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Coach to face charges in sex case - Detroit Free Press
She declined to give her name. The Sheriff's Office is asking people to come forward if they think LeFevre acted improperly toward other girls he coached, including those at gyms in Auburn Hills and Chesterfield Township.
Public payroll fuels Ficano political machine - Detroit Free Press
Interviews with 10 former appointees, some of whom asked not to be named for fear of retribution, indicate little has changed since Shriner's firing. They told the Free Press that the minimum cost to keep their job was $500 -- the price of a ticket to ...
Man had sex with girl he coached in Oxford Township, authorities charge - Detroit Free Press
She declined to give her name. “Everyone here is just devastated,” she said. The center coaches 300 to 400 youths, most of them girls, from pre-school through high school, she said. LeFevere was being held in the Oakland County Jail on a $250000 cash ...
The man who told police he killed Jane Bashara at the behest of her husband ... - Detroit Free Press
When Gentz went to the police station, he gave investigators several accounts of how he claimed to have killed the marketing executive, saying both that he was offered money to do it and that he was forced, a source said. Neither Gentz nor Bashara have ...
Syrian forces kill 200 people - Detroit Free Press
An administration official said it represented views consistent with what Taliban emissaries were telling US officials. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the letter and its contents are part of sensitive diplomacy.
4 arrested after federal drug raid in Detroit; medical pot advocates are critical - Detroit Free Press
"You could smell it in the parking lot," said one woodworker who rents space in the complex, and asked not to be identified. "Most of the tenants knew that there was a medical marijuana operation going on. And there were some mixed feelings.
Feds raid Russell Industrial Center warehouse in suspected pot bust - Detroit Free Press
“You could smell it in the parking lot,” said one woodworker who rents space in the complex, and asked not to be identified. “Most of the tenants knew that there was a medical marijuana operation going on. And there were some mixed feelings.
Feds raid Russell Industrial Center warehouse in suspected pot bust - Detroit Free Press
“You could smell it in the parking lot,” said one woodworker who rents space in the complex, and asked not to be identified. “Most of the tenants knew that there was a medical marijuana operation going on. And there were some mixed feelings.
Man claims he was paid to kill Jane Bashara - Detroit Free Press
Bob Bashara was having a relationship with a woman who works at Wayne State University, a source said. The Free Press has learned that he and the woman were looking at a 3300-square-foot house, a five-minute drive from his home off Middlesex Road.
Possible accomplice in Jane Bashara slaying gives conflicting accounts, source ... - Detroit Free Press
The alleged accomplice — a man known to have had business dealings with Bob Bashara – told police he was there, a source said. According to the source, the man's roommate convinced him to turn himself into police. While the man spoke to Grosse Pointe ...
Chrysler hourly workers to get $1500 profit sharing check - Detroit Free Press
For hourly workers it will be based on profit sharing formula ratified by UAW members last fall, according to a person familiar with Chrysler's UAW contract. The profit sharing formula for Chrysler workers is based on the company's modified operating ...
Ex-lawmaker among 12 charged in massive heroin, cocaine ring bust - Detroit Free Press
Ken Daniels, a source close to the investigation told the Free Press this morning. Daniels is scheduled to be arraigned at 1 pm today in federal court along with 10 others, including the accused ringleader Carlos Powell. Powell was arrested at about ...
Possible accomplice admits he was at Jane Bashara's home when she was slain ... - Detroit Free Press
Investigators are looking into Bob Bashara's activities the night his wife went missing, as well as a potential relationship he had with a woman at Wayne State University, the source said. No further information was available on the relationship or ...
Source: Police question man they suspect is accomplice in Jane Bashara slaying - Detroit Free Press
Investigators are looking into Bob Bashara's activities the night his wife went missing, as well as a potential relationship he had with a woman at Wayne State University, the source said. No further information was available on the relationship or ...
Source: Cops questioning alleged accomplice in Jane Bashara slaying - Detroit Free Press
Investigators are looking into Bob Bashara's activities the night his wife went missing, as well as a potential relationship he had with a woman at Wayne State University, the source said. No further information was available on the relationship or ...
Axle stock price gets a boost - Detroit Free Press
Fiat will stop production at four Italian car plants and one light commercial-vehicle facility for the first shift today because of a strike by truck drivers, said a Fiat spokesman, who declined to be named, citing company policy.
U.S. Rep. Hansen Clarke seeks federal help to keep Detroit Science Center out ... - Detroit Free Press
Science Center board member and spokeswoman Shelly Otenbaker declined to comment on the Crain's report, but a source close to the board said this was a procedural move and not a signal that the museum has entered formal bankruptcy. ...
Religious institutions granted 1-year delay on rule for free birth control - Detroit Free Press
The US is considering closing its embassy in Damascus, Syria, because of deteriorating security, a State Department official said Fridayon condition of anonymity because a decision is pending. Egyptian protests: Several thousand Egyptians marched to ...
Lansing casino effort draws opposition - Detroit Free Press
The proposal will be announced next week and is supported by Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, according to a person familiar with discussions about the plans. The person, who spoke on condition he not be identified because he didn't have authority to reveal ...
Michigan Indian tribe wants to halt plans for downtown Lansing Indian casino - Detroit Free Press
The proposal will be announced next week and is supported by Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, according to a person familiar with discussions about the plans. The person, who spoke on condition he not be identified because he didn't have authority to reveal ...
Snyder seeks stronger rules for state officials who take jobs with firms they ... - Detroit Free Press
He gave no specifics, but an administration official said Snyder wants a "cooling-off" period during which state officials can't make such a jump to the private sector. Snyder's initiative follows two reports in the Free Press highlighting what's known ...
Snyder pushes for stricter ethics, lobbying and campaign finance laws - Detroit Free Press
He gave no specifics but an administration official said Snyder wants a “cooling off” period during which the state official would not be able to work for a related contractor. Snyder's initiative follows two recent reports in the Free Press ...
Detroit homicides increase 12% in 2011 - Detroit Free Press
The city had 344 homicides in 2011, excluding those considered justified, the source said -- up from 308 homicides in 2010. According to the source, there were 1252 nonfatal shootings in 2011, compared with 1170 in 2010. Shootings, which account for ...
Officials: White House chief of staff resigning - Detroit Free Press
Carolyn Kaster/AP By Ben Feller Associated Press WASHINGTON — William Daley is resigning as President Barack Obama's chief of staff just one year into the one of the most pivotal jobs in US politics, senior administration officials said Monday. ...
Taliban: We'll negotiate with U.S. - Detroit Free Press
The gradual process of handing over areas of the country to Afghan security control would ideally be marshaled toward encouraging peace talks, by identifying areas where a cease-fire could be tested, a senior administration official said last week. ...