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Flooding from the June downpours cost families across southeast Michigan at least $140 million.

Just a few weeks before the 2021-2022 Michigan school year gets underway, just 37.8% of teens have received a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Macomb Co. Prosecutor Investigates Nursing Home COVID-19 Deaths March 12, 2021 The prosecutor of Michigan’s Macomb County says he will investigate COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes. He says there are questions about whether the transfer of recovering patients into nursing homes led to greater infection amongst residents and staff. Republicans have criticized Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s coronavirus-related nursing home policies. The Whitmer administration has said no home was forced to accept infected patients.

Macomb County residents age 65 and older can register to be on a waitlist for a COVID-19 vaccination at a drive-thru vaccination site in northern Macomb for seniors or any other clinics in local communities that the county sets up for this vulnerable population. The new vaccination site that county officials announced last week at the Richmond/Lenox EMS on 32 Mile Road will cater to county residents age 65 and older, not just those who rely on bus services. On Friday, officials announced the site in a partnership with the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation or SMART and...

Metro Detroit weather: Winter Weather Advisory in effect with snow, icy conditions Half inch to 2 inches of snow before getting hit with ice and rain Published:  Updated:  Tags:  DETROIT – A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Detroit and all of Southeast Michigan. The advisory expires at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, in Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne Counties and at noon, Wednesday, in Genesee, Lapeer, St. Clair and Sanilac Counties. Welcome to Wednesday and Happy Kwanzaa, Motown. You know we could not escape 2020 without more hazardous weather. The most ...