CHRISTMAS

Heavy snow moves out of Metro Detroit, making way for bitterly cold conditions with icy roads a concern overnight and into the morning as temperatures plummet overnight.

The James Webb Telescope was launched from French Guiana on Christmas.

Some families seem to have it all together, and others ... well, not so much.

The 19-year-old British-Belgian aviator completed her more than 32,000-mile journey when she touched down in Belgium on Thursday.

Doctors and patients described frustration over delayed surgeries, overflowing emergency rooms and hospital beds that have been taken out of service because of a lack of staff.

Tensions continue to mount on the Russia-Ukraine border as an estimated 100,000 Russian troops are being staged for what some believe could be an imminent invasion. Every Ukrainian American has a different story of why mothers, grandmothers, fathers, and grandfathers left a land they loved.

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An Islamic militant who eluded capture for 18 years has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after an Indonesian court found him guilty of hiding information about the 2002 Bali bombings from authorities and harboring other suspects

Despite no lockdowns, a large survey found anxieties over being infected and long Covid were high.

France reports nearly half a million new daily cases, with records also broken in Italy and Denmark.

Astronomers are saying that this is one case where you should absolutely look up. Face south in the night sky with some pretty strong binoculars or the telescope you got for Christmas.

Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tested positive on Sunday and is experiencing very minor symptoms while isolating and working remotely, a spokesman said.

A significant winter storm forecasted to affect more than 100 million people hit the Midwest first on Jan. 14, dumping snow across multiple states.

Shortly before Christmas, Lumen Christi senior wrestler Travis Frederick heard the news. With all that his grandmother means to him, Frederick knew he needed to show his support in some way. When he wrestles, Frederick does so wearing pink head gear. The pink head gear made its debut at Western’s Jim Dewland Chaos Classic. After finishing off his title, he stood on the podium to receive his medal with the pink head gear attached to his hip.

France has been committed to keeping schools open through the pandemic. But now teachers are striking about unsafe conditions.

"I think we've damaged some relationships," fellow "Sister Wives" star Janelle says during the sneak peek at Sunday's episode.

ANN ARBOR, MI – Police have arrested a man suspected of opening fire outside an Ann Arbor apartment building on Christmas weekend. Seydou Ba was arraigned Tuesday, Jan. 11, on multiple felony charges in connection with a report of shots fired on Dec. 26 outside an apartment complex in the 1100 block of S. Maple Road in Ann Arbor. Police investigating multiple shots fired outside Ann Arbor apartment complexBa, 30, is charged with one felony count each of carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of ammunition by a felon and two misdemeanor counts of reckless use of a firearm. Police were called at about 9:35 p.m., Dec. 26, to the apartment complex after 911 dispatchers received multiple calls of shots fired in the area, according to the Ann Arbor Police Department. On Sunday, Jan. 9, police located Ba’s vehicle outside an Ann Arbor hotel in 2900 block of Jackson Avenue and spotted him walking out of the hotel, police said.

KALAMAZOO, MI – Winter weather wiped out many Kalamazoo-area high school basketball games last week, which means several local teams haven’t taken the court since before Christmas. Despite the lack of fresh data, the first week of games after the new year provided enough info to shake up the latest Kalamazoo-area prep hoops power rankings.

KALAMAZOO, MI – Winter weather wiped out many Kalamazoo-area high school basketball games last week, which means many local teams haven’t taken the court since before Christmas. Without a lot of fresh data, there wasn’t a ton of movement in the latest area power rankings, but two teams managed to crack the top 10 in a big way.

The Serbian Orthodox Church says the Patriarch, Porfirije, has tested positive for COVID-19.

A view of the arch at Montana de Oro State Park in California. (Flickr/Randy Robinson) Not even the magic of Christmas could save an iconic California rock formation from collapsing. On Christmas Eve, the historic rock arch along a San Luis Obispo beach in California's Montana de Oro State Park, situated about halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, collapsed in on itself, according to reporting from the Los Angeles Times. The rock formation's collapse has been blamed on the record-breaki

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says it's time to consider whether to move away from the detailed tracking that the pandemic has required until now to a flu-like monitoring system.

Search-and-rescue volunteers discovered the body of Rory Angelotta roughly 3 miles from the boundaries of the ski resort.

Steven Spielberg's remake of the classic film was among the big winners at Sunday's event in LA.

The United Kingdom will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne with a military parade, neighborhood parties and a competition to create a new dessert for the Platinum Jubilee.

