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Hundreds mourn slain Highland Park teen

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:12:00 EST

Mourners of all ages gathered this morning at the Second Ebeneezer Baptist Church to pay their last respects to Jamar Pinkney Jr.

Northville Twp. cops injured when cars collide during chase

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:12:00 EST

Two police officers were injured this morning when their squad cars rammed into each other at the intersection of Haggerty and Six Mile during a high-speed chase.

Detroit drug busts net 20 pounds of marijuana

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:47:00 EST

Detroit -- An investigative stop helped Detroit police seize nearly 20 pounds of marijuana that was already packaged for sale.

Sparks fly at mobile science center

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Redford Township --For Thurston High School freshmen, a field trip to the National Science Center was a short jaunt across the parking lot, where an 18-wheel Mobile Discovery Center was stationed Thursday and Friday.

Violence protest planned today outside Rib Rack

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST

Lathrup Village -- About 50 people are expected to gather outside the Rib Rack restaurant calling attention to gun violence nationally.

Westland mayor to open Warren, Newburgh intersection

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Westland

Detroit Police say they have suspect in 16-year-old slaying

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

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.

Dearborn shelter tries to find homes for hoarded cats

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Dearborn -- Animal control officials reduced the adoption fees Saturday for the cats they shelter to get them into homes following two hoarding incidents over the summer that resulted in about 70 cats being seized.

Three children escape Detroit house fire

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Detroit -- Three children were hurt in an early Saturday morning fire on the city's east side, one of whom firefighters had to save from their burning house.

Derby girls let good times roll

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:32:00 EST

Detroit -- When jazz musician George Benson performed at the Masonic Temple recently, a less sedate form of entertainment unfurled several floors above. Roller derby, a refugee of 1960s' Saturday morning television, is back in a big way, proponents say, with the number of leagues more than doubling in the past five years.