STERLING HEIGHTS — The Sterling Heights community relations staff recently received several regional and national awards for communication excellence.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The city of Sterling Heights is taking steps to reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A form of modern-day slavery, human trafficking ensnares people from all walks of life. Sadly, their hardships aren’t over once they’re free.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Plans to demolish Lakeside Mall remain set to continue as a lawsuit from a property owner was dismissed in mid-February.

MOUNT CLEMENS — The legal public consumption of cannabis in the seat of Macomb County will have to wait a little longer, though the city is not to blame.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Changes to how Clinton Township responds during crisis scenarios began with a unanimous vote at the Feb. 24 board of trustees meeting. All board members agreed to end the dedicated emergency manager position in favor of closer ties to the county’s emergency management program.

HAZEL PARK — A woman allegedly driving too fast lost control of her vehicle on Interstate 75  and spun into the path of a truck that killed her, state police said.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Madison Heights officials say that the city’s Firefighter of the Year is emblematic of the Fire Department’s commitment to best practices.

HAZEL PARK — For more than a decade now, a program called the Hazel Park Promise Zone has been helping students in the Hazel Park Public Schools continue onto college.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The official historical museum for the city of Madison Heights will soon hold its first open house of 2025, allowing guests to enjoy a range of exhibits, with relics dating back to the late 1800s.

HAZEL PARK — Starring students from the elementary schools, junior high and high school, Hazel Park Drama’s upcoming musical comedy will be quite the ensemble performance.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — On Feb. 1, in an effort to help prevent sudden cardiac arrests among young people, around 350 students participated in the first National Youth Heart Screening Day at West Bloomfield High School.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Information gathered from a master plan survey was presented to the West Bloomfield Planning Commission at a meeting Feb. 11.

BERKLEY — A 24-year-old Berkley man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor.

ROYAL OAK — Once again, the youth of Royal Oak are being asked to showcase their love for the city through personalized art pieces in the “I Love Royal Oak” drawing contest.

METRO DETROIT — Here's a look at five things to do during the weekend of Feb. 28-March 2.

WARREN — With the ribbon cut on a new detention basin, Warren is hoping to reduce sanity sewer overflows and basement flooding. At a Feb. 24 ceremony, Mayor Lori Stone outlined the benefits of the Stephens Road Detention Basin.

One year later, Tyler Johnson's mother, Tomika Alexander of Ferndale, refuses to let her son's murder case go cold. 

The annual MI-UCP Skating to Close the Disability Divide Charity Hockey event with the Detroit Red Wings Alumni team will take place March 15 at St. Mary’s Arena in West Bloomfield.

WARREN — Black Americans were spotlighted in Warren’s City Hall atrium Feb. 15, in spite of particularly harsh Michigan winter weather.