Stephen Hayes Dacus has been approved to be the new chief executive of the operator of 7-Eleven, the first foreigner to lead the Japanese convenience store chain.

The first foreigner tapped to head 7-Eleven is confident the Japanese convenience store chain will continue to attract thrifty customers, even in an economic slowdown.

A Macomb County woman said listening to her intuition led to her winning $1 million in the Michigan Lottery.

A Saginaw County man became $500,000 richer after making a stop for coffee on his trip to work.

Tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Milton caught many Floridians by surprise as they prepared for heavy wind, rain, and storm surges.

The parent company of the Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain is turning down a takeover offer from Alimentation Couche-Tard of Canada.

The owner of 7-Eleven convenience stores has received a buyout offer for from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, the parent of DVD rental operator Redbox, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

A Powerball player in Oregon has won a jackpot worth more than $1.3 billion, ending a winless streak that had stretched more than three months.

The Powerball lottery drawing has been delayed to complete procedures required before the numbers are announced.

The man who robbed a 7-Eleven in Ferndale has been arrested.

A 23-year-old man from Hazel Park is facing armed robbery charges after reportedly robbing several 7-Eleven stores between Oct. 18 and Nov. 6.

A 30-year-old man has been charged with robbing two 7-Eleven stores in Warren.

A Detroit man suspected in the robberies of two Macomb County 7-Eleven stores in May was arrested.

The 7-Eleven convenience store chain is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a gunman in a deadly string of Southern California store robberies.

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7-Eleven is bringing back Slurpee Day in honor of their 95th birthday.

A TikTok user with nearly 150,000 followers has been linked to four armed robberies that happened over the last three months in Novi, Dearborn and Commerce Township.

A Washtenaw County woman felt “scared, freaked out, and sick” after winning $1 million playing the Michigan Lottery’s Cash Game instant game.

The man could be seen on video hiding a sheet over his hands to obscure the weapon which he then pulls out and fires into the ceiling.

A man was arrested after police said he tried to sexually assault a clerk inside a 7-Eleven store early Tuesday morning in Ferndale.

For the second year in a row, 7-Eleven is changing how they dole out free Slurpees in celebration of their birthday due to the pandemic.

PONTIAC, Mich. – Police are investigating a stabbing that took place at 7-Eleven on Baldwin Avenue in Pontiac at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. One of the three has been described as a possible hispanic woman. Detectives received the phone from officers and located photos in the cover of a possible Hispanic woman with an unknown male. The two wanted men were seen inside of the 7-Eleven using the store security footage by officers on scene. Crime HeadlinesSecond man wanted for the Pontiac stabbing.

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. Officials said a man walked into a Rochester Hills 7-Eleven after someone reported a man walked in with a large axe, dropped it and walked behind the counter and confronted the clerk. Deputies said the clerk was waiting outside and the man was inside the store with his back leaning against the door when they arrived. The clerk told deputies that after the man, 24, put the axe down, he walked behind the counter and confronted him. While the man was eating chips, the clerk kicked the axe under a shelf. The mans mother arrived on scene and told deputies that her son has paranoid schizophrenia and hasnt taken medication for months.

DALLAS The coronavirus pandemic has taken away another summertime tradition in the U.S.: There will be no free Slurpees at 7-Elevens on Saturday -- July 11 -- to hail a date that doubles as an abbreviation of the convenience store chains name. 7-Eleven has been giving away its slushy beverage to all customers for nearly 20 years on July 11, but it scrapped the promotion this summer to reduce the risk of people flocking to its stores and risking contracting the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Dallas-based chain instead decided to donate 1 million meals to Feeding America, a hunger relief group. The roughly 33 million people who had 7-Elevens membership app installed on their smartphones as of July 1 are also eligible for a free medium Slurpee at any time this month. READ MORE: Coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse

So, happy birthday, Leap Day, kids! Olive GardenThis Leap Day, Olive Garden is gifting its “Leapling” guests, whose birthdays are on Leap Day, four FREE Dolicinis to make up for those lost birthdays. The beloved doughnut chain “is celebrating its leap to National Delivery by celebrating those who make possible the most special deliveries of all – Leap Day Babies!” Krispy Kreme’s website says. Anyway, follow the instructions on social media and make your beer purchase between Feb. 26 and Feb. 29. What are your Leap Day plans?

LIVONIA, Mich. – Robbers used a shotgun to beat a 7-Eleven clerk during a robbery early Wednesday in Livonia. The clerk was working at the store at 7 Mile and Inkster roads just after 1 a.m. when two men wearing masked rushed him. The clerk said the men asked him if he wanted to die and told him to open the store’s safe. The clerk does not have access to the safe, so the men continued to beat him. “I got busted on the side of the head," the clerk told the 911 dispatcher.

Robbers used a shotgun to beat a 7-Eleven clerk during a robbery early Wednesday in Livonia. If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566.

MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. Surveillance video shows the moment a car thief struck in a 7-Eleven parking lot in Macomb County, police said. A woman went into the store at around 3 a.m. Friday. She left her silver 2006 Buick LaCrosse running in the parking lot. A man in the parking lot noticed the car and when he realized the driver wasnt paying attention, he took advantage of her mistake. It only took about 40 seconds for the thief to get inside and drive away with the Buick.

