WARREN — A group of 32 Warren residents recently completed an eight-week Citizens Police Academy where they learned aspects of police work and celebrated with a graduation ceremony at Warren City Hall on April 2.

WARREN — Two suspects allegedly stole more than $25,000 worth of jewelry from a local store on March 28 and were later arrested.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP/WARREN — On April 1, in 41B District Court in Clinton Township, a Macomb County Jail inmate and his alleged co-conspirator were arraigned and charged with plotting to kill the husband of the co-conspirator.

WARREN — A 37-year-old Warren man has been charged after a shooting left another man critically wounded after a party on April 6.

WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS/TROY — The music education programs in Warren Consolidated Schools are hitting the right notes.

CENTER LINE — Many Wolfe Middle School students couldn’t contain their excitement as they gathered outside on the afternoon of April 8 to view the near total solar eclipse.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Repeated public comments at Sterling Heights City Council meetings over violence in the Middle East recently prompted the council to pass a resolution that promotes peace and laments violence throughout the world.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A Sterling Heights resident has been accused of murder following the death of his pregnant girlfriend, according to county prosecutors.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Aside from the offseason preparation high school softball teams do together with indoor practices and conditioning, every player can go about their personal offseason training differently.

STERLING HEIGHTS — By all accounts, Sterling Heights softball put on a showcase last year in the Macomb Area Conference Silver, winning the league with a perfect 14-0 record and earning the school its first league title since 2008.

FARMINGTON HILLS — A motorcycle rider is facing charges after taking police officers on a potentially dangerous ride.

FARMINGTON — After being diagnosed with kidney failure, a Farmington man has made it his life mission to advocate for awareness, prevention and  possibly a cure for chronic kidney disease.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Need something fresh for Mother’s Day? The Knights of Columbus farmers market might have you covered. The new farmers market will operate on the second Saturday of each month from May until September, running from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Nixle, the emergency alert system the township uses to alert residents who sign up, was not engaged following the explosive fire at the Goo Smoke Shop on March 4.

MADISON HEIGHTS — A new clinic has opened in Madison Heights, focused on helping autistic teens and young adults develop skills for social and professional success. Its opening also coincides with Autism Acceptance Month, recognized each year in April.

OAKLAND COUNTY — At his State of the County address at The Hawk Community Center in Farmington Hills April 4, Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter painted an optimistic picture of where things stand in the county.

METRO DETROIT — Although most cities and townships have their own unique agendas to tend to, in recent years a common issue has captured the attention of multiple municipalities.

HAZEL PARK — An infatuation with a man at the gym escalated to a dangerous confrontation, police say, when the secret admirer stalked the man’s girlfriend using a GPS tracking device placed on her car and pistol-whipped her outside of her home.

MADISON HEIGHTS — A springtime tradition is returning to Madison Heights. For six years prior to the pandemic, the city would send interested seniors on a bus ride to the state capital in Lansing for Older Michiganians Day.

METRO DETROIT — The spirit of independent record stores will make music on Record Store Day, set for April 20 this year.