MACOMB COUNTY — Since opening up the Center Line High School Academies in 2016, school officials have partnered with several local businesses to better prepare students for the workforce.

WARREN — On Aug. 29, the heroic efforts of Warren police officer Brenden Fraser resulted in a toddler regaining the ability to breathe on his own.

WARREN — In February 1973, a group of Ukrainian women with the desire to help others gathered for their first meeting.

WARREN — On Sept. 5, Macomb County Circuit Court Judge James M. Biernat Jr. resolved and closed the case Warren City Councilman Eddie Kabacinski filed against fellow candidates and election officials after the primary election last month.

WARREN — Lawyers for Warren Mayor Jim Fouts vow to appeal a ruling by a federal judge who dismissed a lawsuit alleging the mayor’s civil rights were violated when he was removed from the ballot of this year’s primary election.

WARREN — Ukrainians gathered in Warren to celebrate Ukraine’s independence in a joyous yet solemn ceremony Aug 24, to commemorate freedom and pay homage to fallen heroes.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A Sterling Heights resident was recently sentenced for the 2018 murder of a transgender woman in Detroit.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A new church food pantry is ready to reach out to the three H’s: the hungry, the hurting and the homeless.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights is setting some new, concrete rules for the paving of front yards and residential driveways, though the regulations are more lenient than proposed ones that were rejected earlier this year.

METRO DETROIT — State cannabis sales reached a record high in July of more than $276 million for adult recreational and medical use, according to the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency. The state is expected to cross $3 billion in revenue for the first time this year and is projected to become the nation’s second largest market behind California.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Although summer is nearly over, plenty of opportunities still exist to have fun this year.

MADISON HEIGHTS/HAZEL PARK — Like arts and crafts? Love cats and dogs? An upcoming event will cater to your creative side while helping raise much-needed dollars for animal shelters in Madison Heights and Hazel Park.

HAZEL PARK — The library in Hazel Park plans to install soundproof office pods that will be perfect for private talks, studies, projects, podcasting, or even practicing a musical instrument.

HAZEL PARK — When Hazel Park Youth Assistance formed 70 years ago, it was the first of its kind in Oakland County. Now, there is a Youth Assistance group in every district — a sign that its model is working.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The new Active Adult Center has opened to the public, the final piece of the puzzle in the biggest capital improvement project in the history of Madison Heights.

NORTHERN MICHIGAN — What better way to truly explore the beauty of autumn than a road trip, especially in northern Michigan. While there are plenty of scenic rural stretches across the state, the upper stretch of the mitten offers countless panoramas of forested ridges, dunes and lakeshores ablaze in fiery reds, oranges and yellows.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — For 26 years of his life, David Bonior served Macomb County in the U.S. House of Representatives. From labor rights to veterans’ support to environmental issues, the effects of Bonior’s legislative days have gone on to touch countless Americans.

PONTIAC — Fasten your seat belts — it’s time for the third annual American Speed Festival.

MOUNT CLEMENS — The Cairns Community Center has seen a great amount of activity since the city took over its lease, but an upcoming state grant could make substantial change for the facility.