Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.

Monday is Day 1 of Metro Detroit's biggest construction project, eastbound Interstate 696, and drivers are bracing for years of changes.

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"For more than 119 years, Matrix Human Services has been committed to empowering Detroiters through education, workforce development, and economic mobility," said Allen-Pettway. "This new program is a game-changer, creating pathways to success in careers that will define the 21st century."

Not only did Wednesday mark the start of Lent, the Christian season before Easter, it also marked the end of an era. Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron, who is retiring, celebrated his last Ash Wednesday Mass at the city's St. Aloysius Catholic Church on Washington Boulevard.

The merger will make Sterling Heights-headquartered Christian Financial the largest faith-based credit union in the state, with more than $1 billion in assets under management. Livonia-headquartered CVF has 31 employees between two branches in Livonia and Plymouth, which will add to Christian Financial’s network of 10 branches and 181 employees.

Michigan State Police in Detroit responded to the crash, which occurred on westbound I-696 east of Dequindre Road at 5:25 a.m. on Sunday.

The National Weather Service forecasts a rainy midweek for Metro Detroit and a brief warm-up. Meteorologists for the agency said a slow-moving storm system is expected to bring periods of rain to the region through Wednesday. NWS also issued a hazardous weather outlook for southeast Michigan.

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“Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $2.96 per gallon for regular unleaded, which is a new 2025-low. This price is 7 cents less than this time last month and 49 cents less than this time last year,” according to AAA’s report Monday.

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