2 crashes on westbound M-14 back up morning commute
Two traffic crashes were slowing traffic on westbound M-14 Tuesday morning, dispatchers said. Washtenaw County metro dispatchers reported a crash at westbound M-14 and Barton Drive and a crash at...
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Police continue to search for man suspected of abducting ex-girlfriend
Police believe this unidentified man helped abduct Farrah Cook outside her apartment in Ypsilanti on Monday. The suspect vehicle is a dark blue or black Pontiac Bonneville.Courtesy of YPD Ypsilanti...
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Defense contractor Arotech bringing nearly $4 million in new projects to Ann...
Defense simulation and training contractor Arotech will direct the majority of recently awarded contracts to its Ann Arbor division First Ann Arbor Corp. Inc., according to a report in Crain’s Detroit...
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Superintendent: Ypsilanti schools cautiously reviewing 'exceptions' in...
Previous coverage: Consolidated school district offers jobs to 171 teachers; 73.6% are from Ypsilanti Unanswered questions: Ypsilanti, Willow Run teachers shocked and saddened by hiring decisions...
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Ypsilanti abduction: 'We're just happy she's alive'
Investigators are still searching for two men as details continue to emerge around the abduction of a 25-year-old woman outside an apartment complex Monday.Jeremy AbstonCourtesy of YPD Ypsilanti...
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Another Ypsilanti Public Schools administrator named finalist in...
A third Ypsilanti Public Schools administrator has been named a finalist in an in-state superintendent search. Ypsilanti Assistant Superintendent of Educational Quality Jennifer Martin delivers a...
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What's the greatest lesson your mother taught you?
As the trees and flowers bloom with the rising temperatures of spring, we also welcome the annual day when we all pause to recognize the mothers in our lives. A mother leads her daughter by the hand...
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Milan community struggles to get behind new school mascot and logo
Finding a mascot and a logo the community as a whole can embrace is proving to be difficult for Milan Area Schools, according to a report in the Milan News-Leader. A simple black and red "Big Reds"...
View ArticleMan held on $100K bond for allegedly choking woman
A 26-year-old Ann Arbor man is held in the Washtenaw County Jail on a $100,000 bond after police say he strangled a woman during a domestic violence incident Saturday. Eric Hartwell was arraigned on a...
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Ann Arbor rated No. 8 'cheapest city' for recent college graduates
Luxury high-rises are sprouting up like weeds in downtown Ann Arbor, so it may come as a surprise to some that the city is apparently one of the cheapest places in America to move after college....
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Beer will keep flowing at The Arena after city removes its block to liquor...
The Arena Tuesday afternoon at 4th Avenue and Washington Street in Ann Arbor. The Ann Arbor City Council removed its objection to the establishment's liquor license renewal Monday. Amy Biolchini |...
View ArticleUniversity of Michigan study: GenXers are lifelong learners
A lot of people in their 30s and 40s are still on the education train. A University of Michigan study finds that 48 percent of an estimated 80 million GenXers are enrolled in continuing education...
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Ypsilanti Township man charged with sexual assault
Travis ApplewhiteWashtenaw County Jail A 27-year-old Ypsilanti Township man was charged with criminal sexual conduct Tuesday for an assault on someone under the age of 13 that occurred at a residence...
View ArticleVoters approve renewal of 3 western Washtenaw County school district...
Voters in Milan, Chelsea and Dexter school districts each renewed millages that supply a critical source of funding for their respective districts’ operational budget. According to unofficial results...
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Dexter residents vote to continue cityhood process
The village of Dexter will continue on the path toward cityhood. According to unofficial results from the Washtenaw County Clerk’s Office, voters Tuesday approved a yes or no question about continuing...
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First Martin requests 2-year site plan extension for Traverwood office...
Ann Arbor real estate firm First Martin Corporation is requesting a two-year extension of its plan to construct more than 60,000 square feet of office space in the Traverwood Business Park. First...
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$1.2M Family Dollar store to become Ypsilanti's 1st Water Street development
Ypsilanti's Water Street site will soon be home to a Family Dollar discount store. Officials expect construction to begin by fall.Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com Ypsilanti's first Water Street...
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Planning Commission: Affordable housing should be part of plan for South...
Affordable housing should be a part of a long-range planning document for future uses of properties along the South State Street corridor, according to Ann Arbor Planning Commission members. The...
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3Q financial report: Ann Arbor schools must add $1.3M to 2012-13 deficit
The Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education will talk about the 2013-14 budget and hear a third-quarter financial report for the current school year Wednesday night. For the first time, the board...
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Man convicted of torturing boy maintains innocence in emotional courtroom...
The 22-year-old Superior Township man who will spend 31 to 65 years in prison for putting a child in a scalding bath asked prosecutors why they blamed him in an emotionally charged outburst at his...
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