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AAA study: Owning and operating a new car now costs nearly $13,000 a year (opens the original)
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (WXYZ) — If you are shopping for a new vehicle, AAA says the sticker price is only part of the cost drivers need to consider. AAA’s 2026 Your Driving Costs study finds the average annual cost to own and operate a new vehicle is $12,863, or $1,071.92 per month. Watch Alicia Smith's video report below: The study looks beyond the monthly payment and includes: AAA says the costs for each of those categories are an average calculated over five years and 75,000 miles. The average wei
Alicia Smith talks 1-on-1 with Jennifer Hudson ahead of her daytime talk show moving to WXYZ (opens the original)
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (WXYZ) — From “American Idol” to “The Color Purple,” playing Effie White in “Dream Girls” to Aretha Franklin in “Respect,” Jennifer Hudson is a superstar in her own right. She’s a singer, actress, producer, EGOT winner and now successful daytime talk show host. “The Jennifer Hudson Show” kicks off its fifth season Monday at 3 p.m. — moving to WXYZ Channel 7 in Southeast Michigan. And to celebrate her new home station in Detroit, “J-Hud” dropped by WXYZ recently to meet our team
How students at Pepper Elementary are benefitting with free books from 'If You Give A Child A Book' campaign (opens the original)
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Making a difference, one book at a time, is the goal of our "If You Give a Child a Book" campaign. WXYZ employees and the Scripps Howard Fund have donated this cause, and we're going to match your donations today. See the full story from Alicia Smith in the video below Every dollar contributed helps put brand new books into the hands of children right here in metro Detroit — books these kids get to take home. HELP GIVE A CHILD A BOOK BY CLICKING HERE I met some fifth graders at Pepper Elementary
Michigan Dept. of Treasury provides update for thousands of Michiganders still waiting on 2026 tax refund (opens the original)
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(WXYZ) — It's been 2.5 weeks since I reported on the tens of thousands of Michiganders still asking, 'Where's my state tax refund?' I've heard from nearly two dozen Michigan taxpayers directly, so I reached out to the Michigan Department of Treasury this week for an update. Missy Snyder, the Treasury Department's Division Administrator of Individual Income Tax, said we are down to 66,000 on-time filers waiting on their refund, and that's down from nearly 95,000 at the beginning of August. The st
Many still waiting on Michigan tax refund nearly 4 months after filing deadline; here's what we know (opens the original)
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It's been almost four months since the April 15 tax filing deadline, yet tens of thousands of people in Michigan are still wondering where their state refund is. Some of them have emailed WXYZ's tip line, or contacted me directly. One man from Southfield emailed me asking for my assistance in getting to the bottom of the problem, so I reached out to the state treasury department for answers. “How long have you been waiting for your tax refund?" I asked Charles Harris. "Still haven't got it. They
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