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American Axle blames $27M first-quarter loss on UAW strike Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
The United Auto Workers strike against American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. cost the supplier $132.6 million in first-quarter sales and drove its bottom line into the red, the supplier said today.

E-mails: Mayor's attorney worried about media scrutiny in text settlement Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
DETROIT -- E-mails released today show that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's city-paid private attorney was gravely concerned that details of a settlement in the whistle-blower case against the city would become public.

Wagoner's GM package valued at $14M Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
General Motors Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rick Wagoner's 2007 compensation package was valued at roughly $14 million, a 40 percent increase from 2006, the company reported Friday.

U-M's Hart vows to excel in NFL Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Mike Hart, Michigan's all-time leading rusher, figures that because of his lackluster speed and his lack of size, he will be taken on Sunday, the second day of the draft.

Bush says tax rebates going out Monday Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
WASHINGTON -- President Bush says the economic-stimulus tax rebates will begin going out Monday and will help people cope with lofty energy and food prices, as well as giving the economy a jolt.

UAW won't strike today at GM's Kansas and Grand Rapids plants Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
General Motors Corp. has avoided another strike -- at least for today.

U.S. official: Iran boosting support for Iraqi insurgents Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff accused Iran on Friday of "ratcheting up" its arms and training support to insurgents in Iraq, and warned that the U.S. has the combat power to strike Tehran if needed.

Central Michigan raises room and board rates Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Central Michigan University officials say higher food prices and maintenance costs are forcing them to increase room and board rates for new and incoming students by 6 percent for the 2008-09 school year.

$10,000 donation sends King band to Olympics Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
DETROIT --They're going to the Olympics!

Psychologist said Troy suspect not mentally ill at time of office shooting Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
PONTIAC -- A man charged with killing a former co-worker and wounding two others in an April 2007 office shooting was neither mentally ill nor legally insane at the time, according to a state psychologist who evaluated Anthony LaCalamita.

Joanne C. Gerstner's Game 3 tip-off Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Next on 76ers coach Maurice Cheeks' playoff-planning agenda is getting C Samuel Dalembert on track in Game 3 tonight. Dalembert is working hard trying to stop Rasheed Wallace (without much success), and the extra effort is affecting him on offense.

Wright's Detroit invite stirs debate Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Race, politics and controversy will be at the forefront Sunday when Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, the former pastor of presidential candidate Barack Obama, delivers the keynote address at the Detroit Branch NAACP's signature event.

Mike O'Hara's mock NFL Draft Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
It's time to put away the charts and end the arguments that have had draftniks in a frenzy for months.

Ford posts profit; more cuts coming Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Ford's surprise $100 million first quarter profit pushed Blue Oval shares nearly 12 percent higher Thursday, but the Dearborn automaker warned that deeper cost cuts will be necessary to meet its goal of returning to full-year profitability in 2009.

Three NYPD detectives acquitted in 50-shot killing Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
NEW YORK -- Three detectives were acquitted of all charges Friday in the 50-shot killing of an unarmed groom-to-be on his wedding day, a case that put the NYPD at the center of another dispute involving allegations of excessive firepower.

Forest fire flashes across north Mich. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
A forest fire that raged across more than 1,000 acres, burned several homes and temporarily closed a portion of Interstate 75 near this northern lower Michigan community was partly contained Thursday evening, officials said.

Mother doused with gas by suicidal husband dies Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP -- A Brownstown Township mother of three who was duct-taped and doused in gasoline by her suicidal husband earlier this year died today in a Toledo medical center, hospital officials said.

Man run over, killed after falling off bus in Warren Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
WARREN -- Police are investigating a fatal accident in which a man was run over by a SMART bus this afternoon on southbound Van Dyke just south of 14 Mile.

Fieger trial continues Monday Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
DETROIT -- Attorney Geoffrey Fieger's felony trial shifted Friday from the elevated drama of Thursday's opening statements to the mind-numbing numbers associated with a financial crime investigation.

Oil spill closes lanes near 16 Mile and Mound Road Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
STERLING HEIGHTS -- The northbound lanes along Mound Road just south of 16 Mile are closed due to an oil spill, and will likely remain that way for another three hours, according to authorities.

Report: Police on search for Cleveland Intermediate High School shooter Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
DETROIT -- Police and school officials are on the hunt for someone who took a shot at a group of eighth-grade girls outside of Cleveland Intermediate High School on Thursday afternoon.

Woman's body found dumped in Detroit Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
DETROIT -- Homicide investigators got an early start this morning when they were called to northeast Detroit following the discovery of a woman's body dumped onto Adelaide Street.

Worthy to push for recusal Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says she will appeal Thursday's order by the chief judge of the 36th District Court in which the judge refused to disqualify Judge Ronald Giles and the rest of the bench from handling the preliminary examination for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's criminal case.

Daniel Howes: Bing: Mayor is hurting city Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Dave Bing, the one-time Pistons great turned Detroit industrialist, calls on business community to voice outrage publicly.

Fugitives are offered chance to surrender Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Fugitive Safe Surrender isn't an amnesty program, but the event scheduled for June 4-7 will offer a one-time chance for people with outstanding arrest warrants for nonviolent crimes to walk into Second Ebenezer Church and resolve their problems on the spot.

House speaker's foes criticize Dems for hiring felon Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
REDFORD TOWNSHIP -- The feisty campaign to oust House Speaker Andy Dillon took another twist Thursday when organizers blasted the Democratic Party for hiring a convicted felon to dissuade voters from signing recall petitions.

