EASTPOINTE — A former Forest Park Elementary School paraprofessional pleaded guilty in court July 8 to an assault and battery charge for striking a child with a shoe last fall.

WARREN/CENTER LINE/STERLING HEIGHTS — During the summer break, crews are busy working at various schools to complete several building updates made possible through local bond issues.

ROSEVILLE — For nearly 50 years, CARE of Southeastern Michigan has been helping families deal with relationship issues, substance use addiction, anger management and more.

EASTPOINTE — Back in 1925, a group of women assembled to begin a social club, which came to be called the Eastwood Rebekah Lodge No. 499.

EASTPOINTE — Six Eastpointe High School graduates are receiving a financial boost as they get ready to start college in the fall.

EASTPOINTE — It has been more than 50 years since Lon Michael Holupko was killed in the Vietnam war, but Michaelene Buczak still thinks about him.

METRO DETROIT — There is a large group of micro/mini car owners nationwide who meet occasionally to bond over the unique vehicles they own.

METRO DETROIT — The year was 1972 and Rufus McGaugh was living in Warren after serving two years in the military, including several months in Vietnam.

CENTER LINE — It’s a garden party in the Center Line Public Schools district. District Superintendent Joseph Haynes — a gardener at heart — is in the process of establishing a community garden on school grounds known as the Victory Garden.

ROSEVILLE — For the past several months, Roseville Community Schools officials have met with local construction and architectural companies to evaluate school buildings and see where improvements could be made.

METRO DETROIT — “Attitude is everything.” That is the motto of the students and mentors in the “Winning Futures” family.

EASTPOINTE — Car hoods raised up, fuzzy dice adorned rearview mirrors, and engines purred.

EASTPOINTE — Butch Kruk’s wife, Elise, gave him a gift for his 50th birthday that he never expected: a 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible.

WARREN — While the case isn’t over for two former Fitzgerald Public Schools administrators who were arrested in December, they are facing fewer charges.

CENTER LINE/WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — Through smiles, hugs, and tears, local students recently received their high school diplomas. Parents snapped photo after photo of their children in their caps and gowns as friends cheered on their classmates.