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SportsVANCOUVER, British Columbia — Lucas Raymond had two goals and an assist before the first period was over Thursday night, and the Detroit Red Wings rolled to a 5-2 road win over the Vancouver Canucks. Detroit scored three times in the first nine minutes. Raymond…
SportsDETROIT, Mich. — Ron Duguay, a flashy forward who spent almost three seasons with the Detroit Red Wings during a 12-year NHL career, has died at 69. The Red Wings and the New York Rangers both announced his death Thursday. He disclosed in February that…
SportsDETROIT, Mich. — The Detroit Lions are expected to change centers this week, with Cade Mays stepping into the starting job when Green Bay comes to Ford Field on Sunday, coach Dan Campbell indicated Wednesday. Mays joined Detroit in the offseason on a three-year, $25…
From the HERE City State DeskANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan goes into a noon kickoff Saturday against sixth-ranked Indiana at Michigan Stadium leaning on a freshman quarterback and a running game that finally came to life a week ago. Tommy Carr is expected to make his first start after coming…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The Philadelphia 76ers fell behind by 29 points in their home opener Thursday night and still walked off the floor winners, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-106. Cleveland owned the first half, scoring 35 points in the opening quarter and 34 more in…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO, Ill. — Caleb Williams outdueled Drake Maye on Thursday night, throwing for 308 yards and two touchdowns as the Chicago Bears beat the New England Patriots 30-24 at Soldier Field. Williams hit on 22 of 33 throws, his second start since returning from a…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Three players who will not be in uniform for the Brewers-Rays World Series will still be part of it: Major League Baseball said Thursday that Boston pitcher Payton Tolle, veteran infielder Miguel Rojas and Toronto's Ernie Clement will work as player correspondents. Tolle…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — Sarah Strong of UConn and Southern California guard Watkins, the last two national players of the year, top the preseason All-America women's basketball team released Thursday by the national media panel. Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo, Texas forward Madison Booker and Vanderbilt…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — LeBron James brushed aside President Donald Trump's latest attack Thursday night, laughing off the criticism after the Philadelphia 76ers rallied past Cleveland and suggesting it must have been a slow day for news. Earlier Thursday, Trump posted a video on social media…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — The Brewers and Rays open the World Series on Friday night with a labor fight hanging over the sport: if owners and players cannot agree on a new contract, these could be the final big league games for months. The current five-year collective…
From the HERE City National DeskBATON ROUGE, La. — Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk, in his first season as head football coach at Southern University, has disclosed that he is living with Parkinson's disease. Faulk, 53, revealed the diagnosis as a guest on The Caring Neurologist, a podcast…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — JJ Watt is staying in the top chair. The former Houston Texans star signed a multiyear agreement Thursday that makes him the permanent lead analyst on his network's No. 1 NFL broadcast team, next to play-by-play voice Jim Nantz and sideline reporter…
Education
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. — General Motors kicked off a $500,000 grant at a Dearborn Heights career center Thursday that will give Detroit and Dearborn middle schoolers hands-on time with robotic arms and 3D printers. The program, named Manufacturing Futures, debuted at the district’s Michael Berry Career Center. Eight middle schools…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — After three years of holding steady, enrollment at Michigan's public universities slipped again this fall. The state's 15 public campuses counted 254,107 students, down 5,223, or 2%, from 259,330 a year earlier, according to preliminary figures from the Michigan Association of State Universities. Graduate programs took the…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — A small summer experiment in one-on-one tutoring produced measurable gains for some of Michigan's youngest students, according to an independent evaluation the state released Friday, and it arrives as schools prepare to compete for a much larger pot of tutoring money. The 2026 Summer High Impact Tutoring…
Events
DETROIT, Mich. — Queens of the Stone Age will bring their 2027 arena tour to Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Saturday, May 22, for a 6:30 p.m. show, the arena's concert promoter announced Thursday. The Pixies and Wheelchair Sports Camp will open the night. Both acts are booked as…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is pressing state utility regulators to turn down Consumers Energy's plan to hand off its 13 hydroelectric dams to a private buyer, setting up a showdown at the state Public Service Commission early next month. Under the deal, Consumers would sell the…
Public Safety
DETROIT, Mich. — A three-alarm blaze ripped through part of an apartment complex on Detroit’s west side early Thursday, Oct. 22, injuring two residents and a firefighter and forcing four families out of their homes. Firefighters were called at 5:04 a.m. to the building, which sits near 14th Street on…
Crime
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — A second man now faces a murder charge in the Oct. 7 shooting death of Randy Abro, 41, of Utica, at a business plaza near 15 Mile and Mound roads in Sterling Heights. Jerome Charles Eursher, 31, of Solon, Ohio, went before a magistrate Wednesday in…
Crime
DETROIT, Mich. — Joseph Strange, who lives in Holly and once worked as a sound engineer at Eminem's recording studio in Ferndale, just north of Detroit, entered a guilty plea Thursday, Oct. 22, to one federal count of criminal infringement of a copyright, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Strange…
Politics
DETROIT, Mich. — Detroit voters will see federal election monitors at polling places on Election Day, Nov. 3, after the U.S. Department of Justice notified the city and six other Michigan communities this week. The department’s Civil Rights Division sent the notices on Oct. 21 covering Detroit plus Warren, Flint,…
Politics
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Michigan's two major U.S. Senate nominees used their last debate of the campaign Wednesday night in Southfield, Mich., to trade sharp attacks over credibility, the cost of living and the conflict with Iran, with early in-person voting set to open Saturday. Republican Mike Rogers accused Democrat Abdul…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — A dozen fire departments and townships across the Upper Peninsula and northern Michigan are getting more than $2.1 million in federal money for breathing gear, trucks, hoses and training. Slotkin and Peters, who represent Michigan in the U.S. Senate, shared the news Thursday. The dollars flow through…
From the HERE City State Desk
LANSING, Mich. — With federal Medicaid work requirements set to start Jan. 1, Michigan has rolled out an online screener to help Healthy Michigan Plan members figure out where they stand. The state health department, MDHHS, said the Michigan Work and Exemptions Screening Tool, called MI WEST, walks users through…
From the HERE City National Desk
LYON, France — Health officials in France have confirmed the first known human infection with Shamonda, a virus that until this year had only been documented in animals, mainly cattle. The patient had a badly weakened immune system and was being treated for a serious illness at the Hospices Civils…
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