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1. 5/12/2012 5:04:00 AM BRIEF: Bill Ford's daughter, Carmen Harlan's son are engaged
   published by Detroit Free Press (MI)
   May 12-- ELLIE FORD-- daughter of Bill Ford and Lisa Ford-- and Joseph Cobb-- son of WDIV-TV co-anchor Carmen Harlan and Joseph Cobb-- are engaged, according to a source familiar with the matter who asked not to be named. Ellie Ford is a Princeton University psychology graduate, and, according to online profiles, works as a research assistant at the University of Michigan.
   
2. 5/10/2012 12:01:00 AM Credit: bsavage@mlive.com
   published by Saginaw News (MI)
   Former Detroit Red Wings forward Shawn Burr, who has been battling leukemia for two years, is teaming up with the Michigan Dental Society and Leukemia and the Lymphoma Society to try and help build up the state's bone marrow registry. Burr, who suffers from acute myelogenous leukemia, was lucky enough to find a bone marrow match and will undergo a transplant soon.
   
3. 5/10/2012 12:01:00 AM Credit: bsavage@mlive.com
   published by Bay City Times (MI)
   Former Detroit Red Wings forward Shawn Burr, who has been battling leukemia for two years, is teaming up with the Michigan Dental Society and Leukemia and the Lymphoma Society to try and help build up the state's bone marrow registry. Burr, who suffers from acute myelogenous leukemia, was lucky enough to find a bone marrow match and will undergo a transplant soon.
   
4. 5/9/2012 8:21:00 AM WLS-Ch. 7 GM Emily Barr leaving station
   published by Chicago Tribune (IL)
   May 09-- Longtime WLS-Ch.7 General Manager Emily Barr is leaving the station to head up Post-Newsweek Stations, the television broadcasting division of The Washington Post Company. Barr has been president and general manager of ABC- owned WLS since 1997, making her the longest tenured GM in Chicago television. A film major at Carleton College, Barr started her...
   
5. 5/7/2012 11:44:00 AM Well-known Detroit-area hotel to get new name
   published by Associated Press
   DEARBORN, Mich.-- A well-known Detroit- area hotel is expected to get a new name. WDIV-TV and The Detroit News report Monday that the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dearborn will no longer be operated under the Hyatt name starting at a future date. At the time, Chicago- based Hyatt Hotels Corp. agreed to continue to manage the hotel.
   
6. 5/7/2012 5:03:00 AM Thousands attend Detroit Branch NAACP's Fight for Freedom Fund dinner
   published by Detroit Free Press (MI)
   May 07-- For those who attended the 57th annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner in Detroit on Sunday, it was a night to reflect on what's been done, as well as a time to look to the future and work that still lies ahead. Wendell Anthony, president of the Detroit Branch NAACP, the organization that hosted the event at Cobo Center. The event, held during the 100th year for the...
   
7. 5/4/2012 12:25:00 PM Boat rescues Mich. trucker caught in I-75 flood
   published by Associated Press
   FLINT TOWNSHIP, Mich.-- The driver of a semi-truck loaded with potatoes stood on top of the cab to await a rescue as a flood covered Interstate 75 near Flint. Brandon Jenkins was in good spirits Friday during a phone interview with Detroit TV station WDIV. More than 5 inches of rain hit the Flint area Thursday and Friday.
   
8. 5/4/2012 3:31:00 AM Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
   published by Associated Press
   DETROIT _ A warrant is being sought in the slayings of four Detroit women whose bodies were found in car trunks after three of them placed online escort ads. They were arrested in Sterling Heights, north of Detroit. The bodies of 24- year-old Demesha Hunt and her 23- year-old cousin, Renisha Landers, were found Dec. 19 in separate car trunks in Detroit.
   
9. 5/3/2012 5:04:00 AM OPINION: Madeleine Albright reflects on her family's tragic past, what she has learned
   published by Detroit Free Press (MI)
   That's what Madeleine Albright felt compelled to do after learning, in the process of being vetted for confirmation as then-President Bill Clinton's secretary of state, that her family had a secret, tragic past in Czechoslovakia. This Sunday afternoon, in a Farmington Hills appearance to benefit the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Albright will...
   
10. 5/2/2012 12:27:00 PM WDIV-TV Local 4 Presents Michigan School Expo April 28 - 29 From 12pm-6pm At Oakland Mall
    published by Investment Weekly News
    From pre-school to post-grad, local education providers will join together at the 2012 Michigan School Expo on Saturday, April 28, and Sunday April 29 from 12 p.m. until 6 p.m. throughout Oakland Mall. Confirmed educational providers at the 2012 Michigan School Expo include Hazel Park Schools "Promise Zone"- offering college tuition to high school graduates, the...
    
