Warren Weekly

Published March 5, 2021

Warren sued over salary disclosure FOIA request

WARREN/MOUNT CLEMENS — The legal foundation tied to a conservative public policy think tank has filed a lawsuit against the city of Warren, alleging that it failed to honor a public records request seeking both the names and salaries of city employees.

Published March 5, 2021

Hearing delayed for councilman accused of handcuffing woman

WARREN/EASTPOINTE — A Warren city councilman facing misdemeanor charges after he allegedly handcuffed a counterdemonstrator who reportedly put “Black Lives Matter” stickers on a Donald Trump political sign at a rally in Eastpointe last fall is requesting a trial by jury.

Published March 4, 2021

Grant provides $4.1 million to 800 county businesses affected by state safety orders

MACOMB COUNTY — A recent grant has positively impacted 800 small businesses in Macomb County.

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

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 February 24, 2021

Third segment of I-75 modernization project begins

OAKLAND COUNTY — On Feb. 11, the Michigan Department of Transportation and Oakland Corridor Partners presented the plan for the third and final segment of the Interstate 75 modernization project in Oakland County, scheduled to start Feb. 26.

Published February 24, 2021

MCC tuition rates to increase slightly next year

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb Community College students will see an increase in their tuition next year.

Published February 24, 2021

Center Line to upgrade video security system, city hall signage

CENTER LINE — Additional technology upgrades are coming to Center Line’s municipal properties.

Published February 24, 2021

Welding students make the right cut

CENTER LINE — On the morning of Feb. 12, sparks flew from the inside of a classroom in Center Line High School’s C-Hallway.

Published February 24, 2021

WCSPA auditions underway for 2021-2022

STERLING HEIGHTS/WARREN — From “Beauty and the Beast” to “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” Warren Consolidated School of Performing Arts, or WCSPA, students have entertained audiences for 30 years.

Disability Network Oakland and Macomb’s Center for Independent Living is located at 709 John R Road in Troy.

Published February 23, 2021

Disability Network pens letter requesting vaccine priority for disabled Michiganders

METRO DETROIT — A letter of appeal requesting that disabled Michiganders, and their caregivers, be prioritized for the COVID-19 vaccine has been sent to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ offices.

Published February 23, 2021

Home aquariums get popular amid pandemic

METRO DETROIT — As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on and people are confined to the comfort of their own homes, many are looking for new hobbies and things to do.

Published February 23, 2021

Restaurants get creative to find, afford basic supplies

METRO DETROIT — Deni Smiljanovski, the owner of Lazybones barbecue restaurant in Roseville, remembers what it was like this time last year to keep his cooler stocked and his customers fed.

Published February 23, 2021

Grosse Pointe Park residents, officials speak out after KKK flag placed in home window

GROSSE POINTE PARK — A Ku Klux Klan flag displayed in the window of a Grosse Pointe Park home has sparked outrage in the community.

Published February 23, 2021

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

Local organizations host virtual conference on marijuana

MACOMB COUNTY — Over 600 education and business professionals from around the state virtually gathered to “clear the smoke” about legalized marijuana.

Published February 23, 2021

Warren mayor asks state to make City Hall ‘vaccination hub’

WARREN — Mayor Jim Fouts wants to make Warren’s City Hall a COVID-19 “vaccination hub.”

Published February 23, 2021

Suspect in ‘hate crime’ case set for May trial

WARREN — A Warren man accused of targeting a Black family in a series of alleged hate crimes last fall will head to trial on May 26.

Published February 23, 2021

Prosecutor’s office lays out staffing needs

MOUNT CLEMENS — Skip Maccarone paints a less than favorable picture of the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office.

Anana — a female polar bear brought to the Detroit Zoo from the Cincinnati Zoo in January 2020 to breed with male polar bear Nuka, 16 — died Feb. 8. Nuka killed her in a breeding attempt.

Published February 22, 2021

Detroit Zoo mourns polar bear death during breeding attempt

ROYAL OAK — Hot on the heels of the ecstatic Jan. 28 announcement that female polar bear Suka, 8, had successfully birthed twin cubs via male polar bear Nuka, 16, the Detroit Zoo about-faced into tragedy.

Published February 22, 2021

Be on the lookout for vaccine scams

METRO DETROIT — Scammers have no shame. Law enforcement agencies continue to report solicitation schemes and identity theft rackets from ill-intentioned folks taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic.