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Bob Bashara's attorney said today he thinks his client was recorded before his arrest Monday on a charge of trying to solicit someone to kill a witness in his wife's murder case.
Noticeably fewer people attended the 54th Annual Target Fireworks as safety precautions increased in downtown Detroit, but that did little to affect spectators' enthusiasm Monday night.
After a low tonight of 63, temperatures are expected to climb Wednesday to 87, with an overnight low of 70. Then Thursday's high will jump to 93 degrees with an overnight low of 76 and a 30% chance of rain.
Many in the Grosse Pointes say they aren’t surprised Bob Bashara is behind bars today, regardless of whether they think he is guilty of any crime.
First Bob Bashara was suspected of hiring a hit man to kill his wife. Now he's accused of attempting to have that alleged hit man killed, a source familiar with the investigation told the Free Press. Bashara was arrested Monday evening on a charge of solicitation to murder a witness, according to the source and Bashara's attorney, David Griem.
Local and federal law enforcement officials arrested 70 people and recovered six teens during a three-day crackdown on child prostitution. The effort was part of a national initiative dubbed Operation Cross Country, in which local, state and federal law enforcement officers set out to arrest pimps and rescue children forced into the sex trade, FBI spokesman Simon Shaykhet said Monday.
HARRISON TOWNSHIP An 18-year-old Clinton Township man has been charged with fleeing police and drunken driving in connection with a police chase and crash Friday that left his passenger dead.
Wayne State University hosted Gov. Rick Snyder today as he signed a bill authorizing more than $300 million in spending on Michigan universities.
Local and federal law enforcement officers arrested 70 people — and recovered 6 teenagers — during a three-day crackdown on child prostitution.
Teachers in St. Clair County's intermediate school district may be paid based on merit -- not length of tenure or number of advanced degrees -- under the terms of a novel contract negotiated by the district and teachers union.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources calls the mute swan -- a bird noted for its white, billowy feathers; black mask-like marking; orange bill, and long, curved neck -- one of the most aggressive waterfowl species in the world.
Thirty years has done little to stem the fury over the killing of Vincent Chin.
Time is running out to nominate someone for the Shining Light Awards, sponsored by the Free Press and the Metropolitan Affairs Coalition. The deadline is Friday. The awards, now in their sixth year, are named in honor of former Free Press Publisher Neal Shine, Focus: HOPE co-founder Eleanor Josaitis and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing.
A community coalition founded to boost adult literacy across metro Detroit will award $180,000 in grants this week to nine literacy agencies, partners in its mission to increase job readiness and add to education efforts in southeast Michigan.
Literacy TRI-COUNTY: Reading Works, a nonprofit organization, seeks to boost adult literacy in metro Detroit. To donate or volunteer to become a reading tutor at one of nine adult literacy agencies, go to www.readingworksdetroit.org or call 313-222-6515. Mentoring
Sunny skies and mild temperatures brought out more boats than usual Friday for Jobbie Nooner -- the annual party you can only get to by boat.
Bon voyage! For the first time in half a century, Detroit is once again the home port for a cruise ship. The MV Yorktown is due to arrive by 7 a.m. today at Port Detroit downtown. Late this afternoon, it will board 138 passengers -- full capacity -- for a seven-day Great Lakes cruise.
The U.S. Coast Guard is launching its annual nationwide campaign to discourage drunken boating. Operation Dry Water, which starts this weekend, emphasizes the dangers of driving a boat or personal watercraft under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The purpose is not to stop boaters from enjoying a beer, wine cooler or drink, Detroit Sector Lt. Justin Westmiller said Wednesday.
DEARBORN Two Detroit men were sentenced Friday in the 2001 killing of Norman Stephens, an armored-truck courier who was stocking ATMs at the Dearborn Federal Credit Union. U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts sentenced Kevin Watson, 41, to life in prison without the possibility of parole and Norman Duncan, 42, to 37 years in prison.
EAST LANSING Students at Michigan State University will pay 3.5% more in tuition next year, the Board of Trustees decided Friday. That means $210 more per semester for in-state undergraduates. That keeps MSU under the 4% tuition increase cap put in place by the Legislature for state universities to be eligible for performance funding.
The federal Transportation Department on Friday officially revealed its $10-million award to improve the bike and pedestrian connections between downtown Detroit and the RiverWalk, Eastern Market, Midtown and Hamtramck.
Four African slender-snouted crocodiles — two pairs of 21-year-old brothers — are from Zoo Miami and will be calling the former hippo habitat home.
