MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb Community College’s new leader, Lori M. Gonko, is expected to assume the college presidency on July 1.

CENTER LINE/WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — High School graduation is bittersweet. Proud graduates walk across stages to collect their diplomas while their parents — some teary-eyed — capture the moment in photos. There are guaranteed hugs, cheers, applause and high-fives.

METRO DETROIT — In recent weeks, local Catholic churches have been holding listening sessions where they seek feedback from parishioners on proposed restructuring changes — feedback that will help the Archdiocese of Detroit make some tough decisions.

MACOMB COUNTY — With Memorial Day behind us and the summer boating season well underway, officers of the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office Marine Division are calling upon those taking to the water to do so safely.

METRO DETROIT — Here's a look at five things to do during the weekend of May 28-31.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Solemn bagpipes, humble prayer and the ritual rifle blasts of a 21-gun salute were among the sights and sounds May 19 as the Sterling Heights Police Department paused and paid tribute to the city’s fallen protectors.

STERLING HEIGHTS — This photo shows the front of a log cabin on Maple Lane Road (between 14 Mile and 15 Mile roads), with the cabin’s door tucked beneath an overhang and a silo visible nearby.

METRO DETROIT — Here's a look at five things to do during the weekend of May 22-25.

METRO DETROIT — As spring planting season ramps up across the state, gardening experts say starting a home vegetable garden doesn’t require a large backyard or years of experience.

METRO DETROIT — There’s a spot in Ferndale, near the train tracks that cross Nine Mile and Hilton roads, where car buffs and motorcycle enthusiasts gather every Sunday year-round.

METRO DETROIT — As summer approaches, blood donation organizations are preparing for a disparity in blood donations.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Sterling Heights Police Department is investigating how a preschool student brought a parent’s gun to Schwarzkoff Elementary School. According to a police news release, authorities responded to the school at 8:15 a.m.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Stevenson High School sophomore Lincoln Tezak received a perfect score of 100 as a tuba soloist at the Michigan State Band and Orchestra Solo and Ensemble Festival on March 21.

UTICA — Utica Community Schools and the city of Sterling Heights have partnered together to promote the work of student artists through the UCS District Art Show, which took place May 12-14 at the Sterling Heights Community Center.

STERLING HEIGHTS — On May 5, the City Council approved a 2026-27 spending plan that features a tax rate officials say is among the lowest in Macomb County.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A 35-year-old Sterling Heights was killed in a May 4 traffic crash on 18 Mile Road, east of Mound Road.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Two flags are fluttering in the wind outside Manny Gonzales’ house on a Wednesday afternoon in early May. One is an American flag, the familiar stars and stripes flying high above the front lawn. The other, a U.S. Army flag, with its dominant blue insignia atop a wavy red banner on a pure white background.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The monumental rebirth of land where Lakeside Mall once flourished is closer to reality after Sterling Heights City Council unanimously approved a public funding plan that allows a private developer to move forward.

MACOMB COUNTY — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made her final appearance before Macomb County business and civic leaders on May 11, presenting the keynote address at the Macomb County Chamber and Connect Macomb’s Governor’s Luncheon.