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.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Surrounded by local law enforcement and airing his intent to “back the blue,” Republican vice presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. JD Vance stopped by the Shelby Township Police Department Aug. 7 to pitch Republican presidential candidate Donald  Trump’s campaign platform on crime, immigration and more.

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. 

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.

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.

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 — 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.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights officials recently spent some time praising a study that ranked their city as a haven for residents and their money.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Like dozens of other people walking through Lakeside Mall June 27 – the Thursday before its last open day of June 30 and its July 1 closing date – Frank Talo was reliving his memories of growing up with the shopping center. 

STERLING HEIGHTS — A longtime, award-winning leader of Stevenson High School’s instrumental music programming is getting ready to tackle other pursuits.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Icon Park Residences, the multifamily apartment complex proposal with micro units, is getting another chance to become a reality after the Sterling Heights City Council voted to pass the project’s planned unit development proposal during a June 4 meeting.