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Tomislav Anakiev was pronounced dead at the scene after he was hit while walking on 24 Mile Road east of Hayes at 11:17 p.m. Monday, Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said in a release issued today.
Local and federal law enforcement officers arrested 70 people — and recovered 6 teenagers — during a three-day crackdown on child prostitution.
Gavin Matthew Enright was fleeing police at 3:10 a.m. when he crashed on the entrance ramp to eastbound I-94 from westbound 16 Mile Road in Harrison Township, according to the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office. His passenger, 21-year-old Donald Larrell Smelser-Emerson, died in the crash.
Macomb County commissioners are urging two state senators to support a vote on regional transit authority legislation that has been stalled in Lansing.
The Michigan Department of Community Health, which issued a do not eat advisory last year for all carp and catfish in Lake St. Clair because of unsafe PCB levels, says it needs to do more testing before deciding whether other fish species should be on the list.
QUESTION: Why does it matter that there are high levels of PCBs in fish? ANSWER: PCBs won't make you ill right away, but studies have linked PCBs with cancer and diabetes.
STERLING HEIGHTS The City Council approved an employment contract with City Manager Mark Vanderpool last week that includes 15% savings to the city during the next two years.
Harrison Township's library is poised to qualify for additional funding that supporters hope will pay for book purchases, and perhaps eventually a larger building. The 3-year-old library is now operated by volunteers with a monthly budget of about $1,200 -- much of that generated by selling old books, said volunteer Marge Swiatkowski.
A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for eastern Wayne County as storms move through the area.
Strong storms are possible this afternoon as a cold front moves through southeast Michigan, according to the National Weather Service
Jacquelin Marie Radomski, 26, was wearing a helmet as she rode on the back of a motorcycle driven by a 56-year-old Eastpointe man, according to the Clinton Township Police. Witnesses said the motorcycle was heading north on Cass at the roundabout at Romeo Plank when the driver lost control, according to investigators.
Before she was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole in the murder of her 8-month-old son, a Harper Woods woman told a Macomb County Circuit Court judge that she was not the monster portrayed in the news media.
Deon Taylor, 38, of Eastpointe also was ordered to register as a sex offender and must stay away from the children and others in their family. The children – one was the victim in the sexual conduct case and the other witnessed it -- were ages 12 and 9, authorities said.
Two western Wayne County cities are providing public buildings as cooling centers for those impacted by the intense heat wave throughout the region.
Fraser officials trying to determine what action to take regarding mail-order degrees held by about a third of the Fraser Police Department.
Before she was sentenced today to life in prison without parole in the murder of her 8-month-old son, a Harper Woods woman told a Macomb County Circuit Court judge that she was not the monster portrayed in the media.
Metro Detroit could see record-setting heat today, as temperatures soar into the mid-90s by this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
The Macomb County Sheriff's Department is searching for a black Toyota Corolla with front passenger-side damage after a hit-and-run accident in Harrison Township Saturday that left a 17-year-old seriously injured.
A 25-year-old combat engineer from Flint has been killed in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan. Sgt. 1C Joseph Lilly was part of the 18th Engineer Company from Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state.
Twenty-four-year-old Angela Venditti of Shelby Township has won the 2012 Miss Michigan Pageant.
WARREN Macomb County will start collecting delinquent personal property taxes in Warren, the last place to ask the county to do so, county Treasurer Ted Wahby said.
Webber probably tried to fly before his flight muscles were ready.
Sun, warmth and stagnant air have combined for an Ozone Action Day, according to the National Weather Service.
The Harvey Elementary School student was at Farmstead Park, 12050 Clinton River Drive, at 2 p.m. Tuesday when the incident happened, Sterling Heights Police Lt. Luke Riley said in a news release.
The man asked a clerk at Gianinis Jewelers if he could see the gold and diamond ring. He tried it on and ran out of the store, Roseville Police Chief James Berlin said.
Metro Detroit home prices and sales rose in May as the tables turn on the buyer’s market that’s been going strong since the housing slump began.
