Dearborn News

About 800 parents, teachers and school officials swarmed the Capitol this morning, demanding that lawmakers approve more money for schools to avoid cuts surpassing $600 per pupil in some districts.

A local group of imams is calling for an independent investigation into last month's fatal shooting of Detroit Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah in an FBI raid The imams' committee of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Michigan today also called for 'a fair and speedy adjudication for those who were arrested related to this raid.

Two men arrested in Windsor in connection with an FBI investigation into a radical Islamic group have been remanded into custody.

Two Ford Motor Co. crash test dummies sit strapped in a Servo Sled Crash Simulator with seat belt air bags in Dearborn, Michigan November 5, 2009.

Ford introduces the auto industry's first-ever production inflatable seat belts, which are designed to provide additional protection for rear-seat occupants, often children and older passengers who can be more vulnerable to head, chest and neck injuries -- Ford's inflatable rear seat belts will debut on the next-generation Ford Explorer sport ...

Voters at Ford's Dearborn Truck plant have overwhelmingly voted against ratification of a proposed cost saving modifications of a labor contract with Ford, according to two UAW officials.

Mayor John O'Reilly Jr. beat challenger Michael Prus, an analyst with the state Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth, with 88% of the vote.

Mix up something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue and you've got the Ecoboosted '34 Ford which debuted here at SEMA .

Free Press reporters will be filing from across metro Detroit today at several precincts.

Afghan troop decision...Automakers' fortunes...Better than expected WASHINGTON The White House says President Barack Obama's decision on whether to send more troops to Afghanistan will come in "a matter of weeks." Spokesman Robert Gibbs isn't saying whether it might happen sooner than expected, now that the presidential election has been settled.

File-- In an Oct. 26, 2009 file photo The U.S. flag and thos of other countries fly outside Ford headquarters in Dearborn, Mich.

DEARBORN, Mich. - FOX 2's Brad Edwards and crew went to the Dearborn Mosque Wednesday where a group was suspected of plotting crimes.

Ford workers have overwhelmingly rejected contract changes that would have allowed the automaker to cut labour costs, leaving Ford at a disadvantage to its Detroit rivals as it continues its struggle to return to profitability.

Detroit -- An FBI dog killed in the line of duty Wednesday will have his name added to a memorial wall at FBI headquarters in Quantico, Va., the agency said Thursday.

The men charged by the FBI in a federal complaint with a series of criminal charges represent a range of backgrounds -- from an elementary school teacher to an imprisoned felon.

The leader of what federal authorities describe as a fundamentalist group was shot and killed Wednesday during a series of raids in Dearborn and Detroit that resulted in federal charges against a dozen men.

It's all about the boost now... or at least EcoBoost. As part of their "Driving Green" initiative at this year's SEMA Show, Ford will be displaying a 1934 3-Window Coupe fitted with the twin-turbo V6 to create a blend of classic styling with modern performance and efficiency.

JIM TANKERSLEY Reporting from Dearborn, MI In an upstairs test lab at the world headquarters of Ford Motor Company, engineers in white coats are revving up a turbocharged engine that screams with the muscle car power that once made Detroit the envy of the world.

Luqman Ameen Abdullah, who was the Imam of the Masjid Al-Haqq mosque in Detroit, died in a shoot-out on Wednesday after firing on FBI agents during a raid in Dearborn, Michigan.

The FBI arrested 11 people after raiding at least two locations today - a trucking business in Dearborn and a home in Detroit - but agents are being tight-lipped on what transpired.