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1 hr ago | West Hawaii Today

Hoffa mystery still fascinates after 4 decades

The latest possible resting place of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter and the bustle of reporters and onlookers.

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Related Topix: US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Mafia

5 hrs ago | CBS Local

New Law Protects Zoo, Museum Millage Money

A tri-county millage to help fund the Detroit Zoo and the Detroit Institute of Arts will now have all of its revenue earmarked for those two institutions.

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Related Topix: Oakland, MI, Wayne County, MI

9 hrs ago | ClickOnDetroit

New RX drug collection program in Oakland County

The Oakland County Sheriff's Office, along with the White Lake Police Department announce 'Operation Medicine Cabinet', a prescription drug take-back collection that will allow individuals to drop off their outdated or unused prescriptions any day of the year.

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13 hrs ago | Model D

Opinion: Heart of Midtown threatened by widening of I-94

The expressway, which already provides a substantial barrier to economic development in New Center, would be widened from six lanes to 10. In addition, a two-lane continuous service drive would be added in each direction.

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, US Governors, Rick Snyder, Opinion

17 hrs ago | News Herald

5 things to know on Tuesday

Today is the deadline for Chrysler to formally respond to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's request for the recall of 2.7 million model-year 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2002-07 Liberty SUVs because of fires.

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Related Topix: Bloomfield Hills, MI, Bloomfield Township, MI

21 hrs ago | ClickOnDetroit

Jury selection continues for Mitchell Young

Local 4's Lauren Podell reports on jury selection for Mitchell Young and a breaking development about a plea deal.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

US News & World Report

Hoffa Family 'Forced to Relive the Loss' as FBI Agents Excavate Michigan Field

Jimmy Hoffa, left, and his son James P. Hoffa wait at an airport en route to the federal prison in Lewisburg, Pa., after visiting Hoffa's wife at a hospital in San Francisco, April 12, 1971.

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Related Topix: US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Prisons, Prison

Detroit Free Press

Severe storm warning issued for Macomb, eastern Oakland County

How many times do you have to hit your thumb with a hammer to realize it is painful? That is what... Free Press reader Cortney Casey took this shot near Hall and Hayes in Macomb County this afternoon.

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Related Topix: Macomb, MI, Macomb County, MI, Weather, Hadley, MI, Lapeer County, MI

ClickOnDetroit

Video: Tucker Cipriano tells all to police after attack

CLICK ON THE HOFFA FILE SPECIAL SECTION ON THE HOME PAGE OF CLICKONDETROIT.COM. Devin: TODAY IN AN OAKLAND COUNTY COURTROOM, TUCKER CIPRIANO PLEADED NO CONTEST TO A CHARGE OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER ACCEPTING THE FACT HE'LL SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE BEHIND BARS.

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ClickOnDetroit

Mystery of Hoffa's disappearance leaves decade long wake of false clues

The latest tip is throwing the mystery of Hoffa's disappearance back into the spotlight and drawing the eye of the national media all over again.

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Detroit Free Press

Tucker Cipriano pleads no contest to first-degree murder in baseball bat attack

Tucker Cipriano pleads no contest to 1st degree mu...: Excerpts from the hearing in which Tucker Cipriano plead no contest to 1st degree murder.

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Related Topix: Pontiac, MI

13WMAZ.com

FBI Following Hoffa Tip from Former Detroit Mob Boss

Photo of former Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa taken days before his mysterious disappearance by photographer Tony Spina, July 24,1975.

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Related Topix: US Federal Bureau of Investigation, US News, Bloomfield Hills, MI, Bloomfield Township, MI

MLive.com

Oakland County shelter to take in 15 dogs and cats from struggling Hillsdale Humane Society

An animal shelter in Hillsdale County has been asking for help as it struggles to keep its doors open, and the Oakland County Animal Control & Pet Adoption Center is reaching out to provide some relief.

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Related Topix: Hillsdale, MI, Hillsdale County, MI

Detroit Free Press

Tucker Cipriano in discussions to plead guilty in case, attorney confirms

Opening statements are set to begin this afternoon in the trial of Tucker Cipriano, 20, and Mitchell Young, 21, accused in a brutal baseball bat attack a year ago.

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CBS Local

Feds Digging In Oakland Township Searching For Hoffa's Remains

Federal agents will begin digging up a field in Northern Oakland Township today in hopes of finding the remains of Jimmy Hoffa.

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, Bloomfield Hills, MI, Bloomfield Township, MI

The Detroit News

Suburbs want clarity on EM's water proposal

Suburban officials say they need more answers if Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr expects them to buy into his plans to turn oversight of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department over to a regional authority.

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, Macomb County, MI

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Detroit Free Press

Detroit man shoots himself while pulling gun during confrontation

A 24-year-old Detroit man could face charges after he told authorities he was shot in the thigh in Pontiac only to recant his story, admitting he accidentally shot himself pulling a gun on someone else, police said.

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, Pontiac, MI

ClickOnDetroit

Deputy punched during investigation

An Oakland County Sheriff's Deputy was punched by a man suspected of using a handgun during a felonious assault Saturday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Pontiac, MI

Observer & Eccentric

Hills water, sewer rates to rise

Turning on the tap will cost Farmington Hills residents a bit more as water and sewer rates are poised to increase in July.

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Related Topix: Farmington Hills, MI, Detroit, MI

Observer & Eccentric

Removing the Mysteries of Probate Court

The Auburn Hills Senior Services Department is located at 1827 N. Squirrel Road in Auburn Hills.

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Related Topix: Auburn Hills, MI, Personal Finance, Estate Planning, Waterford, MI