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Pistons lose Billups to hamstring, Magic wins 111-86
Rashard Lewis scored a career playoff-high 33 points and the Magic beat the Pistons 111-86 on Wednesday night in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Detroit still leads the series 2-1, though they suff...
Lewis, Howard lead Magic revival over Pistons
NEW YORK - ReutersThe Orlando Magic thrashed the Detroit Pistons 111-86 Wednesday to cut the deficit in their Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series to 2-1. Forward Rashard Lewis led the way with...
Oh, the road troubles you
The big one will be I-696 in Macomb and Oakland counties, where the right two lanes each way will close between John R and Van Dyke for pavement repairs and bridge inspections. Expect big-time delays....
Metro area urged to do good deeds
The Salvation Army is challenging metro Detroit residents to join it in goodwill gestures to disadvantaged people and others as part of its third annual Doing the Most Good Week, Sunday through May 17...
Red Wings roll past Stars 4-1 in West finals opener
DETROIT (AP) -- Johan Franzen, Brian Rafalski and Tomas Holmstrom scored power-play goals for the Detroit Red Wings, who built a big lead in the second period and coasted to a 4-1 win over the Dallas ...
Talk to your doctor about extending hospital stay
With health insurance companies strongly suggesting your date of hospital discharge, what can you do if you strongly disagree? If you've had surgery and you don't feel ready to go home yet, tell your ...
Bloomfield Hills officials ready to hash out library deal with township
Bloomfield Hills residents strongly support renewing their city's severed relationship with the Bloomfield Township library, a survey released this week shows.
City takes on district court
The Warren City Attorney's Office has asked that the entire 37th District Court in Warren be disqualified from handling a drunken-driving case that involves the court's longtime administrator.
GM Buys Its Detroit Headquarters For $626 Million
DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. said Thursday that the shaky real estate market convinced the automaker that it was a good time to buy its previously leased headquarters in downtown Detroit's towering...
Airline executives to meet with Michigan lawmakers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chief executives of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines plan to meet with members of Michigan's congressional delegation to discuss their proposed merger. Delta CEO Ri...
Clinton campaign opposes giving Obama more Mich. delegates
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign opposes Michigan's plan to give fewer delegates to her and more to rival Barack Obama, a campaign spokesman said Thursday. The Democrati...
Drug companies defend TV advertisements before Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the nation's largest pharmaceutical companies defended their TV advertisements Thursday from Democrats pushing for tougher marketing restrictions. Executives from Pfi...
Fla. Dems ask national party to seat presidential delegation
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's Democratic congressional delegation called on the national party Thursday to seat the state's delegation based on its January primary, and the state party is...
General Motors, UAW reach deal at factory in Warren
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp. says it has reached a tentative local contract agreement with the United Auto Workers at a Warren transmission factory. UAW Local 909 had threatened to stri...
Ford searching for developer for St. Paul, Minn. plant
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A 135-acre parcel of prime St. Paul, Minn. land that now holds a Ford Motor Co. pickup truck plant is moving closer to redevelopment. Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford says Wed...
Council tables Mayor Kilpatrick decision
DETROIT -- The City Council on Thursday tabled a decision on whether to file a brief seeking to intervene in the criminal case against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Attorney William Goodman, who has been re...
Detroit cops seek state aid
LANSING -- Detroit Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings found herself in the awkward position Thursday of asking state lawmakers for $1 million to help run her crime lab, only a couple of weeks after shut...
Man Guilty in Serial Killing Case
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Matthew Macon, suspected of being a serial killer, dabbed his eyes and broke into tears Thursday as a jury found him guilty of two murders and an attack on a third woman, setting...
Women seek top Oakland offices
SOUTHFIELD -- When Mayor Brenda Lawrence kicks off her campaign today to replace longtime Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, she'll become one of three women vying for Oakland County's top ...
Joyce has busy day in outfield
Tigers' Bautista working to regain his form DETROIT -- Matt Joyce had a busy indoctrination to left field at Comerica Park. After veteran Gary Sheffield had three relatively quiet days in left for the...
Mayor fesses up to wearing dress
DETROIT -- Yes, that was the future mayor in a stunning red dress and wig. No, his legs weren't shaven. The chuckling admission came Thursday from Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, defusing a one-day flap that ...
Man arrested after pawn shop gets Reeves gear
DETROIT -- She wasn't exactly dancing in the street, but Motown diva Martha Reeves was pleasantly surprised Thursday when city pawn shop owners came forward with some gear stolen from her childhood ho...
A roll call vote on Mich. smoking ban
(AP) — The Michigan Senate on Thursday voted 25-12 in favor of a bill that would ban smoking in bars, restaurants and other workplaces. Sixteen Democrats and nine Republicans voted for the bill...
