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Westboro Church: God Hates Lady Gaga

Advocate. | Advocate | Posted 12.23.2009 | Home


The Westboro Baptist Church announced Tuesday that it will be protesting outside of Lady Gaga's Detroit, Mich. on January 7. ...

List of Vehicles at NAIAS Electric Avenue Exhibit Released

AllAboutElectric | AllCarsElectric | Posted 12.21.2009 | Home


This years NAIAS in Detroit, Michigan will feature a return of the EcoXperience driving exhibit which allows show goers the chance to drive "green" v...

2011 Ford Mustang: 412 HP, And 5.0 Liters

The Car Connection | CarConnection | Posted 12.17.2009 | Home


  We've been planning to bring you word on the 2011 Ford Mustang in a few weeks, when the 2010 Detroit auto show kicks off. We can't wait--because F...

Does Denver outshine more than Cleveland and Detroit?

Education News Colorado. | Education News Colorado | Posted 12.08.2009 | Home


Stepping back from all the recent political drama and debate in Denver Public Schools, it would be quite valuable to know where the city's stud...

2009 Los Angeles Auto Show: Preview

GreenCar Reports | GreenCar | Posted 12.01.2009 | Home


Only a handful of U.S. auto shows count as important. Detroit, in January, is one; historically, New York in April has been another. But the up-and-c...

Honda Lineup Ranked Most Fuel-Efficient In America

The Car Connection | CarConnection | Posted 11.23.2009 | Home


Nine automakers sell full lineups in the U.S., and the Environmental Protection Agency has ranked each of them on the basis of fuel-efficiency. At t...

LoJack for Hybrids?

AllAboutElectric | AllCarsElectric | Posted 11.18.2009 | Home


At one time or another, especially if you live in Detroit (or anywhere in southern California), you will have your car stolen. It happened to me twic...

Allen Iverson was a perfect gentleman in Denver -- so what's your problem, Philadelphia, Detroit and Memphis?

Westword | Westword | Posted 11.17.2009 | Home


Allen Iverson stands as proof that Denver brings out the best in people. When he was in Philadelphia, he was clearly a brilliant talent, b...

Stadium Sells Cheap: The 80,300-seat Pontiac Silverdome and 130...

Curbed | Curbed | Posted 11.17.2009 | Home


The 80,300-seat Pontiac Silverdome and 130 acres of adjacent land just outside Detroit sold at auction for less than the price of some Manhattan stu...

We're Gonna Walk Down To 'Electric Avenue' (With Earplugs)

The Car Connection | CarConnection | Posted 11.13.2009 | Home


Halloween is done and Thanksgiving is looming, so that can only mean one thing: just two more months until the 2010 Detroit auto show! This year's g...

2010 Detroit Auto Show To Feature Huge New Electric Vehicle "Alley"

AllAboutElectric | AllCarsElectric | Posted 11.13.2009 | Home


Organizers announced Thursday that the 2010 North American International Auto Show will include a new 37,000-square-foot exhibit devoted exclusively ...

Report: Cadillac Converj Approved For Production

High Gear Media | High Gear Media | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home


The off-again, on-again nature of the Cadillac Converj 's production plans cast a pall of uncertainty over any production announcement, but th...

Mile High Murder, No. 51: Andrew Gelston Graham found dead on 8700 block of East Philips Place

Westword | Westword | Posted 11.06.2009 | Home


View Larger Map Not one, not two, but three homicide-related deaths in a 24-hour period? What is this, Detroit? The latest report, as relat...

Barack Obama, Patrick Gaspard and the White House owe NYC Dems an explanation

Room Eight | Room Eight | Posted 10.29.2009 | Home


After 16 continuous years of Republican mayors in New York City, you would think that there would be an urgency amongst democrats (nationwide) to get ...

Drive Report: 26 MPG in 2010 Chevrolet Equinox Four-Cylinder

GreenCar Reports | GreenCar | Posted 10.27.2009 | Home


During a trip to Detroit last week, we had a chance to spend a couple of days with the all-new 2010 Chevrolet Equinox five-pasenger crossover sport...

Honda Unveils 2009 CR-Z Concept in Tokyo

AllAboutElectric | AllCarsElectric | Posted 10.23.2009 | Home


Honda unveiled the second concept version of its sporty hybrid coupe the CR-Z at the Tokyo Motor Show .  The production version will make its wo...

2009 Tokyo Motor Show Coverage

The Car Connection | CarConnection | Posted 10.18.2009 | Home


The 2009 Tokyo Motor Show opens to the press this week--and if you think the Detroit auto show plays to the home crowd, consider the lineup of world...

Minn. ice company to pay $9M in antitrust case

AP | STEVE KARNOWSKI | Posted 10.14.2009 | Home


MINNEAPOLIS — A packaged ice company has agreed to pay a $9 million criminal fine for allegedly conspiring with a competitor to divide up the ice market in the Detroit area and southeastern Michigan.

The Justice Department says St. Paul, Minn.-based Arctic Glacier International Inc. is the second company to plead guilty to criminal charges stemming from an ongoing investigation into the packaged ice industry. Home City Ice Co. of Cincinnati pleased guilty in June 2008.

The Justice Department says three of Arctic Glacier's former executives also reached plea deals.

The charges against Arctic Glacier and the three former executives were filed under seal Sept. l0 and unsealed Tuesday in federal court in Cincinnati.

Sabres find scoring touch in 6-2 win over Wings

AP | JOHN WAWROW | Posted 10.13.2009 | Home


BUFFALO, N.Y. — Thomas Vanek scored twice and Derek Roy had three assists as part of a four-goal second period in leading the Buffalo Sabres to a 6-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.

Paul Gaustad and Patrick Kaleta had a goal and assist each, and Drew Stafford and Clarke MacArthur also scored for the Sabres (3-0-1), who along with Dallas (1-0-3) are the only NHL teams without a regulation loss this season.

Ryan Miller made 23 saves, including a blocker stop on Valtteri Filppula's penalty shot late in the second period. He hasn't allowed more than two goals in his four starts this season.

Filppula and Tomas Holmstrom scored for the Red Wings (2-3-0), who had a two-game winning streak snapped.

Woman calls police to report theft of pot plants

AP | Posted 10.13.2009 | Home


BRANT TOWNSHIP, Mich. — There are limits to being a crime victim, as a woman who called Saginaw County sheriff's deputies to report the theft of marijuana found out. Detective Sgt. Randy F. Pfau said the 54-year-old woman was arrested early Sunday after reporting two men had broken into her home in Brant Township, 80 miles north-northwest of Detroit.

Pfau said the woman told deputies the men fled after one of them demanded her marijuana plants. He said the woman then was booked on charges of manufacturing and delivering marijuana.

Pfau told The Saginaw News the woman claimed the drug was for personal use but didn't possess a medical marijuana card. He said police will seek charges pending test results on the marijuana they did confiscate.

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Information from: The Saginaw News, http://www.mlive.com/saginaw

Woman charged with murder in fire deaths of 2 kids

AP | ED WHITE | Posted 10.13.2009 | Home


DETROIT — A prosecutor says a woman intentionally set fire to her boyfriend's mobile home in suburban Detroit, killing two of her young children while she fled with a third.

Twenty-nine-year-old Sharon Hinojosa was charged Tuesday with arson, second-degree murder and felony murder. The maximum penalty is life in prison.

Asked about a motive, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy would say only that Hinojosa "knowingly left the children who were not fathered by her boyfriend."

Worthy said Hinojosa set the fire early Friday in Huron Township, about 20 miles southwest of Detroit, killing 3-year-old Alayna Hinojosa 4-year-old Anthony Hinojosa. Hinojosa escaped with a 1-year-old son.

Her attorney declined to comment.

Mich. man denies WWII crimes in deportation case

AP | ED WHITE | Posted 10.13.2009 | Home


DETROIT — An 88-year-old retired auto engineer told a judge Tuesday that he never shot Jews while serving in a Nazi-controlled police force during World War II, during an initial hearing over whether the government can deport him.

Speaking through his lawyer, John Kalymon, of suburban Detroit, denied the U.S. Justice Department's assertion that he claimed to have fired his gun at least eight times and killed a Jew in August 1942, when Jews were being rounded up and removed from what is now Lviv, Ukraine.

Judge Elizabeth Hacker told the Justice Department to file a brief detailing its case by early 2010. Xenos would have until Feb. 26 to respond to the brief. A trial date has not been set.

Kalymon was stripped of his U.S. citizenship in 2007, and the government is seeking to deport him. It hasn't been determined where he would go.

"My heart is pounding a little bit harder. I'm too old and sick," Kalymon told The Associated Press after the brief hearing.

Ryan Mack's Open Letter to Detroit: Safer Exotic Bars = Faster Economic Recovery

Ryan Mack | Posted 12.03.2009 | Business


Ryan Mack

There is no dollar value on the safety of the women in the exotic dancing industry.

The Yankees, Unobstructed- October 2

Bronx News Network | Bronx News Network | Posted 12.02.2009 | Home


Who to Fear in the Division SeriesWith either the Detroit Tigers or Minnesota Twins awaiting the Yankees in the Division Series, not making the Americ...

GM to shut down Saturn after Penske walks away

AP | KIMBERLY S. JOHNSON and TOM KRISHER | Posted 11.30.2009 | Home


DETROIT — General Motors Co. said Wednesday it would shut down its Saturn division after an agreement to sell it to Penske Automotive Group Inc. fell apart.

The Bloomfield, Mich. dealership headed by auto racing magnate Roger Penske walked away after it was unable to find a manufacturer to supply vehicles to it after a contract with GM runs out in 2011.

A tentative deal for Saturn was announced on June 5. Penske was to get Saturn's 371 dealers and promised to retain the 13,000 Saturn employees. The proposed price was never disclosed.

GM CEO Fritz Henderson said in statement that Saturn and its dealership network will be phased out.

"This is very disappointing news and comes after months of hard work by hundreds of dedicated employees and Saturn retailers who tried to make the new Saturn a reality," Henderson said in a written statement. Penske's announcement "explained that their decision was not based on interactions with GM or Saturn retailers."