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A 7-year-old Woodland boy diagnosed with leukemia wished to meet Santa Claus and have a hamburger dinner at the North Pole—and that wish was granted.

David Jones, 57, is facing criminal charges including attempted murder after allegedly trying to hit deputies with a vehicle believed to have been driven while the pastor was under the influence.

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Hillsong/YouTubeThe co-founder of Australia-based Christian megachurch Hillsong has been charged with covering up his late father’s historic child sex abuse.Brian Houston, 67, has denied for years that he held back information relating to his dad’s offenses. He’s faced scrutiny over the case since 2014, when Australia’s royal commission into child sexual abuse heard that pastor Frank Houston—who died in 2004, before the shocking allegations against him were made public—abused multiple boys in th

The Michigan Sabercats travel softball organization continues to churn out college prospects and championships. For the fourth straight year, the Sabercats’ 18-and-under team captured the Michigan Blue Chip Summer Slam College Showcase title in Byron Center. “Pretty cool with a ton of West Michigan (players), 80 percent Muskegon-based kids,” Sabercats president and coach Red Pastor said. Morgan LaCombe (Jenison, Lansing Community College) hit .555 on the weekend with a pair of homers and two pitching wins. The Sabercats’ 16u team also fared well in the Michigan Blue Chip Summer Slam College Showcase.

KALAMAZOO, MI — In an effort to consolidate staffing resources across multiple area restaurants, Millennium Restaurant Group has temporarily closed its Central City Tap House in downtown Kalamazoo. Shelly Pastor, operating partner with Millennium Restaurant Group, said the hope is to have the restaurant reopened soon. But that it is 100% dependent on how quickly they can staff the downtown eatery, Pastor said. Central City Tap House is one of eight restaurants in Kalamazoo, Portage and South Haven run by Millennium, which also offers catering services across the region. The industry-wide staffing shortage that surfaced in a post-pandemic landscape has led to many restaurants increasing wages to help attract and retain staff.

Fr. Larry Sullivan, pastor at Christ the King on Chicago's Southwest Side, has stepped aside while an investigation is made into an allegation he sexually assaulted a minor 36 years ago, according to the Chicago Archdiocese

Fr. Larry Sullivan, pastor at Christ the King on Chicago's Southwest Side, has stepped aside while an investigation is made into an allegation he sexually assaulted a minor 36 years ago, according to the Chicago Archdiocese

A church on Detroit’s west side is trying to help those affected by the pandemic by any means necessary. Drew Sheard is a pastor at the Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ. READ: Feds give Michigan $8.3 million for COVID vaccine distribution support“My definition of ministry is meeting the needs of people,” Sheard said. Sheard and his wife, famous gospel singer Karen Clark Sheard, are uring people -- especially in the Black community -- to get the COVID vaccine when they are able. Let’s try to get rid of COVID out of our communities, especially out of the Black community,” Sheard said.

As of Feb. 7 at 3:22 p.m., there are 15,337,111 active coronavirus cases in the United States, according to Johns Hopkins University. Each week, we’ll provide an update on the number of active COVID-19 cases in each state and how they compare. LOCAL: Coronavirus in Michigan: Here’s what to know Feb. 7, 2021Below is the number of active COVID-19 cases in each state in the U.S. on Feb. 7, 2021. AdAs of Feb. 7 at 3:22 p.m., the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States is 26,986,827 -- the highest in the world. To see the total number of COVID-19 cases per state on Feb. 7, click here.

Alfred Cockfield received the vaccine in a public show of trust and faith in the vaccine. President Joe Biden has called for setting up 100 mass vaccination centers around the country within a month. Coronavirus senior adviser Andy Slavitt says military personnel will arrive at those centers in a little over a week. — Tensions are running high in some state capitols over coronavirus precautions after this year’s legislative sessions began with a COVID-19 outbreaks. ___Find AP’s full coverage of the coronavirus pandemic: https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic

Kalamazoo’s Millennium Restaurant Group is thinking outside of the igloo as it transforms moving containers into private dining rooms. The six PODS containers at Cove in Portage were opened temporarily before the holiday and were then closed to customers for further inspection by the fire marshal. They are awaiting final approval and are expected to open next week, said Vicky Thinnes, Millennium Restaurant Group Director of Sales and Marketing. The PODS containers at each location have their own aesthetic and give customers a unique experience. The state’s shutdown of indoor dining has been extended until Jan. 15, but the plan for Millennium Restaurant Group is to keep the outdoor dining option through the winter, Pastor said.

HOLLAND, Mich. – The senior pastor of a church in western Michigan has encouraged his congregation to catch the coronavirus to “get it over with” and calling it “all good.”Bart Spencer made the statements during a Nov. 14 sermon at Lighthouse Baptist Church in Holland, The Holland Sentinel reported. “It’s OK. Get it, get it over with, press on.”The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 389,032 as of Friday, including 9,661 deaths, state officials report. On Thursday, the state reported 380,343 total cases and 9,580 deaths. The sermon was posted on the church's website and shared on Facebook, the newspaper said. Spencer later told the newspaper that he and several members of his family contracted the virus and have recovered.

DETROIT – A pastor is being sued for millions of dollars on accusations he stood up in the middle of a flight to Detroit, walked over to a sleeping woman and peed on her, according to records. A complaint accuses Pastor Daniel Chalmers, a North Carolina resident, of drunkenly urinating on a woman during Delta flight 874 from Las Vegas to Detroit on Oct. 13 or Oct. 14. The flight was scheduled to depart at 11:30 p.m. PT Oct. 13 and land in Detroit at 6:15 a.m. The woman, a Detroit resident, got on the plane with her sister, according to the complaint. She screamed, waking up the other passengers on the plane, according to the complaint.

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A pastor was fatally shot in church in Dayton, Ohio, during a service. CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers has the details.

South Carolina State Sen. and Rev. Clementa Pinckney was one of the nine people killed Wednesday night at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church. His close friend Dr. Jason Johnson talked with CBSN's Anne-Marie Green about Pinckney's legacy.