Westland News

A federal magistrate ruled today that a former Ford Motor Co. employee accused of stealing internal documents from the automaker valued at an estimated $24 million to $32 million is free to live in a Westland apartment until his trial date.

Mild temperatures and a lack of snow didn't keep Santa Claus from making his traditional stop at Westland City Hall to help officially turn on the Christmas lights.

There will soon be a new option for getting in shape in Westland as Planet Fitness will fill a vacant former craft store at Warren and Wayne roads.

Months of hard work and dozens of meetings have coalesced into a recommendation that the Wayne-Westland School Board close seven elementary schools and reconfigure the grade levels at all others.

If you've eaten at home every Thanksgiving Day, it's time for a change of pace. Doff that apron, tell the family it's someone else's turn to do the cooking and head for one of the many local restaurants serving the big bird and all the trimmings - or other favorite foods - on Nov.

Canton Township police still don't know what caused a three-car accident on Ford Road near the bustling I-275 interchange that injured several people and snarled traffic along Canton's busiest thoroughfare Friday evening.

Bowling fund-raiser The John Glenn High School wrestling program will hold its first bowling fund-raiser Sunday, Nov.

A Westland man has been ordered to stand trial on 15 felony charges stemming from an August standoff with police.

There will be music, a story and a visit by Santa Claus as the holiday season officially kicks off with Westland's annual Tree Lighting Ceremony 6:15 p.m. Monday on the north steps of City Hall.

Camp times Parents can give their kids something to do while they go shopping the day after Thanksgiving.

A Westland man testified Thursday in Westland 18th District Court that he was afraid he'd be killed as he and his family were bound and gagged while armed intruders robbed their home.

Westland Hit and Run 1. Police were called to the area of Joy and Eckles Nov. 8 when a Canton woman reported that her vehicle had been hit by another driver who didn't stop.

The William P. Faust Library in Westland, Michigan, was a host to a community discussion on the effects the tough Michigan economy has had on mental health.

Westland resident Jan Larente is playing Meg in the play Crimes of the Heart being presented Friday, Nov.

On Wednesday, November 11, a local restaurant chain will offer a free lunch or dinner to veterans who have served our country.

WXYZ) - The community came together on Sunday for the daughter of a murder victim.

Westland's Complete Count Committee has developed a schedule of events to help make sure local residents are counted in the upcoming 2010 U.S. Census.

No charges will be filed against a Westland woman over the fatal shooting of her husband Monday evening, authorities said.

Canton Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman suspected of stealing a purse in Ann Arbor.

Spaghetti dinner The monthly spaghetti dinner at the Dyer Senior Center in Westland will be 4-7 p.m. Friday, Nov.