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USPS Delivery Service Changes May Impact Michigan Customers Soon
Michigan residents have relied on the United States Postal Service (USPS) to receive packages, bills, and other important items. However, the USPS has recently announced changes that could affect how those items are delivered and received in Michigan and could impact residents soon. USPS Delivery Service Changes May Impact Michigan...
Michigan student-athletes battling the heat
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Fall sports are back on the field. Right in the middle of Michigan’s two-day heat wave. Lansing Eastern High School Athletic Director Ramona Mendez says people react to the heat differently. “If that means ending their practice or taking them out of a game early,...
Former Coach Terri Anthony-Ryan Inducted Into Michigan Women’s Golf Association Hall Of Fame
DETROIT (8/26/2024) -- Former University of Detroit Mercy women's golf coach Terri Anthony-Ryan was recently inducted into the Michigan Women's Golf Association Hall Of Fame. She was part of a six-member 2024 class. Ryan led the Titans from 2005-2018 and in her 13 years, guiding the program to three Horizon League Championships and three runner-up efforts. UDM won the first title in school history in 2010 and then claimed back-to-back titles in 2013 and 2014. The 2012-13 team was one of the best teams in school history as the squad tied a NCAA record with nine wins. The 2012-13 Titans...
Trump to National Guard crowd in Michigan: 'Closer to World War III' than ever
Former President Donald Trump told a crowd of National Guard officers the world faces unprecedented dangers and positioned himself as uniquely capable of preventing threats he said the U.S. faces in a speech to the National Guard Association of the United States' annual business meeting in Detroit on Monday. "I don't...
Democrat poll workers outnumbered Republicans 7 to 1 in Michigan primaries
(The Center Square) – Detroit’s Election Commission is facing a lawsuit for selecting a disproportionately high number of Democrat poll workers in the August primaries, a possible violation of Michigan election law. The commission appointed about 2,337 Democrat poll workers and about 310 Republican poll workers, an imbalance of more than 7 to 1. “Detroit’s failure to hire Republican poll workers is the kind of bad-faith Democrat interference that drives...
Michigan House GOP leaders decry proposed recount rule change as ‘blatant end-run’
Michigan House Republicans are calling out what they say is an “attempted end-run” around state election law ahead of the November general election. House Minority Leader Matt Hall (R-Richland Twp.) on Friday sent a letter to Jonathan Brater, the director of the Michigan Bureau of Elections, denouncing proposed administrative rules on election recount procedures the […]
Michigan liquor store owner charged with bottle deposit fraud
(CBS DETROIT) - A Michigan liquor store owner is charged with committing bottle return fraud at his Mt. Morris store. Namir Shango, 34, of Davison, was arraigned on one count of false pretenses, $50,000 to $100,000, a 15-year felony. The Michigan Attorney General's Office accuses Shango of creating fake bottle deposit return invoices at his store, Valley Liquor, that were made to look like they were generated from his in-store bottle return machine. He then allegedly submitted the fake return invoices to his store's soft drink distributor to receive fraudulent credits toward deliveries he was receiving. "Michigan's bottle deposit program is meant to incentivize...
Michigan man accused of embezzling thousands from his grandfather
(CBS DETROIT) - A 33-year-old Redford man has been charged with embezzling thousands of dollars from his grandfather, officials said. Darius Nance was arraigned Friday on one count of embezzlement from a vulnerable adult – $1,000 or more but less than $20,000. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison and/or a fine of $10,000 or three times the value of the money or property that was embezzled, whichever is greater. According to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, Nance was appointed his grandfather's guardian shortly after he was admitted to the SKLD Bloomfield Hills nursing facility in October 2022. Nance allegedly did not make any payments to the nursing facility and wrote several checks from his grandfather's account for his own business dealings. "Court-appointed guardians are entrusted with the vital responsibility of protecting our most vulnerable citizens," said Nessel in a statement. "My office will continue to hold accountable those who use guardianships to unlawfully enrich themselves." Nance is back in court for a probable cause conference on Sept. 3. He has a preliminary examination on Sept. 9.
Michigan can expect warmer-than-normal temps in early fall, forecaster says
LANSING – Early fall temperatures in Michigan will likely be higher than average, according to the National Weather Service, but are predicted to return to normal for the winter if long-term predictions hold up. Cort Scholten, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids, said precipitation amounts...
Michigan better get used to very sticky air, here’s when it ends
We have one weather system we can bank on to lower the humidity. That weather system is in our sights, but quite far out in time. Remember, the dew point temperature is the best way to gauge if us Michiganders are going to be uncomfortable due to humidity. The dew point temperature is still a tough concept to grasp for some. All you really need to know is higher dew points mean a higher stickiness feel to the air. For most Michiganders a dew point temperature of 65 degrees or higher gives a muggy feel. A dew point temperature over 70 degrees is a very sticky feel. Finally, when dew point temperatures rise to 75 degrees or higher the humidity is extremely oppressive. I’ve seen an isolated dew point at 80 degrees three times in my 32 years here in Michigan.
Monroe, Michigan’s Spirit Halloween Was State’s First Phar-Mor
When you think of malls, I hope you're old enough to remember when they were bustling centers of commerce, societal evolution, and culture. Monroe, Michigan's Mall of Monroe, was no exception when it opened in 1988 (known as the Frenchtown Square Mall), it boasted an imposing lineup of anchor stores: Sears, Elder Beerman, Hills, JC Penney, and the state's first-ever location for the discount pharmacy chain Phar-Mor.
New details reveal moments before Melvindale cop was killed
LINCOLN PARK, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – An act of littering turned into a deadly encounter and cost the life of Melvindale police officer, Cpl. Mohamed Said, according to body cam footage shown in court on Monday. Details of the shooting came out in a Lincoln Park courtroom, where Judge Gregory Clifton ruled there was enough evidence for the alleged gunman, Michael Lopez, to go to trial."I wanted to see everything. He was my brother, and I wanted to see his last words," said Said's brother Ahmed Said.There was once again heartbreak for Said's family watching the moment Lopez took his...
Slain Melvindale officer stopped man accused in his murder for flicking cigarette to ground
Slain Melvindale Police Officer Mohamed Said’s interaction with the man accused of killing him last month began when the man flicked a cigarette to the ground outside a car wash and Said ordered him to pick it up, according to a witness and Said’s body camera footage. Testifying...
Woman charged in deadly Swan Boat Club crash appears in Monroe County court
MONROE — Marshella Chidester appeared in Monroe County Circuit Court Friday, Aug. 23, for a preliminary hearing. Her attorney, Bill Colovos, was granted three weeks by Monroe County Circuit Court Judge Daniel White in order to file motions regarding experts and witnesses he would like to call during her trial. White then granted the prosecution four weeks to respond to these motions, one more week than is usual, because the prosecution believed that they would need...
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