Canton News

Jaldhar Prasad feels he's been an outsider to the inner workings of Canton Township long enough and is ready to take an active role in the community's future as a township trustee.

A 53-year-old Canton woman reported to police June 22 that her former friend, a Wyandotte man, had threatened her over the Internet.

A 32-year-old teacher in Canton, Mich., who had sex with one of her 15-year-old students should spend time in prison, a judge ruled.

A 17-year-old Plymouth girl has been charged with negligent homicide, a two-year misdemeanor, in the April 22 crash that killed motorcyclist Diane Arlene Eickmeyer.

In addition to absentee ballots continuing to roll out, some have begun to roll back into township offices.

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is hanging on for his political life after the revelation that, among 14,000 text messages between him and his chief of staff Christine Beatty, there was evidence of an ...

When two join together, they become one. This long-held staple of marriage has become the theme of the merger between First Baptist Church of Plymouth and Main Street Baptist Church in Canton.

A Canton Township man was arraigned in 35th District Court Monday on three misdemeanor charges including domestic violence, possession of weapons while intoxicated and interfering with a crime report after ...

A 37-year-old Canton man reported to police last Thursday that his car had been vandalized with mud at his home on the 6800 block of Foxcreek.

Armed with a wooden stand and 120 cans of Crayons Pink Lemonade, 8-year-old Blair Peppers was prepared to raise money for his church's scholarship fund.

In between rolling strikes and picking up spares, the participants of the United States Bowling Congress are punching in PIN numbers and dropping cash.

Shari Peters really wants fair skies July 4. That's because she is expecting about 30,000 guests for the annual Fourth of July parade sponsored by the Northville Community Foundation, and she would rather it ...

Excerpts from The Detroit News' politics blog: Obama doesn't insult Detroit Name: Jeannette Milliean City: Detroit When Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama says the auto industry needs to change, it ...

When cops stormed a Canton Comerica Bank Monday in response to a robbery attempt, Nabil Fawzi's two sisters who were waiting for him in the parking lot began crying at the thought their brother was being held ...

As 10-year-old Kyle Jackson strapped on his helmet and straddled his new Huffy Titanium 10-speed bicycle, he was excited to test out the new Lower Rouge River Recreation Trail in Canton.

Canton police are crediting the quick actions of a bank patron for breaking up a robbery attempt on Monday.

Western Wayne County authorities say a gun-toting Comerica Bank customer foiled an attempted robbery.

After less than two hours deliberation, a jury found former Plymouth Christian Academy teacher Stephanie Ann Stein guilty of having sex with a former student, who was 15 when their relationship began.

After a few months of working out at the Romulus Athletic Center, resident Tonya Cofield can't help but smile.

Beer cans aren't your friends. That's the winning message of the student team from Canton High School - the top winner in the Buddy's Pizza/Observer Eccentric/Mirror Newspapers public service video contest.