One day after the Tuesday explosion that rocked the Orion Township community, we're learning that a man who was hospitalized is recovering well and is expected to be OK.
The explosion happened at the Keatington New Town Condominiums near Baldwin and Waldon roads.
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Multiple buildings were affected. Eighteen units were completely destroyed across the complex and 12 others are being questioned for their stability. Miraculously, everyone is alive.
It is an absolute miracle, an absolute miracle if you have seen that scene that we are currently talking about no fatalities," Orion Township Supervisor Chris Barnett said.
A man and a woman were sent to the hospital with serious injuries, including Ann Oddens 80-year-old brother who she wants to keep anonymous.
Odden says her brother was working in his office and about to make a pot of coffee when he heard a loud boom. Everyday heroes stepped in to help guide him and others to safety.
The gentleman was standing in the middle of the house with his clothes got blown off and he was coherent. He talked and he said he wanted a chair, so we got him a chair and moved him from here to the street until the medics got here," neighbor Paul Kastran said.
Odden's brother was transported to a burn unit in Detroit where he is recovering. She said her brother lost everything in the explosion but is just grateful that he's alive.
He is doing exceptionally well. I mean, everybodys just shocked at how well hes doing because he shouldnt be here," she said.
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The investigation into the exact cause is officially underway. The Orion Township Fire Department believes the cause could be a gas explosion, but it will take weeks to get clear answers.
"Our team is very slow and methodical to make sure that they dont miss anything. Theyre very thorough in their investigation. At the earliest, I say it will take a week for the initial, it may take three to four week for the full investigation," Orion Township Fire Chief Ryan Allen said.
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Michigan Republican Party Chairman Pete Hoekstra to be the U.S. ambassador to Canada, Trump announced on Wednesday.
Hoekstra was officially recognized as chairman by the national Republican Party in February during a clash over leadership with the state party about the removal of Kristina Karamo as the party's chair. Karamo was voted out during a meeting on Jan. 6 and did not accept the results.
Trump had endorsed Hoekstra over Karamo. Both were loyal supporters of Trump.
Hoekstra was present at many campaign events Trump held during his recent campaign.
Hoekstra served as ambassador to the Netherlands during Trumps first term. Prior to that, he was a U.S. House representative from 1993 to 2011.
Trump released a statement about Hoekstra's nomination:
I am very pleased to announce that former Ambassador, and former Congressman, Pete Hoekstra, has been nominated as my United States Ambassador to Canada. Pete is well-respected in the Great State of Michigan - A State we won sizably. He represented Michigans 2nd District in Congress for nearly 20 years, where he was also Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and was a great help to our Campaign as Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party. I overhauled the disastrous NAFTA Agreement, the worst Trade Deal in the History of the United States, which was switched to the USMCA (Mexico/Canada), which no one thought could be done. We brought Trade with Mexico and Canada to a level playing field for our wonderful Farmers and Working Families. In my Second Term, Pete will help me once again put AMERICA FIRST. He did an outstanding job as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands during our first four years, and I am confident that he will continue to represent our Country well in this new role. Thank you, Pete!
A man who was critically injured earlier this month after being hit by a car in Rochester Hills has since died.
Seventy-two-year-old Stephen Singleton, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, was out for his morning walk on Nov. 3 when he was hit and killed crossing Rochester Road near Avon Road around 6:45 a.m.
Investigators say he was wearing a reflective vest and was in the marked crosswalk.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office says the driver is a citizen of Colombia who was in the country illegally. However, he did have a valid foreign drivers license, which is accepted in Michigan.
I was sitting at the table reading my bible waiting for him to come back and he left about 6 o'clock or so," the victims wife Teri Singleton recalled. "It started being 7 (o'clock) and then 7:30 and I started thinking did something happen?"
Shortly after, she learned something did happen.
I was sitting there as there was a knock on the door and it was unusual for someone to knock on the door that early in the morning," Teri Singleton said. "I went to the door and when I looked out, I saw a sheriff."
The deputy informed Teri Singleton of the accident and she says her husband was initially alert at the time.
Initially, he was talking," Teri Singleton said of her husband. "I don't know how he was talking because the car hit him so hard that he flew in the air and hit the windshield and broke it.
Teri Singleton and her daughter Ruth sat down with our Glenda Lewis and told her that after Stephen arrived at the hospital, he took a turn and was put on life support. Doctors gave him a slim chance.
