Warren Weekly

An employee at the GM Technical Center tested positive for the coronavirus on March 16, the company announced.

Published March 17, 2020

Warren GM employee tests positive for the coronavirus

WARREN — An employee at Warren’s General Motors Technical Center tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting a company announcement March 17 that detailed additional preventive measures and precautionary protocols affecting the engineering campus and other facilities.

METRO DETROIT — Effective March 17, SMART is offering free fares on all its services in order to eliminate the need for passengers to interact with fare boxes and maintain greater distance from drivers.

Published March 17, 2020

SMART service reductions to begin March 23

METRO DETROIT — Beginning Monday, March 23, SMART will reduce fixed route services across metro Detroit.

Published March 16, 2020

Beaumont Health opens curbside screening, testing for COVID-19

METRO DETROIT — In an effort to continue to prevent the possible spread of COVID-19 and ensure individuals are receiving the proper care, Beaumont Health has opened curbside screening at all eight of its hospitals.

Published March 16, 2020

New in-home mental health assistance offered to Macomb County families

MACOMB COUNTY — When it comes to issues of mental health, sometimes people can’t wait to make an appointment or drive to see a professional — and that is twice as true for kids.

Published March 16, 2020

Walk for Warmth raises more than $18,000

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb Community Action is reporting a successful result from this year’s Walk for Warmth fundraiser at Macomb Mall.

Published March 13, 2020

Site plan for marijuana dispensary on Roseville border denied

WARREN/ROSEVILLE — The Warren Planning Commission stood with concerned residents near the Roseville border March 9 when it voted to deny a site plan for a marijuana dispensary at the intersection of Hayes and 11 Mile roads.

Published March 13, 2020

Bill on wrongful conviction compensation signed into law

LANSING — Individuals wrongly sent to prison and later exonerated will now have more time to file claims with the Michigan Court of Claims to receive financial compensation from the state.

Published March 13, 2020

Archdiocese of Detroit suspends public Mass

METRO DETROIT — Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron announced March 13 that public masses would be suspended throughout the Archdiocese of Detroit until Holy Week because of the spread of coronavirus.

Published March 13, 2020

Proposed Hydro Depot rezoning draws ire of residents, officials

WARREN — Noisy trucks. Smashed street signs. A damaged street. A looming demolition of a historical home with reported ties to one of Warren’s pioneer families. Rodents running roughshod amid pallets stacked with bags of soil.

Published March 13, 2020

Parent files lawsuit against WCS

WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — The mother of a Sterling Heights High School student who said her son was bullied at school and district officials did nothing about it is seeking justice through the legal system.

Published March 13, 2020

Roseville woman shot, killed in shopping center parking lot

WARREN/ROSEVILLE — An investigation is underway after a woman was gunned down in her vehicle early March 9 while she waited to pick her daughter up from work at the Hoover 11 shopping center.

March 13, a State of Emergency was announced for Macomb County to deal with the COVID-19 coronavirus. No cases of coronavirus have been reported in Macomb County.

Published March 13, 2020

State of emergency declared in Macomb County

While cases of coronavirus in Oakland and Wayne counties have been confirmed, Macomb County hasn’t seen any just yet. Nonetheless, on March 13, Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel announced a state of emergency for Macomb County to deal with the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Published March 13, 2020

Beaumont establishes COVID-19 hotline, restrictions for visitors, curbside screening

METRO DETROIT — As statewide action continues to be rapidly put in place to stop the potential spread of COVID-19, Beaumont Health has joined in to help by creating a novel coronavirus hotline and by implementing visitor safety restrictions at all eight of its hospitals to mitigate the virus’ spread.

Published March 12, 2020

Huron-Clinton Metroparks offers new pass trade up program

METRO DETROIT — The metroparks’ new Pass Trade Up program allows park visitors to trade in their daily park passes for discounts off a 2020 annual pass.

Center Line’s public safety millage costs the owner of a property with an assessed value of $80,000 and a taxable value of $40,000 about $300 a year.

Published March 11, 2020

Center Line voters extend public safety millage

CENTER LINE — A request to extend a 10-year public safety millage for another decade was overwhelmingly approved by Center Line voters on March 10.

Published March 11, 2020

The Friday 5 — March 13-15

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published March 11, 2020

State, local officials tout importance of census participation

MACOMB COUNTY — Citizens in Macomb County and all across Michigan are being implored to “Be Counted.”

Published March 11, 2020

Teachers, students and parents navigate active shooter preparedness

METRO DETROIT — Rochester Hills resident Corsu Moran said being a child today is vastly different than when she was in grade school.

Published March 11, 2020

Make a huge difference at home with a new paint hue

METRO DETROIT — So you’ve been looking over a spectrum of color swatches and have found the perfect paint to match your interior design vision. But to transform your walls from a canvas to a masterpiece, it takes some knowledge, foresight and care, according to home painting tipsters.