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Lapointe: Clinton Township blast too close to home
On things that go ‘boom’ in the night
By Joe Lapointe
Tags: Metro Detroit, Lapointe, News, Views & Opinions, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan vaping industry
Deadly Clinton Twp. explosion was result of illegally stored chemicals at vape shop
A 19-year-old man was killed from the blast
By Lee DeVito
Tags: Metro Detroit, Crime, Government, Weed, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Gretchen Whitmer, vaping laws in Michigan
What a strange traffic stop in Romeo reveals about Michigan’s ‘wandering cop’ laws
The bizarre case is yet another example of what happens when law enforcement allows cops to move from agency to agency after committing alleged misconduct
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Investigations, Crime, Government, News, wandering cops in Michigan, Village of Romeo, Macomb County, Warren Police Department, police misconduct in Michigan, Cover Story
Macomb Prosecutor Lucido accused of ethics violation for photo with election fraudster
The complaint alleges Lucido used his office to promote a political candidate
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Government, Peter Lucido, Paul Manni, Macomb County, Sterling Heights, Macomb County Ethics Board, Macomb County Prosecutor's Office
The lamb shanks are transcendent at Saj Alreef in Sterling Heights
This Iraqi spot opened in October
By Tom Perkins
Tags: Restaurant reviews, Restaurant Reviews, Views & Opinions, Saj Areef, Middle Eastern restaurants in metro Detroit, Macomb County restaurants, Chaldeans in metro Detroit, Macomb County, Sullaf, Saj Alreef Restaurant, Slideshow
HopCat is coming to The Mall at Partridge Creek
It’ll be the Michigan-based craft beer chain’s first Macomb County location
Tags: Drink News, Bars, Local Businesses, Restaurants, HopCat, The Mall at Partridge Creek, Macomb County, Clinton Township
Macomb County tackles hate crimes with beefed-up prosecutor’s unit
Prosecutor Lucido pledges ‘commitment to confronting intolerance and bigotry’
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Civil Rights, Government, Crime, Peter Lucido, Macomb County, Macomb County Prosecutors Office, racism, ethnic intimidation, hate crimes, Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program, Patrick Coletta
Macomb County porn star charged for role in Jan. 6 riot
The FBI said Paul Caloia bragged about participating in the riot on an intimate Skype chat
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Crime, Paul Caloia, Macomb County, Roseville, Jan. 6, insurrection, U.S. Capitol, FBI
Marlinga aims to win over Black voters in bid to unseat U.S. Rep. James
Since 2000, Macomb County’s Black population has surged from 21,326 to 103,840, a nearly five-fold increase
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Carl Marlinga, John James, 10th Congressional District, MIchigan, Macomb County, Rochester, Rochester Hills, politics, election, black voters
Embattled Eastpointe mayor pleads to reduced charge after lying about COVID-19 grant
Monique Owens, the city’s youngest and first Black mayor, now faces up to one year in jail
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Crime, Politics & Government, Eastpointe, Monique Owens, COVID-19 grant, fraud, making false pretenses, Macomb County Prosecutor, Macomb County, Peter Lucido
Lapointe: In Macomb County, Trump gets the blood boiling
But he pulls his punches on his prosecutors
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Car Culture, Labor, Lapointe, Politics & Government, Views & Opinions, Donald Trump, Trump's America, UAW strike, Macomb County, Joe Biden, Shawn Fain
Trump to speak Wednesday at non-union Macomb Co. automotive parts manufacturer
His visit will follow President Joe Biden's Tuesday visit to support striking UAW workers
By Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Car Culture, Labor, Politics & Government, Donald Trump, UAW strike, automotive industry, Macomb County
Messages of love and hope will illuminate Lake St. Clair at Water Lantern Festival
The event features food trucks, music, and the awe-inspiring sight of hundreds of lanterns lighting up the lake
Tags: Things to Do, Arts & Culture, Critics’ Picks, Things to Do, The Water Lantern Festival, Harrison Township, Lake St. Clair Metropark, Macomb County
Macomb County Pride welcomes all to ‘Summer Sashay’ with third annual festival
You can have brunch with drag queen Jadein Black
By Layla McMurtrie
Tags: Metro Detroit News, LGBTQ+, Things to Do, Pride, LGBTQ, Macomb County, Festival, Music, Drag Queen
Macomb County prosecutor’s top deputy accused of breaking state law over fundraising for wife, 2 judges
Prosecutor Lucido’s second-in-command waged a campaign to keep 3 judges on the ballot
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Politics & Elections, Macomb County, macomb County Prosecutor's Office, Peter Lucido, Donn Fresard, Wayne County judges, Wayne County Circuit Court, Bureau of Elections, campaign finance act, Slideshow
City of Warren cancels Bangladeshi festival for being too ‘ethnic,’ organizer says
In response, the outraged city council is drafting an anti-discrimination ordinance
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Bangladesh, Warren, Macomb County, Mayor Touts, Bangladeshi Association of Michigan, festival, Warren City Square, Bangladeshi American Festival, Slideshow
Lapointe: Sign of the times in Mount Clemens
As a pot lot grows, another Big Boy bites the dust
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Lapointe, Weed, Views & Opinions, JARS Cannabis, Clinton Township, Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Rick Johnson, Lee Chatfield
Macomb County man whacks clerk with frozen fish
‘I never thought I’d have to say this, but if you assault someone with a fish in our county you will be prosecuted,’ Prosecutor Lucido said
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Crime, Fish, Herring, Assault, Macomb County, warren, grocery store, Desi Fruit Market, Slideshow
Metro Detroit under tornado watch, National Weather Service reports
The strong storms could produce large hail and destructive wind
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, National Weather Service, tornado watch, Macomb County, Wayne County, Oakland County, weather, thunderstorm
Ex-Macomb County public works boss sentenced to prison as part of extortion probe
Anthony Marrocco had faced up to 20 years in prison
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Macomb County, Anthony Marrocco, Macomb County Public Works, extortion, U.S. District Court, Judge Robert Cleland
Netflix is still looking for Detroit ‘Love is Blind’ contestants
Tigers fixing up run-down Comerica Park ahead of Opening Day with $30M investment
Royal Oak’s Hideaway has been transformed into the bar from ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’