ST. CLAIR SHORES — At its meeting on March 16, the St. Clair Shores City Council agreed to adopt a resolution opposing a bipartisan series of proposed state laws that sponsors claim would reduce zoning restrictions and spur housing development in Michigan. 

METRO DETROIT — Samaritas and “be nice.” are officially taking nominations for the second class of the Coaches Who Care Mental Health Hall of Fame.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Ford Motor Co.’s Van Dyke Plant is shown here under construction at the northwest corner of Van Dyke Avenue and 18 Mile Road.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Exhilaration meets acceleration in Sterling Heights next month courtesy of a Michigan organization that’s making race car driving a (virtual) reality.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Although Sterling Heights and Morocco are more than 4,000 miles apart, there’s a new bond between the city and the North African nation.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Officials have approved spending plans for the latest amount of federal money earmarked for specific purposes.

STERLING HEIGHTS — City officials would like nothing better than to lower the boom on residential fireworks but state law obstructs their efforts to address an issue that residents continually complain about.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A March 15 altercation in a parking lot on the city’s west side that escalated into gunfire is being called an isolated incident and not a random act of violence, according to the Sterling Heights Police Department.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Officials have approved a measure to protect motorists near the busy intersection of 15 Mile and Schoenherr roads on the city’s east side.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A federal grant of more than half a million dollars is paving the way for safety improvements along Saal Road.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Sterling Heights Community Center was a melting pot of ethnic pride and people March 13 during the city’s annual Cultural Exchange.

FARMINGTON HILLS — St. Martinus University, a medical school based in Curaçao in the Caribbean Islands, will graduate its class of 2026 at the Farmington Hills Inn April 26.

FARMINGTON HILLS/WEST BLOOM-FIELD — Officials in Farmington Hills and neighboring communities are commending each other for their work handling the aftermath of a water main that broke in Farmington Hills earlier this month.

STERLING HEIGHTS/WARREN — The neighboring communities of Sterling Heights and Warren are moving forward with a joint plan aimed at becoming a leading hub of national defense development.

TROY/WARREN — Did you “hair” about head custodian Adam Wilson at Susick Elementary School? He’s such a proponent of March is Reading Month that he volunteered to have his head shaved as an incentive for students to pick up books and other reading materials this month.

WARREN — Bus riders in Warren will soon have new places to wait along Schoenherr and Dequindre roads after City Council approved funding for three new SMART bus shelters.

CENTER LINE — Howell Public Schools Fire Academy senior Landon Braham and junior Camren Rader entered the mock fire inside a makeshift “home” in the firefighting class at Center Line High School.

WARREN — City officials and state lawmakers are looking to obtain funding to help build a new courthouse in Warren.

WARREN —​​ The Warren City Council and Mayor Lori Stone continue to spar over reappointments to city commissions.

WARREN — Every Sunday morning just before 10 a.m. worship, the Rev. K.C. Lazzara heads up to the loft at St. Paul United Church of Christ to ring the rooftop bells.