METRO DETROIT — Bringing a pet into a home can make a huge difference to an animal, even if it is just on a temporary basis.

METRO DETROIT — Earlier this month, Michigan State Police decided to play a game of laser tag.

METRO DETROIT — Homeowners looking to spruce up their yards can add some gorgeous color to their landscapes while helping to increase the local pollinator population.

MACOMB COUNTY — Residents will pay a 911 phone surcharge of up to 42 cents monthly per device beginning in July after a measure to pay for emergency dispatch services was approved by the Macomb County Board of Commissioners.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Cancer survivors and those who lost loved ones to cancer recently gathered for the annual Relay For Life of the Eastside event at Veterans Memorial Park.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Walking into the atrium of Lake Shore Presbyterian Church on a Wednesday afternoon, visitors are greeted with soft sounds of ukuleles accompanied by voices lifted in the welcoming songs of the Lakeshore Ukulele Strummers.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The Vorhees moved to Eagle Pointe on the Lake when Roy was around 2 years old. He, along with his parents and siblings, lived there for about 13 years before leaving in 1959.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The St. Clair Shores City Council recently created what one councilmember called one of its “historic moments.”

METRO DETROIT — Six C & G Newspapers staffers recently received a total of 11 Society of Professional Journalists Detroit Excellence in Journalism awards in the print Class C category — circulation over 15,000.

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.

MACOMB COUNTY — Advancing Macomb will host its sixth annual Summer Soirée at 5 p.m. June 14.