STERLING HEIGHTS — A suspect is in custody after allegedly holding Sterling Heights police in a standoff.

UTICA — The Utica Community Schools Food and Nutrition Services Department has been honored with the Innovation in Nutrition Award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.

METRO DETROIT — Whether he’s on stage performing his comedy/magic “Just Joe Magic Show” or teaching students inside the classroom, Joe Chasney knows how to capture an audience.

MACOMB COUNTY — A man facing multiple accusations of criminal sexual conduct in Warren, Eastpointe and Sterling Heights has entered a no contest ple

STERLING HEIGHTS — A man from Center Line was bound over to Macomb County Circuit Court on charges related to a February shooting at the Extended Stay America motel in Sterling Heights.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — All things must come to an end, and the Clinton Township Board of Trustees decided on July 14 that the Inclusive Playground Committee was due to its own ending.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Reactions from residents over parking and sewage flooding set the tone for the July 7 Mount Clemens City Commission meeting.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Ongoing labor disputes between staff and management at McLaren Macomb hospital took a turn in early July as nurses and support staff went on strike.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — The Parade of Lights is back this year to support another awesome charity and spread light and joy on Aug. 2.

MOUNT CLEMENS — After about 50 years, the industry that put Mount Clemens on the map will return.

HAZEL PARK — A man faces felony charges punishable by up to five years in prison after allegedly threatening, attacking and hurling racial slurs at his Black neighbors in Hazel Park.

HAZEL PARK — A proposal by state Rep. Mike McFall aims to decriminalize possession of the psychedelic drug psilocybin for people who have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

HAZEL PARK — A new ordinance will soon allow homeowners and renters in Hazel Park to sign a registry that will put them on a list banning solicitors from visiting their homes.

MADISON HEIGHTS — With the start of the new fiscal year July 1, water and sewer rates have gone up in Madison Heights and other communities across Michigan.

METRO DETROIT — A 16-year-old from Detroit is facing charges including second-degree murder for allegedly hitting and killing a Madison Heights man in Warren while fleeing Roseville police during the early morning July 12.

WARREN — According to police, an investigation has revealed that a double fatal shooting on July 16 involving two women in their 70s was the result of a suicide pact.

METRO DETROIT — Here's a look at five things to do during the weekend of July 24-27.

METRO DETROIT — Here's a look at five things to do during the weekend of July 17-20.

FERNDALE — A Ferndale Planning Commission meeting that was to feature potential action on a proposed car wash has been canceled.

EASTPOINTE — Jennifer “Jamma” Harris is being remembered as “a great light” and a “kind, generous and patient” person by loved ones who will miss her deeply.