METRO DETROIT — A recent 4-3 ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court affecting the state’s laws governing minimum wage and sick time is sending shockwaves through many businesses, including the restaurant industry.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Sterling Heights City Council recently broke its July deadlock over whether to approve the Chaldean Community Foundation’s second apartment complex proposal in the North Van Dyke Avenue corridor.

METRO DETROIT — A look at five things to do during the weekend of Aug. 22-25

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office is accusing a doctor of assaulting and indecently exposing himself to a septuagenarian at her home. 

STERLING HEIGHTS — Local law enforcement is applauding multiple people who reportedly helped thwart a Shelby Township suspect’s alleged efforts to abduct two girls in two separate incidents the afternoon of Aug. 13.

STERLING HEIGHTS — According to Oakland University student Emma Bowen, through the power of positive words, “We believe in ourselves to do incredible things.”

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights police say they have been working to keep traffic enforcement strong, even as traffic safety analysts are pointing to a reported statewide increase in fatal intoxication-related crashes and fewer drunken driving arrests over a 10-year period.

STERLING HEIGHTS — According to the Macomb County elections website, voter turnout in Sterling Heights precincts ranged from 8.02%-26.02%.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Starting Aug. 5, road crews will shut down northbound M-53 from 18 Mile to M-59/Hall Road to repair that section’s road and bridge work, with the intent of improving the path’s safety, state officials said. 

WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — After serving on the Warren Consolidated Schools Board of Education for 14 years, Trustee Megan Papasian-Broadwell stepped down from her position effective Aug. 1.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The U.S. Department of Labor has been working to make its case that a co-owner and operator of four Leo’s Coney Island franchises allegedly failed to pay workers for overtime.

ROYAL OAK/STERLING HEIGHTS — He needed something to light his competitive fire, and bodybuilding was the answer.Throughout his years at Sterling Heights Stevenson High School and Hope College, Royal Oak resident David Clark’s sole focus was being an athlete.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A proposal that city officials say could add around 80 rent-controlled apartment units in the north Van Dyke Avenue corridor faced a temporary impasse due to a 3-3 tied Sterling Heights City Council vote at a July 16 meeting.

CENTER LINE/WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — On Nov. 5, residents will be asked to cast their votes in local school board elections and for the Macomb Community College Board of Trustees.

CENTER LINE/STERLING HEIGHTS/WARREN — The summer has been busy as local school districts undergo building renovations.

MACOMB COUNTY — The Macomb Auto Theft Squad teamed with local law enforcement in Clinton Township, Roseville and Sterling Heights on July 10 to provide surveillance for several car dealerships.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The city of Sterling Heights once again is coming together this summer to throw its biggest party of the year: the Sterlingfest Art & Music Fair.

STERLING HEIGHTS — In the Sentry’s coverage area, voters will select party candidates vying to earn spots in the Michigan Legislature, as well as U.S. Congress, the Macomb County Board of Commissioners and more in the Aug. 6 primary election.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Michigan Department of Attorney General is investigating Sterling Heights police officers’ conduct during a Feb. 25 arrest that followed a domestic violence report and a high-speed chase.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Some new surveys and an online mapping tool can help eventually make driving, biking or walking safer in Sterling Heights, according to city officials.