Michigan lawmakers target Internet sales taxes
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers are pushing measures aimed at going after the hundreds of millions of dollars in outstanding taxes each year from sales over the Internet, but they may have to...
View ArticleUtah cabin had uninvited guests _ 60,000 bees
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It was the biggest beehive that that Ogden beekeeper Vic Bachman has ever removed — a dozen feet long, packed inside the eve of a cabin in Ogden Valley.
View ArticleRoyal Oak: Man threw girlfriend out window, beat her
ROYAL OAK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities in suburban Detroit say a 52-year-old man threw his girlfriend out of a third-story motel room, then went outside and attacked her as she lay on the ground.
View ArticleDetroit's Abdelkader suspended 2 games for hit
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit's Justin Abdelkader has been suspended two games for Saturday's hit on Anaheim's Toni Lydman.
View ArticleTigers' Verlander holds Astros hitless until 7th
HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander held Houston hitless until the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers romped past the Astros 9-0 Sunday for a four-game sweep.
View ArticleBride, 4 others die in limo fire on Calif. bridge
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When one of the nine women in his limousine complained about smoke, Orville Brown pulled to the side of a San Francisco Bay bridge to check. As he got out, the back of the vehicle...
View ArticlePublic meeting Wednesday on M-125 resurfacing
An open house- style public meeting will be held Wednesday in Monroe to discuss resurfacing of M- 125 from Jones Ave. north to the junction with US- 24 ( Telegraph Rd.) planned in 2014.
View ArticleRed Wings facing big Game 4 without Abdelkader
DETROIT (AP) — Less than 24 hours after his team was shut out in Game 3 of its first-round series against Anaheim, Detroit coach Mike Babcock wanted no part of any gloom and doom.
View ArticleJeff Kirk wins Monroe's Biggest Idol
Jeff Kirk, affectionately and commonly known as Fat Boy, captured top honors at Monroe’s Biggest Idol, a singing competition held Saturday night at the Meyer Theater in the La-Z-Boy Center at Monroe...
View ArticleCheney to be in Mich. for Gerald Ford celebration
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney is visiting Grand Rapids as part of a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Gerald Ford.
View ArticleAuthorities work around clock on search for West Mich. woman
NORTON SHORES, Mich. (AP) — Authorities investigating the disappearance of a gas station night clerk in West Michigan say they're continuing to work around the clock on the case.
View ArticleFlat Rock: 30-mile greenway closer to completion
FLAT ROCK, Mich. (AP) — A 30-mile greenway for bicycle riders, walkers and runners in southeast Michigan is moving closer to completion.
View ArticleCasey Anthony judge: There was enough to convict
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The judge who presided over the trial of Casey Anthony said Monday he believed there was enough evidence to convict the Florida mother who was acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old...
View ArticleFBI: Minn. raid disrupts 'localized terror attack'
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The FBI believes authorities disrupted a terrorism attack that was being planned in a small western Minnesota city when they arrested a man after converging on a mobile home that...
View ArticleCourt: Calif. cities can ban medical pot shops
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that cities and counties can ban medical marijuana dispensaries, a ruling likely to further diminish the state's once-extravagant network...
View ArticleSenate passes bill letting states tax online sales
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a bill that could end tax-free shopping on the Internet for many shoppers.
View ArticleAirman who led sex assault unit charged in groping
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — An Air Force officer who led the branch's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response unit has been charged with groping a woman in a parking lot.
View ArticleYouTube said set to soon launch pay channels
LOS ANGELES (AP) — YouTube is set to announce within a few weeks a series of channels that will require payment, a person familiar with the matter said Monday.
View ArticleLauryn Hill gets 3 months for failing to pay taxes
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill stood in federal court Monday and compared her experience in the music business to the slavery her ancestors endured before a judge sentenced her...
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