He (doctor) said that my dad was not going to make it, that he had zero percent to live," Ruth Singleton said. "I remember thinking to myself that my dad was so strong that he just doesn't know my dad. He doesn't know all the things my dad did to help people.
Stephen Singleton was a former WXYZ-TV employee back in the 80s. During 9/11, he went to Ground Zero as a volunteer. It was one of his many selfless actions that we highlighted with a story back in 2022.
I started tearing because I couldn't find survivors," Stephen Singleton said during the 2022 interview. "We would find people who were perished, but we couldn't find survivors.
You can watch our 2022 report with him below: First responder recalls driving to NY to help after the attacks on Sept. 11
The family is still hoping to get more answers and waits for potential charges in the case against the driver.
One day, I wake up and just know he's gone for such a simple and senseless thing," Ruth Singleton said. "I just don't understand.
New York City on Monday instituted a drought warning for the first time in 22 years, as brush fires strike within city limits and drinking water supplies run low.
The new measure is because of both unusually high temperatures and an unprecedented lack of rainfall, which is now forecast to continue for weeks.
The conditions contributed to brush fires in the city in the previous weeks, including in Prospect Park in Brooklyn and in northern Manhattan.
New York City uses some 1.1 billion gallons of water per day, drawn from a system of lakes, reservoirs and aqueducts that extend more than 100 miles beyond city limits. That system is now only about 63% full, officials say. The region would need to see some eight inches of rainfall to regain lost reserves.
New York City municipal services are switching to drought protocols that will reduce their water use, and city officials are urging residents to cut back on shower and faucet run times.
"Our city vehicles may look a bit dirtier, and our subways may look a bit dustier, but it's what we have to do to delay or stave off a more serious drought emergency," said New York City Mayor Eric Adams. "We need New Yorkers to continue to save water too, so we can water our parks and fill our pools this coming summer."
New York will pause a repair project on the Delaware Aqueduct, reopening it with the work still incomplete so it can deliver more water from upstate reservoirs.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) Central Michigan football coach Jim McElwain will retire following this season, his sixth year with the Mid-American Conference program.
The former Florida and Colorado State coach made the announcement Wednesday with a 33-35 record at Central Michigan. He was a coach of the year in three conferences and has a career record of 77-63.
After leading the Chippewas (4-7, 2-5 MAC) in their season finale Nov. 30 at Northern Illinois, McElwain will become a special assistant to the athletic director.
Central Michigan hired him in 2018 after he worked as Jim Harbaugh's receivers coach at Michigan. McElwain replaced John Bonamego, who was 1-11 in his fourth and final season at Central Michigan.
McElwain was 8-6 in his first season at Central Michigan, earning a spot in the first of two bowl games with the program. He won nine games in 2021, including the Sun Bowl, before losing an average of seven-plus games over the next three seasons.
McElwain was the Southeastern Conference coach of the year in 2015, his first season at Florida, and agreed to a buyout with a 22-12 overall record in two-plus seasons with the Gators.
A patient died while restrained. Others say they were assaulted and abused by staff.
Those are just some of the allegations surfacing in a federal report that led to a local psychiatric hospital losing its Medicare and Medicaid funding.
Previous report: Feds terminate Medicare funding for Pontiac General over alleged patient rights violations, layoffs announced Medicare terminates funding to Pontiac General, hospital announces layoffs
I think about it every single day every day, Bri Jackson said about the way she says she was treated when she was held for nine days inside Pontiac General Hospital.
Bri says after she lost her job and her health insurance in 2022, she ran out of her anti-depressant medication. When she qualified for Medicaid, she went to a family doctor to try to get her medication refilled. Jackson says she was not suicidal but says that request for medication turned into her being hospitalized against her will.
I just wanted to get help. And what I got was not help. I was not helped, Jackson said.
Earlier this year, the 7 Investigators first showed you how other psychiatric patients alleged they were held against their will, not provided any therapy inside the hospital and some of them alleged they experienced abuse.
You can watch that report below: Michigan doc pre-signed blank forms that can rob you of your freedom
Lakeshia says she became her daughters legal guardian after the 23-year-old was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In January of 2022, Lakeshia says she had to take her daughter to a local emergency room during a depressive episode. She then got transferred to Pontiac General Hospital.
