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Health officials are informing the public that an Ohio-based grower has voluntarily recalled 465 boxes of cilantro, because of possible contamination. The Cilantro was distributed through Meijer, and may have been sold at stores in the Ann Arbor area.
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Washtenaw County, as well as other southeast Michigan counties, will be under an air quality alert Tuesday.

The Dexter High School football team has had four different football coaches since the beginning of the 2012 season. First-year coach Ken Koenig hopes to bring some stability to the program and started with the first week of practice last week. Continue reading Images from Dexter High School football practice...

A new color-coded scale to evaluate school performance will be launched Tuesday by the Michigan Department of Education, the Detroit Free Press reported.

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Ypsilanti-native and former University of Michigan All-American Tiffany (Ofili) Porter celebrates after winning bronze in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2013 World Athletics Championships in Moscow.Associated Press

Sam Mikulak competes on the rings during the U.S. men's national gymnastics championships in Hartford, Conn., Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013.AP Photo/Elise Amendola

Belle Tire wants to clear the parking lot east of the Tim Hortons coffee shop to construct an auto service building.Lizzy Alfs | AnnArbor.com

After rescinding Alice Walker's original speaking invitation, the University of Michigan has once again invited the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Color Purple to give a talk in Ann Arbor — but this time at a new event.

Cincinnati-based grocery chain The Kroger Co. has big-box competition on the mind, the Detroit Free Press reports.