Harper Woods News

If you have a heavy foot and may travel a bit over the speed limit, you might want to keep an eye out for these popular police car models.

The City of Harper Woods has asked its attorney to file an appeal today to a Wayne County Circuit judge's decision that the city violated its charter when it implemented a public safety model that would cross-train police officers and firefighters.

Three teens are in police custody, accused of carjacking and robbing two parents at a T-ball game at Tyrone Elementary in Harper Woods.

Some were looking for a new career path; others hopeful to get to work, in this dismal economy, while others are pursuing their dreams of working in the film industry.

A June 23 ruling in Wayne County Circuit Court gave Harper Woods firefighters some vindication in their fight against the city.

St. Clair Shores police have a felony arrest warrant for a suspected bigamist from Bay City.

A coalition of municipalities bordering Eight Mile is hoping to join forces with the Michigan Department of Transportation to help keep the iconic stretch of highway mowed, trimmed and swept.

You can't put a price tag on the best gifts. John Talos of Port Austin knows all about that notion.

A Roseville man was arraigned today on charges that he stole $80,500 in cash and loose diamonds from a Grosse Pointe Woods jewelry store.

Regina High School is to host its Summertime Gala to Benefit the Capital Campaign at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House on Thursday.

The 2009 Detroit National Offshore One-Design Regatta, the NOODs, got in a full series of races, seven on one course and eight on the two other courses, thanks to the nice breeze that held up for the three-day event.

This week's photo of President Barack Obama and Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor received 112 responses; our favorites follow.

When they wake up this morning in Oklahoma City, Jordan Taylor and Nikki Nemitz won't know which of them is pitching tonight when Michigan opens play in the Women's College World Series.

A 77-year-old grandmother returned to her Harper Woods apartment Wednesday to find that it had been broken into and racial slurs written on the walls in permanent marker.

Fixing a normal car is hard enough, but turning a DeLorean into a hovercraft or a hot dog cart into a dragster? That takes the best of the best.

The Harper Woods Public Library is to present a book talk with Charles C. Avison, author of "Detroit: City of Champions," at 7 p.m. Wednesday The book tells the story of the 1935-36 sports season during which the Detroit Lions, Tigers and Red Wings all won their first championships.

Police are investigating the death of a man found in the street at Omira and Remington, near the intersection of Eight Mile and Interstate 75, Detroit Police Sgt.

Eight candidates faced off for two Harper Woods School Board seats in the May 5 election.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. - A man has been sentenced to three to 15 years in prison for killing a pedestrian, then dragging him four miles under his car.

While large school districts fight to stay afloat amidst ongoing economic turmoil, small school districts contend that they're fighting the same battles in a more difficult atmosphere.