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Once an autumn tradition, leaf-burning now under fire

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Dexter -- It used to be a regular part of fall weekends all over Michigan: a yard full of leaves raked into a pile and burned, creating that distinctive smell that became an integral part of the season.

Volunteers plant trees along Jefferson Avenue

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Detroit -- Armed with shovels, rakes and pick axes, about 100 volunteers on Saturday made good on a pledge from a Grosse Pointe family to spruce up Jefferson Avenue.

Hundreds line Woodward for Veterans Day parade

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:52:00 EST

Detroit -- Several hundred people came out Saturday for an early celebration of Veterans Day as a parade snaked down Woodward Avenue.

Warren woman, 52, dies after being hit by SUV

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Warren -- A 52-year-old woman died late Friday after she was struck by an SUV traveling west on Eight Mile near Groesbeck, Warren police said.

Detroit health care forum to include H1N1 shots

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:57:00 EST

Detroit -- Second Ebenezer Church and Molina Healthcare of Michigan are sponsoring a free forum on national health care reform Saturday that includes H1N1 flu vaccinations.

Oakland County Dems to rally over health care

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:37:00 EST

Royal Oak -- Members of the Oakland County Democratic Party are to stage a health care rally Saturday as debate over President Obama's overhaul of the nation's health care system was debated in Congress.

Teen killed near Joe Louis Arena was hiding under bus, police say

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:52:00 EST

Detroit -- Police believe a 19-year-old Michigan State University student who was dragged by a tour bus Thursday night was hiding underneath it when the vehicle drove down Washington Boulevard.

Man injured by pumpkin-throwers 'glad to be alive'

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:52:00 EST

Plymouth Township --A 50-year-old Hamburg Township man, injured on his way from work Friday after someone threw pumpkins from an M-14 overpass, said he holds no ill will toward whoever hurtled the ghoulish gourds.

Family hopes to change view of organ donations

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:37:00 EST

Raeda Charara Haidar will never forget how her teenage son dropped 80 pounds in just a month weeks because of his failing kidneys. After doctors told her he would need a kidney transplant, Haidar prayed a miracle would happen for her young son.

Judge to decide if Orlewicz gets a new trial

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Detroit -- A judge will decide before the end of the month whether to grant a new trial to a Plymouth Township teen convicted of stabbing and beheading an acquaintance.