Detroit Voice Brief

Social Security is creating more buzz now that inflation is heating up. Will some rush to retire early at age 62?, Your guide to the ultimate family tree: How to trace your lineage back centuries, Dutch Girl Donuts temporarily closes, and New Michigan State AD Alan Haller: 'This is not a job. This is my responsibility'.

New report in controversial murder case could put Michigan prisoner closer to freedom, Downtown Ferndale taproom is serving up a boozy twist and soft serve custard, and Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts 'bone-chilling' winter. But hey, 20% of the time it's wrong.

Ford just stopped accepting online reservations for new Bronco: Here's why, The first day of middle school: Parents, students experience the milestone in Berkley, A new Detroit Lions tailgating option is coming to downtown Detroit, and Sources: Michigan State to promote Alan Haller to athletic director this week.

It’s last call for Eastland Center mall, Michigan on track for record camping year as remote workers fuel surge, Investments are paying off in Michigan neighborhoods. Here’s a look at your neighborhood and Michigan's Taylor North mows down Ohio, 5-2, to win Little League World Series title.

Corruption accusations in Detroit are hardly new. Here are other cases, Report: Erik Prince, Betsy DeVos' brother, offers $6,500-a-seat flights from Afghanistan, Internationally renowned designer brings public garden to Detroit, opens Saturday, and Here's who's fighting for the Detroit Lions' most open position: No. 5 wide receiver.

FBI raids homes of Detroit Councilmembers Janee Ayers, Scott Benson, Benson chief of staff,  I'm immunocompromised and got a COVID-19 booster shot: How I felt afterward, 43,000 Michiganders without power with heat index expected to hit 100, and Michigan prep basketball phenom Emoni Bates to join Jalen Duren at Memphis basketball.

Gov. Whitmer signs bills to allow expungement of first-time DUIs, similar convictions, It's easier for your car to be hacked than you might think: How to protect yourself, Insane Clown Posse's Violent J reveals heart condition; group announces farewell tour and Motor City Cruise coach DJ Bakker can't wait for opportunity to impact development.

Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine gets FDA's full approval: What it means for Michigan, Consumers will pay high prices for new, used cars for the next 2 years, 13 homes in Detroit are base for high-profile bodyguard business, and Why Jalen Rose sees some of former Pistons great Grant Hill in Cade Cunningham

Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera reacts to hitting 500th home run, Michigan-based classic car insurer Hagerty announces merger: What it means, Mackinac Island bars, restaurants, shipping have been transformed by women, Why you can't ignore the hackers and data breaches, like one at T-Mobile.

GM, Ford battle over BlueCruise trademark could cost millions, Mike Shirkey's remarks on COVID-19 immunity are misleading, false , Frozen shrimp products are being recalled because of possible salmonella contamination, Free Press launches 'Your Week in metro Detroit' newsletter for subscribers and Detroit Tigers fumble eight-run lead in 13-10 loss to Los Angeles Angels.

Michigan's top doctor asks Whitmer for school mask mandate. The governor hasn't budged., Total Wine & More stores are hiring for stores set to open in metro Detroit, Jack Morris suspended indefinitely after offensive comment on air toward Shohei Ohtani.

Ann Arbor retailers banned from selling new fur, a first for Michigan, 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival switches to all-virtual format amid rising COVID-19 numbers, Vroom customer complaints increase, according to the Better Business Bureau, Prosecutors: Ex-Detroit Lions CB Alex Brown had a BAC of .211 after wrong-way crash.

Michigan lawmakers react to withdrawal from Afghanistan, Taliban takeover, Mackinac Island horse poop grows pretty flowers, green lawns, Motor City Car Crawl shows the potential of summer auto shows, and Luka Garza scores 21 points, helps Detroit Pistons finish Summer League with victory.

Fact-checking 'Respect': Aretha Franklin's clashes, stage mishaps, song choices and more, 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz compact pickup is terrific, but who will buy it?, New survey reveals challanges facing restaurant and hotel industry, and Cleveland's Triston McKenzie nearly makes history; Detroit Tigers lose 11-0 with one hit.

Rep. Peter Meijer doesn't regret taking on Trump, and he could help remake the GOP, Historic power outage sparks both chaos and camaraderie for 800,000 left in the dark, Detroit Tigers top prospects: Minor league statistics for 2021.

Michigan GOP leader skipping Mackinac policy conference because of vaccine mandate, Student loan pause is chance to save money before payments resume, Coca-Cola plant in Detroit closing in October, moving to Grand Rapids,

Emotional State Board of Ed meeting over masks, vaccines foreshadows chaotic back-to-school season, US Senate passes $1-trillion infrastructure bill: Here's what Michigan would get, Perseid meteor shower is best of the year and happening right now: What to know, and Dan Campbell: Grit will determine Detroit Lions' final roster spots; 'There's no turds here'.

