http://www.record-eagle.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:30:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_324073307.html http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_324073307.html U.S. auto sales could top an annual rate of 10.8 million in November, General Motors Co.'s top sales analyst said Thursday. That would mark the first month this year that sales jumped to such levels without the aid of Cash for Clunkers rebates, which boosted sales in July and August. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:30:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_324073314.html http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_324073314.html The Detroit Public Schools will seek a court order forcing a school board member to testify about his role in a $1.5 billion construction bond issue, the district's emergency financial manager said Thursday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:30:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_324073320.html http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_324073320.html Taylor Lautner is at the center of a hurricane, and loving it. The 17-year-old actor and Grand Rapids native is relentlessly upbeat as he talks about the exciting new turn his life has taken. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:30:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_324073323.html http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_324073323.html A Catholic priest who served churches in western Michigan has been sentenced to six months in jail for sexual misconduct. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:29:00 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_160113415.html http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_160113415.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_323072559.html http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_323072559.html College students ditched class, employees skipped work and some huddled in the cold overnight just to make sure they get an orange wristband Wednesday that would let them meet Sarah Palin. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_323072606.html http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_323072606.html Some community colleges may soon be free to offer bachelor's degrees, eliminating the need for students to transfer to a four-year university. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_323072611.html http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_323072611.html An FBI agent testified Wednesday that an ongoing federal financial investigation led him to interview a person at a real estate office who worked with former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his wife to find a leased mansion where they live. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_323072619.html http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_323072619.html Michigan's unemployment rate dipped slightly to 15.1 percent in October as total employment grew in the state for the first time since mid-2007, according to a state report released Wednesday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:55 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_323072629.html http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_323072629.html A 37-year-old father irate over hearing his 15-year-old son had sexual contact with a 3-year-old girl made the teen strip at gunpoint, marched him to a vacant lot and shot him to death despite pleas from the boy and his mother, a relative said. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:40:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_322074041.html http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_322074041.html Huge crowds are expected when Sarah Palin kicks off her national book tour in Michigan. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:40:58 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_322074047.html http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_322074047.html The National Labor Relations Board says an illegal arrangement by five southeastern Michigan beer distributors has resulted in back pay for Teamsters members totaling $41 million. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:40:57 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_322074051.html http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_322074051.html Before the Ford Pinto, AMC Pacer and Chevy Chevette, there was the Edsel. It was a vision of Detroit at its mid-20th century worst, an overhyped, overpriced automotive monstrosity produced by the Ford Motor Co. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:40:56 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_322074100.html http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_322074100.html Two Detroit fans are commemorating decades of futility with a Lions version of the Terrible Towels like those brandished by Pittsburgh Steelers fans. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:20:59 +0000 http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_321072044.html http://www.record-eagle.com/statenews/local_story_321072044.html One frustrated client hurled a piece of concrete through the window of a welfare agency. Another threw her car keys at a welfare worker before being escorted away. As Michigan struggles with the highest-in-the-nation jobless rate, state workers say they have never been so worried about their safety.