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Pop-Up Food Pantries resume FacebookTwitterEmail UPPER THUMB - The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan assists hungry individuals and families throughout eastern Michigan in many ways. The Food Bank is a key source of food in their 22-county service area for a network of "partner agencies" serving those struggling to afford food. Many of these partner agencies are food pantries, enabling people to pick up and receive an assortment of basic food and grocery supplies. The following is a list of times a...

Bad Axe Historical Society selling engraved bricks Fundraiser will feature names of donators, bricks to be lain on sidewalk FacebookTwitterEmail Bob Johsnon, a member of the Bad Axe Historical Society, shows off the bricks they have to sale. The bricks will be engraved with the names of the donors and lain in the sidewalk leading to the societys Allen Houses front door. (Robert Creenan/Huron Daily Tribune) BAD AXE — The Bad Axe Historical Society is looking to replace a brick path to its Alle...

The giant retailer shipped billions of opioid pills to pharmacies nationwide. An NPR investigation found employees warned company executives their stores were being used by "pill mill" doctors.

WHYY By Ashwani Sheoran, 41, says that when he worked as pharmacist at different Walmarts, he spoke up about the handling of opioid prescriptions and was told to stay quiet and was eventually let go. (Hannah Yoon for NPR) When Ashwani Sheoran showed up for early morning shifts at pharmacies in rural Michigan wearing his white Walmart smock, he often found customers waiting, desperate for bottles of pain pills. “I see my patients, 15 to 20, already lined up to get prescriptions filled for morp...

2 slides Credit: Hannah Yoon for NPR Former Walmart Pharmacists Say Company Ignored Red Flags As Opioid Sales Boomed By at 4:01 am NPR When Ashwani Sheoran showed up for early morning shifts at pharmacies in rural Michigan wearing his white Walmart smock, he often found customers waiting, desperate for bottles of pain pills. "I see my patients, 15 to 20, already lined up to get prescriptions filled for morphine sulfate, oxycodone and other straight narcoti...

Sunday, January 3, 2021 by Brian Mann (NPR) Ashwani Sheoran, 41, says that when he worked as pharmacist at different Walmarts, he spoke up about the handling of opioid prescriptions and was told to stay quiet and was eventually let go. Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD radio, the WMFE mobile app or your smart speaker — say “Alexa, play NPR” and you’ll be connected. When Ashwani Sheoran showed up for early morning shifts at pharmacies in ...

Police are investigating numerous tips they've received.

Thumb Animal Shelter sees decrease in adoptions due to the pandemic Shelter full of dogs looking for fur-ever homes Paige Withey, paige.withey@hearstnp.com FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 Thumb Animal Shelter in Elkton has seen a decrease in adoptions due to the pandemic and is currently full of dogs looking for the forever homes. To inquire about adoptable dogs, owner Deen Forster asks that families call ahead to set up a time to meet potential four legged family members. (Courtesy Photo) Show Mor...

Insider section brimming with Huron County spirit FacebookTwitterEmail Howard Randall celebrates his 105th birthday and is deputized by Huron County Sheriff Kelly Hanson, during a parade in his honor. (Tribune File Photo) As 2020 draws to a close, the Tribune newsroom took time to reflect on the Insider initiative which was launched earlier this year. Insider is a section that is exclusively available to subscribers that provides a deeper look into the stories that impact our communities. It se...

More pop-up food pantries planned for Upper Thumb FacebookTwitterEmail Several pop-up food pantries have been scheduled over the next month throughout Huron and Tuscola counties to help those who may be struggling put food on the table. (Tribune File Photo) UPPER THUMB — Several pop-up food pantries have been scheduled over the next month throughout Huron and Tuscola counties to help those who may be struggling put food on the table. Pantry workers will use social distancing practices as volu...