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by Naomi Diaz University of Michigan Health, based in Ann Arbor, has joined a number of large hospitals and health systems by charging patients for certain messages received through online patient portals, Detroit Free Press reported…

by Kimberly Baker Thanksgiving is a time for gathering with friends and family around the dinner table. No one wants to cause their family or friends to get sick from a foodborne illness on this holiday or any other occasion. The…

by P.D. Lesko Around 80 people crowded into the Washtenaw County Learning Resource Center on Washtenaw Ave., near the County Jail, on Nov. 15 from 6-8 p.m. to hear Sheriff candidates Alyshia Dyer, Derrick Jackson and Ken Magee answer…

by P.D. Lesko Ypsilanti is a Third World country thanks to the stunning ineptitude and ethically suspect conduct of the City's elected and appointed officials. Public records show Ypsilanti's former City Manager Frances McMullen…

by Jon King The entire Michigan Senate Republican caucus has signed on to a resolution calling for U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) to resign from office, citing her “hurtful comments” about the ongoing war between Israel and…

by Omer Bartov In 1903, a local mob killed 49 Jews, including several children, and raped and wounded 600 others, in the city of Kishinev, then part of the Russian Empire. These three days of violence later became known as…

A bill repealing a Michigan law preventing state lawsuits against drug manufacturers passed the state House of Representatives on Wednesday. Senate Bill 410, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor), passed 79-30 in an…

EPA determined that the plume qualifies as a hazardous substance that poses significant threats to human health and the environment. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and…

Updated 11/7/23: The explanation of how a Guardian ad Litem is assigned and paid has been expanded. by P.D. Lesko The Ann Arbor Independent received documents that show the Honorable Tracy E. Van den Bergh of the Washtenaw County…

by Lee Enochs As a life-long fan of the University of Michigan football program, it greatly pains me to write this: it's time for Jim Harbaugh to be fired for being embroiled in a sign-stealing scandal involving his coaching staff. …