11. 4/29/2012 5:07:00 AM Metro churches unite again to pray for Detroit
    published by Detroit Free Press (MI)
    April 29-- More than 1,000 members of evangelical churches from across metro Detroit packed Woodward Avenue on Saturday to participate in the second annual Prayer Walk aimed at helping the city of Detroit. The program began at 9 a.m., and the group marched from the parking lots outside Comerica Park down to the "Spirit of Detroit" statue and back, after words of...
    
12. 4/26/2012 2:25:00 PM WDIV-TV Local 4 Presents Michigan School Expo April 28 - 29 From 12pm-6pm At Oakland Mall
    published by PR Newswire US
    DETROIT, April 26, 2012/ PRNewswire/-- From pre-school to post-grad, local education providers will join together at the 2012 Michigan School Expo on Saturday, April 28, and Sunday April 29 from 12 p.m. until 6 p.m. throughout Oakland Mall. Confirmed educational providers at the 2012 Michigan School Expo include Hazel Park Schools "Promise Zone"- offering college...
    
13. 4/26/2012 2:25:00 PM WDIV-TV Local 4 Presents Michigan School Expo April 28 - 29 From 12pm-6pm At Oakland Mall
    published by Associated Press
    WDIV-TV Local 4 Presents Michigan School Expo April 28- 29 From. 12 pm-6pm At Oakland Mall. School Expo on Saturday, April 28, and Sunday April 29 from 12 p.m..
    
14. 4/25/2012 8:00:00 AM AAM's Richard E. Dauch honored by area Boy Scouts
    published by PR Newswire US
    Recognizing his contributions to the community, American Axle& Manufacturing Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board& CEO Richard E. Dauch was honored with the Distinguished Citizen Award presented by the Great Lakes Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The chairman of the event was Dr. David Cole, chairman emeritus of the Center for Automotive Research. Guy Gordon,...
    
15. 4/24/2012 5:03:00 AM Detroit Free Press Tom Walsh column
    published by Detroit Free Press (MI)
    April 24-- Is Michigan a miracle in the making, an economic comeback story of historic proportion? Rick Snyder will preach the Michigan revival story in Omaha, where he speaks at a summit on "Growing State Economies," at the invitation of Nebraska Gov. Then on Wednesday, the specter of Michigan as a militant labor union stronghold may arise again in Detroit, if...
    
16. 4/23/2012 7:49:00 AM Police: Hamtramck man, 73, found slain in home
    published by Associated Press
    Police in Hamtramck say Norman Gurski's body was found Sunday inside his home following an apparent home invasion. Wendy Gurski tells WDIV-TV that her uncle was a kind-hearted man. She says he was a lifelong Hamtramck resident who formerly worked for General Motors and an auto parts supplier.
    
17. 4/22/2012 3:31:00 AM Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
    published by Associated Press
    Police: 3 found dead in suburban Detroit home. REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. _ Authorities say they're investigating the fatal shooting of three people in a suburban Detroit home. The Detroit News and WDIV-TV report that police in Redford Township responded to a call about the shootings Friday evening at the home.
    
18. 4/21/2012 2:03:00 PM Police: 3 found dead in suburban Detroit home
    published by Associated Press
    REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich.-- Authorities say they are investigating the fatal shooting of three people in a suburban Detroit home. The Detroit News and WDIV-TV report that police in Redford Township responded to a call about the shootings Friday evening at the home. They found two men and one woman dead of gunshot wounds.
    
19. 4/18/2012 5:03:00 AM $1M lottery winner charged with welfare fraud
    published by Detroit Free Press (MI)
    April 18-- LANSING-- A 25- year-old Lincoln Park woman who kept collecting food stamps after winning the state lottery's $1- million "Make Me Rich!" Amanda Clayton, whose use of a food stamp bridge card was uncovered earlier this year by WDIV-TV, is accused of failing to inform welfare officials of her winnings or that she was employed for five months in 2011, Attorney...
    
20. 4/17/2012 11:59:00 PM Woman who collected food stamps after winning lottery charged with welfare fraud
    published by Detroit Free Press (MI)
    April 17-- A 25- year-old woman from Lincoln Park who continued to collect food stamps after winning the state lottery's $1 million "Make Me Rich!" Amanda Clayton, whose use of a food stamp bridge card was uncovered earlier this year by WDIV-TV, was silent during a brief court hearing after spending a night in jail. Clayton was charged for failing to inform welfare...
    
21. 4/16/2012 1:25:00 PM Northville HS student diagnosed with tuberculosis
    published by Associated Press
    NORTHVILLE, Mich.-- A Northville High School student has been diagnosed with tuberculosis. WXYZ-TV and WDIV-TV say parents were notified Monday in a letter from the superintendent and principal. Wayne County health department staff will be at Northville High next week to perform TB skin tests for those at the school identified as being at higher risk.