Allen Park News

This week's photo of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood testifying at a Senate hearing about ways to combat distracted driving drew 132 replies, a favorite being "Can you hear me now?" Our favorites follow.

USMC Lt. Col. Michael Murray, left, a grandnephew of John Kelly, salutes as other family members remember their relative at a graveside service recently at Rosedale Memorial Park in Tallmadge Township.

The stars of the Extreme Monster Truck Nationals are raucous and rebellious, and they'll jump over -- or plow through -- just about anything in their way.

Actors Nathan West and Ashley Jordan prepare to shoot a scene during the filming of "Alleged" in downtown Flint in September.

Thousands seeking the first wave of southeast Michigan's public doses of the H1N1, or swine flu, vaccine flooded clinic sites in Oakland and Wayne counties Saturday.

Jimmy Lifton, left, and other officials broke ground on the Unity Studios film studio project in August.

Two motorists were taken to a hospital Wednesday after their cars hit the back of a Wayne County roads division truck pulling an arrow on I-94 telling drivers to move over.

Two motorists are in area hospitals today after their cars plowed into the back of a Wayne County Roads truck pulling an arrow on I-94 telling drivers to move over.

A record marijuana bust on I-94 in Berrien County Thursday. Michigan State Police Sergeant Linda Shinsky says that around one in the afternoon, a commercial truck was stopped on eastbound 94 near the New Buffalo weigh station, around mile marker two: Listen: That translates to nearly three-million-700 thousand dollars' worth of marijuana: Listen: ...

Mary Ellen Dunleavy, a longtime bookkeeper for the City of Allen Park and union founder, died Saturday after a long illness at Angela Hospice of Livonia.

Irvin Hall looks over the newspaper at home in Allen Park, Mich. Hall, a former tradesman at an auto assembly plant near Detroit, retired seven years ago, thinking he had his future planned out.

If Michigan legislators were less concerned with trying to insure re-election and more focused on addressing the common good, these annual budget fiascoes could be avoided.

When you hear that retirement isn't what it used to be, a first thought might be of active senior citizens traveling the globe instead of sitting in rocking chairs.

Irvin Hall looks over the newspaper at home in Allen Park, Mich. "I just don't see things improving for older people," Hall said "the golden years aren't going to be so golden." NEW YORK -- The Great Recession has turned into the best of times for young investor Daniel Lee.

Oak Park-based MJR Theaters will host free movies for kids every weekend through October 25th.

Kids 12 and under will be admitted free to family-friendly movies at MJR Theatres on weekends in October.

From left, John Dam Jr. and Lou Pezet, both of Allen Park, Mich., unveil a print of 'A Century of Values,' by Bill Morrison.

Sunday, September 27, 2009 While pro football has some interesting life lessons, there tend to be few management insights you can apply generally to non-sport management.

There might not seem to be much of a connection between cherries jubilee, bread pudding, chocolate mousse and Rice Krispies treats, but all are part of a trend toward retro desserts.

A giant claw extending from a crane tore into the last remnant of Tiger Stadium today as a crowd looked on from across from Michigan and Cochrane in Corktown in Detroit.