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Michigan has the nation’s “Slurpee Queen”
Rani Singh, owner of the 7-11 in Taylor, Michigan says it’s an honor to be named the nation’s “7-11 Slurpee Queen. She tells Paul W. Smith that it’s all about making the custom...
Jul 08, 2015
Hillary Clinton heads to Grosse Pointe for a fundraiser, gives first national TV interview
Hillary Clinton is coming to Metro Detroit for a big fundraiser in a few weeks. It’s scheduled for July 21 and cost $2,700 to attend. The posh party will be held at the home of David Katz and Ji...
Jul 08, 2015
Detroit choir makes a big splash on “America’s Got Talent”
A Detroit choir made a big splash on America's Got Talent Tuesday night: The Selected of God Choir had a huge impact on the audience and the judges with their version of "The Prayer" during their audi...
Jul 08, 2015
“He’s got to be heavily medicated” – woman at sentencing hearing for Dr. Farid Fata
As the sentencing hearing for Dr. Farid Fata continued Tuesday, twenty-two of his former patients described in detail how the cancer doctor wrecked their lives and health. One woman told Fata he murde...
Jul 07, 2015
Man accused of kidnapping a 16-year-old Detroit girl for ‘sex tour’
A California man is facing child porn and sex trafficking charges involving a 16 year old girl kidnapped during the Detroit Jazz Festival and taken on a coast-to-coast sex tour. 37-year-old Kevin Keys...
Jul 07, 2015
Bad news: a “bumper crop” of mosquitoes for Michigan
Just in time for the warmer weather: there is word of a bumper crop of mosquitoes in Michigan, and we can blame the wet weather for it. Linda Vail, Ingham County’s health officer, told the Lansi...
Jul 07, 2015
Sentencing hearing for Dr. Farid Fata continues Tuesday
The sentencing of the Detroit area doctor who plead guilty to giving unnecessary cancer treatments will resume Tuesday morning. Earlier today medical experts took the stand, including a Harvard profes...
Jul 06, 2015
Home prices in the Detroit area dip unexpectedly
Home prices in the Detroit-area have taken an unexpected drop, according to a national tracking firm. WJR’s Dick Haefner reports the price slump coincides with a change in who’s buying hou...
Jul 06, 2015
Video: Man punches shark to survive attack, saves son and others
Patrick Thornton felt a shark bite and started to throw punches. He also saved his son’s life and warned others.
Jul 03, 2015
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