A Mount Pleasant woman is accused of using state aid to buy candy and have her children sell it under the guise of fundraising for charity. Friday, September 5, 2008.

The North American Auto Industry is facing the biggest downturn in its history, with $Billions in losses every quarter. Plant closures and job cuts by the thousands are now a monthly occurrence.

Bonita Brady, a 63-year-old from Michigan, has sued the organization for age discrimination. According to the complaint, AARP passed her over for a series of jobs because she was too old, despite excellent job reviews.

Kwame Kilpatrick has made Detroit so bad that even the dead are leaving the city.

Judge Ronald Giles of 36th District Court has ruled that there is enough evidence to send Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to trial on felony charges that he interfered with officers trying to serve a subpoena.

A man accused of trying to steal a large Batman movie poster from a cinema lobby while dressed as the Joker has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of malicious destruction of property.

The home, at 8111 Traverse Street, a few blocks from Detroit City Airport, was the nicest house on the block when it sold for $65,000 in November 2006, said neighbor Carl Upshaw. But the home was foreclosed last summer, and you know the rest of the story.