Stephen Frye

Here is a look at all the fun and the classic cars cruising along Woodward Avenue on Saturday, Aug. 17. Photos by A'sante Lucas for The Oakland Press.

DETROIT – Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) was about to make her stump speech to a small crowd at an East Detroit park last week, asking for their vote in her bid to ascend to the Senate this fall.

Loading your audio article A 77-year-old woman died Wednesday afternoon after an accident on Mackinac Island, the city's police reported.

The guys who began playing music together in Coral Springs, Fla., could not imagine their band New Found Glory, would still be together 27 years later — let alone celebrating significant anniversaries of its key albums.

Two rounds of storms on Tuesday, highlighted by the late evening fast-moving storm that featured high winds, were followed by an overnight storm system after Tuesday's heat, which topped the 90-degree mark.

“We appreciate the dedicated effort of so many lineworkers from Michigan and as far away as Alabama and Arkansas, and the grace our friends and neighbors have shown these last couple of days,” said Norm Kapala, one of Consumers Energy's Officers in Charge for restoration. “We're working as hard and safely as we can to finish the job today for the communities we serve.”

The state's two largest electricity providers still have significant work to do a day-and-a-half after a fast-moving storm system knocked power out for hundreds of thousands of people.

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Saturday proved a big night at the Big House for the defending national champions.