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Joe Paterno and Marvin Miller, a couple of New Yorkers, were bookends to the year's losses in sports - the football coach dying at 85 in January, the union leader at 95 a few days shy of December.
Michigan's estimated population grew a fraction of a percentage point in 2012, the first increase in the measure for the state since 2004, according to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.
So we're taking this space as the year wraps up to bring you the biggest, most controversial stories that dominated Motown in 2012.
From football scandals to fears about flesh-eating attacks, warnings about the dire conditions in Detroit to a BMW lawsuit that raised eyebrows around the world -- Southeast Michigan had no shortage of news in 2012.
Michigan State University has lifted a ban on fishing along parts of the Red Cedar River on its East Lansing campus that dates back to the 1940s.
Jordan Brown and Kevon Ingram-- both of Lima, Ohio-- and Paris McGhee of Detroit were arraigned Monday for their alleged roles in the robbery outside of TGI Fridays
Police in Roseville are looking for whoever has been stealing toilet parts from men's rooms around town.
Police have issued a report to the prosecutor's office and is requesting that charges be brought against the mother who is now in custody.
A Michigan commission now has the authority to establish hunting seasons for the gray wolf under a law signed by Gov. Rick Snyder.
A Royal Oak man has been charged for allegedly flashing a woman who was going through the drive-thru at McDonalds.
Before the New Year begins, take some time to re-visit the hottest issues to strike Michigan in 2012.
What exactly is the fiscal cliff, and what does it mean to you?
Jeanne Fowler is the founder of Big Family of Michigan, a Macomb County organization dedicated to helping foster kids.
If Congress manages to pass a feeble, last minute, deal on taxes it will be a deal that is long overdue. All of this could have been avoided.
Operators of a new Mackinac Island hotel are expected to begin accepting online room reservations soon.
Fire officials are investigating after a man was injured in an Ann Arbor house explosion Monday morning. CBS News Detroit's Jordan Burrows gives the latest updates from the scene.
The Michigan State Spartans celebrated a weekend of commencement ceremonies.
Families poured in to check out this Michigan treasure.
The City of Detroit's Easter Fun Fest returns to provide families an opportunity to not only get outside and be active, but ring in the holiday with some fun.
Mixed media artist Donald Calloway has been creating art in some form or fashion most of his life. His art studio takes you on a journey, as his creative collection of his art runs the gamut.
Soon after a positive test, Dorfman found himself hospitalized, on a ventilator and in a medically induced coma.
It has been 12 days since anyone has seen Armani Kelly, Montoya Givens and Dante Wicker. Now, a Facebook live video conversation has surfaced where Kelly is seen talking with three men about coming to Detroit only two days before he went missing.
A Plymouth man's cancer diagnosis hit the reset button on how he lived his life. Since then, he and his family have been giving back to others facing the same struggles.
The Sphinx organization gives a platform to Black and Latinx performers of all ages.
