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Kate Lawson | The Detroit News Comments Zoom Quirk Books) One good gift If Dads a baseball fan, show him how sweet you think he is with this Batter Up! Baseball Cookies Gift Box from Dancing Deer...
View ArticleFAA probes close call of Spirit jet, small plane in Michigan
David N. Goodman Associated Press Comments This photo provided by the family shows, from left, Jolene, Janet and Gabrielle Dunnabeck at their home in Whitney, Texas, on Monday. The Federal Aviation...
View ArticleAuthorities: Woman dead after Genesee County fire
Associated Press Comments Grand Blanc Township Authorities say a woman is dead following a fire at a Flint-area home. The Flint Journal reports crews were called around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday to the home...
View ArticleACLU's Kary Moss leads women's studies lecture series
Neal Rubin | The Detroit News Comments The first female director of the ACLU of Michigan will open a new lecture series honoring the 40th anniversary of the Michigan Womens Studies Association. Kary...
View ArticleBrighton orthodontist pleads guilty to tax evasion
Candice Williams The Detroit News Comments A 54-year-old Brighton orthodontist has pleaded guilty to tax evasion, failing to pay $198,000 in taxes, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade said Tuesday....
View ArticleWhat are the best ways to get started on couponing?
Kasey Trenum | Time2Saveworkshops.com Comments There are several ways to dive into couponing. Luckily, they are all fairly simple. First, learn how to recognize sales cycles. If you pay attention, you...
View ArticleConference devoted to history of Upper Peninsula
Associated Press Comments Houghton People with a stake in the history of Michigans Upper Peninsula are preparing for a longstanding opportunity to gather and share information. The three-day Upper...
View ArticleKalamazoo River cleanup plan prompts concerns from Bell's Brewery
Associated Press Comments Comstock Township A dredging plan to help clean up the Kalamazoo River after a 2010 southwestern Michigan oil spill is prompting concerns from area residents and the owner...
View ArticleEMU instructor plans 450-mile bike ride
Associated Press Comments Ypsilanti An Eastern Michigan University instructor plans to ride a bicycle 450 miles across the state to raise money to help students at the Ypsilanti school. John Fikes...
View ArticleRenovating Pontiac, just one block at a time
Jeanine Matlow Comments The Murphy House Bed and Breakfast is one of two historic Pontiac homes that retired residents Rick David and his wife, Pat Blackburn David, restored to the original grandeur....
View ArticleHealth alert issued after splash pad sewer backup in Traverse City
Associated Press Comments Traverse City Officials in Michigans northwestern Lower Peninsula issued a health alert after a sewer backup fouled Traverse Citys new $360,000 splash pad. The Traverse...
View ArticleAuthorities: Boy, 4, falls into farm tank, dies
, Comments Gustin Township Authorities say a 4-year-old boy has died after apparently falling into a tank used to collect animal waste at a Michigan dairy farm. The Alpena News reports Connor...
View ArticleFire at West Michigan hazardous waste business prompts evacuations
Associated Press Comments Plainwell A fire at a West Michigan business that handles hazardous waste from universities and hospitals prompted officials to evacuate area residents. Drug &...
View ArticleLenawee County farmer with pot plants faces sentence
Associated Press Comments Rome Township A Lenawee County man accused of growing 8,000 marijuana plants is asking a judge to spare him from prison, saying the pot was not substantial. Edwin...
View ArticleBashara's prison privileges suspended over contraband in cell
George Hunter The Detroit News Comments Prison officials found unauthorized packets of condiments in the cell of accused murderer Robert Bashara, who lied about the items, according to a recent...
View ArticleSnyder OKs $4 million to test Detroit rape kits
Associated Press Comments Lansing Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a spending measure that allocates $4 million to test thousands of unprocessed rape kits in the city of Detroit. The goal is catching...
View ArticleID released of man dead in Fife Lake accident
Associated Press Comments Fife Lake Township Authorities have released the name of a man who was one of two people who died over the weekend in water accidents in Michigans northern Lower...
View ArticleU.S.-Canadian agency seeks Great Lakes comments
Associated Press Comments Traverse City A U.S.-Canadian agency is inviting the public to comment on the role it will play under an updated agreement between the two nations to protect the Great...
View Article'Grow' a garden of colorful hairpins
Dena Fishbein Scripps Howard News Service Comments This terra-cotta pot filled with a garden of hair pins is a great gift or party favor. (Dena Fishbein/ Newscom) Summer updos, beautiful braids and...
View ArticleSearch scaled back for man lost in Lake Michigan
Associated Press Comments Ferrysburg Authorities have scaled back their search for a 47-year-old Grand Rapids-area man who has been missing for several days in Lake Michigan. The decision came...
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