Campers get gas-saving perk
LANSING -- Gas price sticker shock has prompted the state to offer a new deal for campers: Store your RV, camper trailer or boat and trailer at certain state parks and recreation areas -- free -- for ...
School funds misuse denied
Advertisement Three Oak Park school board members contacted police Monday night about possible misuse of school funds, according to Lt. Mike Pousak of the Oak Park Public Safety Department. Of...
Oakland County auction includes cars, tools
PONTIAC -- Bargain hunters will bid on everything from power tools to vehicles at 9 a.m. Saturday during Oakland County's annual auction of surplus equipment at Vehicle Operations Building 16E, on Cou...
Gordon Food Service Chairman Paul Gordon dies at 84
WYOMING, Mich. (AP) — Paul B. Gordon, who grew Gordon Food Service Inc. into one of the largest family-owned food distributors in North America, has died. He was 84. Gordon died Tuesday at his...
GM Gives $200 Million To End Strike
GLENDA LEWIS REPORTS IN THE VIDEO PLAYER ON THE RIGHT GM said Thursday in a government filing that it would kick in $200 million for temporary payments to supplement reduced wages for the workers and ...
Schwarzenegger challenges automakers to meet Calif. rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday that pressure from the auto industry will not deter California from attempting to impose strict emission rules for vehicles so...
Chrysler unleashes Dodge Challenger into an uncertain market
BRAMPTON, Ontario (AP) — The 2008 Dodge Challenger began rolling off the assembly line Thursday into an uncertain market that could embrace the nostalgic muscle car or reject it for its gas-guz...
GM to pay up to $200M to help end American Axle strike
DETROIT (AP) — A bitter, 10-week strike at auto parts supplier American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. could come to a close soon now that General Motors Corp. has agreed to provide fina...
Schools drop plan to increase special education class sizes
WAYNE -- The Wayne County intermediate school district backed down Thursday from a proposal to limit the number of special education teachers caring for severely disabled children, a plan that had bro...
CMU Student Dies Of Meningitis
The family and friends of Lamott Smith are being urged to get tested for meningitis after the Central Michigan University student suddenly died of the disease.
Former chamber exec sentenced for embezzlement
CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — The former executive director of the Grand Ledge Area Chamber of Commerce has been sentenced to 120 days in jail and two years of probation. Norm Snyder earlier had ple...
Ordination in Detroit draws protesters
DETROIT -- The Archdiocese of Detroit will ordain five men to the priesthood Saturday, a sacred, joyous event for Catholics who are concerned about the dwindling number of men who hear "the call" to w...
Mich. Dems settle on delegate-seating plan to bring to DNC
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Democratic leaders settled Wednesday on a plan to give presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton 69 delegates and Barack Obama 59 as a way to get the delegate...
Michigan Senate OKs ban on smoking in bars, restaurants
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An anti-smoking bill that appeared to be going nowhere took a surprise turn Thursday in the Senate when 25 lawmakers voted for a ban on smoking in Michigan's bars, restaur...
Twin polar bears now on public view at the Detroit Zoo
ROYAL OAK -- It's no trip to the moon, but for this Neil and Buzz, it was still quite a voyage. Two twin polar bears, named for the famed Apollo 11 astronauts, recently traveled 685 miles to the Detro...
Detroit mayor lampooned on
What with its references to R. Kelly songs, the Madison Heights Residence Inn and the unfortunately named Ben's Chili Bowl, the mayoral text-messaging scandal was just begging to be lampooned by the n...
Detroit romp to win over Dallas in Western opener
Finn Valtteri Filppula made it 4-0 before the Stars got on the board through Brenden Morrow late in the second, but the fifth-seeded Stars were unable to stop Detroit picking up their seventh successi...
Red Wings cash in on power plays, take 1-0 lead
DETROIT - Johan Franzen, Brian Rafalski and Tomas Holmstrom scored power-play goals for the Detroit Red Wings, who built a big lead in the second period and coasted to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars ...
Northwest Airlines to offer Seattle-Beijing service
Northwest Airlines said Thursday that it would offer daily nonstop service between Seattle and Beijing starting in March.The flight will be the 15th nonstop route linking Seattle-Tacoma International ...
D-Train showing patience on rehab trail
Head out to Comerica Park • VOTE NOW: Cast your All-Star ballot DETROIT -- Dontrelle Willis is not a patient person by nature, he admits, but he's showing a healthy amount of patience so far whil...