A southeast Michigan police department has discontinued the use of Taser-brand stun guns in part because it doesn't have funds to replace old ones.
CLINTON TOWNSHIP Summer day camps for kids will run Monday-Thursday, June 25-Aug. 9. Camps will provide fitness, crafts, games, sports, contests and more. The drop-in program is for children 5-14 years old.
Emotions ran high for a Detroit mother after a preliminary exam for a Sterling Heights man charged in connection with her daughter's death was adjourned Friday.
James C. Brown is accused of putting the bodies of Demesha Hunt and Renisha Landers in the trunk of a car in Sterling Heights, driving into Detroit and abandoning the car Dec. 19. He also is accused of putting the bodies of Natasha Curtis and Vernithea McCrary into the trunk of a car in Sterling Heights and driving into Detroit, then setting the car and part of a house on fire, authorities said.
County officials announced the Blue Economy Strategic Development Plan today. Funding sources for the variety of projects could include future bonding and grand collaboration.
A preliminary examination for two Warren men charged with setting on fire and then shooting a pregnant woman was adjourned today, and reset for 8:45 a.m. July 28 before Judge Matthew Sabaugh in the 37th District Court in Warren.
Police say they seized hundreds of packets of synthetic marijuana from a Roseville business during compliance checks Tuesday night -- a day after Macomb County banned people from selling the substances commonly called K2 or Spice.
Roseville police seized K2 or Spice from a business Tuesday, just one day after Macomb County banned the substance known as synthetic marijuana or synthetic cannabinoids.
"It's going to be a little bit warmer than yesterday," meteorologist Rachel Kulik said today from the agency's White Lake Township office.
A memorial service was held Tuesday in Clinton Township to commemorate two Detroit children killed in a drunken-driving accident in January. A 14-foot-tall autumn blaze red maple tree planted in memory of Alana Lee and Lavale Harvey Jr. was unveiled and a 5-foot-long park bench is to be placed near the tree. The children's parents, Arlita Lee and Lavale Harvey Sr., attended the service.
Beautiful weather continues today, with sunny skies, highs around 70 -- and warmer days ahead for the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
Macomb County commissioners today approved three resolutions on synthetic marijuana, including one that supports a state House bill that would ban the sale of such substances.
Glorious weather is expected throughout the week, with sunshine and highs in the mid-70s, according to the National Weather Service.
Under an emergency order announced today, business owners caught selling synthetic drugs could be charged with a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail, a $200 fine or both.
Calling K2 an "imminent health danger," the leaders will ask citizens to identify retailers selling the drug, according to an announcement about the new effort, called K2 Kops.
A Sterling Heights man is being held on $1 million bond after arraignment today in the transportation and mutilation of four women -- including three who had ties to a website featuring classified ads for escorts.
After a soaker of a night in metro Detroit, rain should diminish throughout the day today, as temperatures hover around 60 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
A group is planning another location for a shelter that would have kept nearly 200 cats in one house in suburban Detroit.
Metro Detroit is in for a couple of days of rain, with below-normal high temperatures today and Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
The Bank building in downtown Mt. Clemens is to go back on the market with a $275,000 price tag since no one bought the structure after prior attempts to sell it, the Macomb County Executive’s Office said today.
Criminal charges against a Sterling Heights man accused in connection with the deaths of four women — including three who had ties to an online classifieds website featuring escort ads — were dropped this morning in Detroit’s 36th District Court.
Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel launched a campaign to promote Macomb County, with one billboard on northbound I-75 for travelers headed to the Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island, which started Tuesday. The Make Macomb Your Home website launched Tuesday at www.makemacombyourhome.com or www.mmyh.org .
About 7,000 DTE Energy customers are still without power in Oakland County this afternoon, after strong storms overnight knocked out electricity to about 19,000 customers mostly in Oakland and Macomb counties.
The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office this afternoon released surveillance photos of a man who robbed a bank inside the Kroger grocery store this morning in Washington Township.
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