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Author: Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press

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Russian fighter jet crashes at Michigan air show; video shows pilot, backseater eject

August 14, 2023August 14, 2023Frank Witsil, Detroit Free PressComments Off on Russian fighter jet crashes at Michigan air show; video shows pilot, backseater eject

The pilot, listed as Dan Flier, and the backseater ejected from the jet before the crash. They were taken to the hospital as precaution.

Travel

Cedar Point unveils reimagined, 420-foot-tall Top Thrill 2 roller coaster after two-year closure

August 1, 2023Frank Witsil, Detroit Free PressComments Off on Cedar Point unveils reimagined, 420-foot-tall Top Thrill 2 roller coaster after two-year closure

Top Thrill 2 will feature a second 420-foot-tall tower and will reaching a top speed of 120 miles per hour when it opens in 2024.

Nation

1879 Lake Superior shipwreck accidentally discovered by Discovery Channel TV series

July 17, 2023Frank Witsil, Detroit Free PressComments Off on 1879 Lake Superior shipwreck accidentally discovered by Discovery Channel TV series

A reality TV series found an 1879 shipwreck that no one alive has ever seen. The crew found the boat while looking for other wrecks in the Great Lakes

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Freighter runs aground in Detroit: Live stream shows ship stuck along U.S.-Canada border

May 17, 2023Frank Witsil, Detroit Free PressComments Off on Freighter runs aground in Detroit: Live stream shows ship stuck along U.S.-Canada border

The MV Mark W. Barker ship ran aground Wednesday morning in the Detroit River near the U.S.-Canada border.

Money

Powerball is at $1 billion! But if you win it, higher interest rates will cost you millions

October 30, 2022Frank Witsil, Detroit Free PressComments Off on Powerball is at $1 billion! But if you win it, higher interest rates will cost you millions

The Powerball jackpot is up to $1 billion million for Wednesday’s drawing, but the lump-sum payout option is less than half of it.

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Cockroach infestation so bad in Michigan neighborhood, officials cancel trick-or-treating

October 30, 2022October 31, 2022Frank Witsil, Detroit Free PressComments Off on Cockroach infestation so bad in Michigan neighborhood, officials cancel trick-or-treating

Residents in an eastern Michigan town were told that trick-or-treating this year is canceled as a result of a major cockroach infestation.

Travel

US land borders open to vaccinated tourists from Canada, Mexico on Monday: What to know

November 6, 2021Frank Witsil, Detroit Free PressComments Off on US land borders open to vaccinated tourists from Canada, Mexico on Monday: What to know

Expect more Canadians heading into the U.S. when land border restrictions lift Monday for fully vaccinated international visitors.

Nation

COVID-19 is ravaging a Michigan convent: 13 nuns have died

August 4, 2020Frank Witsil, Detroit Free PressComments Off on COVID-19 is ravaging a Michigan convent: 13 nuns have died

The Catholic nuns took vows of chastity, obedience and poverty — and, some say, an unofficial vow of humility.

Nation

‘We ask for your prayers’: 13 nuns at Michigan convent who died from COVID-19 memorialized

July 22, 2020Frank Witsil, Detroit Free PressComments Off on ‘We ask for your prayers’: 13 nuns at Michigan convent who died from COVID-19 memorialized

COVID-19 swept through a convent in Livonia, Michigan, leaving 13 nuns dead. One appeared to recover from the disease, only to relapse.

Money

Amazon driver in Detroit quits job on Twitter, leaves package-filled van with keys in the ignition. Here’s why he did it.

July 2, 2020Frank Witsil, Detroit Free PressComments Off on Amazon driver in Detroit quits job on Twitter, leaves package-filled van with keys in the ignition. Here’s why he did it.

The former driver’s tweets and video are in stark contrast to the feel-good worker-vignettes that Amazon has been airing as TV commercials.

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