Lapeer County, MI

TRI-CITY AREA — The City of Imlay City and the Village of Almont remain under a boil water advisory due to Saturday’s (Aug. 13) Great Lakes Water Authority water main break about one mile west of GLWA’s Lake Huron Water Treatment Facility. Crews isolated the break to...

DETROIT, Mich. (WJRT) - Repairs on the massive 10-foot diameter water main that broke near Port Huron over the weekend will take an additional week to repair. That means a precautionary Boil Water Advisory for seven communities in Lapeer, Macomb and St. Clair counties will continue for three weeks. The...

The boil water advisory impacting seven communities in Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair and Lapeer counties has been extended an additional week to Sept. 3, according to the Great Lakes Water Authority. GLWA officials said in a press briefing Tuesday, Aug. 16, that the original restoration date of Aug. 27 has...

DETROIT – Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $1 million to Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan (JASEM), a nonprofit focused on helping young people prepare for their future and economic success. The $1 million donation to Detroit-based JASEM -- the largest single gift the organization has ever received --...

(WXYZ) — Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $1 million to Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan (JASEM), marking the largest single gift to the organization to date. According to a press release from JASEM, Scott picked them as one of 26 Junior Achievement offices across the nation to receive part...

LAPEER COUNTY — The stage has been set for village and city races in November’s general election. In the Tri-City area, contested races will take place in Imlay City and Dryden. In Almont, just five candidates—all incumbents—filed for five open seats. In Imlay City, voters will...

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - Crews are moving forward with repairing a broken 10-foot water main that left nearly 1 million people under a Boil Water Advisory over the weekend. Only seven communities in Lapeer, Macomb and St. Clair counties remain under the advisory as of Monday morning: Almont,...

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency of Lapeer County, Macomb County, Oakland County and St. Clair County following the water main break near the Great Lakes Water Authority’s substation. The break has caused a boil water advisory for several communities within Michigan. “We are drawing...

GLWA expects it could take two weeks to make repairs. TRI-CITY AREA — The City of Imlay City and the Village of Almont remain under a boil water advisory due to Saturday’s (Aug. 13) Great Lakes Water Authority water main break about one mile west of GLWA’s Lake Huron Water Treatment Facility.

Check out the interview below to hear from the authors of the new book, 'Ghosts and Legends of Genesee & Lapeer Counties'. Authors Roxanne Rhoads & Joe Schipani were in the Community Wide studio to talk about their new book. You can purchase the book on Amazon. The book comes...

LAPEER COUNTY, Mich. - The Lapeer County Road Commission says equipment, road signs and property was on Doran Road in Imlay Township. If you have any info on this crime, contact 810-664-6272.

TRI-CITY AREA — All but one local ballot proposal was approved by voters in the August 2 primary election. Imlay Township’s special assessment for garbage collection was defeated 464 to 301. All others, including multiple county millage proposals and renewals, were passed. Here’s the vote totals as provided...

LAPEER COUNTY, Mich. — An off-duty EMT was injured when severe weather caused a tree to fall on the vehicle she was riding in, smashing through the windshield, Michigan Live reported. Katelyn Furneaux, 36, died from her injuries after she was transported by Lapeer County EMS, where she worked...

LAPEER COUNTY, MI – A 36-year-old Lapeer woman killed last week when severe weather caused a tree branch to go through the windshield of the vehicle she was a passenger in was a wife, mother, and EMT, according to her obituary. Katelyn Furneaux was killed Wednesday, Aug. 3, when...

Election Day for the 2022 primary has come and gone. In general, both the candidates and ballot proposals were plentiful but the voters were not. According to their respective clerks, just 33.45 percent of registered voters in St. Clair County and 32.83 percent of Lapeer County voters actually cast ballots last week.

The Lapeer County Sheriff Department is investigating a possible attempted child abduction this past Friday. A Brown City mother called police August 5, reporting that a white man, age 50-60, attempted to lure her children closer to his vehicle as they played outside the Gosline Road home. When she approached instead, he told her that he was trying to get directions for milk, trying to have her get into his grey or blue four-door Nissan for the directions, leaving when she called police.

Breaking news today about a possible child abduction attempt in Lapeer County on Gosline Road. A female came outside from the house and the male told her he was trying to get directions for milk. Seriously? It gets even crazier, the male then attempted to get the woman into his car to give him directions. She refused and that is when she called 911.