Red Wings use power play to get past Stars in Game 1
=== Red Wings use power play to get past Stars in Game 1 === Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Tomas Holmstrom posted a goal and an assist, as the Detroit Red Wings downed the Dallas Stars, 4-1, in G...
Bear Roams Neighborhood for Week
MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says a bear prowled a rural western Michigan neighborhood for a week after escaping from an animal-rescue shelter that never notifie...
Tax Rebates Questions & Answers
As many Michiganians begin receiving their economic stimulus payments, the Internal Revenue Service released a list of the most-frequently-asked questions –– and answers –– that people now are...
Brother Charged in Murder of Couple
HOWELL, Mich. (AP) - A 61-year-old Warren man has been charged with murder in the shooting deaths of his brother and his brother's wife at the couple's Livingston County home.
Bautista working to regain his form
Sign up for video alerts DETROIT -- Denny Bautista is trying to get himself back to his Spring Training form, and not just from a health standpoint. Bautista, currently on the 15-day disabled list wit...
New Link Between Mayor & Judge
While prosecutors prepare for another hearing about who will hear Mayor Kilpatrick's criminal case, the Chief Action News Investigator Steve Wlson has uncovered a new link between the mayor and the ju...
Underwood outs cruel ex
Singer/songwriter Carrie Underwood attends the 2008 CMT Music Awards at the Curb Events Center at Belmont University on April 14, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Stephen Lovekin, Getty Images) Carrie...
Departing water chief argues one last time with Detroit council
DETROIT -- The chief of the Detroit Water and Sewer Department Victor Mercado warned the City Council today its delay in approving water rates and mass turnover in the department could heighten its fe...
23 Mile Reopened After Gas Leak
Crews have reopened 23 Mile Road in Chesterfield Township.Both directions of 23 Mile were closed at Sass Road, east of I-94, for a short time this afternoon because of a gas leak.The leak has now been...
Northwest and Delta Pilots Meet Next Week
Eds: APNewsNow. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Pilots at Northwest Airlines Corp. say they'll meet with Delta Air Lines Inc. pilots for two days next week to begin working out a joint contract. The pilot ...
That probably was me wearing a dress in a school play
DETROIT -- At least one controversy may have come and gone quickly for Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Diffusing a one-day flap, the mayor told reporters Thursday that probably was him 24 years ago wearing a ...
Learn About The HYDRO-4000
The HYDRO-4000 promises to provide you with better gas mileage through the use of distilled water.It works like a Hydrogen Cell.You can learn more about the Hydro-4000 on
Using credit card at the pump could cost you
Have you noticed some local gas stations are charging you more if you use your credit card? It's actually legal and it's called discount for cash. Station owners are passing fees from the credit card ...
Death of Westland woman ruled strangulation
WESTLAND --The death of a 22-year-old woman found dead Wednesday morning in an open field in her middle-class subdivision was ruled a strangulation after an autopsy by the Wayne County Medical Examine...
Wayne County ISD backs down on plan to limit number of special education teachers
WAYNE -- The Wayne County intermediate school district has backed down from its proposal to limit the number of special education teachers caring for severely disabled children following a firestorm o...
Fieger policy not unusual
"I've done exactly what I've done at the Fieger firm that's the subject of this litigation on numerous occasions through my legal career at another firm," testified Jeffrey Danzig on his tenure at the...
Man arrested in recording equip. theft from ex-Motown star
James Tate says the man was arrested at his home Thursday after some of the stolen items turned up at a local pawn shop.An employee at Al's Jewelry and Loan tells the
Bonior, former Edwards campaign manager, endorses Obama
Former Macomb County Congressman David Bonior, who managed John Edwards' unsuccessful presidential campaign, endorsed Sen. Barack Obama on Thursday. Bonior compared the 2008 election to pivotal moment...
Gas prices jump nearly 3 cents to record; oil pauses
(Getty Images/file) NEW YORK (AP) - Gas prices have jumped nearly three cents since yesterday, reaching a new national record of nearly $3.65 a gallon. That's according to a survey of stations by AA...
Some of Martha Reeves
DETROIT -- A city pawn shop says it has some of the $100,000 worth of recording equipment that was stolen last week from Motown diva Martha Reeves' childhood home. Employees from the pawn shop, Al's J...
Facebook sets bullying, predator safeguards
Facebook (Getty Images/file) HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Facebook, the world's second-largest social networking Web site, will add more than 40 new safeguards to protect young users from sexual predators...
Man convicted of EMU killing gives apology
Orange Taylor III, convicted of killing EMU student Laura Dickinson, apologized to both her family and his own Wednesday before denying again that he killed her.
White House renews veto threat against troop funding bill
U.S. soldiers on the way to conducting house to house searches December 3, 2007 in Mukhisa, Iraq. (Chris Hondros, Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House again says President Bush will veto ...
