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The NAACP over the weekend issued a travel advisory for Florida, joining two other civil rights groups in warning potential tourists that recent laws championed by Gov_ Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are “openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals.”.

Eleven years ago, Melvindale police hired their first female officer. Lockers were added to a bathroom to create a ladies’ locker room. It wasn’t meeting the needs of the three female officers who currently work with the department.

A man was shot and killed inside a Marathon gas station in Redford early Friday morning.

More than 500 Cuban immigrants have come ashore in the Florida Keys since the weekend, the latest in a large and increasing number who are fleeing the communist island.

Several streets and roads will be closed between 3 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to accommodate the event.

Runners will dash through the University of Michigan central campus, in Nichol’s Arboretum, along parts of the Huron River, and all the way to (and from) Washtenaw Community College.

The annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest has begun in Key West on the 123rd anniversary of Ernest Hemingway’s July 21 birth.

The surveillance video is 14-seconds long, but it’s so disturbing, we’ve edited it to only two seconds.

Now that the weather is turning warmer, a lot of people are getting back outside for activities like running and cycling.

Tommy Kornieck said he feels lucky to be alive after having a heart attack during the annual Detroit Free Press Marathon.

On Sunday, many roads around Tree Town will be closed between 3 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. for the Probility Ann Arbor Marathon.

When a young couple was shot and killed Monday night at a Marathon gas station on Detroit’s west side, police officers were not expecting to find a baby in the car.

The 10th Ann Arbor Marathon is back this weekend.

Neighborhood police officers Dario Sharp and Troy Wesley recall the crucial moments they had to spring into action to revive a runner who nearly died at the 2021 Detroit Free Press Marathon.

In a typical year 26 runners cross the finish line. Last year about 4,000 participated virtually. This weekend 14,000 runners made their way through the Motor City.

After some lunchtime sun and clouds, spotty showers are possible later today, but there will be no washout.

This morning will be soggy and chilly followed by drier weather and cool conditions. Tonight becomes chillier, then tomorrow becomes brighter. Warmer weather returns early next week.

The Ann Arbor Marathon has received city approval to take place in October.

Take a trip back in to a sweeter time at Sugar Lu’s

Linden averaged a mile roughly every five minutes and 47 seconds for more than 31 miles.

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. – A Metro Detroit couple was carjacked Tuesday morning at a Marathon gas station in Highland Park. Surveillance video from the gas station shows the moment Henry Warren left the store. Highland Park police are asking anyone who has any information to come forward. You can contact Highland Park police at (313) 852-7338. READ: More Highland Park crime coverage

Alex Beired trained for the Boston Marathon, only to have to run it in his own backyard when he qualified. That’s the reality of the 124th Boston Marathon, which went virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sept. 11, 2020: Michigan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases up to 110,832; Death toll now at 6,578Qualifying for the Boston Marathon is a big deal. “I’m still looking forward for that real, real marathon in Boston next year,” Beired said. “I’ll use the virtual race to to prove myself and see how fast I can do it.”

The event behind all this came in 2019, when a broken pipe spewed fumes and sent residents scrambling for fresh air. READ: Detroit Marathon oil refinery hit with violation notice from state environmental groupThe state levied about $80,000 in fines on top of the cash that Marathon will be spending in the neighborhood. On Feb. 2, 2019 the polar vortex helped split a major Marathon refinery pipe. We feel this is a win win, it brings the dollars back into the community. READ: Enough is enough: People living near Marathon Refinery want out

Heres whats coming up on Local 4 News at 11:Police search for killer after dozens of shots fired at Detroit gas stationPolice are looking for a killer on Detroits west side after more than a dozen shots were fired at a gas station. Witnesses said at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday Bernard Holmes, 60, was involved in an argument with another man at the Marathon gas station at West Chicago and Meyers Road in Detroit.

The EPA was asked to investigate a Sept. 2019 chemical release from a Marathon refinery. If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566.

LANSING, Mich. – The prize from an expired $1 million Powerball ticket is going to the Michigan School Aid Fund. Powerball tickets expire a year after the drawing. Officials said the ticket is the fourth unclaimed $1 million prize this year. Two Mega Millions prizes were unclaimed in March and September, and another Powerball prize was unclaimed in October. The record for the highest unclaimed prize in the state is $34 million.

Greece's Culture Ministry said Wednesday the ancient vase has been returned to Athens by the University of Muenster in Germany where it had ended up. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)An ancient Greek cup awarded as a prize to the marathon winner in the first modern Olympics of 1896 has been returned to Athens from a German university. Greeces Culture Ministry says the 6th century B.C. A ministry statement says it was proved beyond any doubt that the two-handled cup painted with ancient runners was the one given to Spiros Louis, the Greek marathon victor in 1896. Following correspondence with Greek officials, the university agreed to return the cup, which was part of a private German collection it had bought in 1986.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A church in Macomb County has paid for drivers to receive $15 worth of free gas this weekend. All cars that show up at the Marathon gas station at the corner of Hayes and Hall roads in Macomb Township starting at 1:30 p.m. Saturday will receive $15 worth of free gas. The event is being held by the Lakeside Assembly of God Church. "Lakeside Church loves our community and wants to bless them with free gas," the church posted on its Facebook page. Macomb Township police officers and firefighters are expected to be at the scene to help make sure the event goes smoothly.

DETROIT - Officials were notified Thursday afternoon of a leak at the Marathon Refinery. The first report came in at 1:38 p.m. to the Detroit Homeland Security and Emergency Management office. The leak was, according to Marathon, emitting an oil vapor cloud in the area that did not pose a danger to the public. Air monitoring resources have been sent out by Marathon in nearby areas as a precaution, according to officials. View video from the scene below:Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

A green sea turtle was found with a 3-foot-long spear in its neck and rescued, according to nonprofit Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Florida. WSVN in Miami reports.