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  • Severe weather threat in forecast for Metro Detroit today

    The hot and humid conditions facing the metro area Wednesday could mutate into severe weather problems during the afternoon and evening, including high winds, hail and the possibility of tornados. "Today, we're looking at several rounds of showers and thunderstorms, but we have a threat of severe weather later this afternoon and evening," said Phil Kurimski, a meteorologist with ...

  • Its almost here Cheesecake Factory in Novi has opening date

    and watched my parents start their cheesecake business here in the 1950s, opening a Cheesecake Factory at Twelve Oaks feels like a true homecoming," said founder and CEO David ...

  • Children elderly woman rescued from burning home in Detroit

    Two children and an elderly woman are being treated at area hospitals after Detroit firefighters rescued them from their burning home this morning.A fire was reported in the home in the 800 block of Navahoe Street, near East Jefferson and Conner, at about 6 a.m., Detroit Fire Department Senior Chief Larry Gassel said ...

  • Port Huron woman to be arraigned today in fake rape case

    Sara Ylen, 38, who gained sympathy after a 2002 rape and then rallied people when her cancer diagnosis became pubic, faces fraud charges after state police found no doctor who diagnosed cancer. / Wendy Torello/Times ...

  • Financially troubled Buena Vista Schools district recalls more workers

    Buena Vista School District Superintendent Deborah Hunter-Harvill, left, speaks during a May 9 Buena Vista School District Board of Education meeting. / Colleen Harrison/The Saginaw News/Associated ...


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The House by the Cemetery (Quella villa accanto al cimitero) [Blu-Ray]

The House by the Cemetery (Quella villa accanto al cimitero) [Blu-Ray]

Lucio Fulcis The House by the Cemetery (Quella villa accanto al cimitero) was released near the end of a particularly prolific period for the Italian director, who had, after several decades of directing projects in a wide variety of genres including co ... ...

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  • Jackson too creepy for Clippers MAY 22

    Lakers executive Jeanie Buss. While the source insisted it wasn't a reflection on Jackson's coaching ability, it would simply be "too creepy" for ...

  • LeBron knows Indy can beat the Heat MAY 22

    Heat by not calling Miami just another team. LeBron is looking for an emotional edge because he knows Miami's physical edge is much less ...

  • Sixers owner would consider Bynums return MAY 22

    Sixers have exclusive rights to negotiate with [Bynum], who earned $16.5 million despite not playing at all last season due to knee injuries. Free agency begins July 1. If ...

  • Oklahoma residents come home to pick up the pieces

    It was the 83-year-old grandmother's first time back at her home since a monstrous and deadly tornado ravaged her neighborhood in suburban Oklahoma City. Part of the roof was sitting in the front yard, and the siding from the front of the house was gone. As her son, Jeff, and her grandsons picked through what was left of her belongings, Arvin found some dark humor in the ...

  • WMU student completes 216-mile kayak trip for fundraiser

    Muskegon - A Western Michigan University student has completed a six-day, 216-mile kayak trip down the Muskegon River to raise money for Parkinson's disease research, education and advocacy. Cody Ledsworth paddled to the finish line at a boat launch on Muskegon Lake on Tuesday. The Muskegon Chronicle reports that 20-year-old's trip was in honor of his grandmother, Marguerite Ledsworth, ...

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