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. - 11/21/2009

Dearborn shelter tries to find homes for hoarded cats

Sarrah Nohner of Ferndale holds two kittens she planned to adopt at the Dearborn Animal Shelter's pet adoption on Saturday, Nov. 21.

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. - 11/21/2009

Three children escape Detroit house fire

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. - 11/21/2009

Derby girls let good times roll

Rude Awakening, a member of the Detroit Pistoffs, greets fans after a bout against the Devils Night Dames last year at the Masonic Temple in Detroit.

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. - 11/21/2009

Detroit City Council passes Bing plan; four members attend their last meeting

Cockrel, from left, Collins, Reeves, and Tinsley-Talabi

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

Let the holidays begin

Joyful crowds pack tree lighting

The city's official Holiday Tree at Campus Martius weighs about 16,000 pounds, has a 38-foot branch span and was decorated with more than 16,000 lights on more than three miles of wire.

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

Wayne County delivers H1N1 vaccine to at-risk groups

Michelle Haynes of Southgate holds her son Evan, 4, as Matt Cahillane, an RN with Expedient Medstaff, prepares to inject the H1N1 flu vaccine.

Southgate -- Wayne County has launched a pilot program aimed at bringing the H1N1 vaccine to at-risk groups who may not be in a position to get to communitywide clinics. - 11/21/2009

Friends raise funderal funds for slain Highland Park teen

Pinkney Jr.

Detroit --A huge poster of a smiling, cheeky Jamar Pinkney Jr. wearing a blue and white polo-style shirt greeted people who showed up at Bert's Marketplace nightclub Friday for a fundraiser to help pay for his funeral. - 11/21/2009

Lincoln Park's historic newspaper building saved from wrecking ball

This undated photo shows how the Mellus Newspapers Building looked when it was occupied by the paper.

Lincoln Park -- The Mellus Newspaper Building got a reprieve from the wrecking ball this week until a review can be completed. - 11/21/2009

Wayne briefs

Detroit; Dearborn - 11/21/2009

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