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Sophie Canen continued her impressive start to her senior season to help Saline’s girls basketball team roll past Walled Lake Northern on Tuesday. The Hope commit scored a career-high 33 points and outscored WLN by herself in a 74-24 victory. Canen scored a career-high in points for the second straight game, surpassing her total of 26 on Sunday against Detroit Mumford. Canen was just as effective on the other side of the ball as she forced 10 steals for the Hornets. Their 74 points was a season high and the highest by the team since the opening game of the 2019-2020 season.

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Last Christmas we were full of hope. Vaccines were on the horizon and we were dreaming of life returning to normal. Fast forward a year. The omicron variant is upon us, events again are being canceled, even family get-togethers carry a risk. For some, it might feel a little hopeless.

Less than a year after nailing its first interplanetary mission with a flawless Mars orbit insertion, the United Arab Emirates has selected its next destination: the asteroid belt.

"As an African American person, I'm not putting that noose back on at all," juror Andre Hope said.

If others saw the noose as Smollett's clumsy effort to portray his attackers as racist, Andre Hope saw much more. “As an African American person, I'm not putting that noose back on at all, " Andre Hope told WLS-TV. At trial, Smollett testified that after the attack in downtown Chicago in January 2019, he returned home and put the rope back around his neck so police who came to his apartment soon after could see it. In an interview with NewsNation Now after Smollett was found guilty last Thursday, Eddie Johnson — who was Chicago police superintendent in January 2019 when Smollett said he was attacked — said virtually the same thing.

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Dan Romano turned in one of the best performances in Hope College history in Saturday’s 19-17 win against Adrian. The Flying Dutchmen recorded a pair of second-half goal-line stands to secure the win. The Bulldogs later had 1st-and-goal at the 3, but the Flying Dutchmen stopped Adrian on downs, including 4th-and-goal at the 1. Linebacker Jeremiah Purnell and safety Dylan Green were among the Flying Dutchmen who stuffed Adrian quarterback Jack Wurzer’s plunge. Romano also had a 38-yard touchdown run with 1:23 left in the fourth quarter to seal the win.

MT MORRIS TOWNSHIP, MI -- After three break-in thefts within two weeks, the founder of a Flint-area nonprofit is worried about staying afloat and is asking for community support. On Saturday, Oct. 9, thieves broke through the window of HOPE’s building located at 4127 N. Clio Road in Mt. Morris Township, said Char Mozader, HOPE’s founding president. Tents, tools, a sound system, a cash box and projectors were stolen from the building, Mozader said. Morris Township police at 810-785-1311.

Hope College women’s basketball team will open the season riding a 45-game winning streak. The Flying Dutch received 21-of-24 first-place votes, giving Hope 617 points. Hope went 16-0 a year ago and finished No. Hope went 29-0 in 2018-2019. Hope tips off the season on Friday, Oct. 29, at 5:30 p.m. with an exhibition against Division II Ferris State University.

This Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, several local organizations are joining efforts to host the 2021 Reach for Hope benefit to raise money for suicide prevention training in Detroit.

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The Flying Dutchmen defeated the Hornets 67-0 at Ray & Sue Smith Stadium in Holland in a game that marked the 100th meeting between the two rivals. The Flying Dutchmen will return to the gridiron Oct. 16 at Olivet College for a 1 p.m. game. Check out the highlights by-the-numbers style below:5: Hope has now beaten Kalamazoo five consecutive times in the Wooden Shoes Rivalry. 7: The Flying Dutchmen scored on their first seven possessions of the game. 680: That’s how many yards of offense the Flying Dutchmen recorded, including 308 yards rushing on 42 carries and 372 through the air.

The start of Hope College’s conference title defense is next for the Flying Dutchmen football team. Meet five Flying Dutchmen who helped spark Hope’s most recent win. 1) The Flying Dutchmen fell behind 7-0 in the first quarter, but junior wide receiver Carter Nofziger of Pandora, Ohio, made sure the deficit was short lived. The Flying Dutchmen were up 21-7, but Northwestern was threatening when the Bay City native picked off a pass. 4) The Flying Dutchmen rolled up 532 yards, with 301 of them coming on the ground.

