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39 minutes ago  Flames started in a home on South Lake Road in Cherry Grove township just after 10 pm Sunday night.

Monday, May 13, 2013  James Holmes asking judge to change plea to insanity

Monday, May 13, 2013  The brothers were initially taken into custody but released after investigators said there was no evidence against them.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Women held captive in Ohio endured lonely, dark lives; kidnap suspect due in court Thursday

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Three brothers are in custody after a frantic 911 call led police to a run-down house, where authorities say three women missing for about a decade were held captive.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Frantic call leads police to 3 missing women in Cleveland home; 3 brothers arrested

Thursday, April 18, 2013  A search for survivors continues near Waco where a fertilizer plant exploded with devastating results

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  Jimmy Fallon will take over as host of the show in Spring of 2014

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Today, for one day only at the History Center in Traverse City kids can participate in the "Night at the Museum" spring break program.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  7&4's Erika Erickson went to Phoenix, AZ where hundreds of Carter's Kids volunteers and an entire community gathered together to unveil their hard work.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  The warnings in Washington of forced across-the-board budget cuts are trickling down to Northern Michigan. One program facing cuts is Michigan's "STOP Violence Against Women" program, and that has women and community members speaking out.

Monday, February 25, 2013  Community members, parents, teachers and school board officials gathered Monday evening to discuss re-shaping education in Michigan at a public forum in Benzie County.

Friday, February 15, 2013  Crippled cruise ship docks at Alabama port; passengers celebrate end of miserable Gulf odyssey

Thursday, February 14, 2013  It's a global movement that not only gets people moving, but also raises awareness about violence against women. And this dancing phenomenon is reaching our very own backyard here in Northern Michigan.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  Often we don't realize how small this world is, or how often our lives are intertwined with complete strangers without even knowing. And sometimes when those connections are made, they can change our lives in an instant. It was a routine hospital visit that led to one conversation and now a special bond that cannot be broken for two military moms.