Orlewicz waiting for word on new trial for '07 slaying

Detroit Free Press - Sat Nov 07

Jean Pierre Orlewicz will have to wait to find out whether a judge will grant him a new trial.

Detroit health care forum to include H1N1 shots

Detroit News - Sat Nov 07

Second Ebenezer Church and Molina Healthcare of Michigan are sponsoring a free forum on national health care reform Saturday that includes H1N1 flu vaccinations.

U.S. unemployment reaches highest for 26 years

The Victoria Star - Sat Nov 07

Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the U.S. economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since the Second World War and warnings that next year will be even worse than previously thought.

U.S. Jobless Rate Hits Highest Level Since 1983

Chosun Ilbo - Fri Nov 06

Sonja Jackson, of Detroit, holds a Employment Guide standing in line while attending a job fair in Livonia, Michigan on Nov.

Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83

Kentucky.com - Fri Nov 06

The unemployment rate has passed the psychological threshold of 10 percent for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher.

Plymouth Township driver hospitalized after overpass pumpkin attack

MLive.com - Fri Nov 06

Police say a driver in a Detroit suburb has been injured after three pumpkins thrown from an overpass hit his truck.

Cheery reports on productivity, jobless claims lift stocks

The Washington Post - Thu Nov 05

A job fair in Livonia, Mich. New unemployment claims fell by 20,000 last week to 512,000, the lowest level since January.

Plymouth chief calls it quits

Journal Newspapers Online - Thu Nov 05

Plymouth Police Chief Wayne Carroll is exchanging his badge for a fishing rod and a short-sleeved shirt.

Productivity gains may be bad news for job seekers

Gainesville.com - Thu Nov 05

Sonja Jackson, of Detroit, holds a Employment Guide standing in line while attending a job fair in Livonia, Mich., Wednesday, Nov.

Michigan social workers fear for their lives due to assaults and threats over delays in state aid

MLive.com - Wed Nov 04

State social workers struggling with mounting welfare, food stamp and Medicaid caseloads said Wednesday they fear for their lives after being assaulted or threatened by recipients frustrated by delays in state aid.