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Hope College opened the 2021 season Friday night with a convincing 42-7 victory at home over Anderson College of Indiana. Here are five takeaways from Hope’s victory at Ray and Sue Smith Stadium in Holland on Community Night:1) It was Hope’s first season-opening win since 2013, and the Flying Dutchmen were in control by halftime. Hope led 13-0 after the first quarter and 35-7 at halftime. 5) The Flying Dutchmen will try to open 2-0 for the first time since 2013 when they won their first three games. The Flying Dutchmen will be back in action on Sept. 11 when they visit Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

HOLLAND – Hope College’s football team had one of its most successful seasons in program history in 2019. The Flying Dutchmen rewrote parts of a history book that dates back to 1902:*Hope’s nine victories tied the 1984 team for most wins in a season. “The most difficult part was that we were practicing and there wasn’t a light at the end of the tunnel. The Flying Dutchmen will open the season Friday at home against Anderson University of Indiana. 1) It has been six years since Peter Stuursma announced that he was leaving East Grand Rapids to coach the Flying Dutchmen.

HOLLAND, MI – Hope College has received more funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to continue an initiative that addresses pressing social needs in the Holland area. The initiative was first established in February 2020, when Hope was awarded the first $800,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Hope College will use the second round of funding to build local partnerships supporting the arts, history, faith and race in Ottawa County, college officials announced last week. Annie Dandavati, professor of political science and interim director of the Mellon Community-Based Partnerships initiative, said the partnerships are aimed at making an impact on the Holland area. More on MLive:Why Grand Rapids Community College is opening a new Lakeshore Campus and how to see it in AugustGrand Rapids school becomes Michigan’s first work college, announces business partnershipsHope College’s new inmate degree program seeks to improve prison culture, lower re-entry rate

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JACKSON, MI – Megan and Hope are just two of the many animals at the Cascade Humane Society that are looking for loving forever homes. Cascades Humane Society, 1515 Carmen Drive, is open to the public from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. All dogs and cats at Cascades Humane Society have been spayed or neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and given parasite protection prior to adoption. CHS accepts cat or dog food donations, as long as the food is in its original packaging. The Pet Food Pantry is open from noon to 2 p.m. on the first Saturday of the month.

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Hope College’s women’s basketball team hasn’t lost since March 2, 2019 when the Flying Dutch were eliminated in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association is once again honoring the architect of Hope’s incredible run, along with two of the team’s standout players. RELATED: Why the Hope College women’s basketball team started nine players against Kalamazoo CollegeHope went 16-0 in a season in which the national tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Flying Dutch had advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2020 before the season was shut down. Schoonveld led the Flying Dutch in scoring at 10.2 points per game while shooting 48.8 percent from the field.

Hope College officials reported that Dr. Anne E. Irwin, the school’s first director of women’s athletics and advocate for gender equity in college sports, died on Saturday, April 3 at her home in Fennville after a battle with cancer. At Hope, she immediately began to enhance the women’s athletics program – which consisted of seven sports at the time – while keeping the men’s program strong. “Anne was a pioneer for women at Hope,” said Tim Schoonveld, director of athletics. Her 1980 field hockey team and her 1981 women’s softball team won the State of Michigan Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships, the first-ever titles in women’s team sports at Hope. It was claimed by Hope College five of the next six years before Irwin’s retirement.

An Oklahoma man pleaded guilty today to producing and possessing child pornography. Hope pleaded guilty to seven counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. Trial Attorney Gwendelynn Bills of the Justice Department’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) is prosecuting the case. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

Image 1 of 16 (Image credit: MBRSC) The UAE's first interplanetary mission The United Arab Emirates' Hope mission, which arrived at Mars on Feb. 9, 2021, will conduct a detailed examination of the Martian atmosphere. Image 5 of 16 (Image credit: MBRSC) Finishing touches The nearly complete Hope Mars orbiter undergoes checks during the final launch preparations on June 6, 2020. Image 6 of 16 (Image credit: MBRSC) Hope is ready! Image 11 of 16 (Image credit: MBRSC) EMIRS closeup This is a closeup of the Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer (EMIRS). Image 13 of 16 (Image credit: MBRSC) Masked officials applaud the successful launch of the United Arab Emirates' Hope mission on July 19, 2020.

