ROSEVILLE/EASTPOINTE — October is National Fire Safety Month — with Fire Prevention Week designated as Oct. 6-12 this year — and the Eastpointe and Roseville fire departments are promoting fire safety in different ways.

WARREN/TROY — Although Debbie McClain prefers to fly “under the radar” for her volunteer work as president of the Prisoner of War Committee of Michigan, one local group took notice of the compassion and care she gives to the project.

WARREN — A 62-year-old Livonia man was expected back in court Oct. 8, after the Warren Weekly went to press, for a probable cause hearing on charges he watched pornography in a classroom while substitute teaching.

EASTPOINTE — Eastpointe High School briefly went into lockdown the morning of Oct. 3 when a student was found to have a fully loaded weapon in his possession.

WARREN — Former President Donald Trump spoke about the auto industry during a town hall campaign stop Sept. 27 at the Macomb Community College Sports and Expo Center in Warren. The event was cut short because the former president arrived almost 90 minutes late from another stop in Michigan.

ROSEVILLE — Car buffs who attend this year’s Jammin’ at the Junction will have the opportunity to pay their respects to four Roseville police officers who died in the line of duty.

EASTPOINTE — While several bond projects are underway in Eastpointe Community Schools, decisions still need to be made on other future construction projects.

ROSEVILLE — There’s a new game in town, and the students at Kaiser Elementary in Roseville Community Schools have gone “gaga” over it.

WARREN — The Warren Mott High School homecoming dance ended about an hour early Sept. 21 when Warren police evacuated the school just before 9 p.m. after receiving numerous 911 calls about students who reportedly heard gunshots fired during the event.

EASTPOINTE — A juvenile has been charged with making terrorist threats after she allegedly called into her school multiple times declaring that she would commit a mass shooting.

WARREN — Educators in Warren Woods Public Schools started the 2024-2025 school year with a new contract.

WARREN — Anita Cozzens had to think about it for a moment, but she’s pretty sure the first president she ever voted for was Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1940s.

METRO DETROIT — Two local Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan are doing what they can to benefit their communities.

EASTPOINTE/ROYAL OAK — Kevin Lepine is living his dream while others are sleeping right through it.

ROSEVILLE/EASTPOINTE — New curriculum and new classes helped kick off the 2024-2025 school year when students and staff returned to school in Eastpointe Community Schools and Roseville Community Schools.