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  • Four wounded in drive-by shooting outside house party in Detroit

    Four men were shot early today outside a house party in Detroit and woman trying to drive them to a local hospital crashed into a dwelling, Detroit Police said.One of the four men, a 30-year-old, was in critical condition, police said tonight. The other three men, ages 18, 22 and 27, were in temporary serious condition.The 25-year-old female driver was listed in good condition. Police did not ...

  • Detroit woman reportedly taken at gunpoint from home

    Neighbors on Ashton Street, south of Warren Avenue and west of the Southfield Freeway, said they heard a loud argument from the home around 4 a.m. ...

  • Man found slain in vacant dwelling on Detroits west side

    Detroit Police are seeking information about the slaying of a man whose body was found in a vacant dwelling on the ...

  • Pedestrian killed by car on I-94 in Ypsilanti Township

    A 27-year-old Ypsilanti man died early today when he was hit by a vehicle while walking on eastbound I-94 in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan State Police said.A 20-year-old Ypsilanti man was driving a Saturn Vue eastbound in the right lane when he said the pedestrian appeared out of nowhere on I-94 between Michigan Avenue and Huron Street about 1:50 a.m., according to the state police at the ...

  • Former Westland man killed in Toledo home invasion

    A former Westland man was shot and killed at his Toledo-area home over the weekend, the victim of a home invasion, police said. James Safadi, 34, was shot early Saturday once in the chest after three masked intruders came to his riverfront home in the Toledo suburb of Waterville Township. Safadi was a 1997 graduate of John Glenn High School in Westland, his brother Michael said. He had attended ...


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Under the Volcano [DVD]

Under the Volcano [DVD]

When we first see British consul Geoffery Firmin (Albert Finney) wandering through a marketplace in Cuernavaca, Mexico, there is no indication that anything is wrong. Dressed in a sharp black tuxedo, his hair immaculately in place, and large, dark sunglasses hiding his eyes, he ... ...

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  • Red Wings Babcock having the most fun hes had in a couple of years

    Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock, top, directs his team during the first period of Game 1 against the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago, Wednesday, May 15, 2013. / Associated ...

  • Eastern Market Flower Day draws crowds

    Sunday was the 47th Annual Flower Day at the Eastern Market -- one of the largest flower shows in the country -- and it attracted large crowds, drawn by more than 15 acres of annuals, perennials, foliage, shrubbery, trees exotics, tropical plants, flats, hanging baskets and more available for ...

  • Sterling Heights eyes 2.5-mill tax increase for police fire roads

    The Sterling Heights City Council on Tuesday is to consider putting a millage proposal on the Nov. 5 ballot to levy a special 2.5-mill property tax for police and fire and for road improvements.The portion of the millage to preserve police and fire protection would be 1.7 mills and 0.8 mills would be for road repair and reconstruction, allowing the city to invest more than $30 million in ...

  • Tornadoes hit Kansas Oklahoma no injuries reported

    TOPEKA, KAN. — Authorities say tornadoes have touched down in Wichita, Kan., and a suburb of Oklahoma City but there are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage.Sedgwick County, Kan., emergency management director Randy Duncan says officials ...

  • U-M MSU other Big Ten football assistant salary database

    Here is the 2013 salary of every Big Ten assistant coach, other than coaches from Northwestern (private) and Penn State (doesn't have to obey open-records laws). These salaries do not ...

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