Washington News

Here's a bitter little fact of life, my fellow Michigan motorists: When seat belt usage drops, the chances of dying behind the wheel goes up.

Officials are looking for ways to alleviate problems caused by limited road patrols in the local area, but it isn't the crime rate they're trying to fix.

Travis Crawford prefers typing over writing, so doing work online will be easy for the fifth-grader. Travis and his class logged onto Moodle for the first time Tuesday at Washington Elementary School in Marysville.