They were born to run.

Husam Thamin Abed, 54, of Sterling Heights, has been convicted of the unauthorized practice of a health profession, a felony punishable by up to four years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine.

Husam Thamin Abed, 54, of Sterling Heights, has been convicted of the unauthorized practice of a health profession, a felony punishable by up to four years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine.

Michigan passed new fireworks laws a few years back -- so let’s just brush up on what you need to know from LARA:

Governor Whitmer announced that pharmacists in Michigan are now able to prescribe hormonal birth control in partnership with doctors.

Help Me Hank is going deep undercover to expose a bizarre business that medical professionals are saying is potentially dangerous.

Michigan is filled with places, streets, people and other things even Michiganders have trouble pronouncing.

Michigan passed new fireworks laws a few years back -- so let’s just brush up on what you need to know from LARA:

A marijuana testing lab has filed a lawsuit against Michigan regulators after a major product recall and allegations of unreliable results.

A Garden City woman’s daycare license has been suspended after a child in her household put another child she was caring for in the clothes dryer and turned it on, officials said.

The state of Michigan has shut down a Clarkston senior living center after reports of horrifying living conditions. Now, there’s more action in the case.

A Canton Township daycare has its license suspended by the state, but as of now, what happened inside the home day care is still a mystery.

A Canton Township family child care home has had its license suspended after a “high-risk special investigation,” officials said.

A Detroit daycare’s license was suspended after an unexplained burn on a child’s leg sparked an investigation that revealed too many children were being cared for, officials said.

The license was suspended after a report showed unpleasant living conditions that included staff failing to notice that a patient had died.

An Oakland County group home is shut down by the state of Michigan after claims of how residents were being treated.

Batches were found to contain banned chemical residues.

That first patient complained to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) in 2004, but the complaint was dismissed because the doctor had no priors and agreed to take classes on professional sexual misconduct.

On Friday, horrified witnesses watched a young teen fall 20-feet from a rock climbing wall at the Wyandotte Street Art Fair.

Another Fourth of July holiday has passed, and again, it was an explosive one. I’m talking about the sky in your neighborhood, of course.

State officials are revealing new information about the bodies and remains inside a Ypsilanti crematory that is under investigation.

There are new calls for answers about what’s going on inside a crematory in Ypsilanti.

On Friday, the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) ordered a Ypsilanti crematory to immediately stop operations.

Authorities said the owner, O’Neil Swanson, had his mortuary license taken away due to violations at Swanson’s Funeral Home in Flint and is not legally allowed to own a cemetery or crematory.

LARA and the Child Care Licensing Bureau (CCLB) have summarily suspended and issued a notice of intent to revoke the group child care home license of Shelley Macfarlane in Romulus.

The state of Michigan is preparing to unveil new guidelines for implicit bias training for employees, particularly those in health care.

DETROIT – Michigan state officials are responding to a story about a crunch when it comes to renewing certain professional licenses. She said she’s trying to arrange to be re-certified as a Temporary Limited License Psychologist (TLLP). “I was unable to get in.”As a Master’s level clinical psychologist, she is licensed to practice counseling while she continues her education. Read: Therapists losing jobs due to Michigan license renewal crunch caused by pandemicIn four separate attempts, Local 4 asked a representative of Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to address the complaints. At every turn, officials with LARA have declined an actual interview, but did send written answers to many questions.

DETROIT – COVID-19 is making it difficult for the State of Michigan to keep up with certain licenses. Hundreds of psychologists are scheduled to lose their certification because they are not able to get their licenses renewed. “Kids lost their therapist, I was that therapist,” said Norm Gajowiak who lost his license to practice psychology. As of 12 days ago he became unlicensed to practice because he can’t get a mandatory test for recertification. He says what hurts him the most is watching the kids he had to say goodbye to and seeing them cry.

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. A Canton womans child care family home license that was suspended by the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) in July has been reinstated. LARA initially suspended Sheila Robbins license, effective July 31. An original notice posted by LARA cited a drug screening as the reason for the initial summary suspension. However, an administrative law judge granted LARAs motion to lift the summary suspension on Aug. 28. LARA also withdrew its notice of intent to revoke.

LANSING, Mich. – The Marijuana Regulatory Agency will start accepting applications for adult-use marijuana establishments Friday. Licenses for the sale of recreational marijuana could be awarded in November and December. Some Michigan communities have chosen to not allow recreational marijuana sales. Additional fees are listed in the table below:State License Type Initial License Fee Class A Marijuana Grower $4,000 Class B Marijuana Grower $8,000 Class C Marijuana Grower $40,000 Excess Marijuana Grower $40,000 Marijuana Microbusiness $8,000 Marijuana Processor $40,000 Marijuana Retailer $25,000 Marijuana Secure Transporter $25,000 Marijuana Safety Compliance Facility $25,000 Marijuana Event Organizer $1,000 Temporary Marijuana Event See Rule 63 Designated Consumption Establishment $1,000For temporary marijuana events each marijuana event organizer is expected to pay an initial licensure fee of $500 for each day of the scheduled event. View the document below to see which communities have opted out of recreational marijuana sales:

LANSING, Mich. – The Marijuana Regulatory Agency will start accepting applications for adult-use marijuana establishments Friday. Licenses for the sale of recreational marijuana could be awarded in November and December. Some Michigan communities have chosen to not allow recreational marijuana sales. If marijuana is for sale at the event they are expected to pay a $500 fee for each licensee authorized to sell product at the event. View the document below to see which communities have opted out of recreational marijuana sales:

CNN VideoMISSION, Texas (CNN) - Mission, Texas, Police Cpl. Jose "Speedy" Espericueta couldn't wait to watch his 13-year-old son play in his first football game. "Being the first football game, we gathered agencies from across the valley to let him know that we're still there, even though his dad's not." The turnout at Joaquin's football game was the latest show of community support for the family in the past few months. Lara, who organized Saturday's gathering for Joaquin's football game, and said that "nobody hesitated on showing up."

Lara and Eric Trump have welcomed a baby girl, Carolina Dorothy. The president's son shared the news with his followers on Twitter late Monday. "@LaraLeaTrump and I are excited to welcome Carolina Dorothy Trump into the world. Eric Trump (@EricTrump) August 20, 2019Ivanka Trump sent her younger brother and his family well wishes on Tuesday, tweeting, "We love you Lara, Eric, (big brother) Luke and sweet Carolina!" Eric, 35, and Lara, 36, welcomed son Luke in September 2017.

Cerebral palsy has been added to the list of debilitating medical conditions approved for Michigan medical marijuana patients. Cerebral Palsy was approved by LARA after the Medical Marihuana Review Panel members unanimously recommended approval. LARA also denied the condition of Chronic Aggressive Behavior after panel members unanimously recommended denial. Effective immediately, Cerebral Palsy is now added to the following current list of debilitating medical conditions already approved for medical marijuana in Michigan: