3 men accused of robbing cab driver return to court next month
Samuel McCray, Richard Winston, William McCrayWashtenaw County Sheriff's Office Three Detroiters accused of robbing a cab driver in Ypsilanti Township last month will return to court at the end of...
View ArticleAnn Arbor couple donates 168 acres of family property for endangered bat...
Editor's note: This story was edited at 4:40 p.m. to reflect the Black Rat Snake and Blandings Turtle were animals seen on the Trachet's property. Nearly 168 acres in Jackson County’s Norvell Township...
View ArticleYpsilanti District Library to celebrate Rosa Parks and chocolate this week
Both the Ypsilanti District Library branches on Whittaker Road and Michigan Avenue will hold events on Monday. The only problem will be deciding between honoring an icon from the Civil Rights movement...
View ArticleUniversity Bank more than doubles insurance portfolio by acquiring Ann Arbor...
Ann Arbor-based University Bank has completed its first purchase of an independent insurance agency in 17 years, acquiring Ann Arbor Insurance Centre for $1.13 million. Over the next few months, the...
View ArticleAnn Arbor, Dexter, Saline students named U.S. Presidential Scholars candidates
Fifteen Washtenaw County high school students were named candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. This program recognizes some of the most exceptional graduating high school seniors in...
View ArticleAmbulance crashes while transporting unstable patient
An ambulance that was transporting an unstable patient to the University of Michigan Hospital got into a traffic accident in downtown Ann Arbor Thursday morning, officials said. Joyce Williams,...
View ArticleTaxi collides with school bus; slick roads delay students' arrival
Slick conditions led to slow-moving traffic on Jackson Road on the west side of Ann Arbor Thursday morning.John Counts | AnnArbor.com Related stories: Winter weather advisory issued: Crashes clog...
View ArticleRuss Collins reflects on 85 years of the Michigan Theater, 30 years at its...
The Michigan Theater is celebrating its 85th anniversary, and at the same time Russ Collins is marking 30 years running the treasured local movie palace and performing-arts venue. Both anniversaries...
View ArticleFlat screen televisions, watches and bracelets swiped in home invasion
Ypsilanti police were called to a residence in the 400 block of Ainsworth Circle for a home invasion at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Two flatscreen televisions, three watches and two bracelets were reported...
View ArticleThree businesses, one home spray painted in Ypsilanti
Three Depot Town businesses and one home were spray painted Wednesday night in Ypsilanti. Depot TownFile photo An Ypsilanti resident notified the police Wednesday night after seeing the graffiti. The...
View ArticleWinter weather advisory extended; up to 4 inches of snow expected in Ann...
The National Weather Service has extended the winter weather advisory for the Ann Arbor area until 7 p.m. Thursday. Forecasters said snow squalls are expected to produce about 2 inches of snowfall and...
View ArticlePolice seek 2nd suspect after woman robbed, dragged down stairs
A man stole a woman’s purse while she was walking up to her Ypsilanti apartment Wednesday afternoon, dragging her down a flight of stairs and causing minor injuries in the process. Investigators later...
View ArticlePenny Stamps lecture canceled
Today's scheduled Penny Stamps Speaker Series lecture on "Visualizing Data," featuring Bloomberg's Lisa Strausfeld, has been canceled. Organizers announced, "Due to flight cancellations caused by the...
View ArticleWomen's sports expert to talk about 'Igniting Change'
Deborah Slaner Larkin, a leading force for change and equality in women's sports, will speak at the SHARP Center for Women and Girls on Igniting Change in Women's Sport: Illuminating the Hidden Levers...
View ArticleSpeed date with the Derby Dimes
WANTED: M or W who would like to spend time with sassy, brassy babes on wheels. Any race or orientation. No creeps. Lonely? But not because you're creepy or anything. Maybe you're new in town, or...
View ArticleThe best hot chocolate in Ann Arbor
The hot chocolate at Zingerman's Coffee is made with Callebaut chocolate drops and natural creamline non-homogenized milk.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com Someone somewhere decided that Jan. 31 should...
View ArticleFormer Eastern Michigan, Indiana basketball player Devan Dumes charged with...
Former Eastern Michigan and Indiana University basketball player Devan Dumes has been charged with attempted murder in Indianapolis. Former Eastern Michigan and Indiana University basketball player...
View ArticleYpsilanti Township homicide victim remembered as outgoing, friendly
Friends and former classmates of Brandon Wesley Charles, who was shot dead Tuesday night in a car in Ypsilanti Township, remember him as outgoing and athletic. Brandon CharlesCourtesy photo Charles...
View ArticleExpired certificate of compliance at burned apartment 'not uncommon' for...
It was “not uncommon” that the certificate of compliance issued by the city of Ann Arbor to the owners of 401 S. Division St. expired Jan. 1, the city's rental housing services projects and programs...
View ArticleLaw firm Butzel Long seeks help from federal agency to pay underfunded...
Butzel Long PC, a Michigan-based law firm with an office in Ann Arbor, has asked a federal agency to save its pension plan that is underfunded by more than $9 million according to a report from MLive....
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