STERLING HEIGHTS — Sometimes it takes big flashing lights to draw people’s attention, and that’s just what Sterling Heights city officials hope will happen at certain crosswalks throughout the city with the return of back-to-school season.

STERLING HEIGHTS — It’s not a coffee break, but the Sterling Heights Planning Commission recently gave a plaza owner more time to refine a request to allow the site to serve ice cream, coffee or similar food items.

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.

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.

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.