A man and woman suspected of stealing from a 7-Eleven in Macomb Township on Sept. 27, 2019. (WDIV)MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Police are searching for a man and a woman who are believed to have stolen from 7-Eleven store in Macomb Township. They entered the store on Gratiot Avenue in Macomb Township around 1:30 a.m. Friday, police said. The woman has long, dark hair, was wearing a black long-sleeved shirt and jeans and was carrying a pink purse, police said. A vehicle used by a man and woman suspected of stealing from a 7-Eleven in Macomb Township on Sept. 27, 2019.

A man with duct tape on his arms and a pillow case on his dead robbed a 7-Eleven store in Southgate, police said. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

SOUTHGATE, Mich. – A man with duct tape on his arms and a pillow case on his dead robbed a 7-Eleven store in Southgate, police said. The robbery happened around 3:35 a.m. Friday at the 7-Eleven store at 12990 Fort Street, according to authorities. The man used black duct tape and cloth to cover up his arms and legs, likely to cover tattoos, police said. A man accused of robbing a 7-Eleven store in Southgate on Aug. 23, 2019. (WDIV)He put a black pillow case over his head just after the surveillance images above, officials said.

A man accused of robbing a 7-Eleven store in Southgate on Aug. 23, 2019. (WDIV)SOUTHGATE, Mich. - A man with duct tape on his arms and a pillow case on his dead robbed a 7-Eleven store in Southgate, police said. The robbery happened around 3:35 a.m. Friday at the 7-Eleven store at 12990 Fort Street, according to authorities. The man used black duct tape and cloth to cover up his arms and legs, likely to cover tattoos, police said. A man accused of robbing a 7-Eleven store in Southgate on Aug. 23, 2019.

GARDEN CITY, Mich. - Two people are facing charges after a string of armed robberies in Garden City. James Jose Deese is charged with armed robbery, possession of a dangerous weapon, fleeing and eluding, resisting and obstructing and felony firearm. Police said officers noticed a pattern of convenience store armed robberies in the area Aug. 11, after two Garden City 7-Eleven stores and a gas station were robbed. The man, Deese, fled the scene in a vehicle. When he crashed into a tree, the man and a woman passenger, Frank, tried to run away, but they were arrested, police said.

A suspect is in custody after a fatal stabbing spree in Southern California. GARDEN GROVE, Calif. - A man went on a robbery and stabbing rampage in Southern California, killing four people before officers arrested him outside a 7-Eleven, police said. The mayhem started Wednesday evening after the man allegedly stabbed two people to death at an apartment complex in Garden Grove. The suspect also lives in the complex, Garden Grove police Lt. Carl Whitney said at a news conference. In Garden Grove, the man stabbed a female insurance company employee and a man pumping gas multiple times.

Two women accused of stealing from a 7-Eleven store in Waterford Township on June 16, 2019. (WDIV)WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Police are searching for two young women who were caught stealing from a 7-Eleven in Waterford Township, officials said. The women went into the 7-Eleven store located at South Cass Lake Road on June 16 and took items from the shelves without paying, according to authorities. One had black hair and was wearing a light-colored baseball hat, a gray hooded sweatshirt, black pants and black shoes. Anyone who recognizes the women is asked to call Waterford Township police at 248-618-6077 or the anonymous tip line at 248-674-COPS.

Little JAime Brown was born on July 11 at 7:11 p.m. in Missouri. When the 7-Eleven chain got wind of the special birth, the company celebrated in style. "No other way to celebrate a one-in-a-million 7-Eleven baby! Welcome to the world, Jaime Brown! RELATED STORIESArtist Transforms Corrective Baby Helmets Into Sassy Works of ArtDeputy Saves 12-Day-Old Baby After Pulling Over Speeding CarIllinois Nurse and Husband Adopt Baby Boy She Cared for in ICU

ST. LOUIS, Mo. But the most exciting call came from 7-Eleven, which celebrated the news of J'Aime Brown's birth by pledging $7,111 to her college fund. When a company representative asked if she was interested, Langford's answer was a resounding yes. A representative for 7-Eleven confirmed to CNN that the company has pledged the money for J'Amie's college fund, as well as onesies, diapers and other gifts. In addition to J'Aime, Langford has a 6-year-old son.

Today's the day the convenience store chain offers a free small Slurpee to any customer who walks through its doors, no strings attached. The Slurpee's biggest fans aren't AmericanThey're American-made, but no one knocks back Slurpees quite as fervently as Canadians. The people of Winnipeg love the slush so much they voted to rename a road "Slurpee Way." Perhaps, Johnson said, 7-Eleven will sub the artificially flavored syrups for a fruit-based puree in an appeal to health nuts. "For older Slurpers, Slurpee drinks bring back nostalgic memories of school's out, fun-in-the-sun summers and sharing with family," he said.

CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 10: A sign hangs outside of a 7-Eleven store on January 10, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Immigration officials raided nearly 100 7-Eleven stores across the country this morning checking the immigration status of store7-Eleven is giving away free Slurpees on Thursday to celebrate "7-Eleven Day." If you download the app and use it to scan your free Slurpee you'll get a coupon for another free Slurpee that you can use within 30 days. For more information visit the 7-Eleven website. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.