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Teen Mom Prom For Mothers Who Missed Their Prom Due to Early Motherhood
Nationwide — A Girl Like Me Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and empowering young girls and women, is excited to announce its 3rd Annual Teen Mom Prom, which will take place on August 24, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. This unique event is for mothers aged 17 to 100 who missed their high school prom due to early motherhood, providing them with an opportunity to experience this significant milestone.
77 Detroit families get their deeds to houses once owned by Land Bank
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Over 70 more residents living in properties owned by the Detroit Land Bank became homeowners themselves on Friday after successfully completing the Occupied Buy Back program. "We have 77 families to date in the City of Detroit that are about to get the deeds," said Detroit...
Former Yankees standout gets DFA’d by his new team
A former standout player for the New York Yankees is still not having much success elsewhere in the AL. The Detroit Tigers announced on Friday that they have designated veteran infielder Gio Urshela for assignment. LHP Easton Lucas is also being DFA’d as Detroit calls up infielders Jace Jung and Trey Sweeney from AAA Toledo.... The post Former Yankees standout gets DFA’d by his new team appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
Stellantis to temporarily lay-off Trenton plant workers next week during shutdown
TRENTON, Mich. (FOX 2) - Stellantis announced a temporary shutdown of its Trenton Engine Plant for the week of Aug. 19, which means a temporary layoff for hundreds of union workers. The plant will be closed to "balance engine inventories with production," according to a statement from Stellantis. Trenton Engine...
'Heartbreaking and unacceptable': Poodle found tied to tree in Michigan park severely starved
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (FOX 2) - The Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) has taken in a poodle that was found tied to a tree in a public park over the weekend and was severely emaciated. The approximately 3-year-old dog, now named Cypress, was found severely emaciated and matted by...
Flint’s long search for permanent ombudsperson restarts after ethics board removal
FLINT, MI -- Flint’s troubled Office of Ombudsperson is back in the market for a new leader. Seven months after the city’s Ethics and Accountability Board appointed Shaxda Flythe-Little as ombudsperson, the board reversed that decision this week, removing her after Flint’s Law Department challenged the appointment because she lacked the minimum qualifications for the job.
200-acre family farm saved from development in Washtenaw, Lenawee counties
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — Ron Jansen still raises sheep on a portion of his 200-acre family farm south of Saline. He leases the rest to local commodity crop farmers. In the interest of preserving Jansen Farms as farmland, Jansen entered into a conservation deal with nonprofit Legacy Land Conservancy to permanently protect it from development.
Google Street View Car has Interesting Encounter at Detroit’s Off-Limits Zug Island
There may be few places around Michigan with as much intrigue as Zug Island. Not in Detroit officially, but rather the neighboring city of River Rogue on Detroit's border, Zug Island is exclusively industrial and once hosted facilities like a steel mill. The island is almost fully off limits to...
Search warrants executed at properties belonging to Dale Warner, authorities confirm
LENAWEE COUNTY, Mich. — Michigan authorities executed additional search warrants Friday at two properties belonging to a Lenawee County man accused of murdering his wife. Two properties owned by Dale Warner, whose wife Dee Warner disappeared in April 2021, were part of the search. Authorities at the scene confirmed the search was connected to Dale Warner. The Warner family farm and a property on Paragon Road were the focus of Friday's search.
Ypsilanti's Corner Health Center expanding its mental health services to Washtenaw International Schools
The Corner Health Center in Ypsilanti has announced a new School Wellness Program at Washtenaw International High School and Middle Academy. The Corner will deploy a nurse and a social worker to provide clinical and behavioral services at the schools beginning this fall. The center also announced its Expanding, Enhancing Emotional Health, or E3, program will be transitioning to the Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education.
Pronger Still Sour With Red Wings Yzerman Over Torn ACL
Decades later, Chris Pronger is still disgruntled with Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman. It would be wrong to categorize Pronger as holding a grudge against Yzerman over the latter’s low-bridge hit in the 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs at St. Louis that left Pronger with a torn ACL. Definitely,...
Top free agent safety Justin Simmons is now off the market
The Justin Simmons-to-Detroit dreams are now officially over. Every Lions fan’s favorite free agent safety is off the market. Simmons, who has spent his entire 8-year career playing safety in Denver, has signed with the Atlanta Falcons. It’s a one-year deal worth $8 million for Simmons, a second-team All-Pro in four of the last five seasons with the Broncos.
US Border Patrol: Michigan Residents Should Watch the Great Lakes for Suspicious Activity
Many Michiganders plan weekend and summer getaways to spend some time along the state's Great Lakes. We don't really think about the fact that many of these lakes are also potential ports of entry, legal or otherwise, as the lakes border Canada. The US Border Patrol has signs posted at...
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