Flint Mayor Karen Weaver asked employees to redirect charitable donors to a nonprofit fund she created shortly after taking office in 2015, an ex-city official testified during a federal whistleblower trial in Detroit on Wednesday, May 8. Weaver, who took the stand briefly Wednesday and may testify further Thursday, said she created the fund at […]
Fiat Chrysler to Add 6,500 Jobs in Major Jeep Expansion…
Fiat Chrysler is pushing its red-hot Jeep brand into a higher gear with a major production expansion. The automaker says it will hire 6,500 workers and invest $4.5 billion by adding a new assembly plant in Detroit and boosting production at five existing factories. CEO Mike Manley said expanding in Detroit is a logical decision […]
Trans Activist Staged Hate Crime, Burned Down Her Own Home…
Based on the recent headlines, it would appear that the demand for bigots of various stripes vastly outstrips the supply. The Covington Catholic High School boys were portrayed as an ugly mob threatening and mocking a Native American Vietnam veteran before it turned out that they hadn’t been threatening, hadn’t been a mob, and the […]
Letter: GM to Terminate 1,298 Salaried Employees…
Consistent with the “Worker Adjustment and Retaining Notification Act” (W.A.R.N.), General Motors LLC, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, and related companies, are providing notice of layoffs that will be affecting salaried employees at its GM Warren Technical Center…
Ford Cancels a $1.6 Billion Mexico Plant and Adds 700 Jobs in Michigan…
Ford Motor Co (f) on Tuesday scrapped a planned Mexican car factory and added 700 jobs in Michigan following criticism by Donald Trump, as the U.S. president-elect turned his attention toward rival General Motors Co with the threat of a “big border tax” over compact cars made in Mexico. Ford CEO Mark Fields called the […]
Reporter Fired After Caught on Tape Saying ‘F**k Could You Imagine John James Winning’… No Media Bias Here, Eh?…
A reporter for a Michigan newspaper was fired Friday night after calling Michigan Senate Republican candidate John James’ campaign looking for an interview and thought she hung up the phone before leaving a voicemail saying “fucking John James … that would suck.” The news comes after Brenda Battel, a reporter for Huron Daily Tribune, left […]
123 Missing Children Found in Michigan During Sex Trafficking Operation…
Over 100 children were found safe during a one-day sweep by multiple Michigan law enforcement agencies, the US Marshals Service said Wednesday. The agency said Operation MISafeKid recovered 123 missing children Sept. 26 throughout Wayne County in a sweep aimed to identify and recover missing children and locate victims of sex trafficking. The operation had […]
Michigan Health Chief Faces Trial on Flint Water Crisis Manslaughter Charges…
A judge ruled Monday that Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon will stand trial on felony charges stemming from the Flint water crisis. Lyon was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of misconduct in office related to the 2014-2015 Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Flint that took the […]
Michigan Dems Elect State’s First All-Female Statewide Ticket for Midterms…
Michigan voters will see the state’s first all-female ticket in November after women won primary elections in two key races on Tuesday. Gretchen Whitmer, a former state House minority leader, secured the Democratic nomination for governor and will face Attorney General Bill Schuette (R) in the race to replace term-limited Gov. Rick Snyder (R). Whitmer […]
Incredible: Truckers Line Up to Prevent Man from Jumping Off a Bridge…
Every once and a while, something awesome involving the human race happens and it makes you realize the world isn’t so bad after all. One of those things happened early Tuesday morning just outside of Detroit, MI, where police were notified about a man who was reportedly threatening to take his own life. The man […]
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