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Hovering outside the door of a kindergarten classroom at Logan Elementary School in Ann Arbor, a set of parents watched carefully as their daughter participated in a group activity.

Also in the classroom was the new superintendent of Ann Arbor Public Schools, Jeanice Kerr Swift, sitting in a child-sized chair at a table, watching the students interact with their teacher on the first day of school.

The first day of school 2013 was greeted in most part by smiles on the faces of students across Washtenaw County. See some of the pictures captured by parents as they sent their children off to school to kick off the 2013-14 school year. Continue reading Photo gallery: Readers capture smiles of students heading back to school...

A 4-year-old Milan boy and his father were taken to the hospital Monday afternoon after a dog bit the boy in the face and the father on the arm, police said.

Students at the University of Michigan returned to classes on Tuesday, heading across campus on a warm day to pick up books, get to lecture, or sit outside with friends.
Continue reading Images from University of Michigan's first day of fall 2013 classes...

It might be commonly thought that women suffer from depression more than men, but The Boston Globe reports that a recent University of Michigan study found men are just as likely as women to get the blues if alternative symptoms are considered.

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Fiercely independent band Carbon Leaf, known for the radio hits "Life Less Ordinary" and "The Boxer," will return to The Ark on Sunday.

A 66-year-old Ypsilanti Township woman was riding in a motorized cart near her apartment building Monday night when a man yanked her purse away, pushing her to the ground in the process, police said.Continue reading Man pushes woman in motorized cart to ground while snatching purse ...

Ypsilanti sophomore Marquis Smith, 2, runs from Milan defenders on Friday night.Patrick Record | AnnArbor.com file