Here’s how, where 54 types of activities, services, businesses are restricted in Michigan due to COVID-19

DETROIT – Here is a list of how dozens of different types of activities, services and businesses around the state of Michigan are currently restricted due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), as well as where those restrictions are in place. The list separates restrictions based on the eight geographical regions in Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s COVID-19 reopening plan.

Michigan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases up to 88,756; Death toll now at 6,264

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• While the world anxiously awaits a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, the announcement that Russia has approved one is being met with skepticism. Click here to read more.
• Families in Metro Detroit are turning to neighbors and other parents to help them get through homeschooling this fall. Click here to read more.
• A new study is raising serious concerns that teenagers and young adults who vape are more likely to contract coronavirus (COVID-19). Click here to read more.
• The Roseville Police Department announced a plan to reach out to people struggling with addiction and get them on the road to recovery. Click here to read more.

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Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump.

Big Ten postpones college football season

Presidents at Big Ten schools have voted to postpone the college football season in hopes that it can be played in the spring, league announced Tuesday.

Census teams in Michigan kick off door-to-door efforts

Census teams across Michigan are urging people to fill out their census forms, and they said today is the day.

“Michigan as a state is doing well. The census consumer base our state. Recently we’ve had challenges around COVID-19. We are currently tied for fourth in the nation,” said Michigan 2020 Census Director Kerry Ebersole-Singh.

Beloved homeless man killed in Birmingham hit-and-run crash

A homeless man beloved by business owners in Birmingham was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while crossing the road, police said.

Birmingham police said the man was killed overnight Friday while crossing Woodward Avenue at Forest Avenue, near Maple Road.

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Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 --