Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Published September 27, 2019

MACOMB COUNTY — After a flurry of activity related to school threats, a suspect has been charged.

Published September 27, 2019

Dogs, food trucks and music to take over Budd Park

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, so Clinton Township is making the community aware in simple fashion — by bringing the dogs to them.

Published September 25, 2019

Auto larceny suspects flee police in Macomb County

HARRISON TOWNSHIP/ST. CLAIR SHORES – A report of larceny in progress escalated to a vehicle pursuit.

Published September 25, 2019

The Friday 5 — Sept. 27-29

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published September 25, 2019

Libraries want businesses to hook up cardholders with discounts

TROY/MACOMB COUNTY — Libraries want to give their patrons discounts at local businesses — and they are asking local businesses to help.

Published September 25, 2019

Ready or not, here comes ‘Read by Grade Three’

METRO DETROIT — The stakes for Michigan’s third grade students are high this school year as the retention portion of the state’s “Read by Grade Three” law takes effect in May 2020 after this year’s statewide assessments.

Published September 25, 2019

From obesity and food obsession to real health

METRO DETROIT — It was nearly seven years and 175 pounds ago when Jill Clark, of Troy, decided she’d had just about enough.

Published September 25, 2019

Setting the scene this Halloween

METRO DETROIT — Glen Williams humbly denies being an expert on the art of the “home haunt,” but the resident of Grosse Pointe Farms clearly knows a thing or two after years of transforming his Mack Avenue home into a Halloween wonderland.

Published September 24, 2019

11 counties at ‘high risk’ for deadly mosquito-borne virus

METRO DETROIT — Health officials are reminding people to protect themselves from mosquito bites this fall after seeing an increase in Eastern equine encephalitis, a rare and deadly virus spread by mosquitoes.

Published September 24, 2019

Suspect charged after allegedly killing ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend in Mount Clemens

MOUNT CLEMENS — A suspect alleged to have shot and killed his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend in Mount Clemens has been charged with eight felony counts.

Published September 23, 2019

Police: Man shot dead by girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend in Mount Clemens

MOUNT CLEMENS — A suspect is in custody after allegedly shooting and killing a man with a shotgun, according to the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office.

Published September 20, 2019

Enforcement sweep held last week

MACOMB COUNTY — In an effort to arrest individuals with outstanding warrants for nonpayment of child support, the Macomb County Friend of the Court partnered with the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office for a weeklong bench warrant “sweep” the week of Sept. 16.

Published September 20, 2019

Verkest delivers State of Harrison Township address

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — On Sept. 13, Harrison Township Supervisor Ken Verkest delivered his eighth annual State of Harrison Township address.

Published September 20, 2019

Take a day to ‘Get Out and Play’

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Huron-Clinton Metroparks and the Macomb County Health Department have a similar goal: to encourage local families to get fit and healthy outdoors.

Published September 20, 2019

Mount Clemens Marine accounted from World War II

MOUNT CLEMENS — Over seven decades after the end of World War II, the remains of a local Marine were still unaccounted for.

Published September 20, 2019

Behind the Wheel: Man restores 1970 ’Cuda that he bought as a teen

In the summer of 1970, just before his 15th birthday, Macomb Township resident Robert Sumpter spotted a brand-new, Army green 1970 Plymouth Barracuda in “Motor Trend” magazine, and it was love at first sight.

Published September 18, 2019

The Friday 5 — Sept. 20-22

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published September 18, 2019

All lanes of I-75 to close this weekend from I-696 to Square Lake Road

TROY — All lanes of north- and southbound Interstate 75 will close from 11 p.m. Sept. 20 to 5 a.m. Sept. 23 between Interstate 696 and the business loop of Square Lake Road.

Published September 18, 2019

Drivers stuck in traffic have options beyond radio

METRO DETROIT — When bumper-to-bumper traffic adds another 20 or 30 minutes to your daily commute, you might need something a little more potent than Billboard’s Top 40 hits.

Published September 18, 2019

Smart tech is taking over the real estate industry

METRO DETROIT — When homebuyers are looking for a new place to settle in, they’re looking beyond the stainless steel appliances that were the centerpiece of homeownership 10 years ago. Today, consumers want to walk into a home already curated with smart technology.