Romulus News

This Dec. 26, 2009, file photo shows jets outside Detroit Metropolitan airport in Romulus, Mich.

The scene of the wreckage along Middlebelt Road near Insterstate 94 in Romulus after a Northwest Airlines Flight 255, en route to California via Phoenix, crashed Aug.

The financial hits just keep on coming for Wayne County, which was socked with a $32-million court judgment last week.

This Dec. 26, 2009, file photo shows jets outside Detroit Metropolitan airport in Romulus, Mich.

After serving the City of Romulus for 33 years in various capacities, Romulus Mayor Alan Lambert announced he will not seek a fourth term as the top elected officer in the city.

This Dec. 26, 2009, file photo shows jets outside Detroit Metropolitan airport in Romulus, Mich.

Family and friends are gathering in Monroe for the funeral of a 33-year-old navigator who was one of seven Americans killed when a civilian cargo plane crashed while taking off from an air base in Afghanistan.

That development and motions were announced Friday during a pre-trial motion hearing before Wayne County Judge Thomas E. Jackson, at which some of the officers also made a motion to quash in the case.

Former Romulus Police Chief Michael St. Andre, right, and his wife, Sandra St. Andre, left, face felony racketeering charges that carry a maximum penalty of up to 20 years in prison.

That development as well as motions were announced Friday during a pre-trial motion hearing before Wayne County Judge Thomas E. Jackson, at which some of the officers also made a motion to quash in the case.

Ypsilanti Assistant Superintendent of Educational Quality Jennifer Martin delivers a presentation to the school board in this AnnArbor.com file photo.

A website to share memories, photos and make donations has been set up for the families affected by the deadly plane crash in Bagram, Afghanistan last week.

Rinku Summan always wanted to be a pilot. So it was not surprising that when the Canton man was not working or spending time playing ball with his 2-year-old son, Adarsh, Summan played video games involving flying on his computer, said sister-in-law Nancy Virdi, 17, also of Canton.

Michael Sheets, 36, of Ypsilanti, Mich., was killed along with six other Americans in a cargo plane crash just after takeoff from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Monday.

A U.S. cargo plane company has released the names of seven people killed when one of its planes crashed in Afghanistan.

This undated family photo shows Gary Stockdale of Romulus, Mich. Stockdale, 51, is of one of seven Americans _ six from Michigan _ killed in a cargo plane crash just after takeoff from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Monday, April 29, 2013.

No bones about it, this is definitely not the kind of thing you want to stumble on when walking your dog.

IN TEN MINUTES, WE'LL UPDATE YOU ON CONSTRUCTION ALONG I-75. Guy: AT 6:01, A DEADLY DISCOVERY, AN INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY IN ROMULUS WHERE A MAN'S BODY WAS FOUND.

A woman discovered human remains in Romulus Sunday, police said. The woman was running with her dog when she spotted what appeared to be human skull and clothed remains Sunday afternoon in a wooded area near Tyler and Hannan roads, according to Romulus police.

State Police are investigating allegations Romulus Mayor Alan Lambert pressured businessmen for money and, in one case, to buy his Florida condominium sight unseen, according to sources familiar with the investigation and one businessman questioned by police.