STERLING HEIGHTS — A recent action by the Sterling Heights City Council took another step toward making it easier for police to track suspects’ license plates.

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb Community College students considering a career in the health care field will now have the opportunity to participate in an apprenticeship.

SOUTHFIELD — Police were dispatched to the scene of an accident at West Eight Mile Road and Northland Drive at 11:30 p.m. March 11. A speeding red Ford Edge ran a red light, struck a silver Ford Edge and caught fire, trapping the vehicle’s occupants.

CENTER LINE — When British music author Richard Houghton sought input from Rolling Stones fans for his book “All Down The Line: A People’s History of the Rolling Stones 1972 North American Tour,” he heard from more than 300 concertgoers.

WARREN — That is “so fetch.” That phrase will sound familiar to anyone who saw the 2004 movie “Mean Girls,” starring Lindsay Lohan.

SOUTHFIELD — As the snow mounds slowly begin to melt away and the tulips persevere through Michigan’s on-and-off relationship with the sun, many welcome spring by purging their closets.

CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP — Many Enuff Z’Nuff fans believe the rock band has always been underrated.

WARREN — If you are a Warren resident living in a single family home, chances are your home was built prior to 1978. You may be exposed to lead-based paint, which can have dire effects on the brain development in small children and the babies of pregnant women exposed to it.

SOUTHFIELD — Effective this month, Ascension Providence Hospital’s Southfield campus announced that they would be transitioning away from midwifery services in their Alternative Birthing Center.

STERLING HEIGHTS/WARREN — Sterling Heights Police officer Duane Casbar has a message for students who post prank threats against schools on social media.

STERLING HEIGHTS/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Utica Henry Ford II had been longing for a spot at the top of the Macomb Area Conference-White, and in 2023, behind a strong cast of experience and youth, the team came for more than just that.

METRO DETROIT — People refurbishing their homes this spring might be getting rid of old furniture and replacing it with new items.

TROY — The Troy City Council unanimously approved a request from the Police Department to purchase several ALPR Flock System cameras, which will be placed throughout the city later this year, at its meeting March 13.

UTICA — Basketball has been buzzing at Utica High School, and rightfully so.

TROY — On March 7, state school Superintendent Michael Rice dropped by Troy High School to officially bestow upon them the honor of having the 2022/2023 Model School Library of the Year.

TROY — Troy Athens has been the master of consistency with an 11-10 record the last two seasons, including this season, but the 2023 year also showcased improvement towards the future of the program.

TROY — Troy children’s author Katherine Mitropoulos is spreading the word about service, life balance and nature, releasing her new book, “Ready… Set… Frog!” just in time for World Frog Day.

TROY — Despite being only in their second year of existence, the Troy Argonauts FIRST Robotics team of Troy Athens High School has qualified for the league’s state competition.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — Theater students from Utica Ford High School last month gave the best performance in the school’s history of performing at the Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association One-Act State Festival at Central Michigan University.

TROY — One Troy School District staff member got a surprise March 20.