Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Winter Advisories
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Check for winter weather shutdowns in any of 12 Michigan counties. Updates provided by Detroit News content partner WJR-AM 760.
Gas Watch
Resources for saving at the pump
- Interactive map: Average gas prices by state
- Average gasoline price for any Michigan city or Zip code, from state Dept. of Agriculture
- Weekly statewide fuel report, from AAA
- Daily updates on fuel prices in major Michigan metro areas, from AAA
- Metro Detroit's low and high gas prices from detroitgasprices.com
- Lowest regular gas prices in last 24 hours from michigangasprices.com
- Current low and high gas prices from gasbuddy.com
- Current national unleaded average, state-by-state averages from AAA
- Gas mileage tips
Interactive Features
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AP Headlines
Michigan
Snowstorm thumps Metro Detroit
As the season's largest snowstorm blankets Metro Detroit, residents are struggling to dig out to brave treacherous roads during the morning commute. - 02/10/2010
Major snowfall forecast for Metro Detroit
Detroit -- Southeastern Michigan's luck in ducking major league snowstorms may end on Tuesday when a front charging in from the west is expected to drop 6-10 inches across the Metro area. - 02/08/2010
Crash injures 2, closes I-94 for hours near Dearborn-Detroit border
Detroit -- Two drivers were hurt and part of Interstate 94 was shut down for hours Monday after a car collided with a Detroit Public Schools bus. - 02/08/2010
Judge orders Moroun to raze duty-free plaza in battle over crossing expansion
Detroit-- Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel "Matty" Moroun's plans to build a second span to the 80-year-old bridge took a major hit Friday when a Wayne County Circuit Court judge ruled that he had illegally constructed gas pumps and a duty-free store built on property owned by the city of Detroit. - 02/06/2010
Tom Greenwood
Lack of seat belts ends in tragedy
It's been a deadly drive on Metro area roadways over the past three weeks. Since Jan. 15, seven people who were not wearing seat belts, including a woman who was pregnant, have been killed in crashes on area roads. They were catapulted from their vehicles. - 02/05/2010
Overnight snow flurries tapering off as metro motorists face wet commute
Overnight snow flurries are expected to dissipate this morning, leaving the commute home a bit easier for drivers. - 02/03/2010
4 children hurt in crash on Detroit's east side
Detroit -- Four young children were hurt in a crash on the city's east side this morning. - 02/03/2010
U.S. rail funding may fall short
Chicago -- The $8 billion in stimulus cash awarded to 13 high-speed rail corridors across the country may seem like a windfall for advocates, but there's a catch: The money isn't enough to finish any of the major projects. - 02/02/2010
Price at pump drops across Michigan
Gas prices in the state and Metro Detroit have taken big dips in the past two weeks, according to AAA, falling well below average U.S. gas prices. - 02/02/2010
Fatal crash closes eastbound M-14 in Plymouth Twp.
Plymouth Township -- State and Plymouth Township police are on the scene of a fatal, multi-vehicle crash on eastbound M-14, between Sheldon and Beck roads, that occurred at about 3 p.m. - 02/02/2010
Tom Greenwood's column looks at commuting from the driver's point of view, keeping Metro Detroiters informed about road construction, gas prices, traffic laws, seat belt use, safety issues and related topics. 
