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Published September 18, 2020

New program offers tuition-free classes to essential workers

LANSING — Michigan employees considered essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic this past spring will now have the opportunity to enroll in college classes at no cost.

Published September 18, 2020

LLS Light The Night set for Oct. 1

METRO DETROIT — On Oct. 1, the Michigan Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will “Light The Night.” The virtual event — to be held statewide from 7 to 8 p.m. — is dedicated to supporting patients living with blood cancers, remembering loved ones no longer here and celebrating blood cancer survivors.

Published September 17, 2020

Food distribution needs grow with pandemic, schools reopening

METRO DETROIT — The 11th year of the “Mow Down Hunger” campaign may be the most important of them all.

Published September 17, 2020

Turning Point’s ‘Stepping Out with the Stars’ fundraiser goes virtual

MACOMB COUNTY — It’s usually a night for supporters to put their best foot forward for a great night of dancing entertainment, silent auctions and more.

Thomas, left, and Joseph Martin, of Grosse Pointe Woods, are ready for virtual learning this semester in the Grosse Pointe Public School System.

Published September 11, 2020

Preparing for virtual learning for the 2020-21 school year

METRO DETROIT — With many local students returning to school in a virtual learning environment because of COVID-19, parents are setting up areas at home specifically for school instruction.

Published September 9, 2020

Biden addresses autoworkers in battleground Warren

WARREN — Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden made a campaign stop in Warren on Sept. 9 where he addressed union autoworkers and pledged to fight for them if he’s elected President of the United States in November.

Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel and Macomb County Planning and Economic Development Director Vicky Rad announce grants for local businesses earlier this year. The county recently announced another round of grants.

Published September 9, 2020

Macomb County offers 3 more grant programs to small businesses

MACOMB COUNTY — Small businesses across Macomb County continue to receive financial aid during the COVID-19 pandemic, due to dollars allocated by the federal government.

Published September 8, 2020

Chevy Bel Air is a dream cruiser come true

METRO DETROIT — In the early 1960s, Gretchen Peterson enjoyed cruising Woodward Avenue with all the other hot-rodders and car buffs.

Researchers from Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, shown here, are participating in the study.

Published September 8, 2020

Beaumont researchers join NCI to study relationship between cancer, COVID-19

METRO DETROIT — In the age of COVID-19, a global virus that is known to more adversely affect those who are immunocompromised or who have other comorbidities, researchers are looking at how the virus impacts those also living with and being treated for cancer.

Published September 8, 2020

Gyms, pools can open, sports resume

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel is hoping a new state order will allow community citizens, businesses and other departments and organizations to operate in a proactive manner moving forward.

Published September 4, 2020

Firefighters extinguish fire caused by food left cooking on stove

SHELBY TOWNSHIP —The Shelby Township Fire Department was called to an apartment complex in the 51000 block of Mound Road, north of 23 Mile Road, for smoke coming from an apartment window Aug. 18.

Published September 4, 2020

Shelby Township Fire Department solves mystery of flipped-over kayak

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Fire Department received a call at 9:36 a.m. Aug. 30 that a kayak had been spotted flipped upside-down in the Clinton River near Yates Cider Mill.

Published September 4, 2020

More people suing Shelby tanning salon, customer who allegedly hid cameras

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — After the discovery earlier this year of cameras that were livestreaming customers using tanning beds at a tanning salon in Shelby Township, there are now at least nine lawsuits filed against the customer who police believe installed the hidden cameras and against the tanning salon.

Published September 4, 2020

Utica priest, 30 years later, discovers he wasn’t baptized

UTICA — A Utica priest is in awe after discovering that he wasn’t actually baptized as a baby, like he thought he had been for over 30 years.

Published September 4, 2020

Halloween Road Rally returns to Utica with social distancing

UTICA — With Halloween quickly approaching, many people are wondering what it will look like this year and what fun events might be available to them as plans are constantly changing due to COVID-19.

Published September 4, 2020

Shelby gardeners find themselves deep in their gardens during quarantine

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The outbreak of the coronavirus kept many people at home for an unusual amount of time this past summer, and some found themselves filling the extra time with their love of gardening.

Published September 4, 2020

Utica students get a different kind of back-to-school experience

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — Utica Community Schools administrators, teachers, students and families had a new type of back-to-school experience this year, with all students using remote learning until at least Oct. 30.

Published September 3, 2020

Macomb anti-drug overdose group distributes free naloxone

MACOMB COUTY — Outside a Sterling Heights church, a lifesaving treatment was recently offered for people at risk of experiencing an opioid overdose.

Published September 2, 2020

Macomb County Legislative Delegation holds town hall

MACOMB COUNTY — It’s held once a year and gives those in public office a chance to highlight what they’ve been working on. At the Aug. 24 Macomb County Board of Commissioners meeting, a virtual Macomb County Legislative Delegation town hall took place.