JACKSON, MI -- Early Saturday morning, Boy Scouts from Troop 424 drove around Jackson to collect old Christmas trees from local residents. The troop collects the trees every year as a fundraiser. They committed to picking up 151 trees this year, but picked up nearly double that amount by noon, totaling about 350 trees, said Tom McKown, the Scout Troop 424 committee chair. “It’s our big fundraiser for the year, and we always appreciate all the help everybody gets us,” McKown said. All trees collected by Troop 424 will be recycled, and will be taken to Red Egg Farm, 9123 Spring Arbor Road, for its goats to eat, McKown said.

Here's the latest for Friday January 7th: COVID forcing more schools to make classes remote; Long COVID testing lines in L.A.; 3 men to be sentenced in Ahmaud Arbery murder; Winter storm reaches from South to Northeast.

The RAC accuses petrol retailers of ripping off motorists by not passing on wholesale price cuts.

Luck must run in the family for William and Earl Grace. They won the Kentucky Lottery again last month.

Nearly 30 percent of U.S. home fires involving Christmas trees occurs in January.

Indonesian prosecutors have demanded a life sentence for a top terror suspect who eluded capture for 18 years and accused him of masterminding a series of deadly attacks in the world’s most populous Muslim nation

According to the most recent CDC data released on Christmas, Omicron accounted for 58.6% of all positive COVID-19 cases nationwide.

According to the most recent CDC data released on Christmas, Omicron accounted for 58.6% of all positive COVID-19 cases nationwide.

ANN ARBOR, MI -- Paige Dunlap’s family was convinced the Ypsilanti resident’s second son would be born before Christmas, despite a Jan. 4 due date. But Thomas Patrick Dunlap, born at 9 pounds, 10 ounces, proved both predictions wrong, arriving at 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2022 and becoming the first baby born at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor in the new year.

SAGINAW, MI — A Saginaw teen is accused of trying to kill his father in a shooting a few days after Christmas. In the early morning of Wednesday, Dec. 29, police responded to a shooting at a house in the 600 block of South Porter Street on Saginaw’s West Side. Police arrested Rivera, who also lives at the Porter Street house. Rivera has since been arraigned in Saginaw County District Court on single counts of assault with intent to murder and felony firearm. As of Tuesday, Jan. 4, Rivera remains in the Saginaw County Jail on a $250,000 bond.

ANN ARBOR, MI – Police are searching for a teen who left her Ann Arbor home Christmas weekend and has not been seen by her family since. Te’onna Lashay Tolliver, 15, was reported missing after leaving her home on Dec. 26 and has not been seen by her family as of Tuesday, Jan 4, according to the Ann Arbor Police Department. She is known to wear a black bonnet over her hair as well, police said. Anyone with information on Tolliver’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Ann Arbor Police Department at 734-794-6920 or call 911. More from MLive:Ann Arbor mayor pro tem announces she won’t seek reelectionMan accused of molesting child inside Ann Arbor middle school sentenced 15-25 years in prisonWashtenaw County township paves the way for removal of ‘incredibly territorial’ mute swans

The continued rise in coronavirus cases across Michigan and an expected surge following Christmas and the New Year is extending the holiday break for some students.

Health officials say the impact of the Omicron variant may become clearer in the coming days.

The U.K. government has been making contingency plans in case hospitals, schools and other workplaces are hit by major staff shortages amid the latest record spike in coronavirus infections.

Wintry weather combined with the pandemic is frustrating air travelers again, whose return flights home from the holidays were canceled or delayed in the first days of the new year.

In an email to colleagues, the doctor described what happened to the vaccinated and unvaccinated members of his family. Hint: There’s a reason he’s urging people to get the shots.

MONROE COUNTY, MI -- A total of four people have been charged in a string of crimes beginning on Christmas, including an armed robbery, a stabbing and a vehicle chase. The victim told police he had been walking along North Monroe Street near Walnut Street, attempting to hitchhike. The suspect’s vehicle ultimately lost control and crashed near the intersection of Hurd Road and Yax Road, police said. Police identified one of the men as the third suspect wanted in the armed robbery, police said. The next day, Errol Thomas, 33, was arraigned on charges of armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery, police said.

Highlights of Today in History: Fidel Castro seizes power in Cuba; Abraham Lincoln signs Emancipation Proclamation; Ellis Island opens; Hank Williams Senior dies. (Jan. 1)

BIRCH RUN, MI — The day after Christmas, a woman out for a walk heard a distressed crying coming from a thicket of undergrowth near a Saginaw County road. Investigating the noise, the woman found the plaintive moans were coming from a dog caked in heaps of filthy, matted fur. The dog was discovered the afternoon of Dec. 26 on Rathbunway Road near Maple Road in Birch Run. The woman who found her called Saginaw County Animal Care & Control, who sent an officer to pick up the dog. “We believe she’s an owned animal,” Kanicki said.

