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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. Â
Dearborn
Protestors Rally Against U.S. Intervention in Syria:Â 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:Â More than two thousand people gathered with lawn chairs and blankets, showing support for family and friends being baptized.Â
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 PointeÂ
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 OakÂ
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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