ALERTS
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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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State News
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95 structures destroyed in U.P. wildfire
A wildfire burning in the upper peninsula has destroyed at least 95 structures and damaged more than 100.
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Summer Safari camp at the zoo
It'll soon by Summer Safari time at the Detroit Zoo.
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Wildfire burns through Upper Peninsula
Authorities have closed sections of Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the Upper Peninsula because of an approaching wildfire.
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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.
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Photo Galleries
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NYC remembers Adam ‘MCA ‘ Yauch
Rapper Adam Yauch, AKA MCA, of the Beastie Boys died May 4, 2012 after battling cancer. He was 47.
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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.
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Dancing with the Stars Cast
Urkel, the Empress of Soul and one of the Green Bay Packers are waltzing onto "Dancing With the Stars."
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2012 Oscars Red Carpet Fashion
Miss the 2012 Oscars? Check out the trends that were hot on the red carpet this year.
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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.
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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.
Investigators
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Judge rejects Mother's Day murder appeal
There has been another setback for a man serving life in prison for a Mother’s Day murder he says he did not commit. A judge has denied Justly Johnson’s fourth appeal, despite a new witness uncovered by the 7 Action News investigators.
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Commission votes to censure Ficano
Wayne County Commissioners have voted to censure Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Consumer
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Getting back in the gym
If it looks like Ramses Shams of Madison Heights is working hard on his body, he is.
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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.
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How to find the best hotel deals
If you're planning a summer vacation, we're helping you snag a great hotel deal.
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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?
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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.
