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  • Massive road projects may be coming to metro Detroit

    The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, better known as SEMCOG, is just waiting for the green light to start two massive, multi-year round construction ...

  • War vet gets prison for robbery in Macomb County

    A U.S. veteran who served in Iraq has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after a judge rejected pleas for probation and mental health ...

  • Contractor steps up to help homeowner with roof damage

    ? Carmen: IN TONIGHT'S "RUTH TO THE RESCUE." THE TREE THAT SNAPPED OFF THIS TRUNK FELL ON A DETROIT WOMAN'S HOME LEAVING HER WORRIED ABOUT REPAIRS THAT COULD HAVE COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THAT TREE WAS ON CITY PROPERTY. HER FAMILY WORRIED THE CLAIMS PROCESS COULD TAKE TOO LONG. Devin: SO THEY CONTACTED "RUTH TO THE RESCUE" AND RUTH SPENCER IS HERE TO TELL US WHAT ...

  • Mike Duggan Theres no viable path forward to win

    INVESTIGATION GO FROM HERE? THE DAMAGE THAT HAS BEEN CAUSED BY THESE COURT RULINGS SAYING THAT I WASN'T ON THE BALLOT IN THE FIRST PLACE I JUST THINK IS TOO MUCH TO OVERCOME. Reporter: MIKE DUGGINS ENDING HIS CAMPAIGN FOR MAYOR OF DETROIT FOLLOWING TWO COURT RULINGS THAT KNOCKED HIM OFF THE BALLOT. IT'S AN EMOTIONAL DAY FOR THE MANY PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME AND TALENTS FOR ...

  • Pistons 5050 Payday Raises More Than $200K in Donations

    Non-Profit Partners and Winners Recognized Final Game of the Pistons Season AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - The Detroit Pistons 50/50 Payday charity raffle has raised more than $200,000 during its inaugural Pistons' 2012-13 season, helping support non-profits throughout the State of Michigan, as well as the organization's Come Together Foundation in support of volunteerism, youth leadership ...


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Rome Open City (Roma città aperta) [DVD]

Rome Open City (Roma città aperta) [DVD]

It is probably difficult for Americans, particularly Americans of this day and age, to understand what a profound effect Roberto Rossellinis Rome Open City had when it premiered in Rome a mere six months after the end of World War II. Shot quickly on location in the city itsel ... ...

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  • Annual Concert of Colors celebrates Michigans musical ethnic diversity

    Mick Collins of the Dirtbombs, right and Randy Jacobs, left on the guitar during rehearsal with an assortment of local musicians for a super jam session lead by Detroit producer Don Was at Concert of Colors on Friday, July 18, 2008 at the Arab American Museum in Dearborn. / Romain Blanquart / Detroit Free ...

  • Study HPV vaccine reduces cancer virus in girls by 56

    Lauren Fant, left, 18, winces as she has her third and final application of the HPV vaccine administered by nurse Stephanie Pearson at a doctor's office Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007, in Marietta, Ga. / John Amis / Associated ...

  • Helene St. James Detroit Red Wings cant afford to tango with Kris Letang

    June 5, 2013; Boston, MA USA; Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang (58) skates with the puck during the first period in game three of the Eastern Conference finals of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports / Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY ...

  • Planning to go under the knife Think twice

    Why you should get a second opinion Those malpractice cases, which can be settled with no admission of wrongdoing, account for no more than a fraction of cases in which people got surgery that wasn't needed, and there's no way to know the total number. In an era when many hospitals are required to report every infection and surgical error, neither the federal government nor the states ...

  • How viable is plan for events center Red Wings arena

    Site where new Red Wings arena will be built The public dollars are coming from a yearly tax capture to the tune of $12.8 million a year. That money would be put toward bonds that will be sold to pay for the project. People are thrilled at the ...

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