JACKSON, MI – Christmas this year was much brighter for several Jackson County families this year thanks to “Operation Santa.”Here is that headline and some more you might have missed this week. Here are the new businesses that came to Jackson County in 2021Many businesses struggled to stay open while the COVID-19 pandemic surged in 2021, but some of these Jackson County businesses still managed to open their doors to the public. From restaurants to little boutiques, here is what Jackson County businesses opened in 2021. Arson, shooting at Jackson County home under investigation, police sayA Jackson County home was struck with both fire and gunfire on Sunday, police said. Health department hosting vaccination clinics at Jackson Public Schools buildingsThe Jackson County Health Department is hosting COVID-19 vaccination clinics for eligible students and families inside Jackson Public Schools buildings.

The fires prompted Gov. Jared Polis to declare a state of a emergency, allowing the state to access disaster emergency funds.

Oculus Quest 2, Meta's popular virtual reality headset, doesn't come with the option to turn on parental controls.

Reader asks Amy how to best address an email or letter to someone who uses they/them pronouns.

A motivational speaker was moved by Tonee "Valentine" Carter's piano playing.

Ruby Matthews is set to represent the nation in the table football World Cup next year.

The Washtenaw County Health Department is urging residents to get vaccinated, avoid large gatherings and isolate from others if sick.

The trees are donated by nearby retailers for reindeer, elephants and other animals at the zoo, which has faced financial challenges since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus infections have set new one-day highs in six Canadian provinces, prompting several provinces to impose more restrictions in hopes of containing the spread of the omicron variant

Authorities are searching for a teen accused of robbing a convenience store at gunpoint on Christmas in Macomb County.

A further 15,849 cases of Covid-19 are reported in Scotland as the Omicron variant spreads.

ANN ARBOR, MI – Police are investigating multiple shots that were fired outside an Ann Arbor apartment complex the day after Christmas, police say. Police were called at about 9:35 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 26, to an apartment complex in the 1100 block of S. Maple Road in Ann Arbor after 911 dispatchers received multiple calls of shots fired in the area, according to the Ann Arbor Police Department.

We put Apple Music's new budget streaming option to a cross-country test, but it actually works best if it doesn't leave home.

NOTE: Check back into MLive.com Wednesday for in-depth stories on more high school basketball action from Tuesday night. Bashir Neely finished with 14 points to pace Grand Haven, while Harrison Sorrelle added 13 points and Owen Worthington had eight points. Spring Lake will take on Traverse City St. Francis at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Grand Haven High School. Kobe Haglund finished with 17 points to lead West Ottawa, while Brady Bosma added 16 points and Reid Reimink had 10 points. Brady Titus finished with 22 points, five assists to lead Tri-Unity Christian, while Hanif James added 10 points and 10 rebounds.

10 Michigan State (10-2) vs. High Point (6-6)When: 3 p.m.Where: Breslin Center, East LansingLatest line: Michigan State -23HOW TO WATCHTV Network: Big Ten NetworkStreaming optionsWatch & DVR College Basketball Live | fuboTV: Stream live TV with ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN & top channels without cable. Fox Sports Go | Hulu + Live TV | Sling | YouTube TV | fubo (free trial)Major Cable ProvidersComcast: Channel 65/256(HD) | StreamingSpectrum: Channel 45/778(HD) | StreamingDish: Channel 410 | StreamingDIRECTV: Channel 610 | Streaming* Channel numbers listed are for Michigan subscribers and may change by geographic area. • High Point is coached by Tubby Smith, the longtime college basketball coach best known for his stints at Kentucky and Minnesota. He is in his fourth season at High Point. PRE-GAME LINKSMichigan State to be without four players vs. High Point due to COVID-19Big Ten scraps COVID-19 forfeit policy in favor of postponements, no contests

U.S. stock futures ticked higher Tuesday night following a mixed session as traders continued to assess the threat of the omicron Covid-19 variant.

FLINT, MI -- The City Council tried to take ownership of some tax-foreclosed properties in Flint just before Christmas but Genesee County Treasurer Deb Cherry said the attempt came too late. The council voted 5-2 in a Dec. 21 special meeting to exercise the city’s right to take ownership of properties in Wards 1-5 with active water accounts despite Mayor Sheldon Neeley having rejected acceptance of those and hundreds of other properties in the city that were lost because of unpaid taxes.

