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By this time last year the first major snowfall had covered Washtenaw County in a blanket of snow, but this year it seems that dense fog is becoming a fixture in the weather forecasts. Photo Submitted...
View ArticleFire breaks out at Augusta Township mobile home
Firefighters on the scene of a mobile home fire in Augusta Township Monday afternoon.Photo courtesy of Lola Olds Update: Augusta Township mobile home destroyed in fire, estimated $60,000 loss...
View ArticleDeputies investigating after 14 mailboxes destroyed
Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating how 14 mailboxes were damaged Sunday on Savannah Lane in Superior Township. The incidents were all reported Sunday in the 1700 to 1900...
View ArticleFormer Ypsilanti landfill could be site of $4M DTE Energy solar project
A closed landfill in Ypsilanti may be the development site of a future $4 million solar array project that would produce alternative energy for DTE Energy. The solar array would encompass 4.5 acres of...
View ArticleWarrant filed for 21-year-old EMU student accused of making up armed robbery
Eastern Michigan University police are attempting to get a 21-year-old Dearborn Heights man to turn himself in after a warrant was filed Monday accusing the man of reporting a false armed robbery. EMU...
View ArticleMed tech in hepatitis C case pleads not guilty
A traveling hospital worker accused of stealing drugs and infecting patients with hepatitis C through contaminated syringes has pleaded not guilty to the charges in New Hampshire federal court. David...
View ArticleTreasurer makes 19-year-old grandson with no accounting experience her deputy
The newly elected treasurer in Augusta Township has appointed her 19-year-old grandson deputy treasurer, the Milan News-Leader reported. Brendan Humeniak has no experience or education in bookkeeping...
View ArticleEMU student faces charge of sexually assaulting sleeping man
An Eastern Michigan University student faces a charge of sexually assaulting an incapacitated person after a warrant was filed for his arrest Monday. An 18-year-old man faces one count of...
View ArticleScenes from St. Joe's Holiday Ball; event raises $735K for hospital
In a “Wonderland” straight from the pages of Lewis Carroll, about 810 people gathered Saturday night at the biggest fundraising event of the year for St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor. Eastern Michigan...
View ArticleDense fog to stick around overnight in Ann Arbor area; advisory extended
A pedestrian walks north along Fifth Avenue across William Street amid the fog in downtown Ann Arbor Monday.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com The National Weather Service now says fog that plagued the...
View ArticleSaline elementary students to receive foreign language instruction next fall
Kindergarten through third-grade students at Saline Area Schools will be taught world languages starting in fall 2013, according to an article in the Saline Reporter. Saline's Heritage Elementary...
View ArticleMitt Romney's campaign plane parked at Willow Run airport
Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney's campaign jet has returned home to Willow Run airport, the Detroit Free Press reports. Mitt Romney's plane has returned to Michigan and is being kept at...
View ArticleAugusta Township mobile home destroyed in fire, estimated $60,000 loss
This mobile home was destroyed in a fire Monday. The home was not occupied at the time of the blaze.Photo courtesy of Lola Olds A fire completely destroyed an unoccupied mobile home Monday afternoon...
View ArticleTruck crash slowing traffic on U.S. 23 in Ann Arbor
Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect that the crash was in the southbound lanes of the freeway. Initial information had indicated it was in the northbound lanes. 5:25 p.m. update:...
View ArticleNew national consortium could help Michigan medical device companies
Michigan’s biosciences industry association, MichBio, will be a player in a new Medical Device Innovation Consortium announced Monday in Washington, DC. MichBio executive director Stephen Rapundalo...
View ArticleDexter High School to accept limited School of Choice students
Dexter Community Schools will open up the high school to out-of-district students interested in participating in the district’s International Baccalaureate program in 2013-14. Dexter High SchoolFile...
View ArticleAnn Arbor couple accused in stabbing return to court in 2 weeks
The Ann Arbor couple charged with stabbing a 22-year-old man in the hallway of their apartment complex will return to court in two weeks, records show.Dorian JohnsonCourtesy of WCSO Dorian Johnson and...
View ArticleStatistics: Washtenaw County motorcyclists without helmets more likely to be...
Scott Pohl of Marion Township was riding this Honda motorcycle without a helmet on North Territorial Road in June when he was involved in a fatal accident. Courtesy of the Michigan State Police...
View ArticleAnn Arbor's public art program suspended while committee considers changes
The city of Ann Arbor is partially suspending its Percent For Art Program while a five-member committee looks into options for taking a new approach to public art. That could involve everything from...
View ArticleAfter losing $2.25M over 5 years, Ann Arbor's city-run golf courses being...
Ann Arbor's two city-run golf courses have lost a combined $2.25 million over the past five years, requiring a sizable subsidy from the city's general fund. It's due to that kind of financial...
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