Warren Weekly

Published January 28, 2019

DTE must bolster downed wire response, state says

LANSING — After two record-setting windstorms and at least one death, the Michigan Public Service Commission went to work to review DTE Energy’s response to downed electric lines.

Published January 25, 2019

Rea appointed new deputy county executive in Macomb

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel is bringing John Paul Rea back as deputy county executive.

Published January 25, 2019

Local educators offer tips when applying for scholarships

WARREN/CENTER LINE — High school students who plan to continue their studies at a college, university or trade school also have to find ways to finance their schooling.

Published January 25, 2019

Fouts says foes targeting him with audio clips, deposition

WARREN — “They’re slinging a lot of things at me and hoping something will stick.” That’s the response from Warren Mayor Jim Fouts amid the latest round of controversial audio recordings, and this time, statements in a sworn deposition alleging that he once leveled a racial slur against former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.

Published January 25, 2019

K-9 teams helped find over $1 million in drugs in 2018

WARREN — Over the course of 255 calendar days in 2018, during 658 deployments and through 750 individual patrol activities, Warren Police Department K-9 teams contributed to the seizure of 23,158.64 grams of controlled substances with an estimated street value of $1.77 million.

Published January 25, 2019

Comedy Castle to host Guardians for Animals fundraiser

ROYAL OAK — Guardians for Animals proves there is strength in numbers. The nonprofit network supports 17 no-kill animal rescues. Together, they have saved nearly 33,200 animals over the past 15 years, including more than 1,700 in 2018 alone.

Published January 24, 2019

The Friday 5 — Jan. 25-27

Your guide to this weekend's events

Two men posing as city of Warren Water Department employees allegedly scammed their way into the home of an 86-year-old resident to steal cash. Anyone with information about the suspects or the alleged activity can reach Warren detectives at (586) 574-4810.

Published January 24, 2019

Fake Water Department workers steal cash from home of Warren senior

WARREN — At press time, police were looking for two men who allegedly posed as city Water Department employees to gain entry into the home of an elderly Warren resident and steal a large amount of cash.

Published January 23, 2019

Fire extinguished at Warren marijuana grow operation

WARREN — Emergency crews dispatched to a commercial structure on 10 Mile Road, west of Mound Road, Jan. 23 extinguished a small fire in a room adjacent to a space where they found dozens of marijuana plants growing.

Oakland University President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz congratulates Keeper of the Dream scholarship recipient Gicentroy Henry III Jan. 21 at OU.

Published January 23, 2019

Oakland University speaker calls for equity, not equality

ROCHESTER HILLS — Award-winning journalist and communications strategist Jeff Johnson did not mince words about the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. “What does the ‘dream’ mean to me?” he asked Jan. 21 at Oakland University. “I think that most diversity inclusion stuff is really cute. I’ve seen the pamphlets. Every campus has one.”

Published January 23, 2019

Following the beat in high school

METRO DETROIT — Increased problem solving, better listening, mastery of memorization and enhanced coordination. All with a built-in family for the four years of high school. How can students take advantage of a program that gives them all that? Join the band.

Published January 23, 2019

On a budget, find ways to refresh your home without renovating

METRO DETROIT — A big renovation might not be in a household’s budget, but there are some less costly ways to refresh a home that can please homeowners and also help when they put their homes on the market. C & G Newspapers spoke with a real estate agent and a tile expert about ways folks can reinvigorate their homes without renovating.

Published January 21, 2019

Communities collect money and coats for kids in need

MACOMB COUNTY — Three local communities came together in recent weeks to help children and families who were without warm clothes through a coat drive called Antolin Coats for Kids.

Published January 18, 2019

New board member appointed in Van Dyke Public Schools

WARREN — The Van Dyke Public Schools Board of Education welcomed a new member at its Jan. 14 meeting. Ivan Thomas was appointed to the school board with a 5-0 vote. Board member Richard Carloni arrived at the meeting after the vote was taken.

Published January 18, 2019

Mail allegedly found in Warren letter carrier’s apartment

WARREN/CLINTON TOWNSHIP — An investigation remained ongoing Jan. 16, a week after a cache of undelivered mail was found in the apartment of a fill-in letter carrier assigned to the post office on Mound Road in Warren.

Published January 18, 2019

Narcotics task force targets opioids in Macomb County

WARREN — Don’t let the name fool you. Law enforcement leaders say the new FANTOM task force is all about achieving real, measurable results in the fight against opioids in Macomb County.

Published January 18, 2019

Macomb County connects with RapidSOS

MACOMB COUNTY — Late last year, a Macomb County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher took a 911 call from an individual suffering a seizure. Sheriff Anthony Wickersham explained that, when asked, the caller relayed the correct street number but the incorrect street name, sending emergency responders to the wrong house.

Published January 18, 2019

Grant money to aid in battle against invasive species

MACOMB COUNTY — The Six Rivers Land Conservancy was recently awarded two grants totaling $120,000 from the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program for ongoing efforts to address invasive species.

Published January 17, 2019

The Friday 5 — Jan. 18-20

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published January 16, 2019

Take action to remove radon from your home

METRO DETROIT — It may be impossible to smell or see, but that doesn’t mean radon won’t do a lot of damage. Formed during the breakdown of uranium, radon is a chemically inert radioactive gas found in nearly all soils and rocks.