Warren Weekly

Published September 18, 2020

Regina to host virtual The Verve Pipe concert

WARREN — On Oct. 16, Regina High School will host a virtual concert with alternative rock band The Verve Pipe, beginning at 7 p.m. Anyone who purchases a ticket will receive an access code with a link to the concert.

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

Macomb County man charged in crash that killed girl

WARREN — A Chesterfield Township man has been charged with second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter and reckless driving causing death following a Warren Police Department investigation into a crash that killed a 10-year-old girl on July 25.

Published September 18, 2020

New food truck arrives in Fitzgerald

WARREN — Fitzgerald Public Schools officials have combined art with food.

Published September 18, 2020

Warren yards bloom while recognition awards are dormant

WARREN — Another sad sign of the times is that the keepers of the prettiest properties in Warren won’t get a sign of their own from the Beautification Commission to display in their yard this year.

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 18, 2020

Fouts on November ballot term limit proposal: ‘It’s about me’

WARREN — It’s official. Warren voters will get to choose on Nov. 3 whether they want the city’s mayors to serve up to five four-year terms or just three, like all other city elected officials.

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.

Published September 15, 2020

Weapons seized, 129 arrested in Warren Police Department operation

WARREN — A month-long Warren Police Department crackdown targeting gun violence and related crimes resulted in the seizure of 75 weapons and netted 129 arrests for felony and misdemeanor offenses.

Red Lobster plans to restore and reopen the Warren location on Hoover Road damaged by fire on Sept. 4. No timetable was given.

Published September 14, 2020

Warren Red Lobster damaged by fire, company plans to reopen

WARREN — An overheated appliance may have caused an early morning kitchen fire that damaged Red Lobster in Warren recently.

Published September 11, 2020

Suspect sought in hate crimes targeting Black family in Warren

WARREN — Eddie and Candace Hall met in the U.S. Army and each served their country for more than a decade. They’ve lived in Warren for six years and said they’ve always tried to help their neighbors.

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 3, 2020

Son of former council candidate grazed by road rage gunfire

WARREN — An investigation remains ongoing after the adult son of a 2019 candidate for the Warren City Council was grazed by gunfire during a suspected “road rage” encounter at about 10:30 p.m. Aug. 29.

Published September 3, 2020

Fitzgerald names new superintendent

WARREN — The new school year in Fitzgerald Public Schools comes with a new superintendent. After an interview process that began several weeks ago, the district’s Board of Education on Aug. 24 appointed Kimberly Pawlukiewicz to the role of superintendent.