My daughter was there for nearly a week without Pontiac General making contact with me, without even so much as a phone call, Lakeshia said.
Lakeshia says when her daughter was able to call, she got terrible news.
She was crying, crying. Im like whats wrong? She said they just jumped on me, Lakeshia said. I said who jumped on you? And she says an employee.
Lakeshia filed a police report about the incident with Oakland County Sheriffs Office.
Previous report: Trapped in a Psych Ward: I felt kidnapped.' New patient speaks after 7 report Trapped in a Psych Ward: I felt kidnapped.' New patient speaks after 7 report
Now the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that the hospitals participation in the Medicare program will be terminated on Nov. 24, 2024.
That means they wont be able to get reimbursed for Medicare or Medicaid patients.
I'm happy that the spotlight is on them and there are going to be consequences and they can stop doing what they're doing to people, Jackson said.
Records obtained by the 7 Investigators give us some insight as to why the feds are doing this.
In early April, CMS records show that a 41-year-old male patient was restrained after he started swinging at staff. The patient fell prone to the floor and staff kept him in that position. The records show one mental health tech used his knee, elbow and chest to keep the patient restrained.
The patient stopped moving, but it took staff several minutes to start CPR and even longer to bring a crash cart with a working defibrillator to the patient. Records show the defibrillator was not used for at least 13 minutes. The patient was pronounced dead after EMS transported him to a separate hospital.
Other findings by CMS investigators include staff punching a patient and hazardous items left accessible to developmentally delayed patients in a janitors closet.
CMS isnt the only agency investigating Pontiac General.
It started following your reporting, Heather, that we opened a project into looking into Pontiac General, Stonecrest Center and Harbor Oaks. That project is related to mental health treatment at those facilities and whether proper protocol is being followed for involuntary treatment and the quality of treatment there. We've been to all three facilities in person in the past six months, including Pontiac General, and we continue to receive calls on those issues and actively investigate them, said Simon Zagata, director of the Community and Institutional Rights Team at Disability Rights Michigan.
Zagata says hes saddened to hear a patient died after being improperly restrained.
The way the restraint was done was contrary to how you're supposed to do a restraint based on the standards. Michigan has standards for how a restraint is conducted in a mental health facility and the fact that this restraint was prone so the patient was face down and had somebodys elbow, chest, knee on that patient's back for an extended period of time that is not how a restraint is supposed to occur. So to hear that someone died because this protocol was not followed, it's sad and quite frankly, it makes me angry," Zagata said.
Zagata says hes relieved to know CMS is taking action.
I was really happy to see those enforcement powers used in a situation where it's pretty clear that patients are not getting appropriate treatment and patients are getting abused, Zagata said. No money, but especially federal money, should be going to pay for treatment that results in that. We're also very concerned and keeping an eye on how the transition happens for people in that community and people receiving treatment there to make sure that they have a place to go to receive high quality treatment.
Previous coverage: 'We don't want patients to be mistreated.' Agencies push for change in wake of 7 investigation Agencies advocating for patients, fighting for change in wake of 7 investigation
The 7 Investigators have reached out to the owners of Pontiac General Hospital. So far, they have not gotten back to us.
In their notice to the state for laying off employees, the hospital owners indicated they expect to get their contract with Medicare reinstated, but its not clear if or when that will happen.
In the meantime, the Oakland Community Health Network had a contract that allowed Pontiac General to bill Medicaid $950 a day for their psychiatric patients. They are now in the process of terminating that contract as well.
A spokeswoman for the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network did not respond to questions about whether they are revoking their contract with Pontiac General.
If you have a story for Heather Catallo please email her at hcatallo@wxyz.com.
President-elect Trump is promising major tariffs that could impact retailers and their consumers.
A tariff is a tax placed on goods when they cross national borders.
Trump has said all U.S. trading partners could face tariffs of up to 20%. He's said goods from China could be levied at 60% or higher on some specific products.
"I will impose whatever tariffs are required 100%, 200%, 1,000%," Trump said of some Chinese imports during an event in October.
The potential for these tariffs is already having some retailers rethink their business, and it could mean consumers paying higher prices.
"It's not a one size fits all situation with this," said Bill Reinsch, Chair in International Business at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "Each company, each retailer is going to decide what it wants to do for itself. Sometimes, they'll choose to eat part of the tariff. In other words, absorb some of the increased price and simply have a lower profit margin in order to maintain their market share. But most of the time, they pass part, if not all of it, onto the consumer."
