Sept. 21-25 is Michigan PFAS Awareness Week. Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of human-made chemicals that were first used in the 1940s for industry and manufacturing, are linked to harmful human health effects, and have been found in Michigan’s water, soil, air, fish,...
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The family of Nolan Wells is demanding more answers after a Mississippi grand jury found no evidence to bring charges in the Black teen's death. Wells, 18, went missing on July 4 while on a boating trip with friends off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. His body was recovered two days ...
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A Detroit woman has been charged with operating a human trafficking enterprise in Southfield after an alleged prostitution victim sought help from a motel housekeeper. Prosecutors say the victim was lured into prostitution by Janeice Florence Robinson, 27, after traveling from Al...
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A Detroit-area mother allegedly kept nearly $30,000 in Social Security benefits intended for her son -- even bringing an imposter to a medical appointment to keep the money coming in, according to a federal criminal complaint. Keshaune Pace, a.k.a. Keshaune Jenkins of Eastpointe,...
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Today marks the official start to astronomical Fall, which starts at 8:05 p.m. here in Metro Detroit. It’ll be chilly and breezy today with afternoon highs only in the low to mid 60s across Southeast Michigan. We’ll continue to have winds out of the northeast at 10-15 mph, gustin...
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A lawyer for Lindsay Clancy is asking a judge to probe the lone holdout juror whose refusal to acquit Clancy led to a mistrial in the murder case involving the deaths of her three children....
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DoorDash will pay $131.5 million to settle claims that it underpaid delivery workers in New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday. The agreement, which officials descibed as the largest worker settlement in city history, also requires the company to submit to a new mo...
safety
A 13-year-old boy was arrested after allegedly stealing multiple cars and breaking into businesses in Pontiac and Waterford Township. The investigation began after Oakland County deputies responded to a break-in at a used car dealership on Cesar Chavez Avenue in Pontiac. There, t...
parks
Over the past week, more than 70,000 broad-winged hawks have passed over the Detroit River along their migratory route. But that's not all that counters based at Lake Erie Metropark have seen....
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The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is canceling 315,000 "unauthorized enrollments" in the federal health insurance marketplace, affecting more than 760,000 people. We are shutting down unauthorized Marketplace enrollments and returning approximately $2.2 billion i...
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A new mRNA flu vaccine may offer a better way to fight influenza this season, and it is already making its way to pharmacies. The Food and Drug Administration cleared Mfluziva, an mRNA flu vaccine produced by Moderna, for use in people 50 and older in August. A late-stage clinica...
business
Heading into a major shopping season, you might expect consumers to be leaning on artificial intelligence. The reality is more complicated. A recent survey found that many customers still have concerns about the technology. Just 43% of consumers said they believe AI will make hol...
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The original anchorman Mort Crim, talks about his new YouTube show starting on Monday, Sept. 28 titled 'Two Minutes to a Better Life.'
