Saturday, November 21, 2009
Charges bring cold case closer to closure
Detroit Police say they have suspect in 16-year-old slaying
Detroit -- The mystery of who shot Ladrell Clark and dumped his body wrapped in a gold-colored curtain in a vacant lot on Detroit's near-west side, went unsolved for 16 years. - 8:32 pm
Asian carp nears Lake Michigan
Federal officials confirmed Friday that DNA from Asian carp has been found in water past an electric barrier designed to keep the invasive and destructive fish out of Lake Michigan. - 11/21/2009
Detroit City Council passes Bing plan; four members attend their last meeting
Detroit -- Facing threats the city will run out of cash by January, the City Council on Friday signed on to the sale of $250 million in bonds to pay down a $300 million deficit. - 11/21/2009
Joyful crowds pack tree lighting
Snow may not be in the forecast until next week and Thanksgiving is still five days away, but Christmas was in the air Friday at Campus Martius Park. Hundreds gathered for the unofficial start of the holiday season: Santa's lighting of the city's Holiday Tree. - 11/21/2009
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Michigan
- Boy shot in Mich. while ringing doorbells as prank - 07:30 PM
- Forcier's 5 TOs help No. 9 OSU beat Michigan 21-10 - 05:13 PM
- Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala - 09:16 PM
- Bio-fuel growth raises concerns about forests - 02:49 PM
- Mich. teen dumped in home for refusing to see dad - 04:51 PM
- Dearborn shelter tries to find homes for hoarded cats
- Three children escape Detroit house fire
- Derby girls let good times roll
- West Michigan woman, 70, trapped in hay bales for 24 hours
Boy shot in Green Oak Twp. while ringing doorbells as prank
Green Oak Township-- Authorities say a 15-year-old boy who was ringing doorbells as a prank in Livingston County was shot by a 69-year-old man at one of the homes. - 8:32 pm
- Suspect in slaying also accused in shooting
- Slaying of murder witness in Detroit leaves trail of fear
- Art imitates life: Kilpatrick friend plays mayor in film
- Just like dad, Blackwell lives with controversy
Travels With Charlie
For detective, Tamara Greene a girl caught in 'dope beef'
It was a cold and wet evening back in the spring when the lawyer representing the family of Tamara Greene, the stripper at the center of the fabled wild Manoogian Mansion party hosted by then-Mayor... - 5:32 pm
- Michigan U.S. senators see pressure mount on health care legislation
- Dems push health bill vote
- Granholm, husband to attend state dinner at White House
- Abortion adds tension to Senate debate
Democrats round up support for health care vote
Washington -- Democratic leaders secured the last two votes to move ahead on historic health care legislation, clearing the way for a Saturday night showdown on President Barack Obama's top domestic initiative. - 3:27 pm
- Students stung by Promise cuts
- DPS will ask court to make witnesses testify
- MSU gets federal funding to help study wind speeds
- Granholm asks college students to lobby for return of Promise funding
History treasure trove unearthed
Sterling Heights -- It took several holes in the lawn and two weeks longer than planned, but students and staff at Walsh Elementary School on Friday finally found and dug up a 20-year-old time capsule buried on the school's property. - 1:00 am
Across Metro Detroit
Obituaries
- Emma W. Holmes, Detroit: Retired teacher aided cultural events - 11/18/2009
- 'Equalizer' actor Edward Woodward dies at 79 - 11/16/2009
- Mary Lou Currie, Birmingham: Police dispatcher loved tennis - 11/16/2009
- Robert Anderson, Redford Twp.: Ford designer was passionate traveler - 11/14/2009
Dr. D. Emerick Szilagyi, Bloomfield Hills
Doctor was pioneer in vascular surgery
In his career at Henry Ford Hospital, Dr. D. Emerick Szilagyi relished taking risks advancing vascular surgery developments. - 11/19/2009
