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Certain Michigan residents will receive a portion of around $3.5 million as part of a nationwide settlement with mortgage lender and servicer HSBC to address mortgage related abuses. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says the settlement nationally totals $470 million. The money provides direct payment to borrowers because of foreclosure …

Another Flint resident is suing state and city officials after his two-year-old daughter tested positive for high lead levels. Luke Waid filed his complaint in federal court seeking compensation, damages and losses suffered by his daughter from toxic substances from the Flint River. Waid wants city and state officials to …

Senate-passed Legislation designed to keep people convicted of animal abuse or neglect from getting a pet is now before the Michigan House. Under the two-bill package, a person with animal abuse or neglect offenses on their record would be prohibited from adopting a pet for five years. Legislative sponsor, Senate …

Teens that use social media to harass their dating partners create more anxiety for themselves, according to University of Michigan researchers. The new study says electronic intrusion, which is the use of digital media like Facebook or Twitter to track a dating partner, is common in high school dating relationships. …

One recall petition against Governor Rick Snyder has cleared the state’s top elections board, but nine others failed. The Board of State Canvassers approved petition language on an effort to recall the governor for moving the School Reform office into a state department that falls under his authority. However, nine …

“As snow accumulates at alarming rates, we show our love for the 50 states.”  That was the theme for this year’s Winter Carnival at Michigan Tech. The annual festival started in 1922 and, with events such as broomball and dog sledding, now draws an audience from across the state and …

[Hancock, MI] —For the 2015-2016 academic year, the PHFoundation is offering one (1) $500 scholarship to a high school senior from each of the following schools: Baraga Area High School; L’Anse High School; Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw High School; Chassell High School; Dollar Bay-Tamarack City High School; Hancock Central High School; Houghton Central …

Feburary 5, 2016–The third year of the Western U.P. Regional Prosperity Initiative has been funded and is now underway. The Regional Prosperity Initiative (RPI) was begun by the State of Michigan in 2014 as a means to encourage regional collaboration of organizations in a time of dwindling resources, overlapping goals, …

Donald Trump leads the Republican pack in Michigan, according to a new poll. The survey conducted by Lansing-based Target-Insyght, Consulting and Research, found Trump holds a 14-point advantage over his GOP rivals. According to the poll, 35-percent of Michigan primary voters support Trump, while Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio each have …

Michigan’s top veterinarian says two dogs that live in the Flint area have tested positive for lead poisoning. Doctor James Averill says one is a pet, the other is a stray and both dogs are still alive. State officials have declined to give more details about the dogs, except that …