Thursday, September 02, 2010
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- Judge punishes Michigan juror for Facebook post - 09:44 AM
- Free pills available for those near nuclear plants - 10:43 AM
- US 'milkshake murder' convict seeks case dismissal - 07:58 AM
- St. Johns man charged in crash that killed student - 10:25 AM
- US Postal Service considers future of Saginaw jobs - 09:35 AM
Detroit struggles with rise in murders of young black men
In Detroit, as jobs and hope have evaporated in the wake of a gnawing recession, the fallout has been more than just economic. For a tiny slice of the population, it's become increasingly fatal. For black males in the city between ages 15 and 24, the chances of getting murdered have risen rapidly in recent years, increasing from 79 in 2005 to 102 last year. The number reached a high of 115 in 2008. - 09/02/2010
Judge: Detroit must turn over cell phone records in slain stripper case
A federal magistrate judge today ordered the city of Detroit to produce cell phone records and other documents within 16 days to a lawyer representing the family of a murdered stripper - 09/02/2010
Juror 'very sorry' for Facebook post, to pay $250 fine
A woman who was removed from a jury for announcing a guilty verdict on Facebook will have to pay a $250 fine and write a five-page essay on the constitutional right to a fair trial. - 09/02/2010
Rip current drownings up
Roiling waters cause 25 Great Lakes deaths
Sunny days. Warm water. Sandy beaches. The sweet siren song of summer has turned deadly, with 68 people drowning in Lake Michigan this year. That's the highest number in eight years, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. - 09/02/2010
Bedbugs put stop on mail delivery
Rain, sleet, and snow can't stop postal carriers from completing their rounds -- but the fear of bedbugs has halted mail delivery to a senior citizen high-rise apartment building. - 09/02/2010
Former Pontiac Mayor Phillips dies
Ex-Mayor Clarence Phillips died at his home Wednesday evening, authorities said today. - 09/02/2010
Pit bull attacks boy, 4 days old
Waterford Township -- In the latest in a string of pit bull attacks in Metro Detroit, a 4-day-old boy was recovering Wednesday after being bitten by his father's dog. - 09/02/2010
Dutch release men held in terror scare
Two Yemeni men with ties to Metro Detroit were freed Wednesday, two days after Dutch authorities arrested them amid fears they were doing a dry run for an airline terror attack. - 09/02/2010
Fans ecstatic to meet Jonas Brothers
Rochester Hills -- They screamed, they giggled, they cried for the "once-in-a-lifetime chance." Some 700 yearning teens waited for hours Wednesday outside the Wal-Mart on South Adams Road for their chance to spend a few moments with teen heartthrobs the Jonas Brothers. - 09/02/2010
Suspected serial killer charged in '68 Pontiac slaying
Pontiac -- A suspected serial killer was charged Wednesday with the 1968 slaying of a Pontiac woman, one of several assaults Nolan Ray George is linked to in three states. - 09/02/2010
Ex-Dundee Middle School coach guilty on sex charges
Monroe -- A former basketball coach at Dundee Middle School has been found guilty of four felonies in connection with a months-long relationship that began last year with a 13-year-old girl. - 09/02/2010
Defense attorney wants DNA evidence excluded from carjack slaying trial
Mount Clemens -- An attorney for one of the defendants in the abduction and murder of a Chesterfield Township man said Wednesday he will seek to exclude newly found DNA evidence that linked a bullet fragment to the victim. - 09/02/2010
Paper Chase
Skipping booze on job interview intelligent move
A recent study concludes that drinking booze during a job interview probably isn't a great idea. The three-year study was conducted by researchers at the universities of Michigan and Pennsylvania. - 09/02/2010
Teen gets up to 20 years for killing dog with hammer in Kentwood
Grand Rapids -- A 15-year-old boy who broke into a Kentwood home and killed a family's dog with a hammer has been sentenced to spend up to 20 years in prison. - 09/02/2010
DNA links man to death of Troy resident in 2001
Madison Heights -- A man facing life in prison in the 2001 slaying of a Troy man wasn't a suspect until his DNA taken for a property crime conviction in California linked him to the gruesome crime, authorities said Wednesday. - 09/02/2010
More reports
- Tires, rims stripped from one of Mayor Bing's vehicles - 09/02/2010
- Ex-Dearborn man owes back taxes - 09/02/2010
- Metro Detroit Muslims work on tolerance, not terror - 09/02/2010
- Cops arrest suspect in stray-bullets death of Detroit man - 09/02/2010
- Neal Rubin: Party till the cows come home - 09/02/2010
- Ex-superintendent to help DPS transition - 09/02/2010
- Japanese students get a taste of Metro Detroit life - 09/02/2010
- DPS teachers union sues over new hires - 09/02/2010
- Environmental coalition awards Great Lakes grants - 09/02/2010
- Many people miss drowning signs - 09/02/2010
- 'Milkshake murder' convict seeks case dismissal - 09/02/2010
- Livonia cited as having worst speed traps in Michigan - 09/02/2010
- Detroit police buying back guns to get them off streets - 09/02/2010
- Police identify woman found dead in lake - 09/02/2010
- Former Pontiac Mayor Phillips dies - 09/02/2010
- Man, 35, arraigned in girlfriend's shooting - 09/02/2010
- Sentencing is today for man in heroin case - 09/02/2010
- DPS to unveil $10.7M renovation to John R. King - 09/02/2010
- Wheels stolen off Bing's SUV - 09/01/2010
- WMU suspends frat after woman falls from balcony - 09/01/2010
- Yemenis freed after terror scare - 09/01/2010
- Detroit police make arrest in slain father case - 09/01/2010
- $20K reward offered for information on death of Farmington Hills man - 09/01/2010
- Suspected serial killer charged in '68 slaying of Pontiac woman - 09/01/2010
- Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato draw hundreds of teen girls to Rochester Hills - 09/01/2010
- Worthy: 4 defrauded Detroit schools of $150K - 09/01/2010
- Bernard Kilpatrick calls claims of son's ties to stripper death 'crap' - 09/01/2010
- Livonia zooms to top of speed trap lists - 09/01/2010
- Feds check on Enbridge conduct - 09/01/2010
- Eviction of disabled from Bloomfield Hills building fought - 09/01/2010