Of the approximately 7,000 languages spoken in the world, experts say about half could disappear by 2100 -- including at least four in Michigan. When a language dies, experts say, so does a cultural heritage; spiritual, scientific, medical and botanical knowledge, and expression of the communities' humor, love and life.
Most of a portion of the Kalamazoo River closed after an oil spill almost two years ago has been reopened to recreation, even as cleanup continues.
The state is giving residents of a homeless encampment, known as Camp Take Notice, near a highway west of Ann Arbor more time to clear out.
One man is dead and another in the hospital after a police chase and rollover accident early this morning in Harrison Township, said Macomb County Sheriff Tony Wickersham.
Authorities say they've captured Mark A. Jones, a 16-year-old homicide suspect who had been sought since slipping out of a counseling center in Flint last week.
DETROIT Jury deliberations continued Thursday in U.S. District Court in the bid-rigging case of Bobby Ferguson, longtime friend to ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
LANSING A coalition of business groups asked Secretary of State Ruth Johnson on Thursday to reject a union-backed drive to protect collective-bargaining rights in the state constitution.
Jurors headed home this evening without rendering a verdict in the nearly $12-million bid-rigging case against Bobby Ferguson, a longtime friend to ex-Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
A convicted killer remains free on bond following a bizarre series of events in federal court today, including his surprise arrest and quick release.
The typical University of Michigan student in Ann Arbor will pay 2.8% more in tuition and fees next school year, the Board of Regents decided this afternoon.
Thirty years after two autoworkers beat Vincent Chin to death with a baseball bat because they blamed him for job losses in the auto industry, human rights advocates say they’re still fighting stereotypes across metro Detroit.
Attorneys for a 15-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man charged in the double homicide of two women are asking for a hearing to challenge the pair's confessions to police.
A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for eastern Wayne County as storms move through the area.
After two days of hot, steamy weather, Friday's sunny forecast of temperatures in the low 80s is likely to bring thousands out for the annual Jobbie Nooner party on Lake St. Clair. The party that is accessible only by boat happens each year on Gull Island, just south of the St. Clair River.
Strong storms are possible this afternoon as a cold front moves through southeast Michigan, according to the National Weather Service
A 15-year-old boy and 22-year-old man will be court this afternoon for a pretrial hearing, charged with murdering two Pontiac women over a counterfeit $10 bill in February.
Opponents of the state's emergency manager law want a court to force the Board of State Canvassers to immediately place the question to repeal Public Act 4 on the Nov. 6 ballot.
After years of holding group walks in big parks -- last year, one was held on Detroit's Belle Isle, another at Camp Dearborn in Milford -- metro Detroit's annual Take Steps Walk will strut Saturday through downtown Royal Oak.
It wasn't a record-breaker, but the first day of summer in southeast Michigan was still a scorcher as temperatures soared into the 90s for the second consecutive day. Local water parks and pools were popular destinations for families seeking some relief from the heat.
WASHTENAW COUNTY Circuit Judge Archie Brown certified as a class action Wednesday a lawsuit charging the Michigan Department of Corrections with gender discrimination for limiting male employment in the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility, the state's only prison for female inmates.
DETROIT Mayor Dave Bing has called a special meeting of the City Council for Friday to try to oust the city's top lawyer, Krystal Crittendon, over her legal challenge of the consent agreement that grants state oversight of city finances. The meeting will be at 2 p.m. in the council chambers at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center.
It wasn’t a record-breaker, but the first day of summer in southeast Michigan was still a scorcher.
Four original members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen were the guests of honor Tuesday at a luncheon at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township.
After years of staging group walks in big parks — last year one was held on Detroit’s Belle Isle, another at Camp Dearborn in Milford — metro Detroit’s annual Take Steps Walk will strut Saturday right through downtown Royal Oak.
MT. CLEMENS A man accused early this year of plotting to kill a woman and two children, one of whom was his own, was sentenced Tuesday on criminal sexual conduct charges involving the children.
Get ready for another scorcher on this first day of summer. Tuesday's high of 95 tied the record set in 1995 and we're headed for 96 today. That's just a degree short of the record 97 set in 1953, according to the National Weather Service.
Two western Wayne County cities are providing public buildings as cooling centers for those impacted by the intense heat wave throughout the region.
During the Target Fireworks in Detroit on Monday, police officers will keep the peace as they patrol city streets, parks -- and the Internet. As technology and social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace have transformed how people communicate, they're also shaping how police agencies investigate crimes and reach out to the community.
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