Westland News

McKinley Co-op Preschool will have an open house 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 12.

Due to the Independence Day holiday, there will be no rubbish pickup on Friday, July 4. Service will be delayed one day for the remainder of the week.

If you've been praying for lower gasoline prices, your prayers will be answered this afternoon.

A Wayne County jury found a Westland man guilty of second-degree murder earlier today in Wayne County Circuit Court.

A Livonia Stevenson High School student accused in the drunken driving death of a Westland man was bound over as an adult on charges of second-degree murder Tuesday following a sometimes emotional preliminary ...

A registered sex offender has been charged with stalking a 13-year-old boy who lived a couple streets away from him on Westland's southwest side.

A 16-year-old Livonia Stevenson student will stand trial for second-degree murder for his role in a traffic accident last month that resulted in the death of another driver.

The Stevenson High School student who allegedly caused a fatal drunk driving accident three days after schoolmates wore T-shirts joking about underage drinking is scheduled to be in court this morning for his ...

Emergency crews and utility workers are dealing with power lines that fell across yards in a Westland neighborhood.

CHICAGO Gannett Co. Inc. has an enviably low debt burden and online businesses growing at a healthy rate, yet even it cannot escape Wall Street's current aversion to newspaper stocks.

The last time Barbara Green saw her daughter alive, 22-year-old Laci Green walked by her bedroom, paused, looked inside and told her that she loved her.

Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday, a spokesman said.

Having grown up as part of St. Raphael Catholic Church, the Rev. Clint McDonell admits it's a little disconcerting to be back as a newly ordained priest.

Ashlee Baracy of Westland has been named Miss Michigan 2008. Baracy, 23, won more than $11,000 in scholarships and other prizes on Saturday night before a crowd of about 1,400 Saturday at Muskegon's Frauenthal ...

The state's new Miss Michigan, Ashlee Baracy, decided to use her mother's experience with breast cancer to spread awareness through her involvement with the Miss Michigan Scholarship Program.

Gordon Michaels, sporting a signature black Unbeatable Harold cap, can't hold back a smile when he talks about the character he's crafted into his first feature-length film.

If you speed by the little shop at 48185 Plymouth Road in Livonia, you might miss Sweets Divine bakery.

Madonna University student Dave Brown, of Livonia, was awarded a Student Emmy for his documentary film "Nankin Mills: Best Kept Secret," the university announced Monday.

The 16-year-old driver involved in a high-speed crash that killed a Westland man last month is expected to be charged as an adult with second-degree murder and drunken driving Thursday.

By LeAnne Rogers * OBSERVER STAFF WRITER * June 8, 2008 As school ends for the year and the summer season of graduation open houses and parties gets into full swing, Garden City police are making a concerted ...