STERLING HEIGHTS — For Allena Berger, every class she teaches at the Sterling Heights Community Center is a chance to celebrate dance.

STERLING HEIGHTS — As the United Shore Professional Baseball League welcomes another player to its lengthy list of former players signed to a Major League Baseball organization, this one hits a little closer to home for the USPBL fanbase.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Whether it’s for the birds, the community or himself, Joe Wagner is all about decorating the spaces around him.

TROY — Troy police are investigating a shooting that took place June 16 in the Gables of Troy apartment complex.

CENTER LINE — There’s a culture change afoot for Center Line softball and the players bought in, showcasing an impressive performance this season.

WARREN — No one was injured after a barricaded gunman held four hostages for 10 hours Monday afternoon.

WARREN — A Warren man died June 5 in a crash in Pontiac.

TROY — An evacuation of the northern half of the Somerset Collection in Troy was conducted after a fire broke out in one of the mall’s restaurants June 13.

WARREN — Quick: What were the original school colors of Warren Woods High School before the building became Warren Woods Middle School.

WARREN — Five people are facing charges as the result of an investigation of illegal gambling in Warren.

TROY — Three Troy youths recently completed their capstone projects to complete their Eagle Scout experience and did so by helping their community.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Two local elementary school students know just what astronauts will need when blasting into orbit.

WARREN — On most mornings, officer Nick Lienemann of the Warren Police Department can be found walking the halls of Cousino High School, exchanging pleasantries with staff and students. He’s not there to get anyone in trouble, but to instead help students.

TROY — A Troy woman is getting the word out about heart health and organ donation through her new memoir.

WARREN — “I like Ukrainian art,” Olena Papiz said with a smile from the couch of her Warren home. “Besides that, I like embroidery."

TROY — The Troy Garden Club is inviting the public to join them for some floral fun with their 47th Troy garden walk July 13.

WARREN — A 37-year-old Warren man is expected to face charges after a bomb he reportedly was making in his garage exploded.

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel and Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller called on Macomb County municipalities to resume regular payments to the Great Lakes Water Authority.

BIRMINGHAM — Birmingham Seaholm High School has established itself as one of the top tennis teams in Division II, and it showcased that again June 3 at Hope College and Holland Christian High School.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood tennis not only returned to their championship-winning ways June 4 at Midland Tennis Center and Midland High School, but they made a statement to the rest of Division III.