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Published March 2, 2021

Utica installs new radio tower to replace storm-damaged tower

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Utica completed the installation of a new radio communications tower Feb. 24 to replace the old radio tower that had been damaged by a storm last year.

Defense attorney Randy Rodnick speaks to murder suspect Nicholas Bahri on March 2 during a hearing in the 37th District Court.

Published March 2, 2021

Warren Weekly

Triple murder suspect to undergo psychiatric evaluation

WARREN — A man accused of killing three people last fall, including a 6-year-old boy, over drugs and money requested a change of venue and a “better-looking attorney” during a bizarre hearing that was quickly adjourned on March 2.

Published March 2, 2021

Royal Oak Review

Clawson first responders’ Polar Plunge supports Special Olympics

CLAWSON — On a 22-degree Saturday, Feb. 20, four Clawson first responders plunged into the 40-degree waters of the Clinton River across from Yates Cider Mill in Rochester Hills to raise funds for Special Olympics Michigan.

Published March 2, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Woman allegedly claims she has bomb during Walgreens robbery

ROYAL OAK — On Feb. 26, 44th District Court Magistrate Donald Chisholm arraigned Jelane Kay Rohm, 46, of Kalamazoo, on two counts of armed robbery, a felony punishable by up to life in prison.

Published March 1, 2021

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Local troop celebrates inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD — When longtime Scout mom Heidi Kreindler caught word that the National Boy Scouts of America was going to open its prestigious Eagle Scout program to girls back in 2019, she wanted no part of it.

Published February 27, 2021

Farmington Press

Farmington Early Childhood Center debuts amid pandemic

FARMINGTON — Despite opening in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, the new Farmington Early Childhood Center is finding success, officials said.

Published February 26, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling police officer on unpaid leave following Facebook post mocking Floyd’s death

STERLING HEIGHTS — An unidentified Sterling Heights Police Department officer is facing an investigation after a social media post mocking George Floyd’s death was reportedly put on Facebook.

Published February 25, 2021

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Residents argue over multifamily housing in master plan draft

BIRMINGHAM — During a virtual meeting Feb. 10, the Birmingham Planning Board reviewed elements of the first draft of the city’s new proposed master plan.

Published February 24, 2021

Troy Times

Developer seeks maximum flexibility for Long Lake, Crooks roads development

TROY — A Birmingham-based developer, Kojaian, is seeking the maximum flexibility from Troy planning commissioners for a mixed-use planned unit development on the corner of Long Lake and Crooks roads.

Published February 24, 2021

Metro

MCC tuition rates to increase slightly next year

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb Community College students will see an increase in their tuition next year.

Homicide suspect Jerome Perry-Bey, 41, of St. Louis, has been charged with open murder by the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office.

Published February 23, 2021

Troy Times

Troy police arrest suspect in parking lot stabbing death

TROY — Troy police have arrested a suspect who reportedly confessed to a homicide officers discovered during the early morning of Feb. 15 at the front entrance of Belle Tire, 4966 Rochester Road.

Published February 23, 2021

Metro

Rally attracts hundreds to Grosse Pointe Park to declare, ‘Hate has no home in Grosse Pointe’

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Hundreds of local residents took to the streets in Grosse Pointe Park the afternoon of Feb. 21 to show support for a Black Grosse Pointe Park family after a neighbor put a Ku Klux Klan flag in a side window facing the family’s home.

Published February 23, 2021

Grosse Pointe Times

GPPSS students return to full-time, face-to-face learning in March

GROSSE POINTES — After attending school in a hybrid format since October, minus a brief period that began in November, Grosse Pointe Public School System children will return to full-time in-person learning next month.

Members of the St. Clair Shores Fire Department and U.S. Coast Guard train on the use of a hypothermia bag during training Feb. 9.

Published February 23, 2021

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

St. Clair Shores Fire Department teams up with U.S. Coast Guard for ice training

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The surface of Lake St. Clair is frozen, and the St. Clair Shores Fire Department is ready.

Members of the Farmington Hills Fire Department complete yearly training on ice rescue. From the left are senior firefighter Stan Bailey, firefighters James Chesney and Todd Maki, and Sgt. Nick Hippler.

Published February 22, 2021

Farmington Press

Farmington Hills Fire Department conducts ice rescue training

FARMINGTON HILLS — “Approximately 60% of people requiring ice rescue were themselves attempting a rescue only minutes before,” Farmington Hills Fire Department Training Officer Lt. Jim Etzin said via a press release.

Ed Nahhat to virtually premier original comedy, ‘Hope Canyon’

Published February 22, 2021

Royal Oak Review

Ed Nahhat to virtually premier original comedy, ‘Hope Canyon’

ROYAL OAK — While live theater has been put on the back burner during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ed Nahhat, longtime attorney, Royal Oak High School drama coach and founder of Shakespeare Royal Oak, used the downtime to finish a comedy he had begun writing a decade ago.

Published February 20, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Restaurants adapt as limited dine-in options return

STERLING HEIGHTS — Feb. 22 marks the 20th anniversary of the Chicken Shack on Van Dyke Avenue in Sterling Heights, and for many years, owner Jim Behen said, the dining area has been a spot where hungry customers could get fed.

Published February 20, 2021

Metro

Riding the wave of pandemic sales

METRO DETROIT — From a low of leaving a show after just a day to a high of months of great sales, the boating industry has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic better than other industries, likely because its product is designed to be used in the relative safety of outdoors.