Redford News

Before heading out for your vacation, especially if it is an exotic location where state-of-the-art safety codes may not be in place, make sure you know how to escape from a fire in your hotel.

A Huron County commissioner and emergency medical technician has entered the Republican race for governor.

Kelli Yokom , 13, of Redford, Michigan and her friend Stephanie Janssen , 9, also of Redford, play with hundreds of other children in a giant lake of mud at the annual Mud Day event July 7, 2009 in Westland, Michigan.

Forty-six drivers recently ticketed by Redford police - mainly for violating Michigan law requiring wearing seat belts - have nobody to blame but themselves.

Designed for 6-10-year-olds; June 22 to Aug. 28; 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Summit on the Park; $175 per week, daily drop-off rates available, contact Jennifer Judycki, 394-5369. Abrakadoodle Art camps available for 4-12-year-olds; July 6-10 morning and afternoon; Summit on the Park; fees vary depending on age group, $95-$135, contact Theresa Krueger, ...

The first of Redford's Concert in the Park series was forced inside by the threat of bad weather.

A man who was breaking up with his girlfriend will spend 68 months to 20 years in prison for a shooting that erupted as he was helping her move out of his house in Redford.

Two suspects who police say brazenly shoplifted merchandise from several CVS pharmacies have helped police identify two Detroit merchants now charged with buying, and presumably reselling, merchandise stolen in Redford.

Area firefighters can now train with live fires. The Livonia Fire Department recently opened a new $160,000 training facility on Glendale east of Farmington Road.

People, businesses and service clubs from across Dearborn and beyond recently came together to provide a much-needed helping hand to a man paralyzed following a traffic incident, and his family.

When the temperature nears 90 degrees this early in the summer, the best place to be is in the water.

The South Redford School District is among those in which black students are disciplined more often and more harshly than their white counterparts, according to a study released by the Michigan Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.

If you have information that leads to the arrest of anyone charged with arson in Redford Township, the fire inspector has a $5,000 check waiting for you.

Brian Godfrey and his father, Bruce believe Ford is on the rise. "In my mind there is no doubt that Ford has already become the dominant domestic automaker," said Brian Godfrey Wednesday.

Police are continuing their search for a suspect in the shooting of a Redford man who was wounded on the porch of his home on Riverdale last October.

Some would call it work. But the Diane and Andrew Warner family considers it vacation.

Redford's 4th annual Doggie-Rama is Satuday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Redford Township Ice Arena, 12200 Beech Daly Road.

It looks like they got the message. Convenience stores, gasoline stations and other retail outlets appear to be complying with township and state laws prohibiting the sale tobacco products to people 17 or younger, according to the compliance test conducted by Redford police Wednesday.

Dig outhouses? Tony Panepucci does. The privy historian will excavate at Hill House, the 1850s farm house located at Greenmead Historical Park, during the Livonia Garden Walk, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 27.

Redford Union senior Danny Scola is the first recipient of Juley and John Novak Scholarship that pays partial tuition at the University of Michigan.