Officer suspended in hit man probe Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Detroit Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings requested the Board of Commissioners suspend Sgt. David Cobb without pay, after Cobb was arrested Sunday for conduct unbecoming an officer; and for his alleged connection with the Dec. 26, 2007, shooting death of his wife in the parking lot of a CVS drug store.

Budget proposal raises questions Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
DETROIT -- The City Council's fiscal analyst said Thursday that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's budget proposal is more reasonable than in years past, but he predicted the mayor is off on his pledge that the city will end June with a balanced budget.

Judge may increase water, sewer rates Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
DETROIT -- Council members twice rejected proposed water and sewer rate increases Thursday in moves that could trigger court intervention.

Report: Waterford Township boy killed after falling out window Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP -- Details are sketchy, but WJBK-TV (Channel 2) is reporting the death of an unidentified four-year-old Waterford Township boy who died after falling from a second story window at his home.

Expert: Man mulled killing others Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
PONTIAC -- A Troy man charged in a 2007 office shooting in which one person was killed and two others wounded told a psychiatrist he had considered killing other people, including random victims at the Somerset Mall and a party store clerk, as well as bothersome motorists or shoppers.

County officials invite students to learn about political process Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
The Oakland County Board of Commissioners welcomed high school students from Birmingham, Rochester, Oak Park, Southfield-Lathrup, White Lake, Milford, West Bloomfield and Pontiac on Thursday for Youth Day. Students watched the board in session and participated in youth committee sessions and a youth board meeting from 9 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. Also on hand were the county treasurer, the manager of the county's Community and Home Improvement Division and the county equalization manager. It was all part of an effort to promote the importance of county government and develop future leaders by giving them hands-on experience in the political process.

Teens could face life in prison for hamburger hijinks Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
ROCHESTER HILLS -- The stolen goods recovered: a sedan, wallet, Sony PlayStation Portable, cell phone and 16 hamburgers.

Recycling firm to collect electronic waste for free Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
FARMINGTON HILLS -- Great Lakes Electronics will hold Earth Day recycling drives at a handful of Best Buy stores in Oakland County to collect electronic waste from consumers from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Oakland brief Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Southfield, Farmington Hills, Waterford Township, Waterford.

Late-night burger run turns into armed robbery, police say Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
ROCHESTER HILLS -- Two teenagers are awaiting arraignment on charges related to stealing a vehicle and then robbing two men of their White Castle hamburgers under threat of a hammer, county authorities said.

Prosecutors complete case in Troy office shooting Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
The prosecution rested its case against a Troy man charged in an April 9, 2007, office shooting on Wednesday, after playing a tape of an 18-minute telephone conversation in which Anthony LaCalamita told his brother he had no memory of the incident.

Fugitive in Peru faces extradition to Oakland in child sex case Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
The husband of a longtime youth soccer organizer in Oakland County was arrested in Peru on Tuesday and is awaiting extradition to Michigan on molestation charges.

Food pantry's supplies dwindle as needs rise Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
PONTIAC -- When the mother of Willard Hopkins' four children left the family, Hopkins reached out to Lighthouse of Oakland County for help.

Defense seeks to overturn guilty verdict in comic book killing Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
MOUNT CLEMENS -- A Macomb County judge ruled today that defense attorneys representing a man convicted of killing his wife nearly 18 years ago in a comic book store can argue to have the jury verdict overturned.

Rescued dogs, cats get TLC: Kennel's animals treated for physical, emotional ailments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Two Shih Tzus, recently named Rita and Lucy, shake and cower when people walk by their separate cages. A yellow Rottweiller mix, called Tank, suffers from eye, ear and skin infections and may require surgery for a sore on his foot likely caused from lying on cement. These are some of the conditions that afflict 68 animals -- 60 dogs, seven cats and one horse -- that Sterling Heights police removed Wednesday from a kennel on Mound near 15 Mile amid what were termed deplorable living conditions. All the animals removed have been placed with local animal groups, hospitals and shelters.

Macomb briefs Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Warren, New Haven, St. Clair Shores, Roseville.

Hartland library offers free paper shredding Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
HARTLAND TOWNSHIP -- Anyone looking to get rid of their outdated tax papers, personal documents or old household bills can have them shredded from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Cromaine District Library.

Livingston briefs Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Howell, Hamburg Township, Countywide, Brighton, Genoa Township.

Gays hope day of silence is loud Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
FARMINGTON -- Students Mollie Herty, a freshman at North Farmington High School, and Lindsey Kamen, a senior at Gull Lake High School near Kalamazoo, have never met, but they'll be sending a similar message today by not speaking.

Don't force overreliance on renewable energy Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Wind farms will have a niche role in generating electricity for Michigan. But their role should not be mandated by legislation. The economics of wind power will determine if it is viable and cost effective. Mandating or subsidizing a marginal player in the power industry will, in the long run, be costly.

Iris Salters: Let's halt open season on public school workers Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
It seems to be open season on public school employees -- all under the guise of purported "fiscal responsibility."

What's right thing for Wright to say? Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Comments on this Sunday's scheduled keynote speaker to the Detroit NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the former minister to Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.

Gas mileage, tax rules fuel policy fight Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
Nolan Finley's April 20 column "Obama should talk to some engineers" is dead-on. But it applies not only to Barack Obama, but to all presidential candidates. They should understand better than most the importance and practicality of the proper lead time, money and planning needed on fuel economy rules.

Letters: Your opinion Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST
The prosecution of the Duke University athletes and the teacher from Oakland County exemplifies a trend that I have observed over my 40 years of practicing law ("Ex-Oak Park teacher's case a mistrial," April 2). When I started my practice, most prosecutors I had contact with viewed their role as representatives of the "people of Michigan," including those charged with crimes. They sought justice, not convictions.

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