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  • 4000 missing without trace in Mich. anguished families keep searching

    Wherever Sharon Murray heads, she seeks her younger brother. Randall Childs, 52, and his girlfriend, Karen Young, left their apartment on Detroit's west side one day in June 2011. Neither has been seen since. Nearly two years after a missing person report was filed, and an investigation that has yielded few clues, "I look for his face - it doesn't matter where," Murray of ...

  • Officials Kilpatrick got flight passes via friend

    Detroit - Before he was a flight risk, Kwame Kilpatrick was so broke he couldn't fly without help from a female gospel singer, who prison officials outed as the source of plane tickets used by the former mayor to travel between Texas and Detroit. The former mayor's parole agent investigated the tickets and solved a minor mystery that is coming to light as Kilpatrick makes his first ...

  • Census Detroit population loss slows some suburbs see growth

    Detroit's rate of population loss slowed last year, barely keeping the state's largest city above 700,000 people, according to Census estimates released today that also show some growth in the suburbs. Macomb Township, once one of the region's fastest growing suburbs, added an estimated 1,267 residents to 81,822 since 2011 and was the second-fastest growing community in the state ...

  • Giving a snapshot of civil rights history

    Mamie Chalmers, whose photo during a civil rights demonstration 50 years ago shocked the nation, speaks with Denby High students Wednesday. (Steve Perez / The Detroit ...

  • Panel to decide today if Duggans eligible for mayoral run

    Detroit - A decision is due today on Mike Duggan's eligibility to run for Detroit mayor, as some of his opponents continued to insist he has failed to meet new City Charter requirements for filing for office. The Detroit Elections Commission will meet this afternoon to determine whether Duggan can stay on the August primary ballot. Fellow mayoral candidate Tom Barrow, in a letter Monday to ...


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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

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  • Im looking every time Im out in the car Westland mom says

    For nearly four months, Kathy Wilson of Westland has been seeking any sign of her daughter. "I'm looking every time I'm out in the car," she said. Christina Balog, 43, has been missing since Feb. 11. That morning, she told her mother she felt nervous and "I need to go for a walk." She left their home on Garden Street without a phone or ID and has not returned. Four ...

  • Holiday once less about fun more for remembering

    For most, the Memorial Day weekend means the unofficial kickoff for summer fun, with festivals, parades and barbecues. And it will be no different this year, with AAA Michigan estimating that 1.1 million state residents will leave home to seek summer sun and fun. But when the holiday was established 145 years ago, it was called Decoration Day, and citizens decorated the graves of America's ...

  • Enter your photos in Celebrate Michigan Photo Contest to win prizes

    Hey, shutterbug. Yes, you, the one who posts pictures of your family and pets on Facebook; the one who subjects your friends and co-workers to hundreds of photos of your summer vacation, the one who snaps a shot of your restaurant dessert before eating it. Want to win a prize for your photo skills? Then enter The Detroit News' seventh annual Celebrate Michigan Photo Contest ...

  • Michigans charter options to grow

    Thirty-two new charter schools plan to open this fall in Michigan, including three cyber academies as well as "blended-learning" schools in Novi and Beverly Hills, where charters are making their first appearance. The charter schools, which are publicly funded and open to all students, offer options that include Montessori programs, a public safety academy, cyber schools and a school ...

  • Advocates take team approach to search

    As missing person cases languish, some residents and supporters have stepped out on their own to find answers and closure. It Takes A Village Y'All, a grassroots community nonprofit group launched in 2010, has been working with Crime Stoppers and other agencies to spread the word about missing people and homicide victims. Through social media and posting fliers across the city, members aim ...

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