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.

DETROIT — Tickets for the 2026 Rocket Classic presented by AlumniFi will go on sale on April 7 at 10 a.m., according to a March 10 press release by the tournament.

DETROIT — Joe Hooks, a graduate of Wayne State University and University of Detroit Jesuit High School, has been given a tournament exemption for the 2026 Rocket Mortgage Classic.

MACOMB COUNTY — About 3 1/2 years ago, a group of women came together with a desire to volunteer in the community in different ways.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton Township Board of Trustees approved a revised version of an ordinance regulating electric bicycles at its March 16 meeting.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP —The Harrison Township Board of Trustees has approved items related to a special assessment district for the Archer, Lakeshore and Pardee canals.

MOUNT CLEMENS — The Mount Clemens City Commission honored two residents with Local Treasure awards at the start of its March 16 meeting.

MACOMB COUNTY — Lori M. Gonko, Ed.D., the current interim president at Henry Ford College, was chosen to become the new president of Macomb Community College.

MOUNT CLEMENS — The Mount Clemens Farmer’s Market is leaving its long-time home on North River Road this year, but the market is not happy about it.

SOUTHFIELD — Lawrence Technological University will host its annual games, esports and anime expo, called “LTUX,” from noon to 8 p.m. April 4 at its Southfield campus, located at 21000 W. 10 Mile Road.

METRO DETROIT — Jewish local and state officeholders gathered in Detroit March 16 for a community rally against antisemitism and in support of antiterrorism legislation.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The deadline is approaching for the next round of funding for native plant gardens from the Madison Heights Environmental Citizens Committee, part of its Bloom Project. Past recipients have ranged from individual homeowners to local schools cultivating green spaces as hands-on learning experiences for kids.

HAZEL PARK — The Hazel Park Promise Zone was established in 2009 and activated in 2012. Its mission: to use recaptured state taxes and donor funding to guarantee a tuition-free path to an associate degree at Oakland Community College for every student who lives in the Hazel Park Public Schools district and graduates from it.

MADISON HEIGHTS/HAZEL PARK — Water and sewer rates are increasing in the cities of Madison Heights and Hazel Park, due to what officials say are cost hikes passed along by the Great Lakes Water Authority and the Oakland County water resources commissioner’s office.

FERNDALE — A woman died after she reportedly was hit by a train during the afternoon March 18 in Ferndale.

SOUTHFIELD — According to law enforcement, Jonathan Toney, 26, has been safely returned to the custody of his guardian.

UTICA — During the Utica City Council’s March 10 meeting, representatives with the Clinton River Watershed Council discussed potential canoe and kayak launch site updates that could be accomplished at sites in Utica in the near future.

FERNDALE — The Lawrence Street Gallery has been hosting an exhibition specializing in pottery that will continue through the end of the month.