Ann Arbor: Tough luck to troubled teens?
Do you wish to relive your adolescence? Imagine being poor, having a learning disability, suffering from depression/anxiety or having no supports. Adolescence at best is a difficult transition in...
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Police: Ann Arbor Biggby robber suspected in similar crime Tuesday
Police believe this man robbed the Biggby Coffee on Stadium Boulevard in Ann Arbor Thursday. The man also is believed to have robbed the GameStop on Washtenaw Avenue Tuesday.Courtesy of AAPD Ann Arbor...
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Huron lacrosse victim of second half East Lansing surge in 9-7 loss
The result wasn’t in the Huron girls lacrosse team’s favor on Thursday night, but it was exactly how coach Dan Madigan wants to see his team play. After the River Rats led 2-1 in the early going, the...
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12th annual Jewish Film Festival to feature broad range of movies
The documentary "Hava Nagila" will play on the first night of Ann Arbor's Jewish Film Festival.What makes the 12th annual Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival - happening May 5-9 at Ann Arbor’s Michigan...
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Washtenaw County considers borrowing unprecedented $345M to cover its...
Editor's note: This story was edited at 11:45 a.m. for clarification as to what the bond would fully fund. In order to cover an existing $148 million in debt as well as future liabilities from retiree...
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MDOT investigating I-94 roadway sinkage at site of Enbridge pipeline in...
Editor's note: The spelling of interstate has been corrected. Westbound Interstate 94 at mile 163 in Lima Township. MDOT is investigating a small sinkage in I-94 at the site where Enbridge...
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Man to serve up to 65 years for torturing 3-year-old boy
The 22-year-old Ypsilanti Township man convicted of torture and child abuse will spend between 31 and 65 years in prison, a judge ruled this week.Harvey WinceCourtesy of the Washtenaw County Sheriff's...
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Class sizes, high school busing and 7th hour identified as priorities at Ann...
About 80 parents, students, teachers and district administrators attended the first of two budget forums Thursday night at Huron High School.Danielle Arndt | AnnArbor.com About 80 community members —...
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Eat at Tower Inn to help the Ypsilanti Public Schools Foundation
There are a lot of reasons to help the Ypsilanti Public Schools Foundation at the Eat at the Tower Inn Cafe Fundraiser. Tom Perkins | For AnnArbor.com First, the YPSF's objective is to aid the success...
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Car stopped for Dexter school bus flipped when rear-ended
A Dexter High School student captured this picture from a school bus that was letting students off. A red truck that had stopped for the bus was rear-ended, causing it to flip onto its side.Photo...
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Ypsilanti Grub Crawl to highlight downtown, Depot Town restaurants
Pull out the elastic-waisted pants and get a taste of Ypsi in one night at the Semi-Annual A2Y Chamber Grub Crawl. Haab's will be one of the restaurants featured on the Grub Crawl.Angela Cesere |...
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Shakespeare in the Arb to stage 'Much Ado About Nothing'
Shakespeare in the Arb - a popular annual, outdoor, traveling theater production helmed by U-M Residential College drama professor Kate Mendeloff, and featuring both community members and U-M students...
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Mackenzie Sapp's hat trick sends Pioneer girls soccer to big win and more...
For complete results from Thursday, visit Mlive's High School Sports Network Mackenzie Sapp kicks the ball in a game against Huron last year.Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com file Girls Soccer Pioneer 7,...
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Ann Arbor Active Against ALS documentary to air on Detroit Public TV
A documentary about University of Michigan professor Bob Schoeni's struggle with ALS, and the nonprofit organization that formed (Ann Arbor Active Against ALS, or A2A3) in the wake of his diagnosis...
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Lincoln softball wins close vote to become next AnnArbor.com Team of the Week
There can only be one Team of the Week winner, but two teams in this week’s poll get points for creativity. The 2013 Lincoln softball team.Courtesy Photo Both the Lincoln and Dexter softball got...
View ArticleLaptop stolen from Ypsilanti home
Someone walked into an Ypsilanti home through an unlocked and open front door and stole a laptop Thursday, police reported. Ypsilanti police responded at 5:30 p.m. Thursday to the 600 block of Martin...
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Sixteen years before Jason Collins' revelation, UM alum was one of first...
On Monday, NBA veteran Jason Collins announced to the world that he is gay in a Sports Illustrated article. Collins is the first active player in the history of the three major American sports to...
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Humane Society of Huron Valley joins bevy of companies offering wildlife...
Raccoons and other wildlife pick up their activity in the spring and summer months. The Humane Society of Huron Valley says it can help homeowners keep them out.Courtesy Florence PacheAs the weather...
View ArticleOvernight lane and ramp closures on I-94 planned this weekend for sign...
The sign upgrade project along Interstate 94 through Washtenaw County continues this weekend as the Michigan Department of Transportation announced Friday a series of overnight lane and ramp closures...
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Consolidated school district offers jobs to 171 teachers; 71.5% are from...
Two women leave Ypsilanti High School Friday afternoon and wave to two teachers seated underneath a tree, taking in the news of their employment status with the new district. Teachers in Ypsilanti and...
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