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'Tis the season, as they say—tax season, that is. For many, it’s a stressful time of year, particularly if you can’t afford assistance in getting those taxes filed accurately and on time. That’s why the Volunteer Tax Assistance Program was developed, and it has more than 80 volunteers to help those in need in Washtenaw County. This year, there are some tax changes as some of the pandemic programs end and new tax breaks are offered. WEMU's David Fair discusses the program and how to access it with the United Way of Washtenaw County's vice president of development, Susan Smith.

When health bills aren't legible — via large-print, Braille or other adaptive technology — blind patients can't know what they owe, and are too often sent to debt collections, an investigation finds.

Robert Gottlieb was the editor of powerful authors like Robert Caro, Toni Morrison, Joseph Heller and Nora Ephron. Gottlieb has died at age 92.

The forecast for a hotter-than-normal summer has Westerners on edge, especially with up to a quarter of all U.S. federal wildland firefighter jobs currently unfilled.

Playing video games can be fun, creative, and educational. No, really! It's true! Just ask Bia Hamed, director of K-12 STEM Outreach at Eastern Michigan University. Join Deb Polich on this edition of "creative:impact" and hear how Bia’s programs and her Digital Divas and Digital Dudes are turning young people onto careers in STEM subjects.

Many entrepeneurs have made their way into the Ypsilanti area. A few of those business owners came with the purpose of healing its residents through more…

NPR's A Martinez talks to Molly McGee-Hewitt, CEO and executive director of the National Association for Pupil Transportation, about the bus driver shortage many school districts are experiencing.

This week on Art & Soul, I am joined by internationally recognized author, speaker, therapist, and professor at Oakland University and a research…

The Michigan Secretary of State’s office says time is growing short for people to request an absentee ballot by mail in time to return it to be counted. Rick Pluta reports.

The coronavirus pandemic is ongoing and will be for some time to come. But it is not the only zoonoses we are dealing with globally or locally. Zoonoses…