Lawsuit: Newly unsealed emails suggest Ford targeted high-performing older workers, Canada just opened its border to Americans, but is anyone visiting during a pandemic?, Guy Fieri teams with Chevy and creates the Apple Pie Hot Dog, and Pistons vs. Rockets: Summer League.

Michigan schools struggling to find classroom aides in special education, Detroit grandma runs soul food restaurant on her front lawn, Stroh's is Michigan's most popular 'trashy' beer, study says, Want a schoolhouse in St. Clair County? It's free.

Canadian border officers to strike ahead of opening to vaccinated U.S. travelers, The Better Business Bureau warns consumers about how some scams can use QR codes, Blue Angels descend on Dearborn Truck Plant to visit workers, gather intel, and Michigan State athletic director Bill Beekman resigns; national replacement search coming.

After years on the rise, early data indicates suicides declined during COVID-19 pandemic, A downtown Detroit building is now open to the public after an extensive facelift, Restaurants at or near by downtown Detroit parks featuring the motor city car crawl, and Michigan State still an option as Emoni Bates reclassifies, trims list.

Detroit Tigers' Christopher Ilitch: Spending more in free agency 'could happen this winter', Michigan prisoner seeks release from solitary confinement after 35 years alone, a tight labor market leads some Michigan companies to change marijuana testing policy, and Longtime Jim Henson associate helped bring Muppets, Tickle Me Elmo, 'Fraggle Rock' to life.

COVID-19 delta variant leaving cascade of events in its wake, How Hollywood casts cars and makes some of them stars, The Cade Stack Vegan sandwich celebrates the Pistons newest star, and Detroit Tigers' Eric Haase earns American League Rookie of the Month for July.

Several national retailers are requiring mask wearing at stores, Yemeni Americans in Dearborn struggle to be included in city government, Guide to primary elections 2021: key races, poll times, more, Study: Playing Euchre and other card games could stave off Alzheimer's, 

Dearborn residents: How long did council know about mayor's cognitive issues?, Michigan's affordable housing crisis could get worse soon: Here's why, Woman suffers second-degree burns after setting bedbug-infested car ablaze, and Pistons select Cade Cunningham first overall in NBA draft.

Extra tax refunds averaging a bit more than $1,600 are being issued to 1.5 million people during the last week in July, Metro Detroit concerts come storming back: A look at what's ahead at DTE and other venues, Selfridge auction to include Goodyear Blimp ride, B-17 bomber flight, tank driving experience.

ACLU intervenes after pregnant Oakland County woman is denied tubal ligation, Car customers antsy as hard-to-get chips go to more profitable trucks, and Pistons GM Troy Weaver takes us inside thinking ahead of NBA.

Are issues at Mexican border keeping US border with Canada closed?, The small business administration released a list of restaurants that received funds from the restaurant revitalization fund, Home Depot closes all its Michigan hot dog stands, and 4 Tigers prospects make Baseball America's new top 100. 

Thousands without power after wave of metro Detroit storms; southbound M-10 reopens, Detroit Tigers swept by Kansas City Royals in 6-1 loss as Tarik Skubal spanked early, and Steve Yzerman "hates giving up draft picks" but it made Detroit Red Wings stronger.

The US extension on COVID-19 border restrictions places a possible reopening past the date selected by Canada, Clark Park to get $3.3 million upgrade; community celebrates new housing at The Murray, and the Detroit Red Wings acquire G Alex Nedeljkovic in trade, send Jonathan Bernier to Hurricanes.

Motown’s Berry Gordy named as Kennedy Center Honor recipient for 2021, Detroit city council pushes ahead with reparations initiative, NFL record projections 2021: Detroit Lions are gonna be bad, but how bad?

Michigan's groundwater problem: Ann Arbor's 4-mile-long dioxane plume is growing, Sheriff: Carbon monoxide deaths at Faster Horses Festival 'absolutely tragic', and Detroit Tigers pitcher Spencer Turnbull out for season, will have Tommy John surgery.

Analysis: Trump and his election lies remain 'purity test' for Michigan Republicans, Arab American advocates ask Dearborn for Arabic-language voting help, ballots, Racers devastated by shutdown of 136-acre Milan Dragway, and the Detroit Tigers draftee Ty Madden makes first Comerica Park appearance: 'It's beautiful'

Big money is arriving in bank accounts for unemployment-related tax refunds for nearly 4 million people. And the advance Child Tax Credit is set to hit accounts as soon as July 15., Chicago just held an auto show. Detroit nixed its show. Here's why that's good, and Wily Peralta helps Detroit Tigers blank Minnesota Twins, 7-0, to sweep series.

Some people who are owed tax refunds recieved collection notices in July. Why?, Veterans fuming over portable johns near Royal Oak war memorial, so city had them moved, Arts, Beats, and Eats is back.

