Nightside Report Dec. 28, 2020: Why start of extra $300 weekly unemployment benefits will be delayed; Father of 2 shot, killed in carjacking outside Southfield home

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View of Detroit from the Windsor sky camera on Dec. 18, 2020 at 9:47 p.m. (WDIV)

Why start of extra $300 weekly unemployment benefits will be delayed in Michigan

DETROIT – The additional $300 weekly unemployment payments for residents who qualify for COVID-19 relief will be delayed in Michigan, officials said.

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Congress passed a COVID-19 relief package that extends the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation federal unemployment programs.

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Michigan coronavirus cases up to 480,508; Death toll now at 12,089

Metro Detroit weather: A day of change with more on the way

Today’s high temperature of 44 degrees (6.5 degrees Celsius) sure felt good, right?  Wait, what?  Yes, our high today was 44 degrees.

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4 Fast Facts

  • A mother was at home with her children when her husband was killed in the driveway of their Southfield home. Click here to read more.
  • Mourners said goodbye to Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon, who will be laid to rest this week. Click here to read more.
  • Detroit police are looking for two men wanted for carjacking and assaulting a woman they met on a dating app. Click here to read more.
  • The Detroit Free Press and Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers have teamed up for a program that helps to feed health care workers and local food banks. Click here to read more.

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COVID-19 vaccinations begin in Michigan nursing homes

On Monday, there was a lot of excitement and anticipation as the first nursing home patients in Michigan were made immune to COVID-19.

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Michigan Gov. Whitmer reviewing Republican-led state relief bill before signing

The State of Michigan has been working on its own COVID relief bill. It passed through the Republican led House and Senate and is now on Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s desk.

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About the Author:

DeJanay Booth joined WDIV as a web producer in July 2020. She previously worked as a news reporter in New Mexico before moving back to Michigan.