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2nd round of college-sponsored National Merit Scholarship winners named
Previous stories: National Merit Scholarship Competition: 1 Saline and 13 Ann Arbor students awarded $2,500 Saline high-schooler wins corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship 3 Ann Arbor...
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Trayvon Martin verdict prompts residents to speak out at Ann Arbor City...
Related: University of Michigan student group to host forum and vigil on race Tuesday in response to Zimmerman verdict The verdict that declared George Zimmerman not guilty in the shooting death of...
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Heat advisory: Health department offers cooling centers in Ann Arbor area
With a heat advisory in effect from noon Tuesday to midnight Wednesday, Washtenaw County Public Health has announced areas where the public can cool off in air-conditioned spaces. Temperatures are...
View ArticleMan faces sexual assault charge for grabbing nurse at U-M Hospital
A 52-year-old Ann Arbor man faces a sexual assault charge for inappropriately grabbing a nurse at University of Michigan Hospital while he was being treated in May. According to court records, Jon...
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Don Juan Mexican Bar & Grill to open on Ann Arbor's West Stadium
Related story: Halal Mexican restaurant to open on Ann Arbor's Plymouth Road in August The Boulevard Plaza shopping center on the west side of Ann Arbor has a new tenant: Don Juan Mexican Bar &...
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Ypsilanti City Council approves cap on medical marijuana facilities
Previous article: Ypsilanti City Council to consider limit on medical marijuana facilities The City of Ypsilanti will limit the number of medical marijuana dispensaries and grow facilities allowed to...
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Ypsilanti property owners could pay about $100 next year for streetlights
Property owners in Ypsilanti are another step closer to footing most of the city’s streetlight bill and costs for installing new lights. By a vote of 4-1, the City Council Tuesday night approved a...
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Ann Arbor superintendent finalist stresses communication, isn't fan of...
Superintendent finalist Jeanice Kerr Swift of Colorado Springs speaks during a pubic Q-&-A session at Skyline High School on Tuesday, July 16. She is one of two candidates being considered by the...
View Article'Little Me' at West Park Band Shell, Fireside New Play Festival at...
If there was any doubt that Washtenaw County is the center of the theater universe (at least here in Michigan), this week’s listings should erase all uncertainty. Consider: • The July installment of...
View ArticleYpsilanti DDA to vote on addition of 3 multi-bike corrals
The Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority Board will vote July 18 on the approval of up to three standard multi-bike corrals as a part of an overall strategy to support increased non-motorized...
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Ann Arbor pharmaceutical company Esperion Therapeutics rings Nasdaq opening...
Esperion Theraputics executives Tim Mayleben and Roger Newton rang the bell to open trading on the Nasdaq exchange Wednesday morning. Esperion returned to the exchange June 26 through a second...
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Fire under sink damages Ann Arbor apartment building
Ann Arbor firefighters work to extinguish a blaze in a second-floor apartment Tuesday night.Courtesy of AAFD Ann Arbor firefighters extinguished a kitchen fire Tuesday night that started under a sink...
View ArticleMan leads Ypsilanti police on short chase after driving away from traffic stop
Ypsilanti police engaged in a short car chase Wednesday morning after a man fled officers who stopped him for a traffic violation, according to a police sergeant. Sgt. Dennis Szymankiewicz said a...
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Halal Mexican restaurant to open on Plymouth Road in August
Related story: Don Juan Mexican Bar & Grill to open on Ann Arbor's West Stadium A restaurant serving halal Mexican food is preparing to open in the Plymouth Road Mall in Ann Arbor, Concentrate...
View ArticleThieves swipe cash, credit cards in rash of vehicle break-ins
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office is investigating multiple vehicle break-ins during the past few days on the east side of the county. According to Nixle alerts sent out by the sheriff’s office,...
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Man who stabbed wife to death to serve 30-36 years in prison
The 44-year-old Pittsfield Township man who admitted to stabbing his wife to death with multiple knives will serve between 30 and 36 years in prison, according to court records.Jean-Pierre...
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A growing trend: employers offering pet health insurance as part of their...
Lorrie Shaw / ContributorWith the advances in veterinary medicine these days, pets are living a lot healthier -- and longer. This comes at no small cost: with the money, research and work that goes...
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Ann Arbor superintendent search: Finalist Brian Osborne presents 90-day plan
Previous coverage: LIVE BLOG: Community members question 1st of 2 Ann Arbor schools superintendent finalists LIVE BLOG: Ann Arbor superintendent candidate Jeanice Kerr Swift presents 90-day plan 4...
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Proposed Water Street recreation center gets 6-month deadline extension
Editor's note: An attribution error has been corrected in this article. Ypsilanti City Council has granted the Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission six additional months to complete plans...
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U.S. research universities receive millions of hacking attempts per week
The New York Times reports that research universities are receiving an increasing amount of hacking attempts.AP photo The New York Times reports that America's research universities get millions of...
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