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Rock legend, Michigan native Glenn Frey has died
Glenn Frey, Michigan native and a founding member of the rock supergroup the Eagles, has died at 67, a publicist for the band has confirmed. “It is with heaviest of hearts that we announce the p...
Jan 18, 2016
French pharmaceutical research trial leads to man’s death
After participating in a drug trial in France, a man is pronounced dead at University Hospital of Rennes. Five other volunteer participants are in stable condition. CNN has the story:
Jan 18, 2016
Rep. Dan Kildee with Amir Hekmati’s family in Germany
Amir Hekmati will get to see his Michigan family members for the first time more than four years. He will meet with relatives and Congressman Dan Kildee at a U.S. base in Germany. His release was part...
Jan 18, 2016
FBI reaches out to public to solve officer shooting
Investigators are asking anyone who witnessed a shooting incident that left an officer injured in the parking lot of the Southfield's Courtyard Marriott to give them a call. Michigan State Police Lieu...
Jan 18, 2016
Flint’s Amir Hekmati released from Iran: Congressman Kildee to visit
Flint Congressman Dan Kildee said Sunday he will be visiting Amir Hekmati, the former U.S. Marine who was released from an Iranian prison on Saturday. Channel 4 Detroit reported Kildee said he canR...
Jan 18, 2016
Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968. After his death, Democratic U.S. Congressman John Conyers of Detroit and Republican U.S. Senator Edward Brooke of Massachusetts introduced a bill to make K...
Jan 18, 2016
Detroit organizes to house refugees
Mayor Mike Duggan Chief of Staff Alexis Wiley told The Detroit News that a meeting is on the books for this coming Friday to evaluate refugee resettlement strategies in Detroit. The meeting enc...
Jan 17, 2016
Service dogs allowed in Michigan public buildings
People with disabilities who need to use a service dog will soon find it easier to get into public places. A new law will take effect on Monday that will allow veterans or others with disabilities who...
Jan 17, 2016
Celine Dion’s brother Daniel dies – just 2 days after she lost her husband
Daniel Dion, the brother of entertainer Celine Dion, died on Saturday after a battle with cancer, his family said. He was 59. The eighth of 14 children born to Thrse Tanguay-Dion and Adhmar Dion, Dani...
Jan 16, 2016
Five Americans released from prison in Iran including Flint native Amir Hekmati
UPDATE: A fifth American, Matthew Trevithick, is being released by Iran, but his release is not part of the negotiated prison swap, U.S. officials said Saturday. Senior U.S. administration officials d...
Jan 16, 2016
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