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Monday, June 10, 2013  A Michigan man is charged with a Minnesota bank robbery and bomb threat that prompted a six-hour evacuation over the weekend. Sixty-five-year-old David Michael Tyler of Cheboygan, Mich., was charged Monday in Washington County court with second-degree aggravated robbery.

Monday, June 10, 2013  The man responsible for leaking to the press information about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs has revealed his own identity.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Family members were expecting the woman to be escorted off the plane via wheelchair.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Police: 5 dead in shootings at apartment complex south of Seattle

Monday, April 15, 2013  Legal pot draws tourists to Colorado and Washington for 4/20

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Private room? Vaporizing only? Bars test limits of new legal-marijuana laws in Washington and Colorado

Monday, March 18, 2013  Charlie Donahue from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Middle School in Grand Traverse County is on his way to Washington D.C. after winning the regional spelling bee on Sunday.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Universities, theaters in 4 cities to join in creating new theatrical productions on Civil War

Friday, January 25, 2013  Nearly 100 Traverse City St. Francis students traveled to Washington D.C. for the annual March for Life.

Friday, January 18, 2013  Grand Traverse Academy seniors are heading out this weekend to Washington, D.C. to see the Presidential Inauguration in person Monday.Nineteen students having been saving up for the trip since they were in seventh grade.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  PBS announced Monday it will air in February a series of programs under the umbrella title "After Newtown."

Thursday, January 03, 2013  The 113th Congress will convene Thursday at the constitutionally required time of noon for pomp, pageantry and politics as newly elected members of the House and Senate are sworn in.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  Tsunami debris experts are setting out to examine a dock that washed ashore on a remote beach in Washington.

Friday, December 14, 2012  But when asked if he supports marijuana legalization, he said, "I wouldn't go that far."

Thursday, December 13, 2012  Republicans still aren't budging on Obama's demands for higher tax rates on upper bracket earners, despite the president's convincing election victory and opinion polls showing support for the idea.