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Captain America Deserves A Hand
Conrad, a 22-year-old clothing store employee from Taylor, Mich., was one of 512 contestants from around the world putting their rock, paper, scissors skills to the test Saturday night during five hours of gruelling competition at the Steam Whistle Brewery on Bremner Blvd.
Romulus schools put fundraiser in 'Drive'
The Romulus School District is taking the desire to help out the needy and putting it in - Drive.' The district will participate again - The Drive,' a service project to help alleviate poverty, hunger and homelessness.
Police Investigate Party Store Shooting
Taylor police said gunfire that was exchanged early Thursday morning outside a Taylor party store injured three people.
Coach Pleads Guilty To Porn Charges
A former Grosse Pointe South High School hockey coach has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.
a Captain Americaa wins rock-paper-scissors title
TAYLOR, Mich. - A Michigan man has won the world Rock Paper Scissors championship in Toronto.
Voters back union positions in many local election issues
While the national elections this month have some pundits talking about angry voters, the local results in Michigan were telling in different way.
Michigan National Guard Soldiers from Taylor deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
TAYLOR, MICH.?Friends and family will bid farewell to approximately 14 Michigan National Guard Soldiers from the Taylor-based 777th Military Police Detachment on Monday as they depart for Fort Bliss, Texas, and then Iraq for a 12-month tour of duty.
Lansing to launch new text-messaging alert service
Soon enough, Lansing residents and others will be able to turn their cell phones into 21st century tornado sirens.
The Taylor Cultural Arts Commission and Friends of the Arts is to present the dinner theater show 'My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra' with performances this weekend and next weekend.
Train kills pedestrian in Taylor in possible suicide
A 46-year-old man was struck and killed by a freight train on the Norfolk Southern Railway tracks near Beech Daly and Ecorse Road this morning.
Maslamani due in court for murder, carjacking case
A preliminary hearing is expected to get underway this morning in Eastpointe District Court for two teens accused in the carjacking, abduction and death of Matthew Landry of Chesterfield Township.
Free Lunch or Dinner for Veterans Wednesday
On Wednesday, November 11, a local restaurant chain will offer a free lunch or dinner to veterans who have served our country.
Deer me:Creatures pay unlikely visit to Canton man's yard
Canton amateur photographer Richard Rich was working in his front yard on a beautiful autumn afternoon when he noticed a group of unusual visitors across the street in the Franklin Palmer Estates subdivision where he lives, near Palmer and Morton Taylor.
Pumpkins thrown from overpass injure driver in Plymouth Twp.
A 50-year-old Pinckney man was injured early this morning when pumpkins were thrown from an overpass onto M-14, smashing through the windshield of his 2007 Ford Ranger, police said.
Higgins, Briere reelected to Ann Arbor City Council
Ann Arbor voters came out in strong support of the incumbents on Election Day, reelecting Sabra Briere to a second term in the 1st Ward and Marcia Higgins to a sixth term in the 4th Ward.
Challenger takes Taylor mayoral race
Voters in Taylor chose a first-term City Council member over the current mayor in voting today.
Two Arrested in Downriver Robbery Spree
A couple is facing charges of robbing four people in one day across the downriver area.
Three school districts have spot on ballots
There are boxes of four different ballots - color-coded - in Westland Clerk Eileen DeHart's office in anticipation of the general election Tuesday.
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