Walmart's chief financial officer John David Rainey told CNBC if Trump's tariffs take effect "there probably will be cases where prices will go up for consumers."
Lowe's CEO Marvin Ellison also addressed the topic on the company's earnings call on Tuesday.
"Like everyone, we're waiting to see what happens when the Trump administration actually takes office in January," Ellison said. "Having said that, we feel good about the processes and the systems we put in place since the first Trump administration to manage tariffs or other challenges."
The Home Depot told Scripps News it's following this situation to see how it could impact its business.
"It's too early to speculate, but tariffs would impact our industry more broadly," The Home Depot said in a statement to Scripps. "The majority of our goods are sourced in the U.S. While the remaining products are not all sourced from Asia, we do source from several Asian countries, so we are watching this issue closely. Our teams have been through this before and we anticipate that we will manage through any new tariffs similarly to how we have done so in the past."
Trump sees tariffs as having two purposes raising revenue for the government and taking money from other countries. The Tax Foundation estimates a 20% tariff on all goods would raise $3.3 trillion for the federal government from 2025 through 2034.
The Peterson Institute for International Economics projects Trump's tariff plan could cost the average U.S. household $2,600 per year.
After a dominant 2024 season, Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal has won the AL Cy Young award, Major League Baseball announced on Sunday evening. Skubal received all 30 first-place votes.
The left-handed pitcher led all American League pitchers in earned run average (2.39), wins (18) and strikeouts (228), considered the Triple Crown of pitching. Skubal started 31 games for the Tigers this past season, posting an 18-4 record while throwing 192.0 innings and posting a WHIP (walks and hits per innings pitched). In his age-28 season, Skubal also earned his first All-Star appearance earlier this summer, being one of two Tigers invited to the Midsummer classic (Riley Greene).
Skubal led all Tigers in Fangraphs Wins Above Replacement (6.4), a key piece on a Detroit team that made an improbable run. On August 11, the Tigers were eight games under .500 (55-63) and had a 0.2 percent chance of making the playoffs on Fangraphs. From there, the Gritty Tigers got hot, winning 31 of their final 44 games to earn a Wild Card spot in the Playoffs.
Once in the postseason, Skubal and the 6-seed Tigers proceeded to sweep the 3-seed Houston Astros in the Wild Card round before falling to the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Divisional Series in five games. In his first postseason, Skubal pitched in three games, posting a 1-1 record while recording a 2.37 ERA, allowing 13 hits and five runs and striking out 20 batters.
Skubal is the third Tigers player to win the award this century, joining Justin Verlander (2011) and Max Scherzer (2013). He's the fifth player to win the award in franchise history, along with Willie Hernndez (1984) and Denny McLain (1968 & 1969)
Hailing from Seattle University, Skubal was drafted by the Tigers in the ninth round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft. Skubal made his Major League debut in the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. In five seasons, Skubal has posted a 41-31 record, a 3.37 ERA, and 648 strikeouts in 571.1 innings pitched.
Skubal is set to make $11,200,000 in 2025, and barring a new contract with the Tigers, he's set to become a free agent in 2027 when he turns 30.
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In the aftermath of Tuesday's fiery explosion at the Keatington New Town Condominiums, thousands are talking about a mystery Amazon delivery driver who ran into the danger.
Resident Paul Kastran said, "Hes a hero. Hes the first guy who jumped in."
Young Chris Deluca told 7 News Detroit that he saw the man carry a victim out of the fire, "It was pretty heroic."
His mom Lauren Deluca said, "To go into that, not knowing if anything else was going to explode? He definitely put his life on the line."
No one knew exactly who he was, but they knew how his heroic actions made them feel.
Young Leighton Mcameer said, "My mom had to run back in and get her purse, and the Amazon person was standing right there and I was crying because I was really scared and then he came over and held my hand and told me it would all be okay."
After a day of searching, 7 News Detroit did find the hero.
Too humble to go on camera, Christopher Bissonnette agreed to talk over the phone. He shared that he was delivering packages to the neighborhood when he saw the explosion around 7 p.m. Tuesday. He looked up and saw an older gentleman, clothes half-burned off, standing in the middle of the disaster.
