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Feds: Clinton Township man stole nearly 4,000 pills from pharmacy
A Clinton Township man accused of stealing almost 4,000 pills with a street value of more than $100,000 from a Hamtramck pharmacy was arraigned Thursday on robbery and other charges, federal law enforcement officials said. Federal authorities allege Marcus McBride, 27, entered Hoover Pharmacy, on Holbrook Avenue in Hamtramck, on June 10 and waved a handgun while yelling "get down" at individuals… → Read More
Feds: Clinton Township man stole nearly 4,000 pills from pharmacy
A Clinton Township man accused of stealing almost 4,000 pills with a street value of more than $100,000 from a Hamtramck pharmacy was arraigned Thursday on robbery and other charges, → Read More
Center Line school board hires new superintendent
An assistant superintendent in St. Clair County has been selected to become the next top administrator in the Center Line Public Schools. The Center Line Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to hire Joseph Haynes to become superintendent of the 2,531-student district. For the last eight years, he has been the assistant superintendent of the Yale Public School District, a school system… → Read More
Utica Community Schools Superintendent Christine Johns announces retirement
Utica Community Schools Superintendent Christine Johns, the top administrator in Michigan’s second-largest school district for 14 years, has announced she will be retiring in early autumn. → Read More
Northern Macomb state House primary races previewed
Macomb County voters will decide Aug. 4 which candidates move a step closer to making decisions on their behalf in one chamber of the Legislature. → Read More
Four people shot at Warren birthday party; suspects at large
“We’re lucky we don’t have multiple homicide victims.” → Read More
Four people shot at Warren birthday party; suspects at large
“We’re lucky we don’t have multiple homicide victims.” → Read More
Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of 10-year-old boy in Warren
A teenager suspected of fatally shooting a 10-year-old boy Wednesday inside an apartment in Warren is in custody following his arrest. → Read More
Sterling Heights to give COVID-19 hazard pay to police officers, firefighters
Police officers and firefighters in Sterling Heights will receive $1,000 each in COVID-19 hazard pay, under a spending adjustment approved by city officials. → Read More
Macomb prosecutors change mind, authorize charges against Amazon driver arrested in Warren
UPDATED AT 6:14 P.M. JULY 21 Six weeks after rejecting a police request to file criminal charges against an Amazon delivery driver arrested in Warren, prosecutors have changed their mind. The Macomb County Prosecutor's Office has authorized a warrant charging Jaylen Bond with refusing to obey a lawful order or direction by a police officer, and operating a motor vehicle without carrying a… → Read More
Attorneys question courthouse re-openings after staffer tests positive for COVID-19
A Warren court worker’s positive test for COVID-19 has sparked concern and even criticism from lawyers who fear they may have been exposed to it. → Read More
Paycheck Protection Program has helped 1.5 million Michiganders keep working during pandemic
Dean and Kristin Olgiati missed out on the first round of Payroll Protection Plan loans for small businesses and feared that the iconic pizzeria they own on Jefferson Avenue in → Read More
Auto supplier expands to Warren, plans 100 new jobs
An industrial firm plans to create 100 new jobs as part of a $13.8 million project on property in Warren that was formerly used as a golf driving range. → Read More
Warren Mayor Jim Fouts and council members avoid showdown in court
A looming court battle pitting Warren council members against Mayor Jim Fouts over a millage levy has been avoided after both sides reached an agreement on a disputed tax rate. → Read More
Warren council overrides Fouts' veto on mayoral term limits
Warren Mayor Jim Fouts may not get the opportunity to run for a fifth and final term as the city’s top elected administrator. → Read More
Center Line school board narrows search for new superintendent
Superintendents in three Michigan school districts are among eight contenders to be interviewed for the top administrative post in the Center Line Public Schools. → Read More
Gretchen Whitmer: ‘This is not about trying to punish people’
Responding to criticism and skepticism two days after her mandate for the public to “mask up,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer insisted Tuesday her aim is not to be heavy-handed toward individuals → Read More
Gov. Whitmer: ‘This is not about trying to punish people’
Responding to criticism and skepticism two days after her mandate for the public to “mask up,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer insisted Tuesday her aim is not to be heavy-handed toward individuals → Read More
Eastpointe police investigate second drive-by shooting at house in past month
For the second time in a month, an occupied house in Eastpointe was the scene of a drive-by shooting and neither police nor the woman who resides there have an → Read More
Attorney general asked to review Warren millage dispute
Property tax bills in Warren could be mailed later than usual, impacting payment deadlines as a result of a heated budget battle among city officials. → Read More