19-year-old arrested for murder of Ypsi Twp. resident

City Council approves all mayor's re-appointments
By Dan DuChene
Jun. 16, 2010 · 3:42 a.m.

Jone Coleman, president of downtown business LookInTheAttic, shares his thoughts with City Council about the discussion and procedure taken to pass mayoral re-appointments, which he was being considered for the Downtown Development Authority.

Jone Coleman, president of downtown business LookInTheAttic, shares his thoughts with City Council about the discussion and procedure taken to pass mayoral re-appointments, which he was being considered for the Downtown Development Authority.

After much procedure, Ypsilanti City Council approved six mayoral re-appointments to city boards and committees Tuesday, including the two postponed from earlier...read more

Council postpones two reappointments
By Mark Tower
Jun. 4, 2010 · 4:57 p.m.

Two of Ypsilanti's volunteer board members were not reappointed on schedule Tuesday night, owing to a 4-2 vote by City Council to delay the appointments until...read more

Downtown properties to be rehabilitated
By Mark Tower
Jun. 4, 2010 · 10:40 a.m.

The three properties located at 120, 122 and 124 West Michigan Avenue in downtown Ypsilanti will soon be rebuilt into commercial and office space and loft apartments, thanks to a planned $1.7 million investment by developers.

Three recently-vacated properties in downtown Ypsilanti, two of them condemned, will soon be renovated owing to recent purchase by a local development company and...read more

Ypsilanti Township authorizes litigation against Liberty Square
By Mark Tower
May. 28, 2010 · 6:53 p.m.

Many of the homes in the Liberty Square complex on Grove Street in Ypsilanti Township are already boarded and ready for foreclosure sale. All 151 units, some of which are still occupied, will be condemned Tuesday, Ypsilanti Township has resolved.

Residents living in the Liberty Square complex of townhouses will see a sticker appear on their homes Tuesday, when the Ypsilanti Township Building Department places...read more

Ford plant granted tax exemption by township
By Mark Tower
May. 24, 2010 · 5:44 p.m.

Ford Motor Company's Rawsonville Plan, located at the intersection of Textile and Bridge Roads in Ypsilanti Township, will soon be the new home for production of Ford's Electric Focus batteries, formerly produced in Mexico.

New machines and equipment will soon be wheeled into Ford's Rawsonville Plant in Ypsilanti Township as it begins manufacturing a line of batteries for the new global...read more

19-year-old arrested for murder of Ypsi Twp. resident

An ongoing feud between two different parties led to the homicide of 18-year-old Cortez Donald near his home at the 200 block Kirk Street in Ypsilanti Township Thursday afternoon.

Photo by Christine Laughren

An ongoing feud between two different parties led to the homicide of 18-year-old Cortez Donald near his home at the 200 block Kirk Street in Ypsilanti Township Thursday afternoon.

Suspect faces arraignment this morning

By Christine Laughren
May. 30, 2009 · 10:59 a.m.

A 19-year-old Ypsilanti Township resident faces arraignment this morning after he allegedly shot and killed a Ypsilanti Township resident.

Washtenaw County Sheriff's Cmdr. Dieter Heren said on ongoing feud between two different parties led to the homicide of 18-year-old Cortez Donald near his home at the 200 block Kirk Street in Ypsilanti Township Thursday afternoon.

Heren said the argument was allegedly surrounding an outstanding debt of $40 on an $80 watch owed by Donald’s friend.

“The victim brandished a gun, put away the gun and the other party shot him,” Heren said Friday afternoon.

Donald was found at the side of his residence and transported to St. Joseph where he was pronounced dead.

Several people were taken into custody Friday according to Heren. He said the detectives worked long hours Thursday and Friday, which led to the arrest of the 19-year-old.