News Briefs: ​Detroit Residents Must Boil Water for Weeks Following Main Break

A boil water advisory in Detroit has been extended to three weeks after a break was discovered in a 120-inch main that distributes water to more than 130,000 people. When the break was initially announced, a boil water advisory was in place for 23 communities with 935,000 residents and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had declared a state of emergency for Lapeer, Macomb, Oakland and St. Clair counties, but the Great Lakes Water Authority later narrowed its advisory area to seven communities."I know that adding this week creates further burden on the residents and the businesses of the seven impacted communities," Suzanne Coffey,