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Jimena Loveluck named United Way of Washtenaw County’s Woman of the Year
Read full article: Jimena Loveluck named United Way of Washtenaw County’s Woman of the YearUnited Way of Washtenaw County has named Washtenaw County Health Department Health Officer Jimena Loveluck as its 2022 Woman of the Year.
Huawei sales off 32% after US sanctions, smartphone sale
Read full article: Huawei sales off 32% after US sanctions, smartphone saleChinese tech giant Huawei's sales fell 32% from a year earlier in the first nine months of 2021 under U.S. sanctions and following the sale of its Honor smartphone brand.
Community members hold candlelight vigil in remembrance of murdered young couple
Read full article: Community members hold candlelight vigil in remembrance of murdered young coupleCommunity members gathered Friday night to honor a young couple gunned down at a Metro Detroit gas station in front of their 9-month-old son on Oct. 18.
Ann Arbor SPARK’s FastTrack Awards honor 18 companies for significant, consistent growth
Read full article: Ann Arbor SPARK’s FastTrack Awards honor 18 companies for significant, consistent growthAnn Arbor SPARK presented its 23nd annual FastTrack Awards to 18 companies located in Washtenaw and Livingston counties.
South Lyon parents who lost son to mental illness push for awareness, education in schools
Read full article: South Lyon parents who lost son to mental illness push for awareness, education in schoolsFrank and Claire Domanico lost their son Eric to suicide when he was 19 years old. As they struggle through a year of firsts without him, they are pushing for a change in the education system to raise mental health awareness.
Insect that kills hemlocks detected in NW Michigan county
Read full article: Insect that kills hemlocks detected in NW Michigan countyView of a section of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore park and fog-obscured Lake Michigan beyond, Michigan, November 2013. (Photo by Interim Archives/Getty Images)HONOR, Mich. – A small insect that can kill hemlock trees by feeding on their sap has been detected at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northwestern Michigan. Michigan has been combating hemlock woolly adelgid since 2006 and has current infestations in Allegan, Ottawa, Muskegon, Oceana and Mason counties. The insect was detected in October in Ludington State Park, about 70 miles (112 kilometers) south of Sleeping Bear Dunes. Cars, boats or recreational vehicles parked beneath infested trees may also be able to transport the insects to new locations.
Musicians around the world perform to honor South Lyon musician lost to suicide
Read full article: Musicians around the world perform to honor South Lyon musician lost to suicideSOUTH LYON, Mich. – World-class saxophonist Eric Domanico would have turned 20 years old on Monday, but he unfortunately lost his battle with mental illness over the summer. Musicians across the globe are honoring the South Lyon teen while bringing awareness to depression among the youth. The childhood photos of Eric Domanico are like any other families’ -- birthday parties, playing outside, friends, family and just being a kid. To honor Eric’s memory, 40 saxophonists from around the world came together to perform with Eric in a virtual tribute. “I was with my sister-in-law when we played it,” said Claire Domanico, Eric’s mother.
Huawei selling Honor phone brand in face of US sanctions
Read full article: Huawei selling Honor phone brand in face of US sanctionsBEIJING – Chinese tech giant Huawei is selling its budget-price Honor smartphone brand in an effort to rescue the struggling business from damaging U.S. sanctions imposed on its parent company. Huawei will retain its flagship Huawei smartphone brand. The buyer is a state-owned company in Shenzhen, the southern city where Huawei is headquartered, and a group of Honor retailers. Huawei, China’s first global tech brand and the biggest maker of switching equipment used by phone and internet companies, is at the center of U.S.-Chinese tension over technology, security and spying. Other Chinese smartphone brands such as Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo operate without such restrictions.
A look at the 9/11 memorial garden in Rochester
Read full article: A look at the 9/11 memorial garden in RochesterROCHESTER, Mich. – First responders gathered in Rochester Friday to honor the lives lost in 9/11 with a new memorial garden. It was one of many 9/11 observance ceremonies across Metro Detroit. You can watch Tim Pamplin’s full story in the video above.
Ceremony in Grosse Pointe Farms honors Michiganders who died in 9/11
Read full article: Ceremony in Grosse Pointe Farms honors Michiganders who died in 9/11GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich. – A small group gathered Friday morning in Grosse Pointe Farms to pay respect to Michiganders lost in 9/11. It happened at The War Memorial, a home donated by the Alger family back in the 1940′s. David Alger was a Mutual Fund Manager who died 19 years ago in his office at the World Trace Center. The War Memorial is a moving setting for the observance, with the veteran’s garden, a large American flag flown at half-staff and Lake St. Clair lapping at the sea wall. “And as a patriotic, cultural community leader, The War Memorial is committed to those moments in time where we can bring people together and to really think about our past as we think about our future," War Memorial President Charles Burke said.
Authorities in northern Michigan seek missing Metro Detroit woman who called someone asking for help
Read full article: Authorities in northern Michigan seek missing Metro Detroit woman who called someone asking for helpHONOR, Mich. - Northern Michigan authorities are looking for a missing Metro Detroit woman who called someone asking for help while visiting her family's cabin. NEW: Reward offered in search for mother missing Up NorthPolice said Adrienne Quintal, who is from Southfield, traveled to a family cabin in Honor. Quintal, 47, called someone in Warren and asked for help about 2:45 a.m. Thursday. Police said they arrived at the scene just before 3 a.m. and found signs of possible foul play, but didn't see Quintal. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to contact Benzie County Central Dispatch at 231-882-4487 or the Michigan State Police Silent Observer line at 1-866-774-2345.