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    Middle school music program needs help

    Donorschoose.org is a website that will allow private donors to give directly to the school of their choice. Detroit Merit Charter Academy administrators have turned to facebook and other sites to get help for their struggling music program.

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    Looks like candy? Laundry packet warning

    Parents are being urged to keep laundry detergent packets out of reach of young children after several children have been sickened nationwide.

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    Keeping Grandmont-Rosedale vibrant

    As we continue our look at efforts to control blight across the area, a non-profit group is taking the lead in northwest Detroit.

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  1. Summer Safari camp at the zoo

    Summer Safari camp at the zoo

    It'll soon by Summer Safari time at the Detroit Zoo.

    • Wildfire burns through Upper Peninsula

      Wildfire burns through Upper Peninsula

      Authorities have closed sections of Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the Upper Peninsula because of an approaching wildfire.   

    • Senate committee budget spares Selfridge

      Senate committee budget spares Selfridge

      The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee eliminated proposed Air National Guard cuts Thursday that would have cost Michigan bases hundreds of jobs, said chairman Carl Levin.

      • New Detroit appoitment to finance panel

        New Detroit appoitment to finance panel

        Gov. Rick Snyder has named auto industry consultant and ex-Ford Motor Co. vice president Ronald Goldsberry to a panel that will oversee Detroit's efforts to pull through its fiscal crisis.

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        1. NYC remembers Adam ‘MCA ‘ Yauch

          NYC remembers Adam ‘MCA ‘ Yauch

          Rapper Adam Yauch, AKA MCA, of the Beastie Boys died May 4, 2012 after battling cancer. He was 47.

        2. New York City's One World Trade Center

          New York City's One World Trade Center

          One World Trade Center, the giant monolith being built to replace the twin towers destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks, will lay claim to the title of New York City's tallest skyscraper on Monday.

        3. Thousands turn out for Coachella 2012

          Thousands turn out for Coachella 2012

          Music lovers from across the country gather in Indio, Calif. for the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

        4. Dancing with the Stars Cast

          Dancing with the Stars Cast

          Urkel, the Empress of Soul and one of the Green Bay Packers are waltzing onto "Dancing With the Stars."

        5. 2012 Oscars Red Carpet Fashion

          2012 Oscars Red Carpet Fashion

          Miss the 2012 Oscars? Check out the trends that were hot on the red carpet this year.

        6. Superstar Whitney Houston dies

          Superstar Whitney Houston dies

          Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen died on the eve of the Grammy Awards she once reigned over. She was 48.

        7. 2012 Grammy Awards

          2012 Grammy Awards

          Adele emerged as the top winner at Sunday's Grammy Awards, winning six trophies including the prestigious trifecta of record, song and album of the year.

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        Investigators


        1. Commission votes to censure Ficano

          Commission votes to censure Ficano

          Wayne County Commissioners have voted to censure Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano. 

        2. Dreams of home ownership dashed

          Dreams of home ownership dashed

          Imagine handing over your life’s savings to pay cash for a home – only to find out you don't own the home--and the tens of thousands of dollars you spent disappeared. Charles Brian Lovejoy’s clients say he has a track record of taking lots of their cash and vanishing.

        3. Are you paying a debt you don't owe?

          Are you paying a debt you don't owe?

          A local debt collector has been hounding people to pay debts they say they don't owe. The problem is some people pay anyway, and that puts them on the hook for lots more.

        4. Complaint filed against Justice Hathaway

          Complaint filed against Justice Hathaway

          A formal complaint against Justice Diane Hathaway has been filed with the state Judicial Tenure Commission, 7 Action News has learned.

        5. Controversial landlord Bale sued

          Controversial landlord Bale sued

          Leonard Bale, the West Bloomfield real estate investor exposed by 7 Action News for selling houses he knew were in some phase of foreclosure, has been sued in Wayne County Circuit Court.

        Consumer


        1. Getting back in the gym

          Getting back in the gym

           If it looks like Ramses Shams of Madison Heights is working hard on his body, he is.

        2. What you need to know about sunscreen

          What you need to know about sunscreen

          Sunscreen confusion won't be over before summer after all. The government is bowing to industry requests for more time to make clear how much protection their lotions really offer.

          • How to find the best hotel deals

            How to find the best hotel deals

            If you're planning a summer vacation, we're helping you snag a great hotel deal.

          • Recovering thousand of dollars for you

            Recovering thousand of dollars for you

            Can you imagine, going to bed every night with literally thousands of bed bugs crawling all over your house and all over you?

          • Online travel reviews

            Online travel reviews

            Some hotels and vacation spots are in hot water for writing their own website reviews while claiming to be just regular tourists. We have the red flags you should know to spot a fake review.