Big news from Transportation Riders United (TRU): Michigan is about to open its first dedicated HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lanes. It’s a step forward in smartly managing traffic by encouraging people to share cars. Many other metropolitan areas already have these, also called carpool lanes. They encourage people to carpool because the […]
Woman gets 5-15 years in prison for sex with 14-year-old boy
A Melvindale mother who had sex with her son’s underage friend was sentenced Thursday to 5-15 years in prison for the illicit affair.
Michelle Perruzzi, 34, had hoped to avoid a prison term altogether for the two convictions for third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Police said Perruzzi repeatedly […]
There’s a new video on Crain’s Detroit’s web site, The Bright Side Video #7: Ecotourism & Downriver Rebirth. It’s about how parts of the Detroit River downriver from the city had been turned into outdoor recreational sites from a reputation of industrial contamination. Nowadays, wildlife is thriving in the Detroit River watershed and […]