An image of Mars captured by the Hope spacecraft on Feb. 26, 2021, shows Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system. The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) first-ever Mars spacecraft captured its most stunning image yet of the Red Planet as the probe continues preparing to begin its science observations in earnest. That camera snapped a stunning image of the largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons, on Feb. 26. Related: The United Arab Emirates' Hope mission to Mars in photosEXI takes photographs in triplets, each focused on red, green or blue light. The Emirates eXplorer Imager (EXI) captured this view of Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in the solar system, from an altitude of 13,007 km.

UPDATE: Hope College professor killed in crash was ‘bright light at Hope’OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – Holland police identified Jennifer Hampton, 48, of Holland, as the victim of a fatal crash Sunday, March 14, at Chicago Drive and Waverly Road. She died at the scene of the 5:30 p.m. crash, police said. The other driver, a 23-year-old Holland woman, was taken to Holland Hospital. Dan Kender at 355-1122 or Holland Department of Public Safety at 355-1100. Emails can be sent to investigators at policetips@cityofholland.comRead more:Michigan Attorney General joins Consumers Energy to promote bill payment assistanceSee 2020-21 enrollment data for every Michigan public school by district and by buildingMonday, March 15, coronavirus data by Michigan county: State now at 5% positivity rate

The win in the MIAA Tournament Championship Game capped Hope’s second consecutive undefeated season and it established a Flying Dutch record for consecutive wins with 45. But Morehouse clammed up when asked who would win a game between this year’s squad and his 2006 national championship team. In fact, that’s when the Flying Dutch became the Junkyard Dogs, especially on defense. “I don’t know how this started, but when we came back and started practicing (after the pause), our team started playing like junkyard dogs,” Morehouse said. (Photo courtesy of Eli Kaminski)MOREWhy the Hope College women’s basketball team started nine players against Kalamazoo College

This pandemic has been a hardship for many, including local charities that have a mission to help those in need and provide hope. There’s one charity that’s picking up “Truckloads of Hope,” and helping those in the community. All 38 Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers are collecting donations of toiletries, socks, underwear, sheets, blankets, and hand sanitizer for their “Truckloads of Hope” event. Capuchin Soup Kitchen collects these types of donations for their Shower Programs, which assist those who have inadequate shelter. The Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers’ “Truckloads of Hope” will be collecting donations until March 31.

Hope College’s women’s basketball team went undefeated a year ago, and while it’s too early to say for sure, there’s a chance that the Flying Dutch could do the same this season. Hope, the nation’s top-ranked team in Division III, defeated No. I’m so tired of that word over the last 12 months,” said Flying Dutch coach Brian Morehouse, whose squad was the lone undefeated team at the conclusion of last year. Only 11 programs in Division III women’s basketball history have won 40 consecutive games, and Hope has now done it twice. Sydney Muller scored 17 points to lead the Flying Dutch while Kenedy Schoonveld added 10.

The Hope College and Calvin University men’s basketball teams will have to wait a little longer to play their 205th game. Calvin officials announced Tuesday that the Knights basketball team is on pause from practices and games this week due to COVID-19 protocols. The Flying Dutchmen, who were scheduled to host the game, will now host Trine University four days earlier than originally scheduled. The Flying Dutchmen lead the all-time series 104-100. Calvin’s women’s team will host Hope Saturday at 3 p.m.

The UAE's Hope spacecraft's first photo of Mars from orbit, captured on Feb. 10, 2021. (Image credit: MBRSC/UAE Space Agency/CU-LASP/EMM-EXI )Just one day after arriving in orbit around Mars, the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) first interplanetary spacecraft, Hope, captured a stunning photograph of the Red Planet. "We couldn't have asked for a better day on Mars!" Related: The UAE's Hope Mars mission in photosBook of Mars: $22.99 at Magazines Direct Within 148 pages, explore the mysteries of Mars. Hope successfully executed a perilous 27-minute thruster burn on Feb. 9 to slip into orbit around Mars, making the UAE the fifth entity to visit the Red Planet.

This Feb. 10, 2021 image taken by the United Arab Emirates' "Amal," or "Hope," probe was released Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, shows Mars . The Hope space probe now circles the red planet. (Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center/UAE Space Agency, via AP)DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates on Sunday published the first image for its Mars probe now circling the red planet. It shows Mars' north pole, as well as Mars' largest volcano, Olympus Mons. The probe swung into orbit around Mars on Tuesday in a triumph for the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission.

