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Thousands of best-selling pickup trucks sit along I-71 — and Wall Street is watching Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press Video first drive: 2020 Ford Tremor Super Duty pickup Replay Video UP NEXT As Kentucky Derby fans traveled along I-71 to and from Churchill Downs over the weekend, it wouldve been hard not to notice while driving through Sparta the thousands of Super Duty pickup trucks parked in rows. This illustrates the multibillion-dollar impact of the ongoing glob...

Michigan hits new COVID-19 vaccine milestone: 50% of residents have at least one dose Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press Heres how to tell whether you have COVID or seasonal allergies this spring Replay Video UP NEXT Michigan hit a new milestone Monday in the race to end the COVID-19 pandemic: 50% of residents age 16 and older — about 4 million people — have gotten at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine.  Health leaders have said it will take at least 70% of th...

How Michigans tourism industry plans to bounce back this summer Minnah Arshad, Detroit Free Press © Mandi Wright, Detroit Free Press The National Travel and Tourism Week gets kicked off with a press conference that featured Michigan Retailers Buy Nearby Guy mascot next to a large aerial photo of Lake of the Clouds in Michigans Porcupine Mountains on Monday May, 3, 2021 at the pavilion site on the campus of Greenfield Village in Dearborn. The press conference was to promote tr...

Health departments, pharmacies, health providers offer COVID-19 vaccination walk-up clinics to try to get more shots in arms in Michigan.

Michigan Secretary of State: Take a number is gone, appointment only will stay Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press Ford making clear N95 face masks for COVID-19 protection, hearing impaired Replay Video UP NEXT LANSING – The Michigan Secretary of States Office will not return to the take-a-number-and-wait system as it returns to normal operations after the coronavirus pandemic, and all services provided by branch office staff will continue to be by appointment only, Secretary o...

By Kristen Jordan Shamus | Detroit Free Press • 2 hours ago Credit Mandi Wright / Detroit Free Press Andrea Kanerva sat on the edge of the bed with her hair pulled up, exposing the ties of her blue hospital gown. Fuzzy green socks with white treads covered her feet. She spoke deliberately, breathing deeply as the lines on the monitor behind her danced up and down, graphing fluctuations in Kanervas pulse, blood-oxygen level and respiratory rate.  Kanerva, who lives in Ham...

Michigan to resume use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after safety review Kristen Jordan Shamus, Elizabeth Weise and Karen Weintraub, Detroit Free Press Probe after blood clot death linked to vaccine Replay Video UP NEXT Johnson & Johnsons COVID-19 vaccines can be used again at immunization clinics around Michigan, state health officials announced Friday night. The decision came hours after a federal oversight panel recommended lifting an 11-day pause in administerin...

Michigan reports 4,698 new COVID-19 cases, 121 deaths, 34% of people 16+ fully vaccinated Slone Terranella, Detroit Free Press © Mandi Wright, Detroit Free Press Syringes full of the Pfizer vaccine are ready to go at Oakland University as they hold a Covid vaccine clinic for 18-24-year olds Tuesday, April 13, 2021. The Michigan health department has confirmed 4,698 new coronavirus cases Saturday, bringing the state total to 819,320 cases since the start of the pandemic. Ano...

Celebrate pot day with metro Detroit festivities, promos Minnah Arshad, Detroit Free Press © Paul Sancya, Associated Press Marijuana buds are shown at Huron View Provisioning in Ann Arbor on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Its the day celebrated by pot lovers across the globe — 4/20 day —and now that recreational marijuana is legal in Michigan, there are plenty of places celebrating Tuesday. According to legend, the 4/20 got started in Marin County, California, when a group of ...

Celebrate 420 day with these metro Detroit festivities, sales Minnah Arshad, Detroit Free Press © Paul Sancya, Associated Press Marijuana buds are shown at Huron View Provisioning in Ann Arbor on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Its the day celebrated by pot lovers across the globe — 4/20 day —and now that recreational marijuana is legal in Michigan, there are plenty of places celebrating Tuesday. According to legend, the 4/20 got started in Marin County, California, when a grou...