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Sharla Patterson took her children to a spot along the River Raisin - the place where 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan is believed to have been buried - because she was heartsick about the murdered child.

The family of Nevaeh Buchanan likely will have to wait several more days to learn if the decomposed body found last week along the River Raisin is their missing 5-year-old little girl.

Prayers for the safe recovery of 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan changed Sunday to prayers for the recovery of her family and friends from the grief that surrounds the child's disappearance and apparent homicide.

Now that the body of 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan has likely been found, investigators are in the midst of painstakingly combing the banks of the River Raisin for clues, an FBI agent said this morning.

Monroe County Sheriff Tilman Crutchfield said today authorities have 'reasonable suspicion' to believe the body recovered along the River Raisin in Raisinville Township is that of 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan.

Some vow to look 'until we find her' BY TAMMY STABLES BATTAGLIA * FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER * June 3, 2009 Authorities investigating the disappearance of 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan have interviewed ice cream truck drivers, neighbors, sexual predators, strangers and friends -- sometimes two or three times.

A Newport, Michigan teen is behind bars after police say he played a role in an armed robbery.

Two women out to lunch in Monroe on Friday stared at a flyer showing a photo of missing 5-year-old Nevaeh Buchanan and shook their heads.

Facilities across the county are hosting a variety of events to celebrate The Big Read and "The Great Gatsby." Monday 6 p.m. - Kickoff celebration at La-Z-Boy Center at Monroe County Community College, 1555 S. Raisinville Rd.

Sen. John McCain answers reporters' questions after a tour of a nuclear-power plant in Newport, Mich., in April 2008.

A Newport, Mich., woman suffered fatal injuries Wednesday when two cars collided on ice-covered War Road north of Post Road in Frenchtown Township, authorities said.

The Trenton Police Department's Detective Bu-reau wants to help Downriver residents keep their vehicles safe from burglaries.

A Newport, Mich., man was critically injured when he was struck by a vehicle early Tuesday morning while walking down War Road, south of Newport Road, in Monroe County's Frenchtown Township, authorities said.