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Hansen Clarke's amazing story continues Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:43PM"He inspires Indian Americans, and is proud of his Indian heritage," said Dr Chathapuram S Ramanathan, founding chair, Michigan Indo-American Caucus, about state Senator Hansen Clarke. Clarke trounced seven-term Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick in the Democratic Primary.
Officials discuss old gas stations Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 12:17AMA Findlay councilman wants to know if anything can be done about a handful of old gas stations that are now eyesores.
Space to grow is hard to find: Leases scarce for medical marijuana Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 7:15PMAfter David Greene came up with an idea for his manufacturing company, he set up a 23,000-square-foot lease at a building on the brink of foreclosure.
Free foreclosure workshops offered at HFCL Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:12PMDEARBORN -- The Dearborn Public Library is partnering with the Wayne County Fight Mortgage Foreclosure Program to present free workshops on Thursdays in September and October for people needing financial counseling in order to keep their houses .
Law school grad finds calling Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:49AMKaren Kudelko had many options when she graduated from Yale Law School this year.
New Habitat CEO Pearson stops in B.C. Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:08AMThe future president and chief executive officer for a program that helps low-income families become homeowners in Michigan stopped in Battle Creek on Thursday as part of a listening tour around the state.
Callers comment on medical marijuana raids Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:42PMI’m calling with regards to the recent raids in Oakland County on the licensed medical marijuana dispensaries. I find it incredibly suspicious that after (Oakland County Michael) Bouchard lost the senate campaign and lost the gubernatorial election, only now does he evoke this in another effort to become a grandstander in the press. I applaud him getting back to what he’s supposed to do — being ...
HURON TWP: Township, county officials seek answers to Pinnacle tax mix-up Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:03PMHURON TWP. — Does Post-It Stables, which owns and operates Pinnacle Race Course, owe $1.46 million in taxes?
Reluctant landlords in metro Detroit rent to pay mortgages Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:54AMHundreds of homeowners across metro Detroit are becoming landlords because they can't sell their homes.
When a Parent Needs to Relocate, Virtual Visitation May Be an Option, Michigan Family Law Attorney Says Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:00AMMichigan family law attorney Paul J. Tafelski says that arranged video conference visits could be a fair solution when a court allows the custodial parent to move with a child.
Mount Pleasant mansion sells for $7.5 million Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:17PMMOUNT PLEASANT -- That stately, Southern-style plantation home overlooking Charleston Harbor from the mouth of Shem Creek now beams as the town's most expensive residence.
More people grab onto tax-foreclosure lifeline Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 5:42AMST. JOSEPH - The Berrien County Treasurer's Office is throwing a lifeline to property owners who are at risk of losing their houses and businesses because they are unable to pay the taxes.
Foreclosure moves man to front yard Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:21PMForeclosed out of his home, a mentally ill Schaumburg man sleeping in his van tests the patience of village officials, police and neighbors Four vehicles, each filled with garbage, sit outside a home in a quiet Schaumburg neighborhood, where a mentally ill man has been living in his front yard since it was padlocked by a mortgage company.
Plight of homeless man leaves Schaumburg cops' hands tied Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 8:51PMIn many ways, the 1400 block of Hampton Lane in Schaumburg is typical suburbia, where lawn mowers hum and children shout on a hot August day. Except here, John Wuerffel lives in his front yard. The sidewalk in front of the home he has owned since 1971 is blocked by an aging green minivan -- one of four vehicles in the driveway. Each is filled with bottles, cans, food containers, paper towels and ...
AROUND THE CAPITOL Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 6:46AMState Sen. Raymond Basham (D-Taylor) said a meeting will be hosted in Romulus to discuss a hazardous waste operating license application for Environmental Geo-Technologies to operate the former Environmental Disposal Services facility.
Jay Vincent, ex-MSU star, indicted in jobs scam Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 3:05AMThe voice mail message gives applicants the option to pay $89 for a background check before they can be hired as inspectors of foreclosed homes.
WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather - WLNS.COM | 2 Indicted In Employment Scam Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:11PMJay Fletcher Vincent, 51, and Anthony Leroy Portee, 53, both of Lansing, were indicted by a federal grand jury for running an employment scam through their business known as Foreclosure Bank Inspection Company (FBIC), U.S. Attorney Donald A. Davis announced.
QUESTIONS FOR GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 6:21AM1. The state general revenue fund faces a multibillion-dollar shortfall in the two-year budget you will have to introduce in a few months. As specifically as possible, how will you fix this problem?
Filings indicate foreclosure jump Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 4:30AMForeclosure filings jumped 128% in July compared with the same month last year and are up 10% compared with June, according to data released Wednesday by RealtyTrac. The Irvine, Calif.-based foreclosure Web site counted 325,229 properties nationwide, or one out of every 397, that received a foreclosure filing during July.
Pot production ban proposed Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 5:08AMROYAL OAK — City Commissioner Chuck Semchena is pushing for a permanent ban on marijuana as a permitted use anywhere in the city.
Five U.S. States to Get Foreclosure Prevention Aid Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 11:30AMAs many as 50,000 struggling homeowners in five U.S. states with high unemployment may receive help from a special $600 million federal fund intended to head off foreclosures.
Genesee County Treasurer Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 5:18AMThree candidates are seeking the position of Genesee County Treasurer, Democrats Deborah Cherry, Lee Gonzales and Republican Judy Zabik.
Ndamukong Suh's “I Definitely Don't Want to Hold Out” Was Disingenuous Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 11:36AMAt a time when the people of the state of Michigan are suffering like many have never suffered before, where unemployment has oft led the nation, high-paying manufacturing jobs are a fanciful notion of the past, and the real estate market has plummeted, leaving many homeowners “upside down” with negative equity in their home’s value, or homeowners succumbing to short sale or foreclosure, isn’t ...
Felonies dropped in mortgage-fraud case Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 4:12AMA Howell businesswoman admitted Friday to charging customers money upfront for loan-modification services, but she denied failing to perform the services promised and denied pocketing any money.
Two charged in mortgage scam Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 4:13AMA Livingston County businesswoman and her employee are two of the 10 people charged Thursday for defrauding Michigan families out of thousands of dollars in a foreclosure-rescue scam.
Metro repossessions rise in 1st half of 2010 Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:13AMBank repossessions in metro Detroit are up 43% for the first six months of the year as foreclosures delayed under state law last year start to work their way through the system, according to data from RealtyTrac.
King-sized foreclosure to hit auction block Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:30AMOne of Metro Detroit's most expensive homes -- a Novi palace worth at least $18M before the real estate market crash -- is facing foreclosure and scheduled to be sold at auction Tuesday. Once one of the region's grandest displays of wealth, the 13,777-square-foot mansion on 19-plus acres instead could become a symbol of the bust -- and languish on the market for years, real estate experts say.
Foreclosed mansion to hit auction block Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:26AMA Novi palace worth at least $18M before the real estate market crash is facing foreclosure and scheduled to be sold at auction.
King-sized foreclosure to hit auction block Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:05AMOne of Metro Detroit's most expensive homes -- a Novi palace worth at least $18 million before the real estate market crash -- is facing foreclosure and scheduled to besold at auction Tuesday. Once one of the region's grandest displays of wealth, the 13,777-square-foot mansion on 19-plus acres instead could become a symbol of the bust -- and languish on the market for years, real estate experts ...
Congressional Dem candidates tackle issues Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:25AMDetroit -- U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick faced off Monday against four other Democratic candidates vying for the 13th Congressional District seat.
Cheeks Kilpatrick defends imprisoned son at debate Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:25AMDetroit -- U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick was put on the defensive Monday night when troubles facing her son, ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, were brought up at debate against four other candidates vying for her 13th Congressional District seat.
Cheeks Kilpatrick forced to defend imprisoned son at debate Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 12:24AMDetroit -- U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick was put on the defensive Monday night when troubles facing her son, ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, were brought up at debate against four other candidates vying for her 13th Congressional District seat.
