Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum in Farmington Hills needs donations amid COVID-19 pandemic

A museum of oddities in Farmington Hills is reaching out to the community for financial assistance as it awaits more encouraging news to reopen. Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum has been closed since the pandemic started and is in need of assistance

Coronavirus pandemic brings hard times for farmers, worsening hunger

The coronavirus pandemic has brought hard times for many farmers and has imperiled food security for many millions both in the cities and the countryside.

Michigan announces 838 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths on Saturday

On Saturday, Sept 5, 2020, the state of Michigan announced there were 838 new cases of COVID-19 and 8 new deaths related to the virus. The deaths announced today include 3 deaths identified during a Vital Records review.

MGM Grand Detroit to layoff over 1,000 workers furloughed due to COVID-19 pandemic

Less than a month after being able to reopen its doors to a partial crowd, MGM Grand Casino said it will be permanently laying off 1,100 workers who had been furloughed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

City's first official Detroit Memorial Day ready to kickoff
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As the sun began rising, light illuminated many of the photos that lined the sides of the road on Belle Isle, where a memorial to the COVID-19 victims of Detroit will be held.

House bill would block rioters from coronavirus unemployment benefits

A House Republican introduced a bill Friday that would make those charged with violence, looting or vandalism in connection with a protest ineligible for enhanced coronavirus unemployment benefits.

Crowd of 1,500, many without masks, packed onto White House South Lawn amid pandemic for Trump's RNC speech

It was a stunning scene in a country where parents and children have been laid to rest without their loved ones present, schools have gone to online-only learning and businesses have shut their doors to halt the spread of the coronavirus.

Delta bans nearly 250 people from flying on its planes for refusing to wear masks

In an internal memo released Thursday, Delta Air Lines has placed more than 240 people on a “no fly list” for failing to comply with its mandatory mask policy.

Detroit announces eviction assistance, end of landbank's demolition program

The City of Detroit is setting up programs to help residents struggling to pay rent during the COVID-19 pandemic while also announcing the end of the landbank's demolition program.

Card collecting makes comeback amid global pandemic

In the past six months, the world has changed dramatically. Now an old hobby is making a dramatic comeback: collecting, trading, and selling sports cards.