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Brian Louwers

C&G Staff Reporter – Warren Weekly

Staff Writer Brian Louwers covers the cities of Warren and Center Line. He has worked for C & G Newspapers since 1998 and is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn. In his free time, he participates in the Michigan State University Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program and conducts interviews with military veterans for the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.

Published July 17, 2019

Warren Weekly

Worker survives shock while trimming branches in Warren

Warren Fire Commissioner Skip McAdams said a 46-year-old worker was injured just before noon on July 14 after a limb from a tree he was trimming touched a primary transmission line in the 26700 block of Warner Avenue, south of 11 Mile Road and west of Ryan Road.

Published July 12, 2019

Warren Weekly

Council spars over number of medical pot licenses in Warren

WARREN — A move to increase the number of licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries sparked a heated discussion among the mostly lame-duck members of the Warren City Council July 9.

Published July 12, 2019

Warren Weekly

Nominations sought for Residential Recognition Awards

WARREN — Those who were able to dodge raindrops and get their yards in shape this year may have the advantage. But even if you got a late start, Carol Peterson still wants to meet you if your beautiful yard is truly something to behold.

Published July 12, 2019

Warren Weekly

Three charged with involuntary manslaughter in beating death

WARREN — Three men accused of inflicting a beating that resulted in the death of another man went before a judge July 5 in Warren, where they were arraigned on the charge of involuntary manslaughter.

Published July 9, 2019

Warren Weekly

Suspect in Warren attempted robbery, theft arrested in Detroit

WARREN — A man accused of using a pocketknife during an attempted robbery at a Family Dollar and then stealing a customer’s wallet at a nearby 7-Eleven about a half-hour later was arrested in Detroit July 7.

Published July 9, 2019

Warren Weekly

Three charged with involuntary manslaughter in Warren beating death

WARREN — Three men accused of inflicting a beating that resulted in the death of another man went before a judge in Warren July 5 where they were arraigned on the charge of involuntary manslaughter.

Published July 5, 2019

Warren Weekly

Governor appoints Bieda to Michigan Tax Tribunal

WARREN — Former state legislator Steve Bieda has been appointed to the Michigan Tax Tribunal by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Published July 5, 2019

Warren Weekly

Sweepstakes scammers bilk Warren senior out of $34,000

WARREN — An 85-year-old Warren man thought he won a $1.2 million sweepstakes cash prize last month. But police said he really ended up getting scammed out of the $34,600.50 he apparently sent by personal checks to cover taxes on the mythical prize money.

Published July 5, 2019

Warren Weekly

Effort afoot to control state’s ‘lame duck’ legislative period

WARREN — It’s been tried before in various ways, but two state legislators with ties to Warren are looking to require a larger consensus during the “lame duck” session in even-numbered election years.

Published July 5, 2019

Warren Weekly

Suspects arrested after Auburn Hills man they beat in Warren dies

WARREN — Three suspects were in Warren police custody and expected to face charges July 5, a day after a 24-year-old Auburn Hills man died following an early-morning beating near Chicago and Mound roads.

Published July 2, 2019

Warren Weekly

Suspect in fatal Warren hit-and-run surrenders in Georgia

WARREN — The suspect in a fatal hit-and-run on Schoenherr Road June 5 that took the life of a 55-year-old Warren man surrendered last week to police in Georgia, near Atlanta.

Published July 2, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Wet weather complicates risks of garden problems

METRO DETROIT — With wet weather more the rule than the exception in recent years, home vegetable growers can plan ahead with eyes equally set on the sky, the thermometer and their plants to prevent potential problems.

Published June 27, 2019

Warren Weekly

Warren police chase group of off-road vehicles along Eight Mile Road

WARREN — A pack of all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes similar to those seen tearing through neighborhoods in the city of Detroit in May came under pursuit by the Warren Police Department along Eight Mile Road June 23.

Published June 27, 2019

Warren Weekly

Stevens announces mayoral write-in campaign

WARREN — The courts have declared Scott Stevens ineligible to run for City Council, along with three other longtime incumbents. But while the deadline to file to run for election to other city offices has long passed, Stevens is now eyeing a write-in campaign for mayor.

Published June 26, 2019

Warren Weekly

Warren police name driver as fugitive in fatal hit-and-run

WARREN — In a June 26 press conference, the Warren Police Department and U.S. Marshals Service stated that Valerie Bostle is a wanted fugitive after allegedly striking a pedestrian while driving June 5 and dragging his body a mile along Schoenherr Road.