Yes, you read that title correctly.  Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back was an independent film.  George Lucas, the creative mind behind the Star Wars series, paid for the films entire production cost out of pocket.

If you are a fan of the Twilight series, you hear the word sparkle and you think of vampires. If you aren't a fan, you hear the word sparkle and think of something shinning bright.  But, did you know that there is a word that rhymes with sparkle and means the complete opposite?

M&M's were first introduced commercially in 1941 by Forrest Mars, Sr.  Forrest got the idea for the candy after observing soldiers eating chocolate pellets with a hard shell during the Spanish Civil War.  The candy was made with a hard shell so that soldiers could carry the chocolate during warm weather.  ...

We are jumping on the bracket bandwagon with Awww Madness on The River!  We will be pitting cute animals against each other all throughout March Madness to find which of these adorable animals is the cutest!  Each day we will give you two matchups to vote on.

We are jumping on the bracket bandwagon with Awww Madness on The River!  We will be pitting cute animals against each other all throughout March Madness to find which of these adorable animals is the cutest!  Each day we will give you two matchups to vote on.

We are jumping on the bracket bandwagon with Awww Madness on The River!  We will be pitting cute animals against each other all throughout March Madness to find which of these adorable animals is the cutest!  Each day we will give you two matchups to vote on.

H&M recently purchased some new mannequins for their stores that are sparking quite a bit of controversy.

We had a massive turn out for the first annual Dessert Wars!  A dozen restaurants and bakeries went dessert to dessert in an epic battle for 2 awards, the People's Choice and the Judge's Choice!

Our long awaited battle of the batter, culinary conflict, super sweet skirmish...  OK, enough of that...  Dessert Wars is today at the Imperial Ballroom at the Amway Grand Plaza from 6pm to 8pm!  Come join the River staff and sample desserts from a dozen local restaurants and bakeries.

Google has been working on a concept called 'Project Glass.'  It's basically a mini-computer built on to glasses.  The computer responds to voice commands and can do anything from giving you directions via Google Maps, taking photo's and video's, and surfing the web.

The asteroid named 2012 DA14 will be passing within Earth's geosynchronous orbit this afternoon at around 2pm EST.  This will be the closest an asteroid has passed by Earth since man began recording such events.  NASA will be tracking the asteroid with their telescopes and broadcasting it live on UStream.

On Sunday, February 10th, Breeana Dixit was struck by a car and killed.  She was a recent graduate from Western Michigan University and a transplant from St. Clair Shores.  Here family is mourning her loss and asking for help to pay for her funeral arrangements.  Her mother, Julie, set up a GoFundMe page for donations.