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Macomb County voters to decide on cell phone surcharge for 911
MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Macomb County voters will decide whether they will continue to pay a cell phone surcharge that helps fund 911 service throughout the county. The Macomb County Board of Commissioners enacted the cell phone surcharge of 42 cents last year, but this week voted 9-3 to allow voters to decide themselves. "If it helps the service out in an adequate way, it will be ok," said Roderick Whiteside, who is in support of the 42-cent surcharge. "To help us with emergency services, 42 cents is not a big deal," said Sam Bazzy, a Macomb County business owner, also in...
Rochester Hills artist says winning Pine Knob poster contest is ‘surreal’
Kat Sutherland channeled her own experiences of attending concerts at the Pine Knob Music Theatre to create the poster for the venue’s 2024 season. In creating the piece — chosen from 19 submissions as part of a partnership competition between 313 Presents and Detroit’s College For Creative Studies (CCS), now in its second year — the Rochester Hills resident says, “I really wanted to emphasize the human experience and warmth felt when attending one of your favorite concerts.” The yellow, orange and green illustration — Southerland’s first-ever poster — features smiling concertgoers, arms upraised, underneath a listing of the 47 shows slated for Pine Knob this summer.
Attorney in Carhartt trusts case: It's 'terrible' to be accused in crime you didn't commit
The attorney defending a Grosse Pointe Farms lawyer accused of embezzling millions of dollars from the trusts of former Carhartt leader Gretchen Valade asked jurors to find his client not guilty and said this case is about relationships. "It's a terrible thing to be accused of a crime you didn't...
Photographers capture Macomb Township’s culture
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Beauty can be found in everything; it just needs someone to capture it. Over the winter and early spring of 2024, Macomb Township tasked residents with finding the beauty in their local community. Residents answered the call to join the township’s first-ever photo contest, and the final three winners were announced at the May 8 Board of Trustees meeting.
Video: Driver plows into vehicles as people scurry, police tackle him
Police said Ervin Smajlaj, 38, drove recklessly without regard for human life nor property. A video shows the man plowing into vehicles as people rush to avoid getting run over.
Macomb man is charged with murder, attempted murder and armed robbery in 2022 Detroit 'drug house' mass shooting
A Macomb man is facing murder, attempted murder and other charges in connection with a mass shooting, nearly two years ago in Detroit. It allegedly happened at a known drug house.
OC Restaurant Quest: Paris Banh Mi in Troy
Troy, MI – The Banh Mi sandwich comes from a mix of cultures, from when Vietnam was part of French Indochina. The signature dish is a French baguette filled with Vietnamese veggies and meats. Paris Manh Mi is a chain with authentic roots, founded by Hien Tran who grew up in Paris, France, and Doan Nguyen who owned a chain of bakery shops in Saigon, Vietnam. While it is a chain, the location in Troy is the only one in Michigan, and it’s gaining popularity.
Meet Macomb County’s newest Peregrine Falcon
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – Macomb County’s newest Peregrine Falcon has been banded and named. Meet Gabe!. Macomb County Executive Mark A. Hackel and officials from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has named and banded the Peregrine Falcon chick. The chick, Gabe, lives atop the historic county building.
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