Dec. 2, 2008 

The couch in the house on Hoyt Street 

MPI Research cutting jobs in Mattawan

In April, the company announced a major expansion project that would eventually bring 3,300 jobs to the area.

1-stop shopping in Studio 28's future?

Mix a few rumors, an economy in the tank, and a lot of "space available" signs along the road, and it's easy to see why local businesses are anxious and more than a little frustrated just over a week after the closing of Studio 28.

Pictures reveal filth in elder abuse

More pictures released Tuesday show the extent of the filth inside a home where an 85-year-old woman was lying in her own waste after her son allegedly did nothing to help.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Nov. 21, 2008 

Workers install a windshield on the assembly line at the Nissan manufacturing plant, Smyrna, Tennessee. 

Granholm: smaller budgets cuts possible

In this economic environment, even small victories are hard to come by, but Governor Granholm believes a significant stimulus package is on the way.

Ford sales down 30 percent

Ford was the first of the big three automakers to release its November figures

Ford says it could go it alone

Ford's leader says his company expects to have enough money to make it through next year, unless an automaker goes bankrupt

This undated file photo provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections shows Jennifer Hudson's estranged brother-in-law William Balfour. (AP Photo/Illinois Department of Corrections) 

In this July 25, 2008 file photo, General Motors Corp. headquarters are shown in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file) 

President Richard M. Nixon, right, walks with Melvin Laird in 1973. (AP Photo) 

Balfour charged in Hudson family deaths

Jennifer Hudson's estranged brother-in-law has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of three family members.

Auto sales hit new lows

General Motors' November U.S. sales plunged 41 percent, while Ford's dropped 31 percent, dashing hopes that the industrywide drop in vehicle demand might be easing.

Memo dramatizes dilemma over Vietnam

Documents released Tuesday from Richard M. Nixon's White House years shed new light on just how much the government struggled with growing public unrest over the protracted war in Vietnam.