| Trial getting under way in mail truck corruption A trial is getting under way in Detroit in a corruption case involving the repair of mail trucks.Four U.S. Postal Service employees have pleaded guilty, but Greg Gorski of Canton Township is going to... | |
| AAA Michigan: Gas prices up 11 cents in past week AAA Michigan says gasoline prices are up about 11 cents per gallon during the past week to a statewide average of $3.52.The auto club says the average is about 31 cents per gallon higher than last... |
| Chilly temps move in this week Enjoy the last day of warmer-than-normal conditions today before temperatures start falling this week, eventually hitting the teens by next weekend, according to the National Weather... |
| Feds, Detroit police team up for truancy sweep today In an effort to keep kids safe and reduce crime, federal officials are teaming up with the Detroit Police for a truancy sweep today.The effort is part of the Operation Safe Passage Task Force, an... |
| New program to improve poor's access to medicine to be released in Detroit Details of a new national program to improve how the uninsured receive prescription medication are expected to be released in Detroit.Medco Foundation and Dispensary of Hope will unveil the program... |
| Auburn Hills girl missing; likely taken by father Auburn Hills- Police are investigating the suspected parental kidnapping of an 11-year-old girl.At 8 a.m. Sunday police were called to the 2800 block of Tall Oak for the report on the missing girl,... |
| AAA Mich.: Gas prices up 11 cents in past week Dearborn - AAA Michigan says gasoline prices are up about 11 cents per gallon during the past week to a statewide average of $3.52.The auto club says the average is about 31 cents per gallon higher... |
| New program to improve poor's access to medicine Detroit- Details of a new national program to improve how the uninsured receive prescription medication are expected to be released in Detroit.Medco Foundation and Dispensary of Hope will unveil the... |
| Public meetings scheduled on Detroit voting district maps Detroit - Public meetings continue this week to gather comments on four proposed maps that slice up Detroit into seven voting districts for City Council and Board of Police Commissioner seats.The... |
| Trial getting underway in Detroit mail truck corruption Four U.S. Postal Service employees have pleaded guilty, but Greg Gorski of Canton Township is going to trial Monday. He's accused of accepting cash, sports tickets, a minivan and other payoffs... |
| Pick your top Super Bowl ad DETROIT - From the E-Trade Baby to a heated rivalry between GM and Ford, there is a lot of buzz over last night's most memorable ads of Super Bowl advertisements.A 30-second slot during last... |
| API: Three Letters That Change Life, the Universe and Even Detroit Apigee , a company that builds and operates APIs. That’s tech-world speak for the software that lets things like Facebook, Google and Twitter talk to all those applications on your iPhone. ... |
| General Motors and Deloitte & Touche in $303 million securities class action 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... |
| Fire kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys Pierce County Sheriff's deputies and Graham Firefighters work around the smoldering remains of a house near Fredrickson, Wash., Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, where, according to a sheriff's... |
| Union of Concerned Scientists : Northwest Airlines Asks Clear Channel to Pull Science Group's Anti-Nuclear-Weapons Ad in Minneapolis Airport 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... |
| Public meetings on proposed Detroit district maps DETROIT - Public meetings continue this week to gather comments on four proposed maps that slice up Detroit into seven voting districts for City Council and Board of Police Commissioner... |
| Son, mom arraigned in shooting death of Detroit 12-year-old Kade'jah Davis Heather Brown and her son Joshua Brown are arraigned via video. Their arraignment in Kade'jah's slaying was held Sunday in Detroit. / MANDI WRIGHT/DETROIT FREE... |
| Clint scores for Detroit Clint Eastwood scored one of the few touchdowns in last night’s advertising Super Bowl.The big-screen tough guy delivered a stirring endorsement of Chrylser, Dodge, Jeep - and Motown as a whole... |
| Hoekstra's ad creates a stir The portrayal of an Asian woman speaking broken English in a Super Bowl ad for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra is bringing charges of racial insensitivity.Hoekstra campaign spokesman... |
| Suspect in Highland Park robbery, death hasn't been out of prison long Al Freij, 47, of Dearborn is angry that Witherspoon didn't spend more time behind bars. Witherspoon was found with a gun used in a 2007 robbery and shooting at Dearborn Liquor & Deli, which... |
| Rosa Parks Institute for Self Development to refund $500 to parents after trip to Ghana nixed Elizabeth Hoffman paid $500 for her son, Felix Sommers, to travel to Ghana in August on a trip sponsored by the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development. The institute blamed a nonprofit... |
