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Page 1 of 2 The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) urges residents to protect themselves against the extreme heat forecast for the coming week with a few simple health precautions. This is particularly important for older adults, infants and children, people with certain medical conditions, those who work in hot environments, and...

Page 1 of 2Michael Bay and Paramount Pictures jointly announced today that Chinese entertainer Han Geng has been cast in "TRANSFORMERS 4." Among Asia's top stars, Han Geng has conquered the worlds of music, television and feature film to become one of the most influential entertainers in China.He joins Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer,...

Page 1 of 2Senator Glenn S. Anderson expressed deep sympathy for the family, friends and neighbors of the children involved in the horrific boating accident on Oakland County's Sylvan Lake on Sunday. Three children were struck by a boat while riding on a tube being pulled by a jet ski. One of the children died immediately as a result of injuries...

After nearly seven decades of prohibiting the sale of alcohol by the glass, the City Council on Monday approved measures to allow restaurants to serve beer and wine with city-issued tavern licenses. The ban has been cited to cause a negative economic effect.Most restaurants in Oak Park close in the early evening while nighttime customers head for...

According to Detroit’s emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, the city’s financial conditions continue to be “dire”. Orr submitted his latest quarterly report to state officials on Monday.Although the 11-page report does not mention the chance of bankruptcy, it does show that Detroit could run out of cash by December....

Code developers are invited to the state's first-ever Code Michigan event this October for an opportunity to build mobile applications and win cash prizes. The free "civic coding" event will also feature presentations from heavy-hitters in the technology industry."This unique event is only one example of how the State of Michigan is thinking...

(CNN) -- George Zimmerman is not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin, a Florida jury decided late Saturday.The fact that Zimmerman fired the bullet that killed Martin was never in question, but the verdict means the six-person jury had reasonable doubt that the shooting amounted to a criminal act.The verdict caps a case that has inflamed ...

Page 1 of 2Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) President and CEO Benjamin Jealous signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) at the NAACP's 104th Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida.The...

A Florida judge put the fate of George Zimmerman into the hands of a six-woman jury Friday, setting the stage for what could be the final chapter in a legal saga that began with Trayvon Martin's death and highlighted sharp divisions over race and gun control in the United States.The jury began deliberations moments after Judge Debra Nelson...

A 12 year old Detroit boy is in police custody for allegedly robbing a bank in Southfield.Police say the incident happened around 3 a.m. Friday at the Bank of America branch on Greenfield Road near 10 Mile Road, just south of I-696. Officers responded to the scene after receiving a call from the bank's security monitoring company, who said that...