| Volunteers plant trees along Jefferson Avenue |
 Detroit -- Armed with shovels, rakes and pick axes, about 100 volunteers on Saturday made good on a pledge from a Grosse Pointe family to spruce up Jefferson Avenue.
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| Man injured by pumpkin-throwers 'glad to be alive' |
 Plymouth Township --A 50-year-old Hamburg Township man, injured on his way from work Friday after someone threw pumpkins from an M-14 overpass, said he holds no ill will toward whoever hurtled the ghoulish gourds.
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| Islamic community voices outrage over mass killings |
 Dearborn -- Metro Detroit Muslims struggled with dual angst Friday after the deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood -- outrage over the attack and fears that a backlash will dismantle years of progress toward better understanding of Islam.
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| Warren woman, 52, dies after being hit by SUV |
Warren -- A 52-year-old woman died late Friday after she was struck by an SUV traveling west on Eight Mile near Groesbeck, Warren police said.
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| Family hopes to change view of organ donations |
 Raeda Charara Haidar will never forget how her teenage son dropped 80 pounds in just a month weeks because of his failing kidneys. After doctors told her he would need a kidney transplant, Haidar prayed a miracle would happen for her young son.
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| Judge to decide if Orlewicz gets a new trial |
 Detroit -- A judge will decide before the end of the month whether to grant a new trial to a Plymouth Township teen convicted of stabbing and beheading an acquaintance.
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| Macomb County Sheriff: Fatal inmate shooting was justified |
 Mount Clemens -- Police on Friday defended the use of lethal force against a Macomb County Jail inmate killed at a hospital Thursday after the man's family raised questions about the incident.
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| Man admits to Owosso killings |
Owosso -- A man charged with killing an abortion protester and a business owner told police he had guns loaded in his truck when he took two nieces and a friend to school just before the shooting spree, according to documents unsealed Friday.
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| Audit: Some MDOT bridge checks fall short |
 Lansing -- Transportation officials failed to inspect some bridges, looked at deteriorating bridges less often than required by state law and did not check for erosion under bridges over rivers, Michigan's auditor said Friday.
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| Wayne briefs |
 Detroit
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| Governor Granholm Proclaims November 8-14 Elevator Escalator
Safety Awareness Week |
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| Blue Cross Rate Increase on Seniors Slashed by $85 Million |
Preliminary Ruling Reduces Increase from 36.7% to 3.8%
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| Cox Charges Man with Stealing Nearly $1,000,000 from Local Community |
Defendant Arraigned Today in River Rouge case, Assigned Million Dollar Bond
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| Dearborn Physical Therapist has License Summarily Suspended |
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| Governor Granholm Hails New W. K. Kellogg Foundation Woodrow Wilson Michigan Teaching Fellowship |
In her weekly radio address, Governor Granholm said Michigan has been chosen for a new teaching fellowship program that will benefit almost 20,000 Michigan public school students in high-need schools.
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| MDCH Observes November as National Lung Cancer Awareness Month |
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| DEQ Director Asks Administrative Law Judge to Further Consider Eagle Rock Issue In Kennecott Mine Contested Case |
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| Public hearings scheduled for proposed rate increases on the U.S. side of the Blue Water Bridge |
November 6, 2009 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), which is responsible for overseeing the operation of the U.S. side of the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, has proposed a toll rate increase, which would go into effect Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010.
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| U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Lieutenant Governor to Unveil State Census Campaign |
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Dennis Hightower and Lt. Governor John D. Cherry, Jr. will kick off Michigan's 2010 Census Campaign, "It's in Our Hands, Michigan" at an event in Detroit
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| Saluting those who served |
Military plates available for veterans, spouses
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