Chopper video shows aftermath of explosion at Orion Township condo complex
"I moved some debris around and picked him up by one leg, grabbed his back and carried him out of there and got him to the side of the curb," said Bissonnette. "Then I ran around trying to help the other lady."
Bissonnette said he does remember seeing Leighton Mcameer, "Her brother and her were standing there in the middle of the yard, and she goes Im so scared Im like Come here, come here, I got you.'"
After making sure everyone was okay, he said he tried to drive off unnoticed, "Thats when the other residents saw me and started talking to me. I told them what happened and they started calling me a hero."
When asked how that made him feel, he responded, "Awkward, I didnt know how to accept it, and it felt weird."
However, extremely deserving.
A day later Bissonnette, like many of the residents, is still working through the catastrophe that happened at the condominiums.
In the end, he said he simply did what he knew was right.
"God keeps putting me in weird conditions, the right spots I guess," said Bissonnette.
Some Detroit students were honored for their creativity, continuing 33 years of tradition during the unveiling of this years float for The Skillman Foundation.
This year's theme is "We are better together."
Ten-year-old Harmony Henry's drawing was chosen out of the hundreds of submissions to be the winner of this year's competition. She said that is the meaning behind her drawing.
I was like, oh my gosh, woah. My mom was jumping up and down. She was like you earned it, you earned it. But I was really excited and proud of me, myself and I. Harmony said.
Angelique Power, president and CEO of the Skillman Foundation, said it's not easy to choose a winner, but Harmony's drawing checked all their boxes.
All the different types of people working together to make the world better, not people who were like each other, but specifically people who were different, Powers said.
Hear more from Harmony Henry Angelique Power and in the video player below: 10-year-old Harmony Henry explains her design for America's Thanksgiving Parade float
Harmony told me she put a lot of thought and rough drafts into the project and wants everyone who looks at it to understand that we all have a part to play.
The hosts of the contest said they wanted to honor some of the other amazing artists by decorating the bottom of the float with their drawings as well.
My inspiration is my mom being a law enforcement officer and my dad also being one and hes also a firefighter, sixth grader Kaiden Green said.
A House Democrat is now moving forward with plans to try and compel its ethics committee to release the report on attorney general nominee and former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz.
Rep. Sean Casten from Illinois is expected to bring a motion on the House floor Wednesday to compel the House Ethics Committee to release the report. The effort would require bipartisan support.
The move comes after the House Ethics Committee Wednesday tried to vote on whether to release the report. The committee, which is made up equally of Democratic and Republican lawmakers, deadlocked.
"This committee is evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans," said Rep. Susan Wild of Pennsylvania, ranking member of the committee. "In order to affirmatively move something forward, somebody has to cross party lines and vote with the other side which happens a lot, by the way. And we often vote unanimously. That did not happen in today's vote."
"There was no consensus on this issue. We did agree that we would reconvene as a committee on December 5th to further consider this matter," she said.
Gaetz resigned just two days before the committee was originally scheduled to potentially release the findings of investigation.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has since said he believes the committee should not release the report since it deals with a now former member of the chamber.
In the meantime, Congressional Republicans have hinted that confirming Gaetz as attorney general may be difficult.
Gaetz was on Capitol Hill with Vice President-elect JD Vance Wednesday to set up meetings with lawmakers as they work to shore up support for his nomination.
Confirmation hearings are not expected to begin in earnest until January.
A local church is welcoming in those impacted by Tuesday's condo explosion in Orion Township, offering food, water, and a place to sleep.
Christ the Redeemer Church is located right across the street from the Keatington New Town Association condos, where the explosion happened.
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It's where we found 74-year-old Ross Flore. His home was damaged in the blast.
"My bedroom and my son's bedroom are on the other side so that's what took the direct brunt of the explosion," said Flore.
He said Tuesday's explosion at the condos is like nothing he's ever experienced before.
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"A lot of devastation here," he said.
But what he was most worried about was his cat, Snickers.
"I didn't even think of grabbing my driver's license, my car keys, my medications, anything," he said.
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She was found by firefighters in a pile of rubble, unharmed, the morning after the explosion.
"I prayed for you," he told Snickers.
Both Ross and Snickers, are now left without a home.
The church across the street is providing a safe haven for them and anyone else in need.
"We're lucky to have people like that, that will open up their hearts and let people in," he said.
Father William Promesso said local restaurants have been donating food to the church to give to victims and fire crews.
