Shelby - Utica News

Published January 15, 2020

Real estate agents talk buying and selling homes in the new year

METRO DETROIT — Local real estate agents say that the start of a new year tends to see buyers slow down in their search as they wait for more inventory.

Published January 14, 2020

Slide in for the original

METRO DETROIT — Now that it’s mid-January, a lot of folks have already fallen off the New Year’s resolution bandwagon. If your constitution is stronger than that, and you’re still motivated to get fit and eat healthier in 2020, that’s impressive. Well done.

Published January 13, 2020

Commission rules that marijuana initiative will be on March 10 ballot

MACOMB COUNTY — The ruling of a Macomb County Circuit Court judge, along with a go-ahead from the Macomb County Election Commission, has resulted in a proposal to amend an ordinance about marijuana establishments being placed on Clinton Township’s March 10 election ballot.

Published January 13, 2020

Suspect in regional gun shop break-ins now in custody

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — After multiple gun shops were broken into around the metro Detroit area, local police departments teamed up to hunt down the suspects who had stolen a large number of guns from the shops.

Published January 13, 2020

Zoning Board gives 1-year extension to landscaping company at Telly’s

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Zoning Board of Appeals Jan. 9 approved a request presented by a landscaping company that will allow it to continue to operate out of the Telly’s Greenhouse property for one year.

Published January 13, 2020

Police investigate shooting that took place in parking lot

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place Jan. 6 in a parking lot near the intersection of 23 Mile Road and Shelby Road.

Published January 10, 2020

Winter storm could cause flooding, freezing rain, power outages

METRO DETROIT — With severe winter weather and the potential for power outages making its way across the Lower Peninsula this weekend, Michigan State Police and other organizations are recommending residents ready up for what’s to come.

Published January 10, 2020

Hackel clarifies letters sent regarding refugee settlement

MACOMB COUNTY — A federal request appears to have caused some confusion, and the county executive is calling it a social media scam.

Published January 10, 2020

Education, grants to promote better recycling in Michigan

METRO DETROIT — Do you toss greasy pizza boxes, Starbucks cups or unrinsed yogurt containers into the curbside recycling bin? According to the Recycling Raccoons, “This stuff could ruin the entire recycling load!”

Published January 9, 2020

The Friday 5 — Jan. 10-12

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published January 7, 2020

Get a head start on spring cleaning

METRO DETROIT — A new year comes as a natural restart. People make resolutions. Optimism runs high. It’s time to tackle goals and become a better person.

Published January 6, 2020

2020 Pantone Color of the Year is ‘Classic Blue’

METRO DETROIT — The Pantone Color Institute recently announced its 2020 Pantone Color of the Year: Classic Blue.

Published January 6, 2020

Leaders share New Year’s resolutions for Shelby and Utica

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — A new year has arrived, and with it a fresh start and a time of reflection and resolutions. Last week, two local leaders shared their New Year’s resolutions and goals for their communities.

Published January 6, 2020

New sports complex to replace longtime brownfield site

UTICA — A redevelopment has begun in downtown Utica at 6993 Moscone Road, which was once an unlicensed landfill contaminated with around 19 feet of garbage under the ground.

Published January 6, 2020

Utica dog park near completion, grand opening planned for June

UTICA — Dog owners will soon have a new, fun place to take their little family members to play in Utica. Pioneer Park, a new park that is located on land to the north of Eppler Junior High School, where Hahn Street ends, is nearing completion and is slated to be opened sometime in June this year.

Published January 6, 2020

Missing Sterling Heights woman found dead in Shelby Township

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The missing woman for whom the Shelby Township Police Department had been searching was found deceased Jan. 4.

Published January 6, 2020

Governor, Eastpointe mayor to headline MLK Day breakfast

MACOMB COUNTY — For more than 15 years, the United Together Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast has brought the Macomb County community together to celebrate King’s message and find ways to realize his lessons in the community today.

Published January 6, 2020

Officials search for source of petroleum leak into relief drain, Clinton River

MACOMB COUNTY — The Macomb County Public Works Office said Jan. 4 that the search for the source of a petroleum spill into the Schoenherr Relief Drain in Warren, and subsequently into the Clinton River, is still ongoing.

Published January 3, 2020

Shelby Township police searching for missing Sterling Heights woman

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department is looking for help from the public to find a woman who went missing in Shelby Township Dec. 27.