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Dexter school board identifies 1 candidate in superintendent search
After a few delays in selecting a permanent superintendent, the Dexter Community Schools Board of Education has picked up the charge once again, revealing the district's final candidates. Just one...
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Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop may host targeted giving to save programs from...
The Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop, located at 2280 S. Industrial Hwy., is developing a plan for accepting targeted monetary donations from AAPS community members to support specific programs they want to...
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Police looking for 2 men who beat pedestrian on his way home
Ypsilanti police are searching for two men who beat a man as he was walking home after playing cards at his cousin’s house early Tuesday morning, Ypsilanti police said. Detective Sgt. Thomas Eberts...
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Man suspected of abducting ex-girlfriend remains at large
Previous article: Ypsilanti abduction: 'We're just happy she's alive' The man suspected of abducting his ex-girlfriend outside her apartment Monday morning did not turn himself in Tuesday and remains...
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Do the jobs of the future require a college degree?
The fastest-growing jobs in America either do not require college degrees or shouldn’t, according to a story on Forbes.com. Bureau of Labor Statistics data indicates that carpentry, home health aides...
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Attorneys for woman accused of killing her father plan to argue she was insane
Records filed Wednesday in the Washtenaw County Trial Court show attorneys defending Susan Wade, who is charged with killing her father last June in Ann Arbor, plan to argue she is not guilty by...
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2nd suspect identified in abduction, both still at large
Raymond MarchCourtesy of the YPD Jeremy AbstonCourtesy of YPD The second suspect police believe was involved in the abduction of a 25-year-old woman from an Ypsilanti apartment complex Monday morning...
View ArticleNational Merit Scholarship Competition: 1 Saline and 13 Ann Arbor students...
Previous stories: 3 Ann Arbor students win corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarships Semifinalists announced in 2013 National Merit Scholarship Competition Fourteen students from the Ann Arbor...
View Article3-month-long construction project begins on Rawsonville intersection on...
Construction began Wednesday at the intersection of Rawsonville and Martz roads on the eastern border of Washtenaw County that will affect traffic for the next three months. The Washtenaw County Road...
View ArticleCourt case against man accused of robbing drug dealer heads toward trial...
The 18-year-old man accused of robbing a drug dealer in Saline in July 2011 will face trial this month after skipping out on bond and delaying the case for nearly a year. James Brewer is charged with...
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Open letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan: Michigan schools are at the...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, left center, and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder stop at Perry Child Development Center in Ypsilanti Monday, May 6, 2013, to speak about investing in high-quality...
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Michigan softball team makes 9-year-old Natalie Harper part of the team
Related: Images of Michigan softball and it's youngest team member, 9-year-old Natalie Harper “She’s coming! Hutch is coming!” Nine-year-old Natalie Harper couldn’t contain her excitement after the...
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Related video & story: Michigan softball team makes 9-year-old Natalie Harper part of the team In 2010, Natalie Harper met then-seniors with the Michigan softball Nikki Nemitz and Roya St. Clair...
View ArticleCrash shuts eastbound I-94 in Ann Arbor
Updated article: Crash kills man, injures woman on I-94 in Ann Arbor m>Update: The freeway was reopened about 6:15 a.m. Although the Michigan Department of Transportation earlier reported the crash...
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Man charged in July shooting faces new charges of witness intimidation
The man accused of shooting a man in an Ypsilanti Township apartment last year faces two more felony charges alleging he attempted to have his girlfriend get the victim to recant his statement....
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Get ghoulish at Goth Prom at the Necto
Get out the black hair dye and eyeliner; it's time for Goth Prom at the Necto. It's everything you wish your high school prom could have been. Plus, there's booze. Booze you don't have to hide,...
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Memorials honor police officers who have lost their lives
West Bloomfield police Officer Patrick J. O’Rourke had reached the end of his shift on Sept. 9, 2012, but decided to assist officers responding to a shots fired complaint. The truth be told, a...
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Holiday Inn Express proposed for vacant land near Zeeb Road in Scio Township
The proposed Holiday Inn Express in Scio Township would have 112 rooms.Courtesy of Scio TownshipA 112-room Holiday Inn Express hotel is proposed for vacant land near Zeeb Road and Interstate 94 in...
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Downtown Ann Arbor business owners brace for Fourth Avenue closure during...
Editor's note: This story has been grammatically corrected. Two blocks of Fourth Avenue between Huron Street and Liberty Street will be closed for two months beginning May 14 for reconstruction and...
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Ann Arbor school board authorizes district borrowing $10M to pay employees
Previous story: 3Q financial report: Ann Arbor schools must add $1.3M to 2012-13 deficit After years of budget cuts and drawing down its fund balance, the Ann Arbor Public Schools has been forced to...
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