Macomb County News Archives

People in Macomb County are lining up for swine flu shots. The Friday and Saturday clinics were recently added for those considered in high priority groups.

Macomb County is taking extraordinary measures to protect residents from the H1N1 flu outbreak.

A Christian group has filed a lawsuit against the Road Commission of Macomb County after it denied permission this year for a Christmas display on a road median in Warren that was allowed in the past.

Thousands of people stood in the drizzling rain today for the free H1N1 vaccine, as two hospitals announced that children won't be allowed to visit during the flu season.

Authorities say a squabble between a landlord and her basement tenant led to a 40-year-old Macomb County man being fatally shot by police.

A Michigan man has filed a federal lawsuit claiming his constitutional rights were violated when he was ordered to remove a Nativity scene from the median of a public road a ' a creche that his family has displayed at the location for 63 years.

The Macomb County Sheriff's Office is reviewing e-mails of 33 township employees as part of an investigation into claims that two officials accepted a $500 gift from a local business.

A 40-year-old Center Line man was shot dead by police early Wednesday after he pointed a shotgun at them following a physical dispute with his friend and landlord, investigators said.

A Flint teen accused in the killing of a 21-year-old man and other crimes has been ordered to stand trial on charges of bank robbery and armed robbery in Macomb County.

Large crowds are gathering Wednesday at Freedom Hill in Sterling Heights as Macomb County officials begin providing H1N1 vaccines to residents at 9 a.m.

CENTER LINE, Mich. - Authorities say a squabble between a landlord and her basement tenant led to a 40-year-old Macomb County man being fatally shot by police.

Macomb County will begin providing H1N1 vaccine to residents Wednesday. The nasal spray form of the vaccine will be provided Wednesday and Thursday.

A man who for the past 63 years has placed a Nativity scene on a suburban Detroit median has filed a federal lawsuit after Baby Jesus was kicked to the curb.

John Satawa and the Thomas More Law Center are suing the Macomb County Road Commission after it denied Satawa permission to put up a nativity scene on a public median in Warren, a family tradition dating back to 1945.

A former Michigan soldier who lost his right hand when a bomb that he was disarming in Iraq exploded in 2004 has won a $4.3 million judgment against the U.S. Army in a disability discrimination case.

A 40-year-old Macomb Township man has been charged with attempted murder after authorities said he hit his 32-year-old girlfriend with his van.

Two men, one of whom was shot after police said they broke into the Eastpointe home of an off-duty Detroit police officer, have been arraigned on charges of home invasion.

The Oakland County Health division will begin holding H1N1 vaccination clinics beginning Saturday, October 24.

A Flint teen charged with the murder and kidnapping of a Chesterfield Township man, as well as other felonies, has been found competent and criminally responsible to stand trial.

Authorities say a 40-year-old Macomb Township man is facing up to life in prison on allegations he attempted to run his girlfriend over with his van following a disagreement on Sunday.

Macomb County Sheriff's officials are planning to review e-mails of more than 30 township employees amid claims that a department head and the supervisor accepted a monetary gift from a local business.

U.S. Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow say southeastern Michigan will be readier to face potential disasters with congressional approval of $1.25 million for two emergency centers.

Macomb County authorities charged a Macomb Township man with ramming his vehicle into his girlfriend in the driveway of their home.

Police say a Detroit-area man bit through a neighbor's lips after he picked up a football that accidentally had been tossed onto his lawn by some teenagers.

Candidates for city offices would be prohibited from asking city employees and companies with city contracts for donations above $50, if the City Council approves a donation-cap proposal.

ROSEVILLE, Mich. - A Flint teen accused in the killing of a 21-year-old man and other crimes has been found competent to stand trial in Macomb County.

Oct. 19--Navy Lt. Joseph Rheker III spent more than three years making decisions that affect students as a member of the Mt.

The landscape of higher education is changing rapidly in Macomb County, as local leaders shift their energy from landing a 4-year university to attracting more education opportunities for students.

Firefighters battled a series of bizarre fires Saturday that popped up between 8 Mile and 9 Mile roads and Sherwood and Van Dyke since before 4 p.m. The fires apparently were sparked by a leaking or broken gas main, said Warren Police Sgt.

A judge is expected to decide on Oct. 22 whether to set a trial in a class action filed more than nine years ago over trees that homeowners say are destroying yards, sewer pipes and driveways.

Mount Clemens -- The mother of a 13-year-old girl who was feared to have drowned at a Mount Clemens waste water treatment plant said she is relieved that her daughter has been found safe.

Police are searching a sludge pond at a Detroit-area sewage plant for a missing 13-year-old girl.

Mount Clemens -- The Macomb County prosecutor will have to start his budget-cutting over again.

A Warren woman accused of drugging her children before setting their house on fire faces sentencing on attempted murder charges.

A Detroit-area judge has tossed out a dog bite lawsuit that initially named a German shepherd as a defendant.

A civil rights group is challenging proponents of a revamped Macomb County government to a debate Oct.

Mount Clemens -- Macomb County officials will consider eliminating 24 vacant positions and laying off six employees today as they to wrestle with a projected $15.7 million budget deficit for 2010.

The Macomb County Board of Commissioners plans to give its chair broad powers to handle an outbreak of the H1N1 flu, including the authority to close schools and businesses and evacuate neighborhoods.

The guns of the South will sound again at a Civil War re-enactment outside Detroit.

A little girl is recovering from some vicious wounds, after she was attacked by the dog her family just adopted.

Mount Clemens -- A 51-year-old man accused in the strangling death of his roommate was convicted of second-degree murder this afternoon by a Macomb County jury.

Eastpointe -- A dog groomer who gained media attention in August after accusing an unknown passer-by of closing the windows of her truck -- killing two dogs inside -- is now expected to face charges in connection with the incident.

The township is to receive a $181,000 grant to retrofit township hall with solar panels, U.S. Rep.

An appeals court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a man who confessed to killing his wife and dismembering her body after he was captured more than 200 miles away in the woods of northern Michigan.

A Bay City woman has pleaded guilty to a charge of polygamy. Martha A. Flemming entered the plea Monday in Macomb County Circuit Court.

A suburban Detroit couple faces about five years in prison in the death of their 18-month-old son after he swallowed OxyContin at their home.

Macomb County this week formally launches an "Imagine Macomb" Targeted Industries Initiative aimed at business development in defense, homeland security and other growth sectors.

As anticipated, the state Department of Natural Resources made an announcement late this afternoon that epizootic hemmorhagic disease is the cause of a die-off among white-tailed deer this fall, centered in Tyrone and Deerfield townships in Livingston County, with cases reported as far north as southern Genesee County and as far south as M-59 near ...

Folks who use Gratiot Avenue north of Hall Road are in for a week of delays as a stretch of the road goes down to one lane each way starting Monday morning.

A 17-year-old Eastpointe girl was charged today after she pulled out a handgun and pointed it at a 15-year-old boy that her brother, 16, was fighting, Eastpointe police said.