MACOMB TOWNSHIP — With the board chambers adorned in holiday decor and lights, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees honored a group of gift-givers at its Dec. 17 meeting. Trustees awarded seven members of the Macomb Township Fire Department — Capt. Ken Bartz, Sgt.

WARREN — A 31-year-old man is facing charges after a pursuit in Warren, after which officers found a child in the vehicle. At approximately 9:25 p.m. Dec.

SOUTHFIELD — Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Sigma Delta Lambda Chapter, in partnership with Meijer, will host the annual How the Alphas Gave Christmas holiday initiative Dec. 20, providing Southfield families with Meijer gift cards.

SOUTHFIELD — The darkened streets of Southfield were lit up with the lights of menorahs attached to cars for the annual Chanukah parade and menorah lighting.

LATHRUP VILLAGE — The Lathrup Village City Council at its Dec. 15 meeting voted unanimously against a more than $220,000 preliminary engineering commitment for a proposed Southfield Road improvement project.

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield City Council voted 5-2 in favor of a proposed data center site plan at its Dec. 15 meeting.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Two men who were convicted of murdering a man in his Rochester Hills home last fall after posing as DTE workers were sentenced to life in prison without parole.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Many buildings on campus at Oakland University continue to have only partial heat after the university discovered leaks in the high temperature hot water system, modifying university operations in November and December.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Grosse Pointe Woods capped off a year of 75th anniversary celebrations with a birthday party on the date the Woods officially became a city, Dec. 11.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The case against three people charged in the attempted murder of a Macomb Township man has been extended into the new year after a new charge was added for one of the defendants.

FRASER — On Dec. 9, Fraser Public Schools staff, construction staff and public officials hosted a groundbreaking at Fraser High School to kick off construction for a new addition billed as an all-purpose expansion area.

PLEASANT RIDGE — Pleasant Ridge’s discussion of short-term rentals in the city will continue. The topic of short-term rentals, such as Airbnb and Vrbo, has been ongoing in Pleasant Ridge over the course of the year. At its Dec. 9 meeting, the City Commission heard potential ideas on how to regulate short-term rentals through an ordinance.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A man who authorities suspect to be an MS-13 gang member was arrested in Shelby Township earlier this month.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Lakeview High School senior Vincenzo Pizzo is a 6-foot 6-inch lineman on the football team and will continue his football career at the University of Toledo next year.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — According to a press release from the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, 20-year-old Joel Edwards was arraigned Dec. 5 on charges tied to an alleged planned attack at a school in St. Clair Shores.

MACOMB COUNTY — Intersections in Sterling Heights and Warren top an annual list of the most dangerous intersections in Macomb County in 2024.

MACOMB COUNTY — If there is anything criminals care less about than the law, it is jurisdictional boundaries. In order to more effectively combat drug crime across Macomb County, the Warren Police Department has been given countywide jurisdiction from the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office as part of a narcotics task force.

MACOMB COUNTY — It’s a new verse, same as the first. Much more digital and a fair bit worse. As the limits of technology are pushed further, so too are the frontiers of scammers looking to make their money off of the misfortune of others.