"We're able to provide food, drink," said Father William.
Owner of Professor Soups, Todd Messer, provided lunch on Wednesday.
"We've been a part of this community for our whole lives, so it just hurts to hear people are hurting over here," said Messer.
The food, shelter, and comfort being offered by Christ the Redeemer Church means a lot to young couple Drake and Nina Falconer.
"We came home to our whole house in flames," said Drake Falconer.
But they tell me they're still looking for their cats, asking everyone in this area to keep an eye out for Ambrose and Fergus.
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"Those were our first pets as a couple. Those are family. It's not just pets," said Drake.
And while the search continues for all the lost pets, and fire crews pick up all the pieces left behind from the explosion as they continue with their investigation, Father William says this church will be right here, for anyone who needs it.
"Whether we're doing it for humanitarian reasons or for religious reasons, the end result is the same, we're able to take care of those who live nearby us," he said.
One of the most debilitating types of stroke is happening to younger people. Large-Vessel Occlusion Acute Ischemic Strokes were thought to affect mainly older adults, but research confirms younger people are not exempt.
New findings from the Cleveland Clinic may help explain this.
Now, a Large-Vessel Occlusion Acute Ischemic Stroke also called big blockage strokes happens when a blood clot or plaque buildup causes a major blockage in one of the brain's major arteries. This stops blood flow and cuts off oxygen. These strokes are dangerous and need quick treatment to avoid brain damage or death.
So, why are more younger people having these strokes? Cleveland Clinic researchers looked at the records of 1,200 patients aged 18 to 49. They found that big blockage strokes occurred in about 20% of cases.
This is very similar to the rates we see in older adults. This could be tied to an increase in stroke risk factors like diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol among our younger population.
But heres something else thats very interesting. Researchers noticed that younger adults in the Midwest can live differently than their East or West Coast peers. Their lifestyle is often more sedentary overall, and that could also play a role.
Quick treatment and timing are key. Intravenous thrombolysis uses medication to dissolve dangerous clots. But it can only be done within 4.5 hours of the stroke starting. Thrombectomy is a procedure where doctors use a specially designed device to pull or suck the clot out to restore blood flow. This can only be done within 24 hours if theres still salvageable brain tissue.
On the plus side, the study found that younger patients who arrived at the hospital quickly had good outcomes. Unfortunately, about half didnt get treatment. And of that group, a quarter had arrived too late for acute care.
Thats why its so important to recognize the symptoms and not brush them off. The word FAST can really help:
F is for Facial drooping A is for Arm weakness S is for Slurred speech T is for Time to call 911
In addition, its important to see your doctor to for regular screenings and keep risk factors like diabetes, blood pressure and cholesterol under control. Also, stay active. You dont have to join a gym activities like walking, dancing or playing a sport can really make a difference.
Too many younger people think a stroke cant happen to them, but thats not true. And this mindset needs to change. When a younger person suffers, becomes disabled or dies from a stroke, it doesnt just affect them, it impacts their entire families.
Big Lots is continuing to close stores across the U.S. as it navigates Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
In a court filing in Delaware this week, the chain shared plans to close 19 additional stores in Texas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, California, Arizona, Oregon, Washington and Nevada.
Big Lots has now closed hundreds of stores as part of its bankruptcy. Its initial plans called for it to close more than 500 locations.
"Though the majority of our store locations are profitable, we intend to move forward with a more focused footprint to ensure that we operate efficiently and are best positioned to serve our customers," CEO Bruce Thorn said in a statement when bankruptcy was announced.
But the retailer now appears to be saving some of those stores from closure. Web pages for certain locations, such as one in Carson City, Nevada, have new banners that suggest they may continue service.
Dozens of racist flyers were found scattered across roads in a county just outside of Indianapolis this week.
They're just throwing hate speech right out their window on their drive through our town, Westfield resident Ashley Blanchette said. I don't want them to feel like this is a place where that's acceptable."
Blanchette noticed the flyers on the side of the road in Hamilton County. She picked up as many as she could and threw them in the trash.
Im angry, and I think a clear message needs to be sent that you're not welcome here. We don't agree with you, Blanchette said.
Police departments around the county told Scripps News Indianapolis that they are investigating the incident.
They believe that the individual who distributed the racist flyers was not from the greater Indianapolis area and there are no threats to public safety.