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The two moons of Mars were projected above the skies of Dubai to celebrate the first Emirati mission to the Red Planet. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) did the campaign, hoping it would go viral, to generate excitement about the Hope mission to investigate the mysterious atmosphere of Mars. Images of the Martian moons of Phobos and Deimos were projected just hours before the Hope probe began a 27-minute Mars orbit-insertion maneuver to reach its planetary destination. Video: UAE Hope Mars mission projection lights up world's tallest buildingRelated: The United Arab Emirates' Hope mission to Mars in photosProjections of Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos shine in the night sky over Dubai to celebrate the Hope mission's arrival at the Red Planet. (Image credit: UAE Space Agency)Book of Mars: $22.99 at Magazines Direct Within 148 pages, explore the mysteries of Mars.

Update: The UAE's Hope orbiter successfully entered orbit around Mars at 10:57 a.m. EST (1557 GMT) on Feb. 9. The first Emirati mission to Mars will attempt to slip into orbit around the Red Planet on Tuesday (Feb. 9) — here's how you can watch it live. Related: The United Arab Emirates' Hope mission to Mars in photosBook of Mars: $22.99 at Magazines Direct Within 148 pages, explore the mysteries of Mars. With the latest generation of rovers, landers and orbiters heading to the Red Planet, we're discovering even more of this world's secrets than ever before. Hope will usher in a trio of countries hoping to make it to Mars in the coming weeks.

The spacecraft, dubbed Hope , launched July 19, 2020, atop a Japanese H-IIA rocket, then spent seven months trekking to the Red Planet. Related: The United Arab Emirates' Hope mission to Mars in photosHope mission personnel celebrate the receipt of signal confirming the spacecraft arrived in orbit around Mars on Feb. 9, 2021. Today's success also puts the $200 million Hope spacecraft on the bright side of grim Mars mission statistics : About half of flights to the Red Planet fail. The Hope mission is scheduled to last for a full Martian year (687 Earth days). Hope's Mars orbit insertion was the first of three Red Planet arrivals this month.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates has made history as the first Arab country to reach Mars. The Emirates Mars mission, named the Hope probe, reached the red planet at 7:42 p.m. Tuesday, Emirates time, sent its signal back to Earth just over half an hour later. "204 days and more than 480 million kms later, the #HopeProbe is now in the Capture Orbit of #Mars," the official Twitter account of the Hope Mars Mission tweeted shortly afterward, with the hashtag #ArabsToMars. Experts estimated the chance of successfully entering Mars orbit at about 50%, since more than half of all Mars missions actually fail. This makes the UAE only the second country to ever successfully enter Mars' orbit on its first try, despite attempts being made since the 1960s.

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The Mars Orbit Insertion is now complete.#ArabsToMars — Hope Mars Mission (@HopeMarsMission) February 9, 2021Hope is the first of three Mars missions to reach Mars this month. An artist's impression of United Arab Emirates Hope spacecraft in orbit around Mars. Congratulations @HopeMarsMission on your safe arrival to Mars’ orbit! https://t.co/qGH9BlLJhv — Thomas Zurbuchen (@Dr_ThomasZ) February 9, 2021After checkout and instrument activation, the Hope spacecraft later will be maneuvered into its planned science orbit, measuring 12,400 by 26,700 miles. An infographic highlighting mission milestones for UAE's Hope Mars mission.

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses initiative is providing up to $130 million to the endeavor, which will be available to clients in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee. Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses initiative is providing up to $130 million to the endeavor, which will be available to clients in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee. AdIt’s estimated that well over 100,000 small U.S. businesses have failed since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with underserved communities struck especially hard. AdParticipating small business owners can access capital provided by Goldman and take online classes offered through Goldman's 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative. A June study by University of California, Santa Cruz economist Robert Fairlie showed that while 22% of businesses nationwide closed in the immediate onslaught of the pandemic, the situation was far worse for minority-owned businesses: 41% of Black-owned businesses and 32% of Latino-owned businesses closed.

Mars missions from China and the United Arab Emirates arrive in orbit around the Red Planet this week, followed by the landing of NASA's Mars rover Perseverance next week. The UAE's Hope orbiter is set to arrive at the Red Planet on Tuesday, with China's Tianwen-1 mission following less than a day later. The Emirates Mars Mission, also known as Hope, is the Gulf state's first interplanetary mission. Related: NASA's Mars rover Perseverance in home stretch to the Red PlanetBook of Mars: $22.99 at Magazines Direct Within 148 pages, explore the mysteries of Mars. Related: The United Arab Emirates' Hope mission to Mars in photosAn artist's depiction of the UAE's Hope Mars orbiter.

