Ron Banks, 58, of The Dramatics, died of a heart attack today at Detroit's Sinai Hospital. The Detroiter was a founding member of the group back in the '60s, as a teenager. Banks is survived by six children and his wife, Sandy

Ron Banks, 58, of The Dramatics, died of a heart attack today at Detroit's Sinai Hospital. The Detroiter was a founding member of the group back in the '60s, as a teenager. Banks is survived by six children and his wife, Sandy

Gospel Artist Mary/Mary is making a difference thru community service check out the video

Gospel Artist Mary/Mary is making a difference thru community service check out the video

Registration is now open for How Sweet the Sound,™ which is back in 2010 and bigger than ever with the expansion to three new communities. Now in its third year, How Sweet The Sound – a national program created by Verizon Wireless – gives church choirs nationwide a chance to win the title of “The Best Church Choir in America” and up to $50,000 in cash and prizes.

Registration is now open for How Sweet the Sound,™ which is back in 2010 and bigger than ever with the expansion to three new communities. Now in its third year, How Sweet The Sound – a national program created by Verizon Wireless – gives church choirs nationwide a chance to win the title of “The Best Church Choir in America” and up to $50,000 in cash and prizes.

An air-traffic controller who let his son talk to pilots at John F. Kennedy International Airport's tower also brought his daughter to work the next day and let her instruct aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday.

An air-traffic controller who let his son talk to pilots at John F. Kennedy International Airport's tower also brought his daughter to work the next day and let her instruct aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday.

Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who landed a disabled passenger plane on New York's Hudson River in 2009, piloted his last flight for US Airways on Wednesday.

Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who landed a disabled passenger plane on New York's Hudson River in 2009, piloted his last flight for US Airways on Wednesday.

It will be the first recreation center the city has built since 1997, when Zelma Watson George Recreation Center opened on Martin Luther King Boulevard. City recreation director Michael Cox said the new center will fill a service gap that has long existed in Collinwood. The inclusion of amenities such as a day-care center where parents can drop off toddlers while they work out and a learning center and computer lab for children make the project special, Cox said.

It will be the first recreation center the city has built since 1997, when Zelma Watson George Recreation Center opened on Martin Luther King Boulevard. City recreation director Michael Cox said the new center will fill a service gap that has long existed in Collinwood. The inclusion of amenities such as a day-care center where parents can drop off toddlers while they work out and a learning center and computer lab for children make the project special, Cox said.