| Lottery results for Feb. 5 MICHIGANSundayDaily 3 and 4Midday 355 and 9063Evening 912 and 3104Fantasy 5 11, 13, 17, 24, 34Keno 5, 6, 10, 17, 18, 20, 24, 35,38, 40, 41, 44, 45, 49, 51, 52,59, 61, 69, 72, 73, 75 Tuesday's... |
| Special Olympians ready to compete in Michigan's 2012 Winter Games Michigan's warm winter isn't expected to stop more than 800 athletes from gathering in Traverse City for the state's annual Special Olympics Winter Games that run Tuesday through... |
| Mt. Clemens considers creating historic district for bathhouse The days when Mt. Clemens was home to world-famous mineral baths are long gone, but officials in Bath City hope to preserve a piece of that era.The City Commission is planning to consider an... |
| Catholics protest ruling that health plans must cover birth control Archbishop of Detroit Allen Vigneron will write to priests this week urging prayer and action to get the birth control rule changed. Catholic leaders increasingly preach the value of natural family... |
| Lawmakers tread carefully with plan to raise Michigan's gas tax Roadwork barrels are a common sight around Michigan. Some lawmakers fear that delaying measures to fund road fixes will allow roads and bridges to crumble further, raising the bill for repairs. /... |
| Mitt Romney looks to keep win streak alive as rivals struggle to keep up in GOP race Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets supporters after a campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday. With back-to-back wins in Florida and Nevada, the former Massachusetts... |
| Drew Sharp: Draymond Green was valiant as a victor must be for Spartans Michigan State's Draymond Green celebrates with fans following an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan on Sunday. Michigan State won 64-54. / Al... |
| Michael Rosenberg: As Tim Hardaway Jr. goes, so go Michigan hopes Michigan State's Derrick Nix goes up for a basket against Michigan's Tim Hardaway Jr. Hardaway was held to four points on 1-for-10 shooting on Sunday. / JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/Detroit Free... |
| Red Wings' backup goalie job is up for grabs TEMPE, Ariz. -- Ty Conklin needed to show the Red Wings he could come through for them Saturday night -- and didn't. That cast further doubt on the backup goaltending situation as the trade... |
| Chrysler ad touts Detroit resurgence as U.S. model As advertised, the commercials that ran during Super Bowl XLVI had a little something for everyone.Metro Detroiters hoping for an encore to last year's emotional and gritty Chrysler 200 ad... |
| Demi Moore in Utah rehab About two weeks after a "personal health crisis" landed Demi Moore in a California hospital, the "LOL: Laughing Out Loud" actress is now at a rehab center in Utah.A source... |
| Carolyn Hax: College student frets over sisters' awful situation Dear Carolyn: I'm in college now, but I have two sisters who are still living at home with my father and stepmother. My mom died a few years ago after a long, drawn-out battle with cancer. This... |
| Editorial: Ask the unemployed about benefits reform Congress should not be trying to reform unemployment benefits on the fly.If the nation's system of jobless benefits needs work, and that's an arguable proposition from the get-go, Congress... |
| Letters: Drug tests violate poor people's rights Drug testing welfare recipients is impractical and expensive, but most importantly unconstitutional -- and, frankly, undesirable.Our Constitution protects people from being investigated for crimes... |
| Guest commentary: Catholic Church should stay out of fight over insuring birth control This week, most of the 1.5 million Catholics in the Detroit Archdiocese will receive letters in their bulletins from the U.S. Catholic Bishops condemning the federal government for ruling that... |
| Here's a rundown of the Super Bowl commercials this year As advertised, the commercials that ran during Super Bowl XLVI had a little something for everyone. Metro Detroiters hoping for an encore to last... |
| 2012 Super Bowl ads: See them all here We'll be posting all of the 2012 Super Bowl commercials here as they air on TV tonight. Some of them have already been released and are in the player... |
| General Motors will keep airing Mayan calendar ad despite Ford's request to stop General Motors stands by its Super Bowl ad that plays on the apocalyptic end of the world according to the Mayan calendar that stakes survival on driving a Chevrolet Silverado.The ad, which can be... |
| Wayne Co. offers homes in Detroit for cheap Durand Micheau, 42, and his wife Sharon Micheau, 40, said they lost their home because they... |
| State struggles for more control over private, charity poker rooms Gamers crowd around the poker tables recently at a charity poker tournament at the Electric Stick, a pool hall in Westland that has replaced most of its pool tables with poker tables. (Bryan Mitchell... |