Mortgage fraud accusers promise hundreds more cases Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 5:07AMOakland, Macomb cases currently in federal court but may return to local state courts.
Controversial dairy misses deadline Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 4:03AMLAKEVILLE — A proposed feedlot operation that has faced fiery debate since its inception is now in limbo after its permit was revoked.
Community Calendar Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 5:25AMFind out what to do this week and beyond.
Against the odds, Michigan woman wins fight to be reunited on U.S. soil with deported husband Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 4:30AMThe 15-year immigration battle's happy ending likely coming next week.
Motown mogul Berry Gordy's former Michigan mansion Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 3:31AMDETROIT — The asking price is nearly $1.4 million and includes an 8,500-square-foot main house with nine bedrooms.
Community Calendar Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 5:46AMFind out what to do this week and beyond.
Oakland site eyed for Michigan's biggest marijuana facility Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 9:25AMWhile some Michigan communities have taken steps to block the development of medical marijuana businesses, a warehouse owner in Oakland County is rolling out plans for what could become Michigan's largest facility for growing medical marijuana.
Oakland site eyed for Michigan's biggest marijuana facility Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 9:16AMWhile some Michigan communities have taken steps to block the development of medical marijuana businesses, a warehouse owner in Oakland County is rolling out plans for what could become Michigan's largest facility for growing medical marijuana. The Royal Oak City Commission was to consider Monday night whether to set a public hearing on the request by James Canner, listed on Web sites as ...
Oakland site eyed for state's biggest marijuana facility Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 6:12AMWhile some Livingston County communities have taken steps to block the development of medical marijuana businesses, a warehouse owner in Oakland County is rolling out plans for what could become Michigan's largest facility for growing medical marijuana.
Marijuana warehouse plans in Royal Oak in air Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 4:11AMWhether an empty 23,000-square-foot warehouse in Royal Oak could become one of the state's largest medical-marijuana facilities won't be answered just yet. The City Commission voted Monday night to set an Aug. 9 hearing to decide whether to make an exemption on its moratorium on such facilities.
Medical-marijuana facility in Royal Oak? Man wants to lease to growers Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 4:24AMThe owner of a Royal Oak warehouse wants the city to let him lease the building for what could become Michigan's largest medical-marijuana facility.
Foreclosure prevention workshop attendee fumed when nonprofit running meeting fails to show; Metro Community ... Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 5:43PMKristen Lambrides-Robin called it “heartbreaking” when she and about 20 other people — some facing foreclosure — showed up at a foreclosure prevention workshop last month only to find the hosts not there.
Community Calendar Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 5:48AMFind out what to do this week and beyond.
Intentionally-set fires on the rise in Michigan Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 10:01AMLANSING — Arson and suspicious fires rose 11 percent in Michigan last year, compared to 2008. In 2009, there were 11,767 intentionally-set and suspicious blazes in this state. That number was 10,564 the previous year.
Nevada's republican provocateur Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 12:32AMSometimes provocative people become that way because they were provoked. Sharron Angle, 60, could be enjoying the 10 grandchildren she loves even more than her .44 magnum. Instead, she is the Republican nominee against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's quest for a fifth term. Her campaign began, in a...
A nobody angling for a knockout Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 11:15PMNevada iconoclast Sharron Angle just might unseat powerful Sen. Harry Reid.
A nobody angling for a knockout Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 5:07AMLAS VEGAS — Sometimes provocative people become that way because they were provoked. Sharron Angle, 60, could be enjoying the 10 grandchildren she loves even more than her .44 magnum. Instead, she is the Republican nominee against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's quest for a fifth term. Her campaign began, in a sense, three decades ago, when a judge annoyed her.
George F. Will: The candidate nobody sent Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 12:02AMSometimes provocative people become that way because they were provoked. Sharron Angle, 60, could be enjoying the 10 grandchildren she loves even more than her .44 magnum.