Dan Gilbert and Stephen Ross no longer plan to build an innovation center in downtown Detroit on the site of an aborted jail, Detroit’s Black Bottom neighborhood was destroyed decades ago, but activists say the possible removal of I-375 presents a chance to acknowledge how highways and urban renewal hurt the Black community then, Dearborn residents blasted City Council, mayor over floods for hours, Ann Arbor Skyline's Hobbs Kessler wins Gatorade Track and Field Player of the Year award.

Developer on pace to buy empty Northland mall, Ford drops use of 'chairman' title, adopts other gender-neutral language, Motor City Brewing Works opens second location, and 2021 MLB draft: Players with Michigan ties selected this year.

Kamala Harris visits Detroit to talk voting rights, vaccines, Muskegon County man unearths more than 150 bowling balls during renovations, We Lived It, and the 2021 MLB draft: Players with Michigan ties selected in the 2021 MLB draft.

AG accepts GOP lawmaker's request to investigate those peddling election lies, Hot Sam’s men's clothing store celebrates 100 years with event downtown Detroit, 'Perfect storm' brings tax refund delays, triggers some trouble ahead, and Detroit Tigers take Jackson Jobe with No. 3 pick in 2021 MLB draft.

Michigan Auditor General to study long-term care facility deaths in COVID-19 pandemic, 116K customers without power after storms hit southeast Michigan, and People waited in line for hours for chance at huge bingo jackpot in Westland — and someone just won.

Former Detroit police chief slams 'victimhood mentality' at birthplace of Michigan GOP, Detroit Fire Department lieutenant killed in shooting at Troy gas station, Ford Bronco supplier's hardtop problems delay production, and Detroit Tigers steal 5-3 win, series victory from Texas Rangers with three-run 7th inning.

911 calls reveal details on fireworks incident that killed Blue Jackets goalie Matiss Kivlenieks, firework incidents across the country, FEMA, state agencies assessing flood damages in Wayne County starting Thursday, Marijuana industry is not struggling to hire workers, and Michigan basketball's Hunter Dickinson pulls out of NBA draft for chance at 'a normal year'.

The proposed merger of Beaumont and Spectrum hospitals could raise health care prices, Among Michigan's 20 worst crash intersections, most are in metro Detroit, Massive 4-year road project revamping I-275 in Wayne County starts Tuesday, and DeVante' Jones withdraws from NBA draft, will play at Michigan basketball this season.

Michigan boy dies 3 days after getting COVID vaccine, Rockfall at Pictured Rocks has not deterred visitors, touring companies say, Inflation makes inflation-adjusted savings bonds attractive for many savers, and Metro Detroit restaurants feature lobster rolls on menus.

Michigan's COVID-19 vaccine lottery is shot at $5M in cash and scholarships, Top collector cars to come to Detroit next year, including the Black Ghost, Mister Dips opens in Parker’s Alley behind Shinola Hotel, New movie 'Zola' is based on metro Detroit Hooters waitress' viral tweets, and Phil Mickelson, upset over report, confirms he won't return to Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan engaged to Dr. Sonia Hassan, physician at center of controversy, Flooding in metro Detroit in June will lead to large losses, consumers need to find out what is and isn’t covered by insurance, Jeep Wrangler 392 hot rod SUV rules on-road and off, TCF Center's immersive Van Gogh exhibit emphasizes the man as well as his art, and Detroit Tigers prospects Spencer Torkelson, Riley Greene selected to All-Star Futures Game.

New Michigan rule to protect identities could slow job, other background checks, New Michigan rule to protect identities could slow job, other background checks, COVID shuttered boutique hotel in Midtown Detroit and it won't reopen, and the Detroit Lions welcome back fans to Allen Park facility for 2021 training camp

Mayor Duggan, Gov. Whitmer seek federal aid to reimburse Detroiters from flood, Anger grows in Dearborn over repeated flooding as city, volunteers clean up, After flooding, metro Detroit trash could be a big problem. Officials hope it won't, Here's what metro Detroit residents dealing with the flood aftermath should know, and Detroit Pistons' Jerami Grant selected to 12-player USA Olympic men’s basketball team.

2 concepts divide Michigan school boards: What to know about critical race theory, equity, Watch out for Venmo and other peer-to-peer glitches and scams, Bra shops saw sales spike during pandemic: What metro Detroit shoppers bought, and Michigan State football makes splash, agrees to deal with Cass Tech's Thomas Wilcher.

Metro Detroit Restaurants dissappointed they will not receive federal aid, Art stolen from a Grosse Pointe collector recovered by FBI and returned 5 years later, the IRS will hold two events in Detroit to help low income families who qualify receive the Child Tax Credit, and Michigan State athletics debuts 'EverGreen' program to prepare for name, image, likeness.