Attica News

LAPEER COUNTY, Michigan - What, no Thin Mints? No Savannahs? Yep, you heard right.

Just hours after Ford and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative deal that will allow contract concessions, workers heading into the Ford Sterling plant in Sterling Heights voiced mixed reaction to the idea.

2 on Bowers Road west of Force Road in Attica Township. According to the Lapeer County Sheriff's office, Gabriela Miranda, 17, of Attica was driving east on Bowers Road in a 2000 Saturn SL1 when she crossed the center line and side-swiped a westbound 2007 Mazda RX8 driven by Terry Burt, 37, of Chesterfield.

A common sight around Almont, Attica, Dryden, Hadley and Lapeer this week have been piles of wet carpet and other debris piled at the curb following last weekend's near--record rainfall.

The pumps have been going for 50 hours, working to clear the water out of the West family's yard on Peppermill road in Attica.

Lapeer Bowmen will host their 17th annual Traditional Archery Rendezous Weekend Aug.

Want to put a whole new Wild West spin on shooting sports? Cowboy action shooting is a fun way to "play cowboys" in a safe setting and friendly crowd.

A church's one-acre plot of earth is growing wholesome vegetables to curb a community need for healthy vegetables.

FAIRMOUNT - Three Canadians were injured in a three-vehicle accident that kept the northbound lanes of Interstate 69 closed for two hours Friday.

This mornings thunderstorm caused minor damage, such as trees branches knocked down in Genesee County.

Several area roadways are flooded and parts of roadways are washing away, according to Lapeer County Dispatch.

Editor's note: The following are more Frugal Living suggestions on ways to save money during these penny-pinching times.

The fast action of three Lapeer East High School students helped save a male student Tuesday who was choking on a piece of string cheese.

Brandon Howe, a student at Weston Elementary School in Imlay City, is hugged by his mother Jenny Howe, both of Attica Township.

Classic car fans will be able to kick off the summer cruising season Saturday with the second annual Eastern Michigan Auto Fest at the Eastern Michigan Fairgrounds in Imlay City.

Police are hunting for a parole absconder suspected to be supplying cocaine to young adults in Lapeer County.

Rather than buying new vehicles during the dismal economy, many people are keeping their older cars longer and maintaining them.

When Attica's Angie Burgess was spending a lot of time traveling around the country as a contract engineer doing ergonomic evaluations of assembly lines, she spent a lot of time hanging out in coffee houses.