Detroit River's Zug Island passed over for $45M federal grant to...

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance - Fri Nov 27

Wayne County's Zug Island has lost out on a $45 million federal grant to establish a 50,000 square-foot facility to test drivetrains for ultrapowerful next-generation wind turbines.

Ecorse family mourns death of boy found hanging in basement

The Detroit News - Fri Nov 27

Police continue to investigate the cause of death of a 9-year-old boy whose body was discovered Tuesday by his 12-year-old sister hanging from a bicycle chain in the basement of his Ecorse home.

Organ Donations Among Blacks Low

MyFoxDetroit - Thu Nov 26

Connie Spight was pleased when her 17-year-old son, a popular athlete at a prestigious Detroit prep school, sided with her in a 2006 dinner table discussion about organ donation.

2 men charged after police injured in pursuit of stolen car

Detroit Free Press - Thu Nov 26

Two Ypsilanti men have been charged in connection with the chase and collision that left two Northville Township police officers injured this week.

Car chase suspects held on $5M bond

The Detroit News - Thu Nov 26

Northville Township --Two Ypsilanti men remain jailed on $5 million bond apiece on charges stemming from a car theft and chase that ended in injury for two police officers.

2 arrested in Northville Twp. crash that hurt 2 cops

Detroit Free Press - Wed Nov 25

Two Ypsilanti men have been charged in connection with the chase and collision that left two Northville Township police officers injured this week.

Family seeks answers in death of 9-year-old Ecorse boy

Detroit News - Wed Nov 25

Relatives are looking for more clues into how a 9-year-old boy died in his basement late Tuesday.

Ypsilanti men charged in crash that hurt officers

Detroit News - Wed Nov 25

Two Ypsilanti men remain jailed on $5 million bond apiece on charges stemming from a car theft and chase that ended in injury to two police officers.

Stimulus boosted Michigan food-assistance spending by $178M, report finds

Ann Arbor News - Tue Nov 24

Michigan Department of Human Services caseworker Rosalind Alexander assists clients at a state office in Detroit.

Message from rally: Stop gunfire

Detroit Free Press - Tue Nov 24

Get guns out of the hands of youths and stop the violence in communities. That was the message at a rally Monday led by the National Action Network outside of the Rib Rack in Lathrup Village, where a manager at the restaurant was fatally shot last year during a botched robbery.