WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — Educators in Warren Consolidated Schools see it every day. They observe students dealing with anxiety, depression and trauma, which can lead to destructive behaviors that impact their mental health, academics and life skills.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Philip S. Killoran Chapter of the National Honor Society at Sterling Heights High School is again partnering with Friends of Foster Kids for its annual Trunk or Treat fundraiser.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Sterling Heights Fire Department is aiming high in its new multiyear strategic plan, which contains a vision to make it “the premier provider of emergency services in the country.”

STERLING HEIGHTS — The United Auto Workers’ strike spread further in Michigan on Monday when 6,800 employees at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant walked out, shutting down production at what the union called “Stellantis’ largest plant and biggest moneymaker.”

STERLING HEIGHTS — It is good to be queen. And for Sterling Heights resident Mary Daniels, it is even better to be queen while being over 130 pounds lighter.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights has acquired a new partner in its quest to be more environmentally responsible with its greenhouse gas emissions.

News & Notes from the 10/11/23 Sterling Sentry

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — Two recent Utica Community Schools graduates competed against students from 24 states and became national champions in a robotics and automation problem-solving competition this past summer.

UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — Marcus Arambulo, of Boy Scout Troop No. 90, decided for his Eagle Scout project that he would help veterans by building a pergola at the American Legion Victor I. Rieck Post 351 in Utica.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights will soon have a new company in charge of taking out the trash for the next decade.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor presented a vision of a more technological future while sharing plans for “linking today and tomorrow together” during his Sept. 22 State of the City Address.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Butterflies could soon spread their wings with more space meant for them if a concept to expand the Sterling Relief Drain’s butterfly flyway takes off.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Four kilos of cocaine are in police custody after Sterling Heights officers reportedly searched a vehicle behind a shopping plaza.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A recent traffic stop helped keep a stolen gun out of a teen’s hands, according to the Sterling Heights Police Department.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A recently formed program called REDIRECT is offering a second chance to people with substance use disorders whom local police have apprehended.

MACOMB COUNTY — A Macomb County Circuit Court judge earlier this month granted a request for a stay of further proceedings in a criminal sexual assault case.

News & Notes from the 9/20/23 Sterling Heights Sentry

MACOMB COUNTY — Since opening up the Center Line High School Academies in 2016, school officials have partnered with several local businesses to better prepare students for the workforce.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A Sterling Heights resident was recently sentenced for the 2018 murder of a transgender woman in Detroit.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A new church food pantry is ready to reach out to the three H’s: the hungry, the hurting and the homeless.