Man who had embezzlement charge dismissed faces new charges
Oral MoldenCourtesy of the WCSO The 47-year-old Lima Township man who had an embezzlement charge dismissed earlier this year was arraigned Sunday on four similar charges connected with the same case,...
View ArticleFlatscreen television, laptops reported stolen in Christmas Day home invasion
Christmas is traditionally a time of giving -- not taking. That wasn't the case over the holidays when police were dispatched to three separate home invasions in Ypsilanti Township. On Tuesday --...
View ArticleAnn Arbor native Brian Schatz named U.S. senator for Hawaii
Hawaii Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz speaks at the state Capitol in Honolulu Wednesday, Dec. 26., 2012, after Gov. Neil Abercrombie, right, announced he was appointing Schatz to fill a seat vacated by the...
View ArticleAnn Arbor's snowy weather kicks off busy season for tow trucks
Jim Stokes of Budget Stadium Towing lowers a Jeep Grand Cherokee off of his flatbed tow truck after towing it to a mechanic's workshop in Ypsilanti on Thursday, Dec. 27. Courtney Sacco I AnnArbor.com...
View ArticleCrews begin demolition of Gault Village K-Mart abandoned for more than 20...
Crews have begun demolition of a section of the K-Mart facing Grove Road. Tom Perkins | For AnnArbor.com For several years, Ypsilanti Township and Washtenaw County Circuit Court-ordered deadlines to...
View ArticleNew student high-rise construction ahead of schedule in downtown Ann Arbor
Workers have been piecing together The Varsity over the past several months on East Washington Street.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.comConstruction at new student high-rise The Varsity is progressing...
View ArticleDetectives investigating EMU junior's death: No new information released
Investigation into the death of Julia Niswender continues as Ypsilanti police detectives worked through the holiday weekend doing interviews and collecting evidence, police said Thursday.Julia...
View ArticleAnn Arbor police arrest man painting graffiti in Maynard Parking Structure
Ann Arbor police arrested an 18-year-old man who is suspected of leaving graffiti on 12 different locations in a single downtown parking structure. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com Ann Arbor police Lt....
View ArticlePolice investigating home invasions that took place while residents were...
Area police are investigating home invasions that were reported Thursday but took place while residents were away for the holidays. Ann Arbor police reported one home broken into, while two more had...
View ArticleYankee Air Museum seeking uniforms from Iraq, Afghanistan veterans
A Chelsea-area man has been working to unpack and organize donations of military effects at the Yankee Air Museum following a 2004 fire that destroyed much of its previous artifacts, the Observer...
View ArticleMan accused of lighting house on fire, then attacking construction workers...
A 30-year-old man faces numerous charges after police say he lit his family's Ypsilanti Township home on fire, then went on a rampage with a baseball bat, breaking out car windows and attacking...
View ArticleSnow begins in Ann Arbor; accumulation expected
A man walks through the snow on East Liberty Street in downtown Ann Arbor on Wednesday, Dec. 26. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com Related: Ann Arbor's snowy weather kicks off busy season for tow trucks...
View ArticleAnn Arbor police ask for public's help in locating missing woman
Ann Arbor police are asking for the public’s help in finding Sally Denise Deeds, who has been missing since Wednesday.Sally DeedsCourtesy of the AAPD Deeds was last seen in the 200 block of Lake...
View ArticleGrand opening: Isalita now serving Mexican food and cocktails in downtown...
Isalita owner Adam Baru and chef Brendan McCall inside the new restaurant in downtown Ann Arbor.Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.comWhat was planned to be a quiet soft opening on Thursday turned into a...
View ArticleTea shop opens in downtown Ypsilanti
A tea shop is the latest business to open in downtown Ypsilanti, according to an Ypsilanti Courier report. A Pocketful O' Tea is on West Michigan Avenue, east of Haab's.From FacebookA Pocketful O' Tea...
View ArticleSaline teen arrested after leading police on high-speed chase through...
Police say a 16-year-old boy took his father’s truck without permission, picked up his girlfriend and a friend before leading police on a chase down unpaved, snow-covered roads early Friday,...
View ArticleFired assistant state attorney general Andrew Shirvell to keep unemployment...
Andrew Shirvell, the assistant state attorney general fired after attacking a gay student body president at the University of Michigan through blog posts in 2010, will keep his unemployment benefits...
View ArticleWoman searching for owner of wallet lost Christmas Eve at Ann Arbor's Five...
Five Below is in the Arborland shopping center.Angela Smith | for AnnArbor.comA woman is looking for the owner of a wallet she found while shopping at Five Below in Ann Arbor on Christmas Eve, WXYZ...
View Article3 Detroit men charged in armed robbery of cab driver
From left, Samuel McCray, Richard Winston and William McCrayWashtenaw County Sheriff's OfficeThree Detroit men face armed robbery charges after police say they assaulted a cab driver in Ypsilanti...
View ArticleAnn Arbor firefighters extinguish blaze caused by dryer malfunction
A dryer fire caused extensive damage to an Ann Arbor home Friday morning after a malfunction caused the machine to spread fire to the basement and a first-floor room.Ann Arbor firefighters...
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