7,000 sue Warren over tree roots
Nearly 7,000 have had property damage from trees the city planted in the right-of-way areas in front of residents' homes in the 1950s and 1960s. A class-action lawsuit against the city of Warren can finally proceed after a seven-year appellate battle that kept residents in legal limbo.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Detroit schools face $45M deficit
The Detroit Public Schools system is facing a $45 million budget shortfall that, if unresolved, could potentially put the 106,000-student district under state oversight for the second time in a decade. - 05/16/2008
Stryker plans assault on key Republicans
Kalamazoo-based billionaire Jon Stryker, whose stealth organization helped oust conservative Republicans from the Michigan Legislature two years ago, appears to be preparing for another assault. - 05/16/2008
Pot-laced brownie prompts suspension
A West Bloomfield High School student has been suspended in connection with an incident involving marijuana-laced brownies distributed to other students on a charter bus en route to Cedar Point on Wednesday. - 05/16/2008
'20/20' to spotlight Warren traffic ticket case
ABC-TV's "20/20" is set to air a segment that will feature Mayor Jim Fouts responding to public criticism against Officer David Kanapsky, who wrote 5,000 traffic tickets last year. - 05/16/2008
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New Detroit policy: Texts are private
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is now telling city employees their text messages are private, even though their pagers are funded by taxpayers. - 3:47 pm
- Seniors suspended over T-shirts
- Collaboration is the key for new Dearborn schools chief
- Lake St. Clair festival takes students into water
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Pot-laced brownie prompts suspension
A West Bloomfield High School student has been suspended in connection with an incident involving marijuana-laced brownies distributed to other students on a charter bus en route to Cedar Point on Wednesday. - 1:02 am
- Edwards' backing pays off
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Stryker plans assault on key Republicans
Kalamazoo-based billionaire Jon Stryker, whose stealth organization helped oust conservative Republicans from the Michigan Legislature two years ago, appears to be preparing for another assault. - 2:12 pm
- More Metro drivers get a ticket to ride
- Pricey gas crimping Memorial Day travel plans
- Tom Greenwood: 15-passenger vans, fatal rollovers linked
- Drivers, beware area's dangerous intersections
I-94 reopens after deadly multi-car crash
ROMULUS -- The driver who caused an a crash on Interstate 94 that left one person dead on Friday tried to flee before being restrained by passing motorists. - 6:50 pm
Across Metro Detroit
- Dave Oakley: Ford designer helps Boy Scouts and the Rouge River - 05/01/2008
- Kegler family: Discount Tire delivers safe drive to family with medical commute - 04/24/2008
Spotlight: Chris Close
Sterling Heights school volunteer is a motivator
STERLING HEIGHTS -- Chris Close monitors and directs traffic in the school parking lot. - 05/08/2008
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Obituaries
- Gordon Food chairman dies at 84 - 05/09/2008
Elaine Hartmann, Grosse Pointe Farms
Retired teacher, devoted activist
Elaine Hartmann could champion a cause. From preserving historic sites to serving and assisting local groups, the longtime teacher relished the role of "public servant," said her daughter, Amy Taylor. - 05/13/2008
