Ouch! This Health Insurance Rate Hike Is Going to Sting: Patch PM

DETROIT, MI – Here are some stories to talk about tonight on Michigan Patch:

Ouch! This Health-Care Cost Increase is Going to Sting

• In southeast Michigan, younger women can expect to pay $48 more a month, while older men will pay $177 a month more.

'Black Independence Day' Home Giveaway Scam Leads to Arrest

• Hundreds of people showed up in Highland Park on the Fourth of July to claim what they thought was a free home and $100,000.

Birmingham 7-Year-Old Is National Poetry Contest Winner

• Corinne Alrawi was the winner for Grades 1-2 in poetry contest sponsored by USA Gold pencils and Scholastic.

Blendtec Blender, Oil-Less Fryer, Crocs, String Lights: Today's Best Deals

• Check out the best deals that Patch has found today.

Democrats Want to Replace Melissa Gilbert on 8th District Ballot

• Suzanna Shkreli is a political unknown, and if incumbent Congressman Mike Bishop, R-Rochester, prevails, her name won’t appear on ballot.

Dan Nevins Leads Yoga in Canton for Wounded Warrior Project

• The double amputee who lost both legs in Iraq says yoga helped him deal with the emotional wounds of war.

Also Worth a Read

• 2 Small Dogs Die in St. Clair Shores House Fire
• Clinton Township Man Accused of Child Pornography
• Winning Numbers for $508M Mega-Millions Lottery Jackpot, Friday, July 8
• Text-to-911 Service Quickly Gets Help to Rochester Hills Man
• Parking Deck Could Fuel New Downtown Ferndale Businesses
• Motown’s Smokey Robinson is 2016 Gershwin Prize Winner
• Mosquito Pool Tests Positive for West Nile Virus
• Homemade Fireworks Kill Michigan Man; 5 Injured in Half-Hour
• Latest on Edsel Ford II Domestic Violence Investigation
• Special Aug. 30 Primary Set After Death of District 11 State Rep.
• Westland Man Accused in Rape of Flight Attendant

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