Washtenaw County news

6/30/23: Updated with the names of the victims by Bryce Whitney Two people have died and two more remain in the hospital after a shooting in Ypsilanti Township. Police say around 6:30 p.m. Monday night four people were shot at the…

State Rep. Kathy Schmaltz today invited residents to sit down and chat during her upcoming office hours in Jackson and Washtenaw counties. Local office hours are an opportunity for community members to meet face-to-face with Schmaltz to…

https://youtu.be/7NpYswbCoAU "This math ain't mathin'."--Shannon McFall Note: These videos contain profanity, marijuana use and may not be suitable for children. Ann Arbor Independent "Urban Exile" columnist Shannon McFall…

At an October 6, 2021 meeting of the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, County Administrator Greg Dill informed the Commissioners that there would soon be an announcement about "interim leadership" at SafeHouse Center. Dill not only…

by P.D. Lesko SafeHouse Executive Director Barbara Niess-May has repeatedly told elected officials and the public a March 2021 MDHHS Division of Victim Services quality assurance report issued once every five years is proof that "the…

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has referred three potential cases of the new coronavirus from Washtenaw and Macomb counties to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing. Results are expected…

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team The Michigan League for Public Policy reports that child poverty in the state has gone up since 2008. In Washtenaw County, 13.4 percent of the county's children ages 0-17 live in poverty, that's…

by Susan Cerniglia The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed a second case of measles in a Michigan adult. Washtenaw County Public Health is providing information to local residents because of potential exposure to…

THE WASHTENAW County Solid Waste Division and community partners will be sponsoring two Environmental Clean-Up Days for Washtenaw County residents this spring. The second Clean-Up Day will take place: Saturday, June 13, 2015, from 9:00 a.m.…

by P.D. Lesko NATHAN VOGHT IS the project manager who wants us to Reimagine Washtenaw Ave. as an economic development opportunity. Like the controversial WALLY commuter train project on which over $32 million in local and state funds…