Westfield Mayor Scott Willis released the following statement regarding the flyers that were found in Westfield:
As Mayor of Westfield, I unequivocally condemn this type of behavior. From the research weve done, it appears this group is originating out of Kentucky. They come into areas to try to stir hatred and these flyers do not reflect the values of our community.
As a resident, Blanchette agrees with the mayor.
I don't want them to ever feel like they have a voice in our town, in our state, in our country," she said.
Blanchette is hopeful other community members will join her in ensuring hate flyers are never welcome in the community.
If the only thing I can do is come down and pick up hate speech flyers and throw them in the trash, that's what I'll do," Blanchette said.
Police encourage all residents who see any flyers or odd behavior to contact emergency services immediately.
This story was originally published by Griffin Gonzalez at
Merriman Road at the border of Westland and Garden City has been closed for nearly two years due to construction.
It is expected to open soon, and that is making people who live and work in the area very happy.
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Im very excited, everybodys excited, customers, my employees, said Jeff Kassab, manager of Handy Mart.
Jeff Kassab runs the Handy Mart convenience store on Merriman Road.
I spoke to him back in August and he told me that businesses had been slow due to the construction.
Fast forward to now and he says things havent gotten better.
We had to layoff three people, were down about $400,000 for the last 19 months, 20 months, a lot of money, said Kassab.When theres no traffic, theres no customers coming in.
The construction project, which included two bridge replacements, started in January of 2023 and was supposed to be done by fall of 2023.
The project got delayed when road crews found a sewer and remnants of an old wastewater treatment plant in the ground.
When I asked Wayne County officials about an exact date of when the road will be open, I got this statement saying:
The Merriman Road Bridge is nearly complete. Road paving is completed, and we are now focused on final safety measures. Due to the unfavorable weather this week, these measures have been delayed until conditions improve. We appreciate the community's patience and expect the bridge to open soon. An official opening date will be provided as soon as it's confirmed.
You dont realize how dependent you are on that bridge until its gone, and now were so happy to hear its finally, hopefully, hopefully coming back, said Kelly Bailey of Garden City.
Bailey says the long-standing construction has impacted her daily commute.
I havent been able to access Merriman coming home, going to work, going anywhere, she said.
Bailey said its a good thing the road will be opening soon, because the Wayne County Light Fest, which takes place close to the construction site, starts on Thursday and goes until December 24.
The Light Fest will be amazing this year, least well be able to access it, better for all of us, said Bailey.
Until the road is open, if you plan on attending Light Fest, the only way of accessing it will be north of Merriman bridge.
Small Business Saturday has been around for 15 years, but it appears a lot of Americans still aren't familiar with the initiative, which takes place the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
A survey by Lending Tree found that only 46% of American consumers are familiar with Small Business Saturday. However, once they learned about the initiative 53% said they would participate.
The idea behind Small Business Saturday is to help give local businesses a holiday boost since big box retailers get most of the attention on Black Friday.
It was started by American Express in 2010 and was co-sponsored by the Small Business Administration the following year.
The U.S. Small Business Administration says $17 billion was spent at small businesses on Small Business Saturday in 2023.
People are encouraged to get the word out about the 33 million small businesses in the country. Shoppers are encouraged to share their experiences on social media by using the #ShopSmall hashtag.
Click here for a link to find small businesses in your area.
The government agency said student loan borrowers reported that it took months even years in some cases to receive a refund related to autopay errors.
Student borrowers continue to face lengthy delays and costly errors because of servicer failures, said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra in a statement. The CFPB is working to ensure there is greater accountability and improvements in the student loan system.
Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ project voters in Nebraska will not pass a measure that would have enshrined stronger abortion protections in the state constitution.
Nebraska's Initiative 439 would have amended the state's constitution to provide access to abortion until fetal viability, which is at the end of the second trimester around 24 weeks. It would have also included life of the mother exceptions and very clearly stated that it's up to the practitioner to determine viability.
The measure narrowly failed. Counting of ballots continued for weeks after election night.
The measure, along with Nebraska Initiative 434, were both on Nebraska's ballot in the November election.
Voters passed Initiative 434, which bans abortion after the first trimester. It includes exceptions for medical emergencies, rape and incest.
Nebraska law will continue to ban abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. That law went into effect in June of 2023. It includes exceptions for saving the life or health of the mother and for rape or incest.
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