France recorded more than 100,000 virus infections in a single day for the first time since the pandemic struck and COVID-19 hospitalizations have doubled over the past month.

Merry Christmas! As some of you know, I have many broadcast meteorologist friends around the world, and we are in touch daily via a special WhatsApp group we’ve set up.

Like it or not, the Christmas weather scenario played out pretty much as expected.

It’s a holiday tradition for families around the world -- putting up the tree. But why do we do it?

Kemba Walker became the seventh NBA player with a triple-double on Christmas, and the New York Knicks beat the depleted Atlanta Hawks 101-87 for their first win on the holiday in a decade.

Happy holidays from the Local 4 News team. Here is a look at our amazing staff working on air and behind the scenes. Thank you to all our viewers!

For decades, there were stories of the Christmas Day Truce of 1914 -- and a recently-found letter tells that story well.

Here are some positive stories to help put a smile on your face this Christmas.

A worldwide surge in COVID-19 infections thanks to the omicron variant is tempering Christmas celebrations.

This Christmas Eve, Jolly Old St. Nicholas is once again delivering gifts to children around the world in record time. Here's how to track his whereabouts.

An annual NBC tradition is airing “It’s a Wonderful Life” on Christmas Eve -- but there’s something you might not know.

The holiday scene at the White House has been a little less merry under under COVID-19's shadow.

The NBA’s Christmas message to its teams was a refrain it has been using for weeks: Get boosted.

This Christmas Eve, Jolly Old St. Nicholas is once again delivering gifts to children around the world in record time. Here's how to track his whereabouts.

At this time of year, holiday joy starts with the children -- but what if a young child has never known that joy at home?

Two New Hampshire brothers have gotten their holiday regifting skills down to an art by passing the same hard candy back and forth since 1987.

The Rhonda Walker Foundation held their annual Christmas Cares Party, gifting presents and good times to homeless children and families.

Germany’s health minister says the proportion of coronavirus infections with the new omicron variant will increase sharply in the days ahead.

Tulane University in New Orleans is delaying the start of its spring semester because of the latest surge in coronavirus cases, and another private school says students must get booster shots before returning.

United Airlines canceled more than 100 flights on Christmas Eve because of COVID.

Do you have the cutest house on the block?

Whether it was a trendy gift or something particularly sentimental, we wanted to hear about it. So we asked you, our readers and viewers: What Christmas present do you remember most from childhood?

Here are a few places where you can enjoy sparkling holiday lights.

What were you doing when you were 13 years old, right around this time of year? Were you on Christmas break from school? Hanging out with your friends, by chance? Longing for the presents that were set to arrive on Christmas morning?

With COVID concerns rising just days before Christmas, last-minute shoppers may be looking for contactless options to avoid going into crowded stores.

Well, it was a fun bracket challenge, but sadly, we have to name one winner!

From cookies and clothing to cool stickers and records, Ann Arbor’s many small businesses offer a plethora of choices for even the pickiest of giftees.

There has been more concern about the spread of coronavirus as Christmas approaches.

If you’ve had too much to drink and are in need of a last-minute ride this holiday season, the American Automobile Association (AAA) is offering free tows to people in Michigan.

Christmas is nearly here, and there are still events happening that will feed into your holiday spirit.

A jury has ended an abbreviated first week of deliberations without reaching a verdict at the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell.

Take our Holiday Movie Quiz to see if your knowledge of the classics makes you more of an elf or a Scrooge!

Holiday Ride shows a widower placing a Christmas wreath on his family pole barn. While doing so, the man, accompanied by his dog, sees his late wife’s 1966 Chevy Impala. As he and the dog take a seat, he notices his late wife’s picture hanging from the rearview mirror, which gets him to reminisce about to good times they once shared.

Spaniards looking for a respite from the pandemic’s gloom have found some cheer with a rite that for more than two centuries has marked the beginning of the festive period: the country’s bumper Christmas lottery, known as “El Gordo,” or “The Fat One.”.

The holidays are an exciting time for families, including your pets! To make this time of year more enjoyable for everyone, you’ll want to keep your furry friends protected from some holiday hazards they could encounter.

Here are some rules of thumb to follow while at a holiday gathering

Your last chance to shop this year at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market is Wednesday.

Holiday-induced anxiety could trickle down to the overall experience for children, according to new U-M poll.

It’s a chilly one around Metro Detroit as skies cleared enough overnight to allow temps to dip down into the mid 20s as you head out and about without much in the way of wind or wind chills.