A Detroit man is behind bars after prosecutors charged him Wednesday with fatally shooting a 36-year-old Warren man in January and kidnapping the victim's family for more than a day. Herbert Jamel Witherspoon, 32, faces...
By Steve Neavling • Free Press Staff Writer • September 3, 2008 The Macomb County Health Department is urging all residents in New Haven and in Macomb and Lenox townships to boil their water, after a water main broke in...
AJ's Café in Ferndale was the scene of stargazing today as cast and crew members of Drew Barrymore's forthcoming directorial debut, "Whip it!," strolled in for drinks and a relaxing break on a shaded patio outside the...
Already has $28,000 in coffers BY STEVE NEAVLING • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • September 3, 2008 Macomb County Sheriff Mark Hackel may be looking for a new job. The 46-year-old Democrat has raised $28,000 since April to...
Random checks among all city workers is goal BY STEVE NEAVLING • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • August 29, 2008 Mayor Jim Fouts pledged Thursday to make Warren the first major city in the state to have random drug and alcohol...
COUNTY-WIDE: Layoffs may follow budget meetings Macomb County commissioners plan to meet with department managers next month to help shave next year's projected $33-million budget deficit. The county's Budget Committee...
Macomb County's record-breaking budget deficit is forcing commissioners this morning to consider slashing as many as 360 employees, increasing taxes and closing the Freedom Hill County Park and a tax-funded nursing home...
BY STEVE NEAVLING • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • August 14, 2008 Macomb County voters will decide in November if they want to support a modest tax hike to help fund services for veterans after commissioners approved the ballot...
BY STEVE NEAVLING • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • August 14, 2008 What once was a litter-strewn field where teenagers sold sex and drugs in Mt. Clemens is now a center to inspire children to learn, grow and be creative. It all...
BY STEVE NEAVLING • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • August 13, 2008 The Macomb County Sheriff's Office is investigating whether two Harrison Township elected officials committed a crime when they stormed out of a public meeting...