Sights, sounds, flavors of CityFest draw crowds
Detroit -- With the scent of funnel cakes in the air and the sun shining overhead, hundreds of Metro Detroiters strolled along the streets of the New Center area this afternoon enjoying the 21st annual Comerica Cityfest 2009. - 6:32 pm
Friday, July 3, 2009
Bing asks police chief to step down
Detroit -- Mayor Dave Bing has asked Detroit Police Chief James Barren to step down and will replace him with Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans, three department officials told The Detroit News this evening. - 7:17 pm
Man arrested in arson death of Detroit firefighter
Detroit -- Surrounded by dozens of firefighters on Detroit's east side, the Detroit Police Department today announced they arrested Darian Dove, 40, a suspect in the arson that resulted in the death of firefighter Walt Harris. - 6:12 pm
Alaska Gov. Palin to resign, but gives no details of her future
WASILLA, Alaska -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a surprise announcement Friday that she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaining why she plans to step down, raising speculation that she would focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race. - 6:12 pm
4 Lake Erie fishermen found alive
Monroe -- Four boaters who sparked an international search after failing to return from a Lake Erie fishing excursion Thursday were rescued around 6 p.m. near Middle Sister Island off shore from Monroe, authorities said. - 7:08 pm
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- Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret - 10:51 PM
- Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried - 10:49 PM
- US Marines push deeper into southern Afghan towns - 07:08 PM
- Honduras rejects OAS appeal to restore president - 11:12 PM
Michigan
- Bankruptcy judge could rule on GM asset sale this weekend
- Daniel Howes: Howes: Brutal, unforgiving change was inevitable
- Cummins reopening Ind. plant where Dodge Ram engine made; another closes
- Allen Park-based parts maker shutting down Indiana plant
Chrysler's product lineup struggles in showrooms
DETROIT -- The latest numbers on auto sales show that Chrysler needs to quickly figure out how to navigate the car market as deftly as it did bankruptcy court. Ford's Fusion midsize car outsold all eight Chrysler brand models combined in June. Only one Chrysler Group LLC model showed a sales increase over June of last year, the Dodge Challenger muscle car. - 2:17 pm
Dumars: 'Not a given' that Avery Johnson is Pistons' next coach
It is in no way a sure bet that Avery Johnson will be the next coach of the Detroit Pistons. That became clear early Friday when president Joe Dumars indicated that his coaching search was still open. - 6:17 pm
Mikael Samuelsson leaves Wings for 3-year deal with Canucks
Forward Mikael Samuelsson, the Red Wings' last unsigned unrestricted free agent, signed a three-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks. - 6:17 pm
- Tigers-MLB: Tigers could end up with four All-Stars
- Pistons-NBA: Ben Gordon puts faith in Joe Dumars
- More Sports: Andy Roddick, Roger Federer to play for Wimbledon title
- Golf: Laura Diaz, Sarah Kemp tied for Farr lead
- Lawsuit claims Conyers did nothing to stop harassment
- Fire officials warn of fireworks danger
- Mayor Bing says Detroit should be outraged over school shooting
- Gaddis out at WADL TV after reports that council candidates paid to go on air
Caterpillar infestation leaves swath of destruction in northern Michigan
Fred Pree's eyes have been scanning leaves and tree branches for trouble over the past five decades, but they've rarely seen the kind of damage he's seen this year. - 1:17 pm
- Lower wages for employees come as job losses increase
- Review: 'Transformers' makes smooth transition
- Dow exec at Obama energy talk
- Business briefs
Professional men pay to serve at Twilight Gathering fundraiser
Milford -- Once a year, Craig Ruff, a senior fellow with Lansing-based Public Sector Consultants, a respected good-government think tank, sheds his Brooks Brothers suit in favor of a tuxedo shirt, tie and black Bermudas to serve canapés and wine to 700 of the state's top professional women at a fundraiser here. - 1:37 am
- Editorial: Obama's health insurance tax will hit union workers, public employees
- Frank Beckmann: Commentary: Climate bill gives huge powers to government
- Commentary: Flint's bulldozing strategy undervalues role of cities
- Commentary: Don't extend term limits
Editorial: Lawmakers are right to combine environmental departments
Rather than wait for recommendations from a slow-moving government efficiency task force, lawmakers are moving forward with a plan to cut state spending by merging the departments of environmental quality (DEQ) and natural resources (DNR). The idea has the qualified support of environmental groups and makes sense in the context of streamlining bureaucracy. - 1:47 am
- Video: Surveillance video of Tuesday's shooting
- Photos: Teens shot on west side of Detroit
- CyberSurvey: What's the best way to curb violence around schools?
- Relaxed fed rules improve grad rates
- NYC Muslims push to add holidays to school year
- Search for any school's graduation rates
- Western Michigan, Saginaw Valley State raise tuition for fall
Mayor Bing says Detroit should be outraged over school shooting
Mayor Dave Bing on Thursday enlisted federal authorities and everyday citizens in a community fight against youth violence like Tuesday's bus stop rampage that wounded seven near Cody Ninth Grade Academy. Bing also insisted that residents themselves need to become outraged and get more involved in helping police. - 6:47 pm
- Publisher deals with bad press
- S.C. first lady willing to forgive husband
- FBI reveals Saddam on the run
- Acquittal in MySpace hoax
U.S. swine flu deaths hit 170
Atlanta -- The number of U.S. swine flu cases has reached nearly 34,000, and deaths have risen 34 percent in the past week to 170, federal health officials reported Thursday. - 1:42 am
