METRO DETROIT — What begins with punchlines and laughter will carry a deeper purpose at a comedy show fundraiser aimed at supporting the families of two local police officers.

HOWELL — Cleary University is expanding its athletics program to include women’s wrestling and co-ed competitive dance in the 2026-2027 school year, the school announced.

METRO DETROIT — Here's a look at five things to do during the weekend of Sept. 25-28.

METRO DETROIT — Here's a look at five things to do during the weekend of Sept. 18-21.

METRO DETROIT — When teenagers start a rock band, they need a place to set up their equipment, practice, hash out ideas and let their creativity flow.

WARREN — A recent live “community town hall” posted on social media led to a Warren City councilman calling for the resignation of a city planning commissioner.

WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS/TROY — Members of the Warren Consolidated Schools Board of Education have begun the process of filling a vacancy on the board.

WARREN — A Warren man is facing a total of eight charges for allegedly possessing child sexually abusive material.

WARREN — A supplier for Stellantis plans to lay off 70 workers in Warren in October.

WARREN/DETROIT — When Ruffy B. Lim thinks about his parents, Rufino and Lordenita Lim, so many memories come to mind.

MACOMB COUNTY — A case that has taken more than a decade to reach its conclusion ended with a sentencing.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The 2025-2026 season at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts pays homage to classic rock ‘n’ roll, children’s theater and “All That Jazz.”

EASTPOINTE/WARREN — Discussions have begun between Eastpointe Community Schools and Warren officials on a traffic proposal at Crescentwood Elementary School.

WARREN — Possession of marijuana charges against two former Fitzgerald Public Schools administrators were dropped earlier this month by a Warren judge.

WARREN — A mosque in Warren took to social media to offer a reward for information after being vandalized.

MACOMB COUNTY — A case that has taken more than a decade to reach its conclusion ended with a sentencing.

MACOMB COUNTY — Following a meeting with judicial officials on Sept. 4, Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido is moving forward with the creation of a child support specialty court within the 16th Circuit Court in Mount Clemens.

DETROIT — The future home of Detroit City FC, which is scheduled to be ready for the start of the 2027 United Soccer League Championship season, has officially been named AlumniFi Field.

METRO DETROIT — The six high school girls field hockey matches Aug. 19 were the first field hockey games in Michigan played as a Michigan High School Athletic Association-sponsored sport.