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Michigan faces rollercoaster ride at back to school as classes are cancelled due to weather


Michigan faces rollercoaster ride at back to school as classes are cancelled due to weather

WESTLAND, Michigan (WXYZ) – “I want to inform you that due to the extreme temperatures forecast for the next two days, we will be implementing half-day schedules.” This is part of the voicemail that mother Amy Rumrill received from the American Montessori Academy in Westland, which began the turbulent back-to-school week for her family. “It […]

“It was a wonderful life.” Family business Biddle Bowl closes after 76 years


“It was a wonderful life.” Family business Biddle Bowl closes after 76 years

(WXYZ) — It’s the end of an era and a family business that’s been passed down through three generations. The bowling center, once a mainstay of the community, will soon be just a memory. “It was my pleasure to give back to the city of Wyandotte what it has given to us,” said Bob Woelkers, […]

Royal Oak Bar and bookstore team up next week for the Grown Up Book Fair


Royal Oak Bar and bookstore team up next week for the Grown Up Book Fair

A beer bar and bookstore in Royal Oak are teaming up for a “book fair for adults.” Sidetrack Bookshop and North End Taproom will host the book fair on August 27 and 28. According to the two companies, the book fair will give adults the opportunity to relive the excitement of book fairs they experienced […]

US women have lower life expectancy than other high-income countries, study finds


US women have lower life expectancy than other high-income countries, study finds

In today’s Health Alert, a new study shows that American women have lower life expectancies and face the highest rate of preventable deaths compared to 14 other high-income countries. This study comes from the Commonwealth Fund. The researchers found that women in the United States live to about 80 years of age, which is the […]

Family describes the horror when a man grabbed a seven-year-old in Sterling Heights


Family describes the horror when a man grabbed a seven-year-old in Sterling Heights

(WXYZ) — It was every parent’s worst nightmare, unfolding in the middle of the day right at the entrance to a Sterling Heights park. “When he got out of the car and turned around and looked at me, I just knew I could see it and feel it and … I just told her to […]