Dearborn News

This time of year, I get nostalgic. Perhaps it is because the holidays are nearing.

The mayors of Detroit, Southfield and Dearborn today said they're working hard to attract new industries and development, and improve education, despite the economy.

DEARBORN, Mich. a ' There's a swirl of activity in a spacious, modern kitchen as final meal preparations are made.

DEARBORN, Mich. - Hundreds of parents, students and educators from districts throughout the state rallied in Lansing on Tuesday, demanding that legislators restore funding to school districts facing debilitating cuts following the state budget crisis.

Blackboard flu hit Dearborn's Fordson High School today -- but there weren't any teachers among more than 230 absences.

AAA Michigan says gasoline prices are down 9.4 cents per gallon over the past week to a statewide average of $2.57. The auto club said Monday the statewide average is 59.5 cents per gallon higher than last year at this time.

DEARBORN, Mich., Nov 12, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- -- Sales of the Ford Fusion - America's most fuel-efficient midsize sedan - have set a new record with sales figures for 2009 already eclipsing the previous full-year record set in 2007 -- Fusion is now among America's Top 10 selling vehicles and the No.

A 36-year-old man who police say was attempting to flee the United States after assaulting a woman in Canton was arraigned Monday in 35th District Court.

Marisa Farinacci Nicely, director of clinical services for Starfish Family Services, recently received the Crain's Detroit Business 40 under 40 Award.

The family of a Michigan toddler who drowned is suing an Ohio water park that calls itself the nation's largest.

About 800 parents, teachers and school officials swarmed the Capitol this morning, demanding that lawmakers approve more money for schools to avoid cuts surpassing $600 per pupil in some districts.

A local group of imams is calling for an independent investigation into last month's fatal shooting of Detroit Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah in an FBI raid The imams' committee of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Michigan today also called for 'a fair and speedy adjudication for those who were arrested related to this raid.

Two men arrested in Windsor in connection with an FBI investigation into a radical Islamic group have been remanded into custody.

Two Ford Motor Co. crash test dummies sit strapped in a Servo Sled Crash Simulator with seat belt air bags in Dearborn, Michigan November 5, 2009.

Ford introduces the auto industry's first-ever production inflatable seat belts, which are designed to provide additional protection for rear-seat occupants, often children and older passengers who can be more vulnerable to head, chest and neck injuries -- Ford's inflatable rear seat belts will debut on the next-generation Ford Explorer sport ...

Voters at Ford's Dearborn Truck plant have overwhelmingly voted against ratification of a proposed cost saving modifications of a labor contract with Ford, according to two UAW officials.

Mayor John O'Reilly Jr. beat challenger Michael Prus, an analyst with the state Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth, with 88% of the vote.

Mix up something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue and you've got the Ecoboosted '34 Ford which debuted here at SEMA .

Free Press reporters will be filing from across metro Detroit today at several precincts.

Afghan troop decision...Automakers' fortunes...Better than expected WASHINGTON The White House says President Barack Obama's decision on whether to send more troops to Afghanistan will come in "a matter of weeks." Spokesman Robert Gibbs isn't saying whether it might happen sooner than expected, now that the presidential election has been settled.