOK AT HOW THE DIG IS IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY. KAREN? Karen: YOU ARE ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215268476/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:38:12 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215268476/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 MOSCOW, June 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) has given local budget airline Red Wings permission to resume flight operations, which were suspended soon after a fatal incident at a Moscow airport last December, the agency said on Tuesday. "A series of measures carried out by Red Wings has allowed the airline to submit proof to Rosaviatsia of ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215266903/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:29:16 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215266903/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Detroit, appears to be on the brink of filing for bankruptcy, but there is little talk of sharing the pain. Instead, the fiscal crisis in Michigan is setting up as a gigantic clash between bondholders and city ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215267423/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:15:48 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215267423/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 DETROIT | Max Scherzer improved to 10-0 and struck out 10, Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 on Monday ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215265985/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:42:53 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215265985/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 A 59-year-old Oakland Township man is accused of hitting an acquaintance with a golf club and then using the broken shaft to stab him at the Westwynd Golf Course on Thursday, the Oakland County ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215266455/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:05:49 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215266455/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 D. Clarke Evans (NBAE/Getty) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars announced today that Lawrence Frank will not return as the team's head coach. "We thank Lawrence for his hard work and dedication, but we feel it is in the best interest of the franchise to make a change at this time," said Dumars. "Decisions like this are never ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215265466/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:02:46 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215265466/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Longtime Oakland University President Gary Russi will step down before the start of the next school year, the university announced in a news release late this afternoon.The surprise announcement came on the same day ... http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215265467/scat/3d33b780d0e24349 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:08 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.net/index.php/sid/215265467/scat/3d33b780d0e24349