Warren Weekly

Published September 22, 2021

Take small steps now to be prepared when disaster strikes

METRO DETROIT — Fire, flood and storm damage could strike at any time. The difference between disaster and making it through could hinge on how much one is prepared for the worst.

Published September 22, 2021

Motion denied to reopen case involving ex-prosecutor

MACOMB COUNTY — A Macomb County judge has denied a case to be reopened.

Published September 22, 2021

Loepp Family Foundation Pilot Center unveiled at DLS

WARREN — De La Salle Collegiate High School students in need of extra academic or emotional support will now receive it with the opening of the Loepp Family Foundation Pilot Center.

Published September 22, 2021

Coping with the pandemic in the classroom

METRO DETROIT — In April 2020 — one month after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer closed schools statewide because of COVID-19 — Warren Consolidated Schools staff members established a social and emotional learning committee.

Published September 21, 2021

Turning Point to host annual Tara’s Walk to help women escape violence

MACOMB COUNTY — October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and local shelters and aid organizations are spreading the word to those in need that help is available.

Published September 21, 2021

Police investigating allegations against local lawmaker

METRO DETROIT — A local lawmaker has been stripped of his committee assignments and has been served with a personal protection order by a colleague in the state House of Representatives.

Published September 21, 2021

Back-to-school collection benefits Turning Point

MACOMB COUNTY — An area beer distributor and a local YMCA have come together to benefit a Mount Clemens agency.

Published September 21, 2021

Pilot program in Warren tackles veteran homelessness

ROSEVILLE/WARREN — Welcome home. Those are two words every veteran wants to hear when they finish serving their country and return to civilian life.

Published September 20, 2021

Mayor demands vote on downtown project

WARREN — Will it be yea or nay? Will the question even be asked? On Sept. 8, Warren Mayor Jim Fouts formally requested a City Council vote on the proposed “Warren Towne Center” project.

Published September 20, 2021

Child survives apparent overdose, investigation ongoing

WARREN — A week after a child survived an apparent overdose at a home near Nine Mile and Schoenherr roads, police said the investigation into what happened remained ongoing.

Published September 20, 2021

Warren ambulance gifted to rural West Virginia fire department

WARREN — An out-of-service ambulance that saw years of heavy use on the streets of Warren is heading to rural West Virginia.

Published September 17, 2021

Evidence insufficient to bring charges in fatal shooting

CENTER LINE — Citing a lack of sufficient evidence at this time to show that a crime was committed, Macomb County prosecutors have declined to authorize charges after a shooting in Center Line left a 29-year-old man dead on Aug. 8.

Published September 17, 2021

State A.G. requests local court to investigate vaccine scammer

MACOMB COUNTY — A petition signed by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel emphasizes that, during the pandemic, the state has seen a growing trend where fraudsters take a grassroots approach by infiltrating neighborhood chat groups.

Published September 9, 2021

Unresolved issues to be further addressed in Macomb County case

MACOMB COUNTY — A case involving two Macomb County officials and a former county employee carries on in court.

Published September 9, 2021

Silver medalist, Berkley native recounts journey that led to Olympic dreams

BERKLEY — More than a month ago, weightlifter Kate Nye was in an arena in Tokyo waiting to go before judges in an attempt to pursue her dreams of becoming an Olympic medalist.

Published September 9, 2021

Governor visits local school district

WARREN — As the 2021-2022 school year began, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met with Van Dyke Public Schools educators to hear about their experiences teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published September 8, 2021

Experts discuss dorm room glow-ups

METRO DETROIT — As colleges and universities welcome students back, those who opt to reside on campus are faced with the challenge of how to decorate often small and blank-walled dormitories.

Published September 8, 2021

It’s time for a screen time reset

METRO DETROIT — Screen time has been in the spotlight for years, and there are even apps that monitor and enforce limits on the amount of time users spend on a phone, tablet or other electronic device.

Drummer and “huge” Rolling Stones fan Brian Pastoria, of Warren, got an autograph from Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts after they both appeared in the book “Sticks ‘N’ Skins.” Watts died Aug. 24.

Published September 8, 2021

Local fans, musicians remember drummer Charlie Watts

METRO DETROIT — Rock ‘n’ roll fans around the world were saddened when Charlie Watts — one of music’s best-known drummers who, for decades, provided the backbeat for the Rolling Stones — died Aug. 24.

Published September 8, 2021

Technology deployed in battle against crime at Warren Manor

WARREN — Earlier this year, after the latest episode in a string of violent incidents, Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer said that the Warren Manor apartment complex has been “a huge problem for decades.”