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Services Set For Slain Officer
Final funeral arrangements have been announced for Taylor police officer Matthew Edwards, who was shot and killed Friday while investigating an apparent domestic dispute. Visitation will be from 4-8...
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Officer’s Family Issues Statement And Releases Funeral Arrangements
The family of Larry Nehasil issued a statement this evening — saying he was a devoted husband, father, son, brother and friend who died doing the job he loved. The statement also asks for privacy —...
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Tornado Watch Posted For SE Michigan
SOUTHFIELD (WWJ)- Rain, rain go away. Another day of rain is expected Sunday across southeastern Michigan. But sunshine and hot weather is expected for Memorial Day. There are thunderstorms in the...
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Holocaust Memorial Center To Host WWII Memorial Lunch-Fundraising Event
FARMINGTON HILLS (WWJ) – The Holocaust Memorial Center, in conjunction with the Michigan Association of Russian-Speaking Jewry, will be hosting a lunch-fundraising event on Sunday, June 19. Beginning...
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WSU Holds 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
DETROIT (WWJ) – Just days from the 10th anniversary of September 11th, Wayne State University is one of many organizations holding special ceremonies to mark the tragedy. WSU Dean of Students David...
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Memorial Honors Canoeist Who Drowned Trying To Save Others
MIDFORD (WWJ) – In the Huron River near Milford Saturday, dozens of canoeists will be taking a special trip to honor a man who lost his life on the river as he tried to save the lives of two others....
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Retail Pioneer Fred Meijer Remembered For Service
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) – Billionaire retail pioneer and philanthropist Fred Meijer shared a love of serving others with another Grand Rapids fixture, former President Gerald R. Ford, according to the late...
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Hundreds Say Goodbye To Jane Bashara
DETROIT (WWJ) – Hundreds of people were in attendance Tuesday at a memorial service for Jane Bashara at the Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, and it wasn’t just friends and family. Leon Jones of Detroit...
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Services Held For Local Author Jeffrey Zaslow
SOUTHFIELD (WWJ) – Friends and family of local best-selling author Jeffrey Zaslow said their final goodbyes Monday afternoon at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. The 53-year-old West Bloomfield...
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One Of 2 Slain Westland Teens Laid To Rest
NORTHVILLE (WWJ/AP) – The father of one of two Westland teens found dead in Detroit last week told nearly a thousand mourners at his son’s funeral Friday that the boy touched many lives. The services...
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Plane Crash Victims Remembered In Romulus
ROMULUS (WWJ) – The families of the victims of Flight 255 gathered in Romulus for a memorial on Thursday, now 25 years since the plane crashed upon takeoff onto I-94 near Middlebelt, killing 156...
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Vigil Planned For Police Officer Killed Sunday
WEST BLOOMFIELD (WWJ) – A candlelight vigil will be held Tuesday for fallen West Bloomfield Township police officer Patrick O’Rourke. Community leaders, clergy, police officers, firefighters and...
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Dec. 6: WSU Celebrates The Life Of Sonny Eliot
DETROIT – A public memorial is planned for long-time WWJ Newsradio 950 weatherman Sonny Eliot, who died this month at the age of 91. Friends and colleagues, including WWJ’s Joe Donovan and Jayne Bower,...
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Monument Will Honor Wayne County First Responders
DEARBORN HEIGHTS. (WWJ) – Wayne County has unveiled plans for a memorial honoring first responders who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the county. The memorial, slated for construction at...
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Plans Move Forward For World War II Memorial
ROYAL OAK (WWJ/AP) – Plans are moving forward for a $3 million World War II memorial in metro Detroit, with bricks that will be part of the project going on display this month. Red bricks are being...
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Support Sought To Erect $4M WWII Memorial In Royal Oak
(credit: http://www.michiganww2memorial.org) ROYAL OAK (WWJ) – Fundraising continues for the creation of a WWII Legacy Memorial in Royal Oak — and a familiar radio “voice” is lending his support to the...
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Wayne County Breaks Ground On First Responders Memorial
DEARBORN HEIGHTS (WWJ) – Sometime this September, Wayne County will have its own memorial to honor first responders who have lost their lives in service to their community. Jim Bowens took part in the...
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Ceremony To Mark 60th Anniversary Of Flint Tornado
FLINT (WWJ/AP) – A ceremony is planned next weekend to mark the 60th anniversary of a tornado that hit the Flint area, killing 116 people dead and destroying nearly 350 homes. A 7 p.m. event is planned...
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Lesson On Golf Blog: The Tiger 44
By: Jeff Lesson Prior to The Memorial, Tiger Woods had won 26% of his starts in PGA Tour sanctioned tournaments. He had already won four events this year- the earliest he had ever done so- and was far...
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Unofficial Shrine To Malice Green Demolished
What’s left of the building where a makeshift Malice Green memorial was painted. (credit: Pat Sweeting/WWJ) DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – An unofficial shrine to Malice Green that stood in Detroit for 20 years...
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