DETROIT — The Detroit City Council did not find much fat to trim from Mayor Dave Bing’s $1.1-billion annual spending plan as it voted Friday morning, 5-3, to approve a budget that largely left city services intact and set aside little money to pay down the ballooning deficit. The council made cuts to Bing’s budget that [...]
WILLIAMSBURG — For the last 30 summers, Dennis and Barb Dean traveled from their Alaska home to tend to their sweet and tart cherry orchards in Williamsburg. Now at retirement age, they just signed an agreement to keep 88 acres as farmland for a decade. For that, they’ll earn $880 a year. “We are right [...]
The pace of the game and pressure of the moment grew more feverish as time elapsed. Chicago played with a late desperation reserved for those staring down what many would consider a startling elimination. This was the occasion that Jimmy Howard long envisioned — getting tested when nothing short of spectacular would be demanded of [...]
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — The strange odyssey of former Detroit Lions receiver Titus Young took another odd detour today when Young, who has been jailed since May 11, heard that he would be charged with three new counts, bringing his total to 11. The three new counts were mentioned today at a pretrial hearing in [...]
DETROIT — No matter how it’s constructed, the Detroit Lions will have a different look to their offensive line this year. Gone are longtime left tackle Jeff Backus, who retired after starting nearly every game the last 12 seasons, right tackle Gosder Cherilus, who left for big money in his first chance at free agency, [...]
DETROIT — He’s three months shy of his 32nd birthday, entering his 11th NFL season and coming off the second major injury of his career, so of course Nate Burleson is approaching this fall with a heightened sense of urgency. His window to win is now, and there’s no telling what his future holds. But [...]
DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings keep doing good work; and good things keep happening. The Wings showed Thursday night what determination and a willingness to do dirty work can accomplish: A 2-0 victory at Joe Louis Arena, one that’s put the Wings one victory from the Western Conference Finals. The Wings have won three [...]
DETROIT — One man is dead and another in custody after a police chase and crash in southwest Detroit early Thursday. The situation began overnight as River Rouge Police were investigating the carjacking of a man at knife point four days ago in Detroit, according to investigators. But when they tried to pull over a [...]
GRAND HAVEN — Investigators were unable to determine the cause of the fire because of “substantial damage,” said Lt. Shawn Schrader of the Grand Haven Township Fire/Rescue Department. Schrader said the department was called to the fire in the 13000 block of Deep Water Point in River Haven Village at about 5:55 a.m. Firefighters from [...]
DETROIT — The metro Detroit woman who received the title of oldest living American about two months ago planned to celebrate her 114 birthday Thursday by eating out with friends from church. Jeralean Talley of Inkster is the oldest living American — and third-oldest person in the world, according to the Gerontology Research Group, which [...]