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Crane Falls Onto Royal Oak Garage, Leaves Truck Suspended in Air for Hours

Plus more must-read stories from around southeast Michigan this week.

Royal Oak

Crane Falls on Royal Oak Garage: Crowds gathered in a neighborhood park with cameras and video recorders Thursday afternoon after a crane from a tree trimming service toppled onto a homeowner's garage. The cab was suspended in the air until the early morning hours on Friday, when crews were able to safely lower the truck.  

Dearborn

Protestors Rally Against U.S. Intervention in Syria: Arab-Americans across Southeast Michigan worry that military strikes in Syria could escalate ongoing violence in the Middle East.

Plymouth-Canton

NorthRidge Church Baptizes More Than 500 People in One Night: More than two thousand people gathered with lawn chairs and blankets, showing support for family and friends being baptized.

Hartland

Brighton Church Rallies to Show Support for Family of 24-Year-Old Man Who Suffered Stroke: Cody Whitcomb's wife gave birth the same day he was being transported to a different hospital. Still unable to feel the left side of his body, the third-time new dad was wheeled down by paramedics to meet his new son.

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Grosse Pointe 

Ford House Named An "American Castle:" The Albert Kahn-designed home recently received national attention when it was featured in a story by CNN and named an "Outrageous American Mansion."

Royal Oak 

Royal Oak Woman Remembers March on Washington 50 Years Later: A half-century ago, Smith was living with her parents in a predominantly African-American neighborhood in Detroit. The child of political activists, she grew up making posters at churches and marching in picket lines.

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