ST. CLAIR SHORES — The Nine Mile boat launch will be closed starting Aug. 1 until August 2025 to expand the canal at the Chapaton Retention Basin as part of an effort to reduce combined sewer overflows.

METRO DETROIT — Kirk Gibson’s legacy as a player is prestigious across the baseball world.

WARREN — Two cases are now pending in federal courts after an incident in the booking area of the Warren Police Department’s jail in June.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Once a motel and long since an eyesore, a deal between the city and a developer would double the residential space in downtown Mount Clemens.

KEEGO HARBOR — Keego Harbor Mayor Rob Kalman recently announced that the city has been awarded two grants.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department is investigating the suspicious deaths of a 42-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man that were discovered at 10 a.m. July 17 in the 11000 block of Whispering Oak Lane, near 25 Mile and Jewell roads.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — A demolition crew brought down the water tower at the St. Clair Shores Golf Club on July 17, despite a months-long effort to save it.

TROY — The Troy police have arrested a suspect related to an assault that took place at 9:10 p.m. July 7 outside of a Troy store. On July 15, the Detroit police announced he is also being charged with murder in what they believe is an unrelated case.

MADISON HEIGHTS — It was the penultimate day of a journey spanning nearly 1,800 miles, walking on foot from Florida to Michigan, but U.S. Army veteran Jack Huffman didn’t seem tired at all.

NOVI — A district court judge recused himself from a case July 12 as a result of the defendant allegedly making threats against him and his family.

SOUTHFIELD — Beloved former Southfield Mayor and Councilman Donald F. Fracassi passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, June 25, on his 63rd wedding anniversary with wife, Karen.

METRO DETROIT — Michigan homeowners may have new options when it comes to those annoying critters digging up their gardens or threatening pets.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Hazardous air quality caused by the Canadian wildfires prompted city officials to postpone their annual Festival of the Hills fireworks show, which will now be held Wednesday, July 26.

TROY — A 48-year-old Troy man has been charged with five counts of solicitation to commit murder after allegedly planning the deaths of five of his own family members.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — An attack on a small senior dog and her owners has left a number of Grosse Pointe Shores residents afraid of walking their dogs or strolling by themselves in one Shores neighborhood.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center has announced the arrival of its newest animal ambassador, a red-tailed hawk named Artemis.

BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham City Commission unanimously adopted in its entirety completed Birmingham Historic District design guidelines June 26.

EASTPOINTE — Approximately 80 people carrying rainbow flags and wearing Pride T-shirts on the evening of June 28 attended a Pride Protest in front of Eastpointe City Hall, located at 23200 Gratiot Ave.

DETROIT — Facing off against Collin Morikawa and Adam Hadwin in a three-man playoff on the 18th hole at the Rocket Mortgage Classic on July 2 at Detroit Golf Club, Rickie Fowler stared down a potential tournament-winning putt from 11 feet out.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — According to a press release by the St. Clair Shores Police Department, at approximately 4:45 a.m. on July 3, an officer saw a vehicle associated with an Amber Alert issued by the Lansing Police Department. The vehicle was traveling near Nine Mile Road and Harper Avenue.