I was definitely locked in.”Granger led all scorers with 25 points, and he grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Flying Dutchmen. The Flying Dutchmen were scheduled to open the two weeks ago, but their season was delayed one week due to COVID-19 related issues. The first half was just two really, really solid basketball teams going punch after punch. We learned from last night.”The Flying Dutchmen went on a 9-0 run late in the first half and led 50-44 at halftime. It came down to like it always does, right?”MOREHope College All-American reaches milestone in win over Calvin University

With less than two weeks before the country's first-ever interplanetary mission slips into orbit around Mars, United Arab Emirates scientists can't wait for the Hope orbiter 's arrival. The mission will conduct its Mars orbit insertion maneuver on Feb. 9 beginning at about 10:30 a.m. EST (1530 GMT). Related: The United Arab Emirates' Hope mission to Mars in photosFewer than half of Mars missions attempted to date have succeeded. (China may follow fast on the UAE's heels; the nation's Tianwen-1 mission will complete its own Mars orbit insertion a day after Hope does.) As with the Hope mission, the UAE will contract out Rashid's launch rather than develop its own rocket technology.

Hope College’s football team is planning for a busy spring. The MIAA postponed its season this past fall due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the goal is to play in the spring. Hope football players will return to campus in mid-August to begin fall practice. We will not take our eyes off that goal.”The Flying Dutchmen will kick off the 2021 fall season on Saturday, Sept. 4. Hope plans to compete this spring in five fall sports: men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball.

Hope College women’s basketball coach Brian Morehouse has won way more games than he has lost. The Flying Dutch went 29-0 a year ago and were ranked No. The one thing the Flying Dutch didn’t get was closure. The Flying Dutch have. We need to balance the uncertainty with the enthusiasm for the opportunity to play.”MORECoaches, players congratulate Hope’s Brian Morehouse on record-setting win

They are expected to approve England's third national lockdown because there is a wide consensus on the need for tougher restrictions to control soaring new infections. Britain reported more than 60,000 new confirmed cases in 24 hours for the second day in a row on Wednesday. Hospitals are jammed with COVID-19 patients and medical personnel, many of whom are exhausted after months of dealing with the virus, find themselves stretched thin. As part of the latest lockdown, Johnson ordered schools across England to close, backtracking on the government’s pledge to keep them open. Johnson ordered the national lockdown in England after public health officials warned that the rising infection rates threatened to overwhelm the National Health Service.

HOUSTON – It was an emotional reunion for one Tomball, Texas father and his daughter, who were separated at her birth and then came together again after 50 years. Winski’s daughter, Kerri Beggs, said at the age of 19, she began a quest to find her biological father. Beggs, who now lives in Tucson, Arizona, took a plane to Hobby Airport on Friday, a flight that was delayed. For the first time after a lifetime of missing each other, the father and daughter embraced each other. For the last four months, I’ve been looking forward to this day.”Added Winski, “She’s my little girl.

PONTIAC, Mich. – As many businesses struggle to weather the pandemic, nonprofits are also fighting to stay afloat. When a woman is saved from trafficking, they need to find a place to find themselves and be brought back to life. Hope Against Trafficking, a nonprofit based out of Pontiac, is one of those places. RELATED: Hope Against Trafficking creates safe space for victims in Southeast MichiganFighting and saving survivors of human trafficking is difficult work to begin with without a pandemic. Hope Against Trafficking is a nonprofit organization which benefits from tremendous volunteers and community involvement.

Sheikh Mohammed made the announcement Tuesday on Twitter that his country plans to send an unmanned spacecraft to the moon in 2024. Already, an Emirati space probe is hurtling through space on its way to Mars while last year it sent its first astronaut to the International Space Station. Sheikh Mohammed said the rover would be named “Rashid,” the same name of his late father, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. Sheikh Rashid was one of the original founding rulers of the United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula. ___Associated Press writers Isabel DeBre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo contributed to this report.

Melvindale mother holds out hope for daughter’s safe returnPublished: June 25, 2020, 5:37 pmTimika Street is a 36-years-old mother of two who has been missing for nearly half a year.

