#@mlive-river

[sighphi]

CDC ordered to immediately stop working with the World Health Organization

Trump's administration also told federal health agencies to stop most communications with the public through at least the end of the month.

[porterdavis]

Michigan diner owner who defied state shutdown dies of COVID-19

John Parney Sr. died Dec. 14.

The hits keep happening...

[yourreddancer]

Hospital workers are carrying the weight of COVID-19, and it’s crushing them

Michigan is seeing another rise in coronavirus hospitalizations as new cases begin to increase.

[ms-cellanies]

Closed Kalamazoo youth home where teen died is focus of MSNBC special

Lakeside Academy and its parent company, Sequel Youth & Family Services, will be prominently featured in the hourlong TV special on Sunday, April 4.

Tonight MSNBC aired a special, Kids Who Pay, about the privatization of foster care.  Sequel Youth & Family Services set up group homes across the U.S. to make a fortune while warehousing, abusing, mistreating and, in one case murdering a foster child “in their care.”  The video isn’t, as yet, available online.  Sequel’s most recent profit information available showed that the company was over $200 million a year.  Why some states have shut down Sequel facilities there are still a number of states with facilities still operating.  Here’s a link listing where these facilities are located:  https://craft.co/sequel-youth-and-family-services/locations?countryCodes%5B0%5D=US&page=1. 

[currentclimate]

8 to 12-foot waves forecast for Lake Michigan amid Gale Warning

It's been a big wave season lately on this part of the Great Lakes

[rhirhidamiengurl666]

‘South Park: The Pandemic Special’ on Comedy Central: How to watch, livestream

Nothing is normal as the kids head back to school in South Park amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Here's how you can watch this special which will have two encore airings.

[yerbevan]

Bernie Sanders to rally in Dearborn on Saturday

He now has stops planned in Detroit, Dearborn, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor.

[stabbedinthenameofscience]

Michigan House bills would make CPLs optional, allow gun owners to carry in gun-free zones

Michigan residents wouldn’t need a permit to carry a concealed firearm - and could carry them into locations where they’re currently off-limits - under bills currently up for debate in a state House committee.