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Press Photo/Emily ZoladzAnneshia Freeman talks with kids about when she used to be a drug-addicted prostitute Tuesday at Urban Family Ministries. Freeman, who is now earning her master’s degree, is encouraging kids not to believe the hype of street life,…
.Press Photo/Dave RaczkowskiPlainfield Township firefighters extinguish hot spots at a barn fire on Packer Drive NE. PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP — Fire crews from Plainfield and Algoma townships were battling a barn fire at 7209 Packer Drive NE this afternoon. Police dispatchers…
Robert Dakin WHITE CLOUD — A longtime Newaygo County sheriff’s lieutenant who served as the public face of the department has been charged with criminal sexual conduct after an investigation by the Michigan State Police. Robert Dakin, 37, was arraigned…
DETROIT — Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Thursday she understands it’s in the public’s interest to resolve the legal turmoil surrounding Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick but also said the law entitles him to due process. Granholm has scheduled a Sept. 3 hearing…
AP File PhotoJennifer Granholm’s Invest Michigan program is financed with $300 million of the state’s $58 billion in pension fund assets. DETROIT — Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Thursday announced the launch of a program aimed at attracting, retaining and developing…
AP File PhotoNorthwest Airlines Corp. lost $377 million in the second quarter as fuel expenses continue to rise sharply. MINNEAPOLIS — Northwest Airlines Corp. confirmed on Thursday that it will add fuel surcharges of up to $80 for many domestic…
Brendan Fraser and Maria Bello star in “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.” Press film critic John Serba says this third “Mummy” flick meets viewers expectations for mindless escapism — emphasis on mindless. (AP Photo)
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Sales associate Corey Kapteyn talks with Chuck Woolworth in 2007 about the Pioneer Elite HDTV on display at Classic Stereo on 28th Street SE. The locally owned electronics chain succumbed today to tough competition from big box and online retailers. It’s final blow came when Huntington Bank called in a loan that was several months overdue. (Press File Photo)
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WYOMING — The bottleneck on 28th Street is over. The Michigan Department of Transportation announced today that all lanes of traffic will re-open this evening. Crews are nearly finished with the $2.8 million project, which has snarled traffic on 28th…
Detroit ace Justin Verlander falls to 1-6 in seven career starts in Cleveland as the Tigers lose the series finale against the Indians, 9-4.
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