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Secret Service Warns Michigan Residents of ‘Smishing’ Text Scam
Even for all the experience we have using them, our cell phones can serve as a direct link to unwanted trouble in an instant. Click the wrong link and you'll end up having a bad week or month. Scams are older than the internet and text messages, but they are...
Drying out with a taste of fall to start the week
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - It certainly hasn’t been our nicest weekend around Mid-Michigan, but things will finally start drying out as we head into a brand new workweek. We’re also going to be dropping the humidity that’s been around for the last few days, and we should keep it away for much of this week. For those who have received enough rain, we should get a prolonged break in the wet weather, which will help you dry out this week.
Powerball winning numbers for Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024
The Powerball winning numbers are in for the Saturday, Aug. 17 drawing with a jackpot that reached an estimated $35 million ($17.3 million cash value). The largest winning Powerball jackpot ticket sold in Michigan was worth $842.4 million and sold in January at Food Castle in Grand Blanc. Powerball winning numbers ...
Michigan Weather Alert: Moderate Swim Risk for Marquette and Alger Counties Today
Marquette, MI – The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a moderate swim risk for beaches in Marquette and Alger Counties today due to expected breaking waves and strong currents. Residents and visitors are urged to avoid dangerous areas such as piers, break walls, and river outlets. Particularly hazardous locations include Middle Bay near Presque Isle, Little Presque Isle, McCarty’s Cove, Au Train Bay, and sections of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, including Grand Sable Dunes and Miners Beach.
Michigan gas prices drop and could go lower as students return to school
Michigan’s average gas prices fell 12 cents from a week ago, down on Sunday to $3.46 a gallon for regular unleaded, and could go lower, as the summer travel season winds down and students begin to return to school. "For the third week in a row, Michigan motorists are seeing lower prices at the pump," Adrienne Woodland, a spokeswoman for AAA, said early Monday. "Tepid gasoline demand and stable oil costs may cause gas prices to slide...
Rite Aid Gives Up on Michigan: Closing 6 More Stores
It looks like Rite Aid has pretty much given up on Michigan. That's a tough but accurate statement, given that 185 stores were operating in Michigan at the beginning of 2024. Since the company's June bankruptcy and before Monday's latest filing, 165 Michigan stores were slated for closure, according to MLive. The latest paperwork handed over on August 5 has revealed Rite Aid's plans to shutter six additional locations to that list.
Michigan Companies Testing Device to Check for Cannabis Use at Work
Nearly six years after Michigan voters made the use of recreational marijuana legal in our state, companies continue to face one issue: Testing employees for pot use at work. Traditional drug tests are only capable of providing vague results, using blood, urine, or hair samples that can only detect the use of cannabis within the last 30 days or more.
Wider than Tall: 480 Miles Separate Michigan’s Eastern and Westernmost Points
Taken as a whole, Michigan is actually wider than it is tall. That may be surprising if you've ever driven the state from the southern border to the Upper Peninsula. However given the length of the Upper Peninsula and the ebbing and flowing of the Lower Peninsula's borders due to the meandering Great Lakes shorelines, taken as a whole Michigan is wider than it is tall.
There are Just 5 Rural Southern Michigan Counties Without an Interstate Highway
Southern Michigan is the most populated region of the state, so it's no surprise that the most interstate highways crisscross this portion of the state. Interstates 94 and 96 run west to east and I-69 and I-75 are north-south (until I-69 hits Lansing and changes orientation). Add in I-196 up the lakeshore and you will find nearly all counties in the southern portion of the state have interstate highways.
Michigan Mom buys $17k used SUV only to discover $13k worth of damage
A Mom in Michigan bought a used SUV that she bought she could trust, but it actually had $13k worth of damage. The post Michigan Mom buys $17k used SUV only to discover $13k worth of damage appeared first on MotorBiscuit.
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