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St. Clair County teen skateboarder holding onto moving car falls, fractures skull
PORT HURON, Mich. – A 19-year-old man was critically injured after falling while skateboarding in Port Huron. It happened Thursday, May 9, just before midnight on 24th Street, near Vine Street. Police said a 19-year-old resident from Port Huron was holding onto a vehicle while skateboarding when he fell and struck the pavement.
Port Huron Police investigate serious injury crash involving 19-year-old skateboarder
Port Huron Police Department Accident Investigation Unit is investigating a serious injury crash. The crash was reported at 11:49 p.m. on Thursday. Witnesses reported that there was a 19-year-old man was lying in the roadway with serious injuries on the 2700 block of 24th Street. Investigators found that the 19-year-old...
Port Huron Police Officer Charged with Drunk Driving While Off Duty, Department Vows Accountability
An off-duty police officer in Port Huron has been charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, as officials announced on Thursday. The case came to light when the Port Huron Police Department became aware of the allegations against the officer last Friday, leading to a swift internal investigation, The Detroit News reported.
Co-defendant testifies against Schoenrock in torture case
A key witness in the case against Aaron Schoenrock testified Thursday and Friday before a jury in the St. Clair County Courthouse. Jolynn Hirsch, who was charged alongside Schoenrock and agreed to testify against him in a plea deal, told the court she watched as Schoenrock threatened a woman, beat her and forced her to consume psychedelic mushrooms.
Gun recovered from Donegal Lake connected to St. Clair woman's fatal shooting
The Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that a gun found Friday in Donegal Lake is related to the fatal shooting in December of a St. Clair Township woman. Dive teams from the Greensburg Police Department and Murrysville Medic One discovered the revolver about 70 feet offshore, Medic One...
11th annual Marine City Blessing of the Bikes, Poker Run set
The Council on Aging’s Washington Life Center is gearing up to host its 11th annual Blessing of the Bikes and Poker Run on May 18. The event, which will take place rain or shine, will run from 10 a.m. to about 4 p.m., starting and ending at the WLC. During the event, people can receive a blessing for their motorcycles and then participate in a poker run around St. Clair County. The cost of the event is $20 per bike and $10 per passenger, and all proceeds will benefit the WLC.
City green-lights site plans for Canadian manufacturer's massive warehouse in industrial park
Construction of a large industrial warehouse could soon be underway on a vacant Dove Street site owned by the city of Port Huron and recently OK’d for sale to a Canadian aerosol manufacturer. The city’s planning commission signed off on site plans last Tuesday for a new 80,000-square-foot facility with 38 parking spaces...
Harrison Township, other metro Detroit communities damaged by Tuesday's severe storms
Some metro Detroit communities woke up to property damage from Tuesday night's severe thunderstorms, the same storms that earlier spun up several tornadoes in West Michigan and prompted a state of emergency. For the first time in state history, a tornado emergency was issued as at least two tornadoes, perhaps...
Fifth marijuana shop gets local permit approval
The fifth marijuana shop in Port Huron may be moving forward with plans to open just off Military Street on the southern edge of the city’s downtown. Portage Acquisitions LLC was one of seven entities awarded a host of provisional recreational and medical licenses more than three years ago under an outside-introduced but voter-approved ballot initiative.
Hundreds turn up for 'Bar Rescue' reality TV shoot at Goodells establishment
You couldn’t miss the crowd that has amassed outside Club 21 near Goodells Wednesday night and formed a long line down the roadway. There were a couple hundred of them there — some with lawn chairs and in groups with friends and family who’d parked their cars roadside nearby an hour or two before. The reason? To get a glimpse of filming for a reality show that was reportedly scheduled at the establishment, 8385 Lapeer Road.
No timeline yet set to address damaged gate, reopen Black River Canal
A slow state permitting process and lengthy assessment of damage at the Tainter gate structure on the Black River Canal could be contributing reasons why the waterway remains closed to boaters this season. And so far, no specific timeline to reopen the canal and address gate concerns has been set. ...
Township officials to residents: Water Street park won't become fuel stop
It may be too soon to know what the long-term future holds for the Port Huron Township park off Water Street, but according to officials, it won’t be a travel stop and gas station. A small crowd of residents turned out to Monday night’s regular township board meeting to...
Graduation at a glance: Find out when and where graduation is this year
In the next coming weeks, high school seniors across St. Clair and Sanilac counties will be crossing that graduation stage. Here is when and where commencement ceremonies are taking place this year. Algonac Community Schools ...
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