The fast-paced, high-stakes work of emergency medicine has been dramatized in television shows such as “ER” and “The Pitt.” But long before those fictional emergency departments captured viewers’ attention, the specialty was taking shape in Detroit. Henry Ford Hospital is celebrating 50 years of...
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Keep the umbrella close late Wednesday night as another round of showers moves through Southeast Michigan, especially across the southern half of the region. A stalled frontal boundary near the Michigan-Ohio state line will remain close enough to support additional showers overni...
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The House on Wednesday passed a broad package of sanctions targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy as lawmakers look to deprive President Vladimir Putin of the financial resources needed to wage the war against Ukraine. The bill is named after the late Sen. Lin...
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The pictures tell an awful story: Couch cushions, pillows, and an entire mattress covered in bed bugs. The small bugs have become a big problem at the Park Place senior living apartments in Harper Woods. “It has gotten far worse than what I can even imagine,” Dr. Shawn Walton sai...
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A routine drive to work turned tragic for Tera Shamey and her brother-in-law. Tuesday, she said they were carpooling when a metal object came crashing through her windshield. Shamey was driving on southbound I-275, just south of Warren Road, when the incident occurred. Her passen...
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The Senate has cleared a major procedural hurdle on the bipartisan "Protect College Sports Act," a measure supporters say would create guardrails for the new era of pay-to-play college athletics. The legislation comes as fans, athletes, and institutions have grown increasingly fr...
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Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison is now the focus of an investigation by the city's office of inspector general after calls he made to citizens requesting they remove posts made on social media....
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The only woman to have played in the NHL is sharing her story, her motivation, and what she plans on doing for the city as the GM of PWHL Detroit. Something new is coming to Hockey Town this fall -- the PWHL -- professional women’s hockey. While the name of the team has not been ...
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Seniors at a Detroit West Side assisted living facility say they have been battling bed bugs for months, with some residents taking matters into their own hands while management says the problem is contained to a single unit. Residents at the Village of Harmony Manor, a senior li...
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A disabled Navy veteran in Clinton Township is watching his North Oak Street home transform thanks to a grant from the Home Depot Foundation and dozens of volunteers racing to finish the job in just five days. Richard Lumetta, who lives with congestive heart failure and atrial fi...
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What began as a medical call for Monroe firefighters quickly turned into an unexpected rescue after first responders discovered a 3-month-old baby inside a smoke-filled home. According to the Monroe City Public Safety Department, firefighter paramedics were dispatched Monday to a...
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Michigan business leaders gathered in Detroit to hear from Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson and Republican gubernatorial candidate John James, who are vying to replace term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The Detroit Economic Club discussion covered a range of eco...
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A Detroit Police homicide detective is facing multiple charges after police say she drove the wrong way on Vernier Road, then left the scene of a crash. Lariah Stevens, 32, was driving a Detroit Police Department cruiser with its emergency lights flashing when the crash happened ...