Clinton urges Obama to support full Michigan, Florida delegate slates
Hillary Clinton called on Barack Obama today to agree to seat full delegate slates from Michigan and Florida based on those states' disputed January primaries, a demand the Obama campaign is unlikely ...
Jolie and Pitt
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt on February 23, 2008 (Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images) Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are expecting twin girls, according to new tabloid reports.The couple is said to b...
Hackers attack epilepsy forum
(Getty Images/file) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A Web site set up the Epilepsy Foundation has been hit by hackers, in an attack apparently motivated by malice, rather than money. An official with the found...
2 Detroit Teachers Battle School Board
DETROIT -- Two veteran Detroit schoolteachers filed an injunction with the Wayne County Circuit Court Thursday, barring the Detroit School Board from carrying out plans to fire them at its scheduled m...
Detroit mayor denies photo shows him in dress as a child
Washington, D.C. , newspaper that published a photo purportedly showing him appearing in a red dress with a plunging neckline in a middle school play.The Hill identified Kilpatrick as being one of eig...
McCain sits down with the Freep
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No Charges in Child ATV crash
PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) - No charges will be filed against the parents of a 2-year-old boy who was injured after driving an all-terrain vehicle over a 5-foot embankment in Charlevoix County. Sutton...
Magic defeat Pistons; Billups hurt
on Wed May 07, 2008 10:59 pm If Detroit lose game 4, then let talks. Right now I'm no worry at all. Magic play as well as they could tonight and the Pistons don't have an All-star point guard.
Man Shot on West Side
Detroit police are investigating the shooting of a man on the city's west side. His injuries do not appear to be life threatening.It happened in the 9200 block of Fielding St. near Evergreen and Joy R...
Ford Execs Welcome Kerkorian Investment
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Ford Motor Co. welcomes the significant investment by billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, company executives said Thursday, telling shareholders it underscores the strength of their tu...
Southfield Mayor to Challenge Patterson
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) - Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence plans to announce Friday she'll challenge veteran Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson for the job he's held for 16 years. The 53-year...
Lawmakers Debate Driver Cell Phone Use
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan lawmakers are again considering whether to crack down on cell phone use while driving. A state House committee on Thursday debated bills that would ban cell phone us...
Coyote attacks a child in her front yard
coyote (David McNew, Getty Images/file) LAKE ARROWHEAD, Calif. (AP) - For the third time in a week, a coyote has attacked a toddler in Southern California. Authorities in San Bernadino county sa...
Bomb Squad Removes Grenade
The Detroit police bomb squad has safely removed a live grenade discovered by an off-duty firefighter in the middle of a street on the city's southwest side.
Elementary school to reopen after brief lockdown
DETROIT -- An elementary school on the city's northwest side is set to reopen after being on temporary lockdown due to a shooting across the street. McColl Elementary School in Detroit was locked down...
Save Big Bucks On Appliances
You see plenty of appliances these days with cool new features or got-to-have styling. But Consumer Reports says this razzle-dazzle comes at a price. Many dishwashers, washing machines, even dryers, a...
Council scraps plan to intervene in Kilpatrick criminal case
DETROIT -- The City Council this morning tabled a decision on whether to file a brief seeking to intervene in the criminal case against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Attorney William Goodman, who is retaine...
Toyota raising prices on some models in US this month
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp., the world's second-biggest automaker by annual vehicle sales, is raising its prices on some U.S. models later this month amid increased worries about its profi...
Tornado reported in Tupelo, Miss
(Getty Images/File) TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - An apparent tornado in Tupelo, Miss. has damaged a shopping mall and downed power lines. There aren't any reported injuries from the Thursday morning sto...
Brief project closes intersection at 22 Mile and Hayes
SHELBY TOWNSHIP -- Authorities have shut down the intersection of 22 Mile and Hayes roads to enable work crews from the Road Commission of Macomb County to change a traffic signal. The intersection wi...
Decomposed Body Found In Detroit River
DETROIT -- The U.S. Coast Guard discovered a "badly" decomposed male body floating in the Detroit River Wednesday night.The body was found floating in the water about one mile south of the Ambassador ...
Detroit Police Search For Gunman
DETROIT -- Detroit police are searching for a gunman after he shot a man in the leg on Cathedral Street on the city's west side Thursday afternoon.McColl Elementary School, which is near the shooting,...
Detroit favoured, but Stars relaxed and ready
Handicapping the Western Conference final between Detroit and Dallas is a tad like watching a tennis match, so let's try keeping track as the ball goes back and forth. The Red Wings take the home ice...