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  • GM recalls nearly 20000 new Cadillac SRX SUVs

    General Motors Corporation said it is recalling nearly 20,000 new Cadillac SRX SUVs for faulty wheel lug nuts, according to a Detroit News report. The Detroit automaker told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration it is recalling 18,871 2013 SRX SUVs in the US and nearly 1,000 in Canada over concerns that a wheel could eventually fall off, reported Xinhua. GM has been investigating ...

  • Teen shoots kills teen in Detroit

    Detroit Police responded to Sharon near West Vernor Thursday morning just before 7:00 a.m. where they found a male teen laying in the street. He had been shot in the heart. Emergency crews rushed him to the hospital where he later ...

  • Suspects in ghastly London attack had been under investigation

    butchering a soldier to death on a London street before spouting extremist slogans to bystanders were part of a early security services investigations for possible terror links, according to a government British official.The official, who spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about the investigation, said he could not provide other details because the ...

  • Recruiting Michigan State climbs the rankings

    Earlier this week Rivals.com updated their individual player rankings and Michigan State saw a bump up the national recruiting rankings. The Spartans are now ranked 20th in the nation for the class of 2014. Michigan State shares that ranking with the University of Oklahoma. Both the Spartans and the Sooners currently have 8 players verbally committed. As far as the Big Ten, the Spartans rank 5th ...

  • Teen birthrate hits new record low in 2011

    The teen birthrate in 2011 set another new record low, according to the latest federal data, released Thursday. The numbers reflect a continued trend downward for teens having babies.The new rate, 31.3 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19, is about half the 1991 rate of 61.8 births per 1,000 teens, which was an all-time high, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.The teen birthrate ...


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  • Teen shot on Detroits southwest side

    Detroit - A teenager has been shot in the chest on the city's southwest side. The incident occurred Thursday morning near Sharon Street and W. Vernor Highway, located in an area between Springwells and Ferry streets. The condition of the victim, described as a 16-year-old boy, is unknown as an investigation takes place. The teen was transported to Henry Ford Hospital. Come back to ...

  • Most power restored in Metro Detroit after strong winds

    DTE Energy Co. reports that fewer than 1,000 homes and businesses remain without power as of 8 a.m. Thursday, down from a high of about 15,000 Wednesday night. "The outages were scattered all over the metro area," DTE spokesman Alejandro Bodipo-Memba said. "The winds played havoc with the wires." On Wednesday, severe thunderstorms swept through Metro Detroit and downed tree ...

  • Woman killed in rollover crash in Monroe County

    The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said Luann J. Sager, of Petersburg, was driving a Ford F350 pickup northbound on Head-O-Lake Road, south of Beck Road, in Whiteford Township when the crash ...

  • Teens pot cash stolen by potential customers in Waterford Township pair arrested

    A 17-year-old selling marijuana was robbed of his pot, cash and other items by two potential customers armed with a sawed-off shotgun, according to police in Waterford Township.The Waterford teen at first told police he was robbed by two men of his wallet, cell phone, basketball jersey and shoes while he was skateboarding in the 3000 block of Herbell at 11:29 p.m. Tuesday, according to a report ...

  • Drew Sharp Lions development of Willie Young and Jason Fox will be telling

    Detroit Lions defensive line coach Kris Kocurek talks with Detroit Lions defensive end Willie Young (79) during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears at Ford Field in Detroit, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. / Rick ...

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