Warren Weekly

Published June 16, 2021

MACOMB COUNTY — While the Michigan Legislature still needs to vote on it, commissioners in Macomb County are mostly in support of four-year terms.

Published June 16, 2021

Historical figures come to life in wax museum

WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — Holden Elementary fifth grade teacher Frank Franczyk called it his “favorite day of the year.”

Published June 15, 2021

Warren PD investigating racist posts allegedly made by officer

WARREN — Racist comments on Facebook allegedly made by an off-duty officer are at the center of an internal investigation by the Warren Police Department, Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer confirmed on June 15.

Published June 10, 2021

Quadriplegic DJ/songwriter’s first music video produced with local foundation’s help

METRO DETROIT — Local 22-year-old DJ and songwriter Anna Pannell, or DJ Malika, from Ypsilanti, has never let the physical limitations of being paralyzed stop her from pursuing her dreams, even when it comes to uncharted territory.

Published June 10, 2021

Police seek ‘persons of interest’ after fatal shooting in Warren

WARREN — Warren detectives are working to identify five women they’re calling “persons of interest” tied to a continuing investigation into a fatal shooting that left another woman dead in the parking lot of 7-Eleven at 12 Mile and Schoenherr roads.

Published June 9, 2021

BOC supports adopting four-year terms

MACOMB COUNTY — While the Michigan Legislature still needs to vote on it, commissioners in Macomb County are mostly in support of four-year terms.

Published June 9, 2021

Find stress relief, satisfaction in gardening

METRO DETROIT — Remember the frenzy that took place in spring of 2020, when Michiganders rushed to their local home and garden shops to buy all sorts of goodies to make their spaces sparkle?

Published June 9, 2021

Summer reading clubs return to local communities

MACOMB COUNTY — Local librarians are thinking creatively to design summer reading programs that are safe and fun for readers in 2021.

Published June 9, 2021

Warren council overrides mayor’s veto of amended budget

WARREN — The Warren City Council passed an amended budget for the coming fiscal year on May 11. Two weeks later, as expected, they voted to override Mayor Jim Fouts’ veto of their amended city spending plan for 2021-2022.

Published June 9, 2021

WCSPA premiers ‘The SpongeBob Musical’

STERLING HEIGHTS/WARREN — “Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?” Why, it’s SpongeBob SquarePants, of course, the Nickelodeon cartoon character.

Bees in the D President Brian Peterson-Roest inspects a beehive frame, looking for eggs to ensure the queen bee is healthy. Bees in the D maintains four beehives on the rooftop of Shinola Hotel in Detroit.

Published June 8, 2021

Bills aim to save state’s pollinators by banning new pesticides on public land

METRO DETROIT — Two new Michigan House bills have been introduced in an effort to save the state’s bees, butterflies and other native pollinators.

Published June 8, 2021

Chevy Camaro is all in the family

METRO DETROIT — In April 1970, Carol Alex, of Warren, Ohio, purchased a shiny burgundy 1969 Chevrolet Camaro 307.

Published June 8, 2021

Warren ‘BlightBusters’ are back in business

WARREN — Fueled by a resumption of court proceedings, a reduced number of coronavirus cases and the promise of more inspectors, business is booming for Warren’s Department of Property Maintenance Inspection “BlightBusters.”

Published June 7, 2021

Warren police getting body cams this summer

WARREN — Body cameras, in-car cameras for police vehicles and video equipment for four interview rooms are part of a technology upgrade coming to the Warren Police Department this summer.

A cross and a heart made from blue and white flowers were left in the parking lot of 7-Eleven at 12 Mile and Schoenherr roads in memory of the victim who was shot and killed on June 5 after an altercation at a party nearby.

Published June 7, 2021

Investigation underway after fatal shooting in Warren

WARREN — An investigation remained ongoing on June 7, 36 hours after an altercation at a party led to a shooting that left a woman dead in the parking lot of 7-Eleven at 12 Mile and Schoenherr roads.

Published June 6, 2021

Signs lay out history of Murthum, Warren High School site

WARREN — Before the Warren Community Center opened its doors to the public in January 2003, the site was home to Warren High School. Before that, it was the William Murthum School.

Published June 6, 2021

Report analyzes cost of living and the difficulty of meeting it in southeastern Michigan

METRO DETROIT — Each year, the United Way for Southeastern Michigan releases a report that analyzes the state of poverty and living expenses in the southeastern Michigan area.

Published June 4, 2021

USPBL celebrates five-year anniversary

UTICA — Though COVID-19 presented plenty of obstacles to the United Shore Professional Baseball League, the league is still going strong, kicking off its fifth year May 28 at Jimmy John’s Field.

Published May 28, 2021

Two bodies found at Warren fire scene, murder-suicide suspected

WARREN — Investigators believe a 37-year-old man shot his female companion, set fire to the house and then ended his own life in the 31500 block of Fairfield Avenue on May 28.

Published May 28, 2021

TIA, victim’s families advocate for hands-free Senate legislation

METRO DETROIT — As a mother, everything changed for Laurel Zimmerman on Dec. 28, 2010, the day her 16-year-old daughter Ally Zimmerman was fatally injured in a crash involving a distracted driver.