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Health
10:23 am
Sun September 2, 2012

West Nile virus threatens Labor Day celebrations

DETROIT (AP) - People celebrating Labor Day weekend outdoors in Michigan could be setting themselves up as the main course for feasting mosquitoes including the species known to carry the West Nile virus.

The disease has become the summer scourge across the country and the state where on Thursday an 87-year-old Kent County woman became its fifth fatality.

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Economy
3:30 pm
Wed August 29, 2012

Michigan gasoline prices rising, Michigan Attorney General warns against price gouging

Credit Steve Carmody/Michigan Radio
Paying a higher price at the pump?

Michigan gasoline prices have risen 25 cents in the past week.

The price increase is tied to late summer driving demand and Hurricane Isaac disrupting oil production in the Gulf of Mexico.

The average price for a gallon of gasoline in Michigan stands at $4.08, according to GasBuddy.com.

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