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Published March 7, 2021

RCS fires high school coach after report of racial slur

ROCHESTER — Rochester Community Schools has fired a high school coach after the coach allegedly used a racial slur toward a student athlete.

Published March 7, 2021

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield real estate encounters ‘crazy’ market

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Last year, West Bloomfield resident Amber Finley had an opportunity to experience what it’s like to be on both sides of the real estate market.

Published March 6, 2021

Royal Oak Review

Clawson firefighters extinguish blaze at Clawson Manor

CLAWSON — At approximately 8:38 a.m. March 6, the Clawson Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at Clawson Manor, an independent senior living complex located at 255 W. 14 Mile Road, west of Main Street.

Published March 5, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Vaccine strategies injected into Sterling

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Sterling Heights Senior Center has now become a COVID-19 vaccination center.

Published March 4, 2021

Royal Oak Review

Royal Oak firefighters save 3 dogs from house fire

ROYAL OAK — At approximately 11:40 a.m. March 2, a neighbor alerted first responders to smoke issuing from the back side of a home in the 1500 block of Red Run Drive, near 12 Mile and North Campbell roads.

Published March 2, 2021

Shelby - Utica News

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.