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  • 6 new divers join MSP Underwater Recovery Unit

    Michigan State Police added six new divers to their Underwater Recovery Unit after they graduated Friday, according to a Michigan State Police press release. This brings the total to 26 members of the team who are strategically placed throughout the state for calls for ...

  • Neighbors relative in custody in Grosse Pointe Park womans death

    A neighbor of the Grosse Pointe Park woman found strangled to death in her duplex Thursday said investigators raided his home over the weekend and his uncle is in police custody.Police would not comment on the claims regarding ...

  • Does Tigers Cabrera pose biggest threat to Pete Roses career hits record

    Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers watches the video board replay of his home run in the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers on May 19, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. / Getty ...

  • Murder trial begins for 2 men accused in Pontiac party bus shootings

    Trial began Friday for two men charged with first-degree felony murder, accused of opening fire on a crowded party bus parked in front of a Pontiac bar, killing two.Prosecutors say Lerrick Myers, 21, of Pontiac and Craig Lewis, 23, formerly of Pontiac but now a resident of Taylor, fired semiautomatic handguns into a rented bus the morning of May 13, 2012, as they sat parked in front of ...

  • Court rules for Fannie Freddie in Oakland County suit

    A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling and has thrown out Oakland County's tax claims against the federally charted mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie ...


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Finding Nemo

Seeing Finding Nemo on the big screen again (now in 3D!) is a pure shot of delight and a reminder of the strength of Pixars cinematic vision at its finest. Released at the height of the studios initial run of creative output (it followed Toy Story and Toy Story 2, A ... ...

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  • Judge gives final approval to A123 bankruptcy plan

    WILMINGTON, Del. -- A Delaware bankruptcy judge has given final approval to the reorganization plan of failed battery maker A123 Systems Inc., which was the recipient of a $249 million Department of Energy grant.Monday's court hearing resolved minor outstanding issues following the sale of most of the company's assets to the U.S. arm of Chinese auto parts conglomerate Wanxiang Group ...

  • Canton Twp. groom dies in traffic crash day after wedding

    Canton Township - A newly married youth minister has died in a traffic crash in Ohio while he and his wife were on the way to their honeymoon. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says Jordan Costa died at the scene of Sunday's rollover crash in eastern Ohio's Tuscarawas County. The 21-year-old victim's wife, Heather Favazza-Costa, sustained minor injuries. The Costas were married ...

  • Ferguson due in court may decide on court-appointed lawyer

    Detroit - Bobby Ferguson could decide Monday whether he needs a taxpayer-funded lawyer to defend him in a $12 million bid-rigging retrial. Ferguson has a 2:30 p.m. hearing in federal court, his first appearance since complaining last month about his inability to hire a lawyer for the high-profile bid-rigging case. Last month, Ferguson, 44, balked at disclosing how much cash and property he owns, ...

  • Metro Detroit under severe thunderstorm watch as temps rise

    Patrick Lynch, left, from Plymouth plays disk golf with Shannon Slebodnick and other friends while enjoying a warm day Monday May 20, 2013 at the Hines Park disk golf course in Northville. (Bryan Mitchell/Special to The Detroit ...

  • Detroit lawmakers present no-fault auto insurance reform plan

    Detroit - Democratic state lawmakers from the Motor City announced their own auto insurance reform package Monday that seeks to drive down the rates that Detroiters pay as well as force transparency into a $14 billion fund for victims with catastrophic accident claims. The package of bills, which remain in draft form, would restructure the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association to force it to ...

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