Chrysler Sales Soar in April While Ford Sales Drop
KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images(DETROIT) — Chrysler sales soared 20 percent in April compared to the same month in 2011, while Ford sales dropped 5 percent.The Detroit Free Press reports that Chrysler reported its twenty-fifth consecutive month of year-…
Michigan Teacher Disciplined for Not Giving Boss Facebook Access?
Courtesy Kimberly Hester(CASSAPOLIS, Mich.) — When Kimberly Hester of Cass County, Mich. posted with permission a photo a coworker sent her on Facebook, she didn’t think it would offend the public school where she taught, or lead the superintendent to…
Romney’s Story About Dad’s Lay Offs Draws Ire from Dems
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — A story told by Mitt Romney Wednesday about his father laying off workers during his tenure as an automobile executive has drawn ire from Democrats who are using the remark as an example of the candidate&rsq…
Shallow Grave Could Be That of Two Missing Michigan Women
Comstock/Thinkstock(DETROIT) — A grisly discovery made this weekend on the west side of Detroit could help solve the mysterious case of what happened to Abreeya Brown and Ashley Conaway, who were forced into the trunk of a car and abducted Feb. 28 by …
Fugitive Sentenced After 42 Years Hiding in Plain Sight
Hemera/Thinkstock(REDWOOD CITY, Calif.) — For 42 years, Ronald Bridgeforth lived under an alias and settled into a comfortable existence in Michigan, where he raised his family, earned a Master’s degree and worked as a college guidance counselor. Nob…
Tornadoes Rip Through Michigan, Damage Over 100 Homes
Comstock/Thinkstock(DEXTER, Mich.) — Three reported tornadoes tore through southeastern Michigan on Thursday, destroying 13 homes and leaving 105 others significantly damaged, while downing power lines, sparking fires and flooding streets in Dexter, …
Feds Increase Reward in Michigan Lawyer Car Bomb Case
Comstock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The homemade bomb that blew up a Michigan lawyer’s Volvo and injured the man and his two young sons as they headed to football practice may have contained parts from remote-controlled cars, authorities said Thur…
Missing Michigan Family Safe and Well, Police Say
Thinkstock/Getty Images(PETOSKEY, Mich.) — Worried relatives of the missing Medsker family of Michigan, who disappeared without a trace in February, were contacted by the family and assured that they are safe, police in Petoskey announced Wednesday.Ti…
Missing Michigan Family: Couple and 4-Month-Old Baby Disappear
Joseph Devenney/Getty Images(PETOSKEY, Mich.) — Authorities and family members are searching for clues in the disappearance of a Michigan couple and their child. Timothy Medsker, 33, and Sabrina Medsker, 34, vanished with their 4-month-old son Joshua …
Santorum Campaign Disputes Change in Michigan Delegate Count
Steve Pope/Getty Images(VERONA, Pa.) — The Santorum campaign held a conference call Thursday to dispute a meeting the Michigan Republican Party held the night before that changed the rules, breaking a delegate tie that awarded 15 delegates each to Ric…
Michigan GOP Changes Delegate Rules, Gives Primary Edge to Romney
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LANSING, Mich.) — The Michigan Republican Party voted to break a delegate tie Wednesday night, awarding 16 delegates to Mitt Romney and 14 to Rick Santorum.The decision, which broke a 15-15 tie that would have resulted under the…
Romney and Santorum Tie in Michigan, Based on Delegates Awarded
AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When it comes to delegates, it turns out Mitt Romney did not win Michigan.ABC News projects that the 30 delegates awarded based on Michigan’s Tuesday primary will be evenly split – 15 delegates for Mitt Romney …
Santorum Camp Declares Michigan a Tie, Denies Liberal Mischief
Jay LaPrete/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Despite Mitt Romney’s win in the popular vote, Rick Santorum’s campaign has declared Michigan a tie.The two candidates will likely win the same number of delegates from Michigan, Santorum’s camp…
Did Mitt Romney’s Michigan Win ‘Frustrate’ Team Obama?
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — The Mitt Romney campaign says its victory in Michigan upended a multi-front Democratic crusade against the former governor, much to the chagrin of President Obama’s top re-election team. Tea…
Will ‘Mitt-Mentum’ Help Romney Win Ohio Next Week?
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Mitt Romney’s wins in Michigan and Arizona helped him pick up a big chunk of delegates, but more importantly, it has washed away talk of a Republican party desperate for a “white knight” to j…
Santorum Focuses on Reaching Out to Women
T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — Before Tuesday’s race had been called in Mitt Romney’s favor, Rick Santorum gave an address in Michigan during the state’s primary night that focused on the mistakes he has made over the past week.&…
Liberal Voters Turn Out in Attempt to Topple Romney in Michigan
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It may have been a Republican primary, but Democrat voters turned out in droves to vote for Rick Santorum in the Michigan primary, presumably attempting to topple Mitt Romney in his home state.About 10 percent of the…
Mitt Romney Wins Primaries in Michigan and Arizona
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Mitt Romney pulled off a win in the Michigan primary Tuesday night, though the race was close and underscored his struggles as the GOP establishment candidate seeking the party’s nomination.The former Massachuset…
Mitt Romney Is Projected Winner in Michigan
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — After topping the Republican primary in Arizona, according to ABC projections, Mitt Romney is projected to win in his home state of Michigan. Romney and Rick Santorum had been locked in a tight race …
Mitt Romney Projected Winner in Arizona; Tight Race in Michigan
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Mitt Romney is the projected winner in Arizona as he are Rick Santorum are still locked in a tight race in the Michigan Republican presidential primary as polls closed Tuesday night.As precincts reported their…