Sterling Heights News

With the number of going-out-of-business sales and auctions increasing in cities across the region because of the failing economy, many municipalities have created ordinances to help regulate them and ensure any unpaid taxes are collected.

A 40-year-old man has been charged in death of a Detroit firefighter who died after the roof of a charred vacant house collapsed on him last year.

Explosions during the Gulf War drove Karar Alabbasi and his family from Iraq when he was 5. With the burst of a cannon at Historic Fort Wayne Thursday, the 24-year-old Dearborn resident officially became an American citizen.

State legislators may soon decide whether to change Michigan election laws to speed up the voting process for military troops serving overseas by allowing local clerks to transmit absentee ballots via e-mail or fax.

Oakland County Clerk Ruth Johnson says clerks from Michigan's three largest counties will gather in suburban Detroit to propose fixes to what she calls the state's "broken" military voting system.

German cable and wiring systems manufacturer Leoni AG has bought Sterling Heights-based robotics specialist Valentine Robotics Inc.

Workers at two Metro Detroit area Chrysler assembly plants are heading back to work today following the automakers deal with Fiat and emergence from bankruptcy.

Authorities today said it appears the eldest son of a couple found slain in their garage nearly three years ago killed his parents over money.

It's back to work today for employees at seven Chrysler assembly plants. The Auburn Hills-based automaker had shut down all of its factories during its six weeks in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

In the aftermath of newly discovered infidelity, there is rage, hostility and mistrust.

Here are just some of the layoffs that have taken place at auto suppliers in Michigan this year.

Marcus Beaurem, a 5-foot-11, 170-pound wideout from Stevenson , has accepted a Class of 2010 offer from Bowling Green.

Water was shut off to the Madison Heights police department building -- where at least 22 officers became ill with flu-like symptoms in recent weeks -- after tests on Monday found Legionella bacteria in numerous locations in the building, Police Chief Kevin Sagan said.

Former Gov. William Milliken was being characteristcally modest in his Sunday column , because history shows he was a leader before his time when it comes to renewable energy.

Drivers in one Sterling Heights neighborhood woke up to find their cars up on blocks Friday morning.

A jury found the owner of a Fraser company guilty of storing flammable chemicals without a permit to do so.

Chrysler Group LLC says it will resume making vehicles at seven of its North American factories starting June 29.

Warren police say a driver has come forward in the crash death of a 40-year-old pedestrian who wasn't wearing pants when he was killed on a street in the Detroit suburb.

Paccar Leasing Co. has opened a PacLease location in Lansing Michigan, joining three other Michigan locations.

City officials have applied for a $1.2-million federal grant to buy hybrid vehicles and cut energy costs.