PONTIAC, Mich. – A Pontiac-based nonprofit is experiencing a shortage of winter clothing and needs donations to help homeless people in Metro Detroit. Grace Centers of Hope is asking for donations of gently used winter clothing, such as coats, hats, scarves and gloves. The clothing will be distributed to homeless people, and any remaining items will go to one of the nonprofit’s four thrift stores. Donations can be dropped off to Grace Centers of Hope at 35 E. Huron Street in Pontiac or one of the thrift stores listed below. Thrift shop locations:

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Hope Clinic has announced that it will start serving additional hot meals to those in need during the week. In a statement released by Hope Clinic, the fully prepared hot meals were introduced in early October so as to address a gap in community services. The additional meals will run through mid-January of 2020 as Hope Clinic reassess community needs. (Hope Clinic)“We are excited to be doubling the number of meals served at Hope,” said executive director Douglas Campbell in the recent announcement. A community organization, Hope Clinic feeds those who are food-insecure within Washtenaw County.

Thousands of people converged on the Focus Hope Headquarters on Sunday for the 45th annual March 4 Hope. "This is about encouraging people to know about our programs, food for seniors, youth development, early education and workforce," said Focus Hope CEO Portia Roberson. Historically, the indigenous people of this country weren't counted in the Census before the 1900s," said Jasahn Larsosa, with Focus Hope. That's why Focus Hope and the city of Detroit want to make sure your all voice are heard, and they're not alone. Some heavy hitters stopped by the event including Sen. Jewell Jones, Rep. LaTanya Garrett and Sen. Adam Hollier, Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Lt. Gov.

Thousands of people converged on the Focus Hope Headquarters on Sunday for the 45th annual March 4 Hope. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

A group of best friends turned into junior detectives when police outside Sacramento, California, asked for help locating a missing 97-year-old woman. Logan, Hope, her brother Kash and McKenna banded together to find the woman, taking to the streets on their bikes, they told Inside Edition. The woman told them to go away, they said, but they weren't deterred, alerting others to their discovery. As it turns out, they were the team to locate the missing 97-year-old, Roseville police wrote on its Facebook page. RELATED STORIESGroup of Kids Dubbed 'Junior Detectives' Help Find Missing Elderly Woman in CaliforniaDetectives Call Husband's Account of Wife's Death 'B.S.

Eleanor's March 4 Hope is a community event to support the many programs of Focus: Hope. Focus Hope was created to bring all races together in an effort to rebuild Detroit neighborhoods. Portia Robinson, CEO of Focus Hope joined Tati Amare to talk about this year's focus, which is the 2020 Census. Some people may not feel comfortable giving information to the government but Focus: Hope wants to help eliminate those fears and guide individuals through the process. WDIV-Local 4 is the presenting sponsor of Eleanor's March 4 Hope and we invite you to join us for this event.

ANN ARBOR - Hyundai Hope on Wheels presented its $500,000 Hyundai Young Investigator and Scholar Hope Grant on Tuesday to University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, to help advance its pediatric cancer research. This is why every minute is precious and every second matters in the fight against pediatric cancer." Credit: Camren Shawn ClouthierAbout Hyundai Hope on WheelsHyundai Hope On Wheels is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is committed to finding a cure for childhood cancer. Since its inception, Hyundai Hope On Wheels has awarded more than $160 million toward childhood cancer research in pursuit of a cure.

Cant sleep, so Im watching this video over and over again, Julianne wrote Tuesday. Loving Jesus doesnt always cure suicidal thoughts. Loving Jesus doesnt always cure depression. Loving Jesus doesnt always cure PTSD. But that doesnt mean Jesus doesnt offer us companionship and comfort.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Starting Sept. 15, the Chefs in the Garden dinner series will highlight culinary talents found in the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti area while benefiting Ypsilanti nonprofit organization, Growing Hope. A benefit dinner series, each Chefs in the Garden dinner will combine local chefs and bakers to provide guests a dining experience full of food and entertainment. The Chefs in the Garden series offers diners food and music experiences over the course of the evening. Located at the Growing Hope Urban Farm, each of the three dinners will showcase the artisanship of each pairing with proceeds going to Ypsilanti Farmers Markets, the Growing Hope Incubator Kitchen and the Growing Hope Urban Farm as well as additional community programs. The Growing Hope Urban Farm is located at 922 West Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti.