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De La Salle basketball wins its first state title
EAST LANSING — The Pilots of Warren De La Salle Collegiate High School claimed their first state championship in basketball March 26, defeating the Grand Blanc Northview Wildcats 67-58 in the Division 1 final at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. → Read More
Warren PD investigating racists posts allegedly made by officer
WARREN — Racist comments on Facebook allegedly made by an off-duty officer are at the center of an internal investigation by the Warren Police Department, Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer confirmed on June 15. → Read More
Macomb County adds COVID-19 vaccination sites in Warren
WARREN/MACOMB COUNTY — Eligible people who live or work in southern Macomb County now have increased accessibility to COVID-19 vaccinations by appointment in Warren. → Read More
Man killed at Warren apartment in ‘senseless act of violence’
WARREN — A 28-year-old man is dead and a 27-year-old suspect is in custody after a shooting at an apartment complex near Nine Mile and Dequindre roads in Warren on March 12. → Read More
Warren to offer COVID-19 vaccine at City Hall March 10-12
WARREN — The city of Warren will partner with McLaren Health System and Walgreens to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations at City Hall for residents according to current priority phase guidelines by appointment only March 10-12. → Read More
Triple murder suspect to undergo psychiatric evaluation
WARREN — A man accused of killing three people last fall, including a 6-year-old boy, over drugs and money requested a change of venue and a “better-looking attorney” during a bizarre hearing that was quickly adjourned on March 2. → Read More
Macomb County businesses sue state officials for damages over closures
MACOMB COUNTY — Samuel Backos said his restaurant, Ernie’s, has been “devastated” by state-ordered closures officials said were put in place to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More
Robberies investigated at Dollar Tree, 7-Eleven in Warren
WARREN — Police believe the man who displayed a handgun and took cash from a register at the Dollar Tree store at 11 Mile and Schoenherr roads on Jan. 22 may have also committed a robbery at a 7-Eleven on 12 Mile Road early the next morning. → Read More
Warren police target fentanyl traffickers
WARREN —The Warren Police Department closed out 2020 by announcing the results of a major fentanyl trafficking investigation that yielded charges against four men, with three arrests so far. → Read More
Police: Burglary suspect shot after trying to run down officers
WARREN/MADISON HEIGHTS — A burglary suspect was in critical condition after he was shot by Warren police early on Dec. 10. He allegedly tried to run down an officer in the parking lot of the Knights Inn, near 11 Mile and Dequindre roads in Madison Heights. → Read More
Warren term limits proposal up big with absentee ballots outstanding
As Election Day closed at midnight we were still awaiting the results of the Warren's absentee voter ballot count. But it looked like most of the local Republicans and term limits had a good day on Nov. 3. → Read More
Warren mayoral term limits proposal passes easily
WARREN — A proposal to again align term limits for Warren’s mayors with those of other city elected officials saw landslide-level support early on election night and never foundered. → Read More
Man facing list of felony charges after shots fired in Warren
WARREN — A 32-year-old man is in custody and expected to face felony changes after he allegedly fired shots that led to a morning standoff in a neighborhood along Toepfer Road west of Hoover Road on Nov. 1. → Read More
Warren councilman charged with misdemeanors for allegedly handcuffing woman
WARREN/EASTPOINTE — Warren City Councilman Eddie Kabacinski has been arraigned on misdemeanor charges after he allegedly handcuffed a woman who put "Black Lives Matter" stickers on Trump political signs at a rally in Eastpointe on Oct. 14. → Read More
Warren man fatally shot by police after emerging from standoff with gun
WARREN — A 37-year-old Warren man was shot and killed by police officers when he emerged from a home carrying a pistol following a nine-hour standoff at a condo near 12 Mile and Hayes roads on Oct. 24. → Read More
Warren councilman faces misdemeanor charges after allegedly handcuffing woman
WARREN/EASTPOINTE — Warren City Councilman Eddie Kabacinski will face misdemeanor charges for allegedly handcuffing a woman who put "Black Lives Matter" stickers on a Trump-Pence sign at a rally in Eastpointe on Oct. 14. → Read More
Police: Husband shoots wife, kills himself at Warren gas station
WARREN — Police confirmed the deaths of a married couple inside of car in a gas station parking lot at Hoover and Nine Mile roads on Oct. 10 was an apparent murder-suicide. → Read More
West Bloomfield suspect charged in triple murder
Describing the triple murder suspect now in custody as a “barbarian, child killer,” Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer said an extensive investigation aided by available technology led decteives to a “monster” motivated by drugs and money. → Read More
Driver killed in Hoover Road head-on crash
WARREN — A Warren man died after a midday head-on collision on Hoover Road, north of 12 Mile Road, on Oct. 5. → Read More
Warren man charged in alleged hate crime case
WARREN — Michael Frederick is facing a list of charges tied to a spate of September incidents that Warren police said had “all the elements of a hate crime” in a neighborhood near 11 Mile and Hoover roads. → Read More