ROSEVILLE — Dort Elementary School educators are mourning the loss of a Head Start employee who was found dead in the school’s parking lot Jan. 16.

WARREN — The goal was plain and simple for Warren Lincoln basketball last season — Breslin Center or bust.

CENTER LINE — There weren’t many words that could describe Center Line’s 70-30 loss in the first round of districts to Warren Michigan Collegiate.

WARREN — Elected officials, clergy, educators, students and the community filled Warren City Hall’s atrium on Jan. 15 to celebrate the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., whose life of love through service continues to empower and advance generations.

FRASER — An 86-year-old Clinton Township woman died Jan. 16 after she was reportedly struck by a snowplow truck as she walked out of a Fraser hair salon. The incident occurred at approximately 12:31 p.m. outside of the Salon Inspire & Day Spa on 15 Mile Road near Hayes Road.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — The Grosse Pointe War Memorial Association is inviting the community in to celebrate its 75th anniversary with a concert series beginning on Sunday, Jan. 21.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — According to letters sent to parents, St. Germaine Catholic School in St. Clair Shores is scheduled to close at the end of this school year. The school has been in the community for 60 years.

METRO DETROIT — It has been more than seven years since Candice Miller left Lansing, but that does not mean she’s stopped following capitol politics. Macomb County’s Republican public works commissioner is undertaking an advocacy campaign against a package of bills that could place an extra cost on water customers throughout the state.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — The Department of Defense has selected Selfridge Air National Guard Base to receive brand-new air-to-air refueling planes, pending an environmental review scheduled for 2025.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The coziest Madison Heights tradition returns this February with the weekly Coffee Concerts series, now at the new Active Adult Center at Civic Center Plaza.

MADISON HEIGHTS — With winter underway, officials at the Madison Heights Department of Public Services say they’re ready for the worst. January has already seen its share of snow and bitter cold, although the forecast is for a warmer season overall. 

WEST BLOOMFIELD — At around 6 p.m. Jan. 9, West Bloomfield Police Department officers were dispatched to the area of Orchard Lake and Green roads for a report of a hit-and-run crash, according to a press release from the Police Department.

MADISON HEIGHTS — An estimated six million Jews were murdered by Nazi Germany and its allies during the Holocaust and World War II, many of them in state-sponsored death camps. Today, those who witnessed the horrors firsthand are dwindling in number, while a recent report points to an increase in antisemitic hate crimes.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — At a West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees meeting Dec. 18, board members unanimously approved a mobile food vending ordinance amendment.

WEST BLOOMFIELD – According to a press release from the West Bloomfield Police Department, at around 5 p.m. Jan. 9, a witness saw a physical altercation take place in a parking lot located at 4301 Orchard Lake Road.

KEEGO HARBOR — The Keego Harbor Police Department recently became one of the many departments across the country to be approved for body cameras for patrol officers.

TROY — On Jan. 10, Michigan state Reps. Tom Kuhn and Sharon MacDonell introduced a plan to establish a fund for sound barrier construction along state highways on which excessive highway noise has become an issue. 

METRO DETROIT — The Macomb County Sheriff’s Department is warning the public to be on the lookout for scams, particularly those selling tickets to high profile events such as the Detroit Lions’ playoff game on Sunday, Jan. 21.

METRO DETROIT — A look at five things to do during the weekend of Jan. 19-21, 2024.

AUBURN HILLS — Police are searching for three unidentified suspects responsible for robbing a jewelry store at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets.