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Snow on May 15! Pictures and videos from around the area

Snow on May 15! Pictures and videos from around the area

@WXYZPrakash @edwardswxwxyz I've never seen anything like since opening my pool for the last 14 years🌨☃ pic.twitter.com/NYaA90KyY4 — Rick (@BeatL64) May 15, 2016 Ahh yes! Spring in Michigan :-)..Full of surprises with hope on the horizon….Keeping the faith. Keep smilin 🙂 pic.twitter.com/JQo5fz97oH — Michigan Magazine (@michiganmagazin) May 15, 2016 Downtown Detroit:May #snow outside @Local4News studios:…MORE

Kelly Ripa returns: it’s about “respect in the workplace”

“Our parent company has assured me that ‘Live’ is a priority,” Kelly Ripa said, as she returned to her talk show on Tuesday. Ripa has been absent from “Live with Kelly and Michael” for a week amid an unusual dispute with the Walt Disney Company. She spoke candidly about it on Tuesday, confirming that Disney…MORE

Kid Rock’s personal assistant killed in ATV accident

Kid Rock’s personal assistant was killed in an ATV accident at a suburban Nashville estate that belongs to the singer. 30-year-old Michael Sacha was found lying face down on the side of a driveway of Rock’s White Creek house. Sacha was dead by the time the fire department arrived. Metro Nashville Police Department says the accident happened when Sacha drove two…MORE

Area theatres doing special screenings of Purple Rain

Area theatres doing special screenings of Purple Rain

  Some Detroit area theatres will screen the movie that made Prince a world wide sensation. Purple Rain will be screened at Cinema Detroit and the Redford Theatre next week. Starting April 25, Cinema Detroit will show it at 8 p.m. On April 27, The Redford Theatre will  put on a special screening at 7 p.m. Also, Saturday through…MORE

Music Icon Prince has died

Music Icon Prince has died

Prince, who defined the sound of the ’80s with songs like “Kiss” and “Purple Rain” and defied the music industry in a fight for creative freedom, died Thursday. The 57-year-old singer was found unresponsive in an elevator at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, Carver County Sheriff Jim Olson said. Paramedics tried to perform CPR…MORE

Is Kelly Ripa protesting Disney’s treatment of her talk show?

Is Kelly Ripa protesting Disney’s treatment of her talk show?

On Tuesday, ABC announced that Ripa’s co-host Michael Strahan is leaving “Live with Kelly and Michael” and joining “Good Morning America” full-time. Gossip web sites said Ripa was “caught off guard” by the move. TMZ described her as “livid” at ABC’s owner, Disney, for disrespecting her long-running show. Ripa was absent from Wednesday’s “Live.” There…MORE

Buddy, the terminally ill Michigan dog known for his “bucket list,” has passed on

Buddy, the terminally ill Michigan dog known for his “bucket list,” has passed on

Buddy the dog has passed on. The terminally ill 14-year -old Michigan dog captured the hearts of thousands on social media for his “bucket list” experiences. His owner, Loren Cazan of Groveland Township, said the dog passed away peacefully with his human family around him. Cazan had started the bucket list campaign to bring attention to senior dog adoptions. Cazan adopted…MORE

Doris Roberts, best known for “Everybody Loves Raymond,” has died

Doris Roberts, best known for “Everybody Loves Raymond,” has died

Doris Roberts, who played the nosy and overbearing mother to Ray Romano’s character on the sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond,” has died, the show’s former spokeswoman said Monday. She was 90. Roberts played Marie Barone, who was a constant thorn in the side of her daughter-in-law, played by Patricia Heaton. The role earned her four Emmy…MORE

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