WARREN — For more than four years, neighbors on Common Road across the street from De La Salle Collegiate High School say they have feared going into their yards during baseball season because of flying foul balls, property damage and trespassing strangers.

HAZEL PARK — Two women died from smoke inhalation in what officials say is Hazel Park’s first fatal fire in more than 10 years.  Authorities received word of the fire around 5 a.m. Friday, July 12.

FRASER — The passage of the 2025 budget at the state level netted Fraser funding for an overdue project.

UTICA — Every step on the track is a blessing for him. It wasn’t long ago that 2013 Utica High School graduate Freddie Crittenden III faced the ugliest part of the relationship between athletes and their respective sports — deciding when it’s time to call it a career.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The Citywide Garage Sale is back this year, and the Cool City Committee is excited for residents and eventgoers to participate.

ROSEVILLE — There is a new franchise in town, one that redeveloped a vacant building, and it promises to satisfy your appetite.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — According to a press release from the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office, one of its Marine Division patrol boats was struck by a Sea Ray Cabin Cruiser while conducting a marine violation stop on another boat July 5 in St. Clair Shores.

WARREN — At the July 9 Warren City Council meeting, some residents vented about vendors’ products, political campaigning and what they called the council’s inaction regarding events at the city’s first Pride celebration.

HAZEL PARK — William Hamel first joined the Hazel Park Police Department nearly 30 years ago. Now he has been promoted to the department’s top spot, tasked with overseeing the safety and security of “The Friendly City.”

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Ahead of an excursion to Lake Huron to search for remnants of World War II history, local Sea Cadets got to meet with the organization’s top executive.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Celebration was the tone taken at One Crocker Boulevard on the evening of July 1 as the Mount Clemens City Commission gave a hero’s welcome to first responders and legislators.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Oftentimes, decisions at the local government level are made without a lot of fanfare.

METRO DETROIT — There’s never been a more exciting time to be a member of the University of Michigan football team.

ROSEVILLE — The winner of Roseville’s National Night Out poster contest is Rylee Tilney, a soon-to-be fifth grader at Steenland Elementary School.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A Clinton Township man was arraigned July 9 in connection with a shooting that left one dead and one critically injured.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township SummerFest featured tons of fun activities for the whole family to enjoy June 28-29 at the Shelby Township municipal campus.

LAKE ORION — A teenage driver from Birmingham crashed his car into eight vehicles in various communities while reportedly experiencing a mental health crisis.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Farms, announced the return of its free summer concert series, SummerFest.

ROCHESTER — Back in its 69th year, downtown Rochester’s Sidewalk Sales will kick off on Thursday, July 18.

ROYAL OAK — Armenia Fest will be coming back to Royal Oak from 5 to 10 p.m. July 20 at the Royal Oak Farmers Market.