Warren Weekly

Published August 15, 2019

METRO DETROIT — “By the time we got to Woodstock, we were half a million strong.” Those words, written by Joni Mitchell and made famous by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, helped define a generation.

A man accused of robbing the Citizens Bank on Van Dyke Avenue in Warren Aug. 12 was taken into custody the next day.

Published August 14, 2019

Bank suspect arrested, charged in Warren

WARREN — Warren Police Commissioner Bill Dwyer is praising the resources of the city’s department, which combined to identify and take the man accused of robbing the Citizens Bank on Van Dyke Avenue in Warren Aug. 12 into custody the next day.

Published August 14, 2019

The Friday 5 — Aug. 16-18

Your guide to this weekend's events.

Published August 14, 2019

Are part-time jobs still part of adolescence?

METRO DETROIT — Is a part-time job a rite of passage for students, or a thing of the past?

Published August 13, 2019

Born and raised on Detroit jazz

METRO DETROIT — Hugh Smith III, the co-owner of Baker’s Keyboard Lounge in Detroit, said he sifts through hundreds of emails a day from musicians around the country who want to play at his club.

Published August 13, 2019

Detroit Jazz Festival continues to make meaningful musical moments

DETROIT — It’s had different names over the years — including the Detroit International Jazz Festival and the Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival — but no matter what it’s been called, it’s an event that has attracted thousands to see jazz legends and emerging talent.

Published August 13, 2019

When it comes to tree health, trust the experts

METRO DETROIT — There are trees everywhere. Yet many people fail to recognize that trees have to be maintained before they become a detriment.

Published August 12, 2019

V-J Day remembered 74 years later

WARREN — Aug. 15, 1945, is forever known as V-J Day, the day of victory for Allied forces over Japan in World War II.

Published August 12, 2019

Alleged thieves flee police in Warren, crash in Hazel Park

WARREN/HAZEL PARK — Two men found themselves in hot water Aug. 10 after a violent crash at the intersection of Nine Mile Road and the Interstate 75 service drive in Hazel Park. That’s where the Chevrolet Tahoe they were using to flee Warren police collided with two vehicles and plowed over a light pole before it smashed a parked car through the wall of an auto parts store.

Published August 12, 2019

Rizzo attorney indicted as part of corruption probe

METRO DETROIT — Attorney Jay Schwartz, who was the former business attorney for trash hauler titan Chuck Rizzo, was indicted July 2 for his role in a Macomb County corruption probe that has produced more than 20 convictions and guilty pleas.

Published August 9, 2019

Full ‘STEAM’ camp builds engineers

WARREN — Local middle school students had a “blast” when they built rockets, robots and more during a science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics, or STEAM, camp at Macomb Community College’s South Campus.

Published August 9, 2019

Summer school students shore up their studies

WARREN — Nearly 150 Fitzgerald Public Schools elementary and middle school students worked hard on their academics this July and August in summer school.

Published August 9, 2019

Behind the Wheel: Prowler collection includes one in every size

Jerry Naumann, of Berkley, is a longtime fan of the Plymouth Prowler — so much so, that he has one in nearly every size.

Published August 9, 2019

Suspect shot dead, resident wounded during Warren home invasion

WARREN — A suspect was fatally shot and a resident was transported to the hospital for treatment for a gunshot wound after an alleged early morning home invasion near Hoover and Common roads Aug. 9.

Published August 7, 2019

The Friday 5 — Aug. 9-11

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published August 7, 2019

Crowds gather to say goodbye to Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson

OAKLAND COUNTY — Hundreds waited in line to say their final goodbyes to Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson in the conference center of the building bearing his name in Waterford Aug. 6.

Published August 7, 2019

Former Macomb County Clerk Spranger to stand trial for theft in Warren

WARREN — Former Macomb County Clerk Karen Spranger arrived 45 minutes late for her preliminary examination Aug. 6 in the 37th District Court, where she stands accused of stealing money from a Warren senior citizen.

Published August 7, 2019

To catch up or get ahead, call a tutor

METRO DETROIT — Nivas Dammalapati, of Farmington Hills, said his 10-year-old daughter, Sasha, began working with a tutor nine months ago.

Published August 7, 2019

Discourage insects from bugging you this summer

METRO DETROIT — Summer is a wonderful time of year where the sun is shining, the water’s warm and cookouts might become a weekly event. Mostly everyone loves summer, and that doesn’t just include friends and family.

Published August 7, 2019

Warren council races set with mix of familiar, new names

WARREN — One current city councilman, two former council members and a list of newcomers will appear on the ballot in November as voters prepare to select an almost entirely new-look legislative body tasked with managing Warren’s $278 million budget.