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Attacks get personal in debate for 13th District
Six-term U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick exchanged heated words with two Democratic primary rivals in a debate broadcast Sunday.
At the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Indiana, not far from where the Wright Brothers' nurtured dreams of flight, a huge birthday party is taking place for something else that changed the world.
Candidates for House attend forum
As the state's Aug. 5 primary approaches, candidates for elected office are trying to sew up votes.
Attacks get personal in debate for 13th District
Six-term U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick exchanged heated words with two Democratic primary rivals in a debate broadcast Sunday.
GOP pair face off for chance at seat
In his bid for re-election to a third and final term in the state House of Representatives' 14th District, Edward Clemente has no challengers in the Democratic primary.
Driver shot trying to flee impound lot
A 33-year-old River Rouge man was shot by police Wednesday afternoon when he allegedly attempted to run down an officer with his car.
Forget the hot dogs. The Jaycees are going for the spicy stuff. On July 18 the Wyandotte Jaycees, in conjunction with the Wyandotte Beautification Commission and Good Eats Cafe, will be raising money for the ...
Vertical integration is an unfashionable idea coming back with a vengeance
Suddenly, it is not the customer who matters; it is the supplier. The stuff that arrives at the factory loading bay is now expensive; shortages and logistical logjams are playing havoc and the company that ...
Marathon refinery plan to move forward
After lengthy review and several community meetings, the Marathon refinery expansion project air quality permit has been granted.
Dealer gets prison in drug death
A drug dealer directly connected to at least one of the fatal doses of fentanyl that plagued southeastern Michigan last year has been sentenced to 2 to 30 years in prison.
Masterful finish to Long Beach Symphony season
Music director Enrique Arturo Diemecke inherited a fine orchestra when he came to Long Beach six years ago.
River Rouge man gets prison term in fentanyl case
A River Rouge man was sentenced today to serve 2 to 20 years in prison for selling fentanyl-laced heroine that was rumored to give an intense high, but instead killed a Riverview teen so fast that the needle ...
The Transformation of Business
There is a fundamental transformation of business underway. Forged by digitization, ubiquitous connectivity, and globalization, this transformation will radically alter the very nature of the firm and how it ...
About 100 people who were denied jobs with the Detroit police and other city departments because they did not live within the city boundaries are soon expected to receive more than $5 million in damages in a ...
The launch of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Fifty years ago, droves of people flocked to the shores of River Rouge, Mich., to witness the beginning of what would become the greatest tragedy on the Great Lakes.
Hull Number 301- 50th Anniversary This Weekend
It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon on June 7th, 1958, as more than 10,000 people lined the banks of the Detroit River.
Ceremony to mark 50 years since Edmund Fitzgerald's launch
A ceremony is planned to mark the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the famed freighter that sunk in 1975 during a Lake Superior storm.
Student, 12, wins T-shirt contest
Idalyz Lozoya, a sixth-grader at Strong Middle School, used markers and crayons to do her part in raising awareness about the Rouge River.
River Rouge Animal Shelter To Be Overhauled
The way a local city's animal shelter operates will soon be overhauled. Animal rights activists are criticizing the River Rouge Animal Shelter and expressed their outrage to city commissioners Tuesday evening.
Lawsuit filed over 2007 arrest
One of the community's most outspoken residents has filed a lawsuit against the Police Department.