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Do I need a mask after getting vaccine? Your COVID-19 questions answered Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press © Mandi Wright, Detroit Free Press Ebone Jolly RN, prepares to administer a Covid-19 test to Shu Rice, 59, of Detroit in the parking lot at The Joseph Walker Williams Community Center Friday Nov. 13, 2020. Free Press readers have lots of questions about COVID-19. Weve asked the experts and tracked down sources to help sort through the information swirling about ...

Study: Flood insurance inadequate to cover damage costs in much of Michigan, US If flood insurance premiums were adjusted to match the actual expected flood damage in many areas of Michigan and the country, rates would skyrocket. Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press Published 5:14 pm UTC Feb. 26, 2021 St. Clair River ice blockages cause flooding in East China Township, surrounding cities The National Weather Service extended its flood warning through Friday after ice blockages in the St. Clair Ri...

Michigan House unveils bipartisan health care plan aimed at cutting costs, boosting access Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press COVID-19 takes a toll in Michigan and leaves families with indescribable loss Replay Video UP NEXT Capping insulin costs, making it easier for patients to understand medication prices and trying to crack down on drug companies influencing doctors through extravagant gifts are some of the proposals included in a sweeping new bipartisan health care le...

Michigan dining restrictions were quietly extended — and some restaurant owners missed it Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press © Mandi Wright, Detroit Free Press Metro Detroit restaurants like Louies Ham and Corned Beef begin to open as the indoor dining bans are lifted on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Many Michigan restaurant owners were surprised to learn that the current limits on indoor dining will remain in place until March 29.   The order from state health officials came on Fe...

Statewide risk-limiting audit affirms November presidential election results in Michigan, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says

Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press Published 8:01 pm UTC Feb. 8, 2021 Berry Gordy Jr. outside the Hitsville USA on West Grand Boulevard in Detroit. Photo: Tony Spina, Detroit Free Press, Illustration: Brian Gray, USA TODAY Network As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive series, Hallowed Sound. DETROIT — Like nearly everything else t...

Conditions worsen inside Penobscot building in downtown Detroit Building conditions are fast deteriorating inside a landmark 1928 skyscraper in downtown Detroit that has been racking up scores of blight violations in recent years. The 47-floor Penobscot building, 657 Griswold St., visible for miles at night with its glowing rooftop orb, has been without running water since late January and lost power for three days last week, disrupting some virtual proceedings for Wayne County Circuit C...

Pandemic hiring shift: Some companies say new hires can live anywhere Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press © Mandi Wright, Detroit Free Press Megan Torrance works in her office on Feb. 5, 2021, in Chelsea. Torrance is the founder and CEO of TorranceLearning, a firm specializing in learning strategy, design and development for corporate clients globally. DETROIT – TorranceLearnings office in downtown Chelsea, Michigan, is a point of pride for founder and CEO Megan Torrance ...

The storming of the Capitol on January 6 th by Trump supporters was an acceleration in the unraveling of the American political regime and the fantastic ideology that sustains it. Unfortunately, the likeliest result, in the short term at least, is that the regime will knit itself a tighter coat of control, with the help, sadly, of a large number of professed “progressives” who are rushing to bolster an imperial center that cannot, and should not, hold. This event, which featured a cast of c...

Michigan restaurants reopen for indoor dining to grateful, wary guests Georgea Kovanis, Mark Kurlyandchik and Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press © Antranik Tavitian, Detroit Free Press From bottom left, Carter Wilson, Damorria Lilly, and Joseph Hamrick, have lunch together at Bigalora Wood Fired Cucina as Khristina Terry, center, checks in on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in Royal Oak. Bigalora started offering indoor dining in light of new COVID-19 safety guidelines. Terry has been w...