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  • Detroit Lake fishing derby Even though it was wet we still had a blast

    DETROIT, Ore. - The skies might have been gray and the rain a little heavy at times, but that didn't stop hundreds of anglers from casting their lines into Detroit Lake over the weekend to catch some trout. "The fish don't know it's raining," said Dean O'Donnell, owner of Mountain High Grocery in Detroit, Oregon (located about 45 miles southeast of Salem) and ...

  • Michigan judges in line for 3 pay increase

    Michigan judges are in line for a 3% pay increase under a recommendation made today by the State Officers Compensation Commission. / Detroit Free Press archive ...

  • GM Lansing logistics center will create 200 jobs

    General Motors plans to spend $44.5 million to open a new logistics center at its Lansing Grand River assembly plant, an expansion that will create 200 jobs, the Detroit automaker said today.The logistics center will be 400,000 square feet and used for parts sequencing purposes, which involve storing parts to be used on the assembly line. GM said the center is intended to cut costs and ...

  • Wayne County judges wife takes stand in misconduct case

    Ann Arbor - The wife of Wayne County Circuit Judge Wade McCree is taking the stand as he continues to fight for his job and battle accusations of judicial misconduct leveled by the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission. McCree, 56, is expected to take the stand himself later Tuesday as his wife, Lavern, began the second day of testimony on Tuesday at the hearing to decide the judge's fate. On ...

  • Metro Detroit facing round of thunderstorms with hail possible

    The outlook for portions of southeast Michigan is rainy and windy for parts of Tuesday, with a line of thunderstorms expected to move through the region by morning, the National Weather Service says. Strong winds of up to 50 mph and half-inch sized hail are also possible the first part of Tuesday for Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and surrounding counties, according to a hazardous weather outlook. ...


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Winds: From the SW at 8.0 MPH Gusting to 17.0 MPH
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Last Updated on May 21, 1:29 PM EDT
Weather sourced from Weather Underground

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Resident Evil: Afterlife

Resident Evil: Afterlife

Before heading into Resident Evil: Afterlife, the fourth installment in the seemingly unstoppable video-game-based franchise, I had to remind myself that I had, in fact, seen two of the previous three installments, not just one. I had skipped out on 2007s ...

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  • Property owners sue after Boardman River flooding in Lower Peninsula

    East Bay Township - Some property owners hit by flooding last year during a dam removal project in Michigan's northwestern Lower Peninsula are suing. The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports the lawsuit filed Friday says their property values dropped due to the Boardman River flooding. The suit names the Boardman River Dams Settlement Agreement Implementation Team and others as defendants. ...

  • Wife of judge at center of misconduct hearing takes stand

    Testimony resumed Tuesday in a misconduct hearing for a Wayne County judge who admits to having an affair with a woman who had a child-support case pending in his ...

  • Eminems music publisher sues Facebook

    Eight Mile Style, the music publisher for Eminem (whose real name is Marshall Mathers), claims Facebook's advertising agency (Wieden + Kennedy) used the song during YouTube and television ads without ...

  • NHL playoffs Red Wings get jump on Blackhawks take series lead

    Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard (35) stops a shot by Chicago center Jonathan Toews (19) during the second period of their game in Detroit, Monday, May 20, 2013. Detroit won 3-2. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) DETROIT -- Up and down. Quick as a minute. The compass was broken at Joe Louis Arena, and the game had only two directions: north and south. It was a track meet, a caffeinated pogo stick, all ...

  • Massive deadly tornado devastates Oklahoma at least 51 killed including 20 children

    Powerful tornado kills dozens in Oklahoma City: A powerful tornado sweeps through an Oklahoma City suburb, tearing down blocks of homes, two schools and leaving at least 91 people dead, including 20 children, local officials ...

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