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DEE-twahThe French word for "strait" (détroit) was how it all started in 1701.A French explorer founded Fort Pontchartrain on the "straits" - the water…

Officials say court documents were damaged during last month's severe flooding in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.The Daily Mining Gazette reports a vault…

An Ann Arbor neighborhood group is kicking off a new way to keep city sidewalks clear.It's raised enough money, $20,000 so far from about 170 people, to…

When a massive quake struck Japan on Friday, March 11th, Bill Hurles was up north with his sons on a snowmobiling trip. Hurles is head of supply chain for…

Governor Rick Snyder is trying to make the best of it as a plan he endorsed to try and save the Detroit Public Schools is starting to look like it isn’t…

Almost every Detroit public school was closed today, the second day of a mass teacher sickout over pay and other issues. Some 45,000 students missed…

In April 2013, the Rana Plaza in Bangladesh collapsed, killing over 1,100 workers employed in the garment factories in the building. Now there's an effort to make sure all garment factories are safe.

The Environmental Protection Agency has a plan for cleaning up soil contaminated by dioxins along the Tittabawasee River floodplain. The floodplain…

The 2014 National Medals of Arts and the National Humanities Medals was awarded in tandem Thursday to 21 of the most renowned U.S. artists and patrons. Among the winners was Stephen King.

Doctors treating people addicted to opioids often need approval from insurers before giving drugs that ease withdrawal. The delay can be risky for patients. Insurers are starting to come around.