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Published April 22, 2019

Teen charged after social media messages prompt lockdown in Clawson

CLAWSON — On April 19, 52-4 District Court Magistrate Clement Waldmann arraigned Clawson High School student Corian Manley, 19, of Auburn Hills, on four misdemeanors related to messages he allegedly sent on Snapchat to fellow students about bringing a gun to school.

Published April 22, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Clinton Township man arrested, charged after allegedly strangling, tying up woman

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A Clinton Township man was arraigned earlier this afternoon after allegedly strangling a woman and stealing her engagement ring.

Published April 22, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Shelby Township designates $8.3M toward $20M in future road projects

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Some major roadwork is planned for Shelby Township this year and into 2020. The Shelby Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously April 16 to designate $8.3 million toward a $20 million road improvement program in Shelby Township.

Published April 19, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling Heights road projects highlight budget talks

STERLING HEIGHTS — While new construction may pose a bump in the road for commuters, Sterling Heights officials recently had favorable things to say about the rollout of repairs in the years to come.

Published April 19, 2019

Woodward Talk

Ferndale mayor decides not to seek reelection

FERNDALE — At the end of his State of the City address April 16, Mayor Dave Coulter announced that he would not seek reelection at the end of his term later this year.

Published April 19, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling Heights drain pollution identified as concrete washout

STERLING HEIGHTS — Macomb County officials say whoever is responsible for dumping concrete washout into the county’s water will have to pay for the cleanup bill.

Published April 19, 2019

Woodward Talk

Baker College ends negotiations for downtown Ferndale campus

FERNDALE — A proposed downtown Baker College campus will not happen in the city of Ferndale.

Ronald Earl Davis appeared with defense attorney Michael Hennigan in the 37th District Court April 18 where he waived his right to a preliminary examination on embezzlement and drug charges.

Published April 18, 2019

Warren Weekly

Warren school club president waives hearing in embezzlement case

WARREN —The president of a club for parents, educators and pupils at a Warren elementary school will next appear in Macomb County Circuit Court, facing embezzlement and drug charges.

Published April 18, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Warrant executed at Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office

MOUNT CLEMENS – Members of the Michigan State Police could be seen on the morning of April 17 removing records from the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office in the Macomb County Administration Building in Mount Clemens.

Published April 17, 2019

Advertiser Times

Former state trooper convicted of involuntary manslaughter

DETROIT — Former Michigan State Trooper Mark Bessner was found guilty April 17 of involuntary manslaughter for his role in the fatal all-terrain vehicle crash that killed 15-year-old Damon Grimes on Aug. 26, 2017.

Published April 17, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Social media message prompts districtwide lockdown in Clawson

CLAWSON — At approximately 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, multiple students at Clawson High School filed into the school’s office to show school officials the message on their phones.

Published April 17, 2019

Troy Times

Weekend bridge work on I-75 will close Livernois Road

TROY — Livernois Road is set to close in both directions under Interstate 75 at 10 p.m. April 19 for bridge demolition on the structure that carries northbound traffic. It is slated to reopen at 5 a.m. April 22.

Published April 17, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Clinton Township car crash leaves one dead, two critically injured

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — At press time, the Clinton Township Police Department was investigating an April 12 fatal car crash.

Published April 17, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Man arrested, charged with robbing Macomb County senior citizens

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A Hamtramck man was arraigned April 16 in relation to multiple recent incidents.

Published April 17, 2019

Warren Weekly

$239K in restitution sought for Binson’s bomb threat

CENTER LINE — A man who reportedly told police he called in a bomb threat to a Center Line business because his girlfriend who worked there was too cold pleaded guilty in March, but remains in hot water this month.

Published April 17, 2019

Farmington Press

Farmington Hills police resolve stranger danger case

FARMINGTON HILLS — Police said that a reported stranger danger incident was determined to be a misunderstanding April 17.

Published April 17, 2019

Rochester Post

From addiction to recovery: A long road ahead

ROCHESTER — Like many with an opioid addiction, Amanda Krauskoff was first given the drug that immediately sent her life into a downward spiral by someone in the medical field — her own doctor. Krauskoff, who has struggled with anxiety and depression her entire life, now has to battle an opioid addiction.

Published April 17, 2019

Woodward Talk

Coolidge Highway restriping set to begin this week

BERKLEY — A 1-mile stretch of Coolidge Highway is expected to be restriped soon.

Matthew Krakowski, 35, is led out of Macomb County Circuit Court in handcuffs April 16 after being sentenced to at least three years behind bars after illegally capturing and distributing images of gym members.

Published April 16, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Clinton Township gym owner sentenced to prison for spying on members

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A former CrossFit facility owner in Clinton Township will spend at least three years in prison.

Published April 16, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Woman facing felony charges in Mount Clemens cat-hoarding case

MOUNT CLEMENS — A 62-year-old woman is facing a felony charge of animal abuse after emergency personnel found nearly 70 cats and one dog living in what authorities said were “deplorable conditions” inside her Roseview Boulevard home in Mount Clemens late last month.