Clinton Township News

As the nation pauses this weekend to honor fallen service members, businesses and job organizations are stepping up to help former soldiers and sailors find civilian jobs that will help them merge back into mainstream America.

The land of the free and the home of the brave: That is the mantra that this country was built upon - and when it comes to giving thanks for those freedoms, there is no more important day than Memorial Day.

ACO Home, Garden & Hardware plans to close 14 local stores, including the one at 1370 North Leroy Street in Fenton.

Candi Lee, 20, of Troy blows circles while hanging out with friends at Mist Hookah Lounge in Troy, Mich.

Joe Hill was last seen Aug. 31, 1981, when he left his mother's home on Detroit's west side.

With Memorial Day this weekend and Father's Day and the Fourth of July waiting in the wings, we thought it might be a good idea to conduct a potato salad tasting.

Detroit's rate of population loss slowed last year, barely keeping the state's largest city above 700,000 people, according to Census estimates released today that also show some growth in the suburbs.

Wayne County Commissioner Ilona Varga is accusing the sheriff's department of unfairly favoring one of four vendors providing tethers to the Wayne County Jail in a funding shuffle that could cost taxpayers more than $320,000. Last year, commissioners approved a three-year contract for nearly $5 million for tethers and services.

Commissioners were curious how a contract meant for four companies ended up going more than $250,000 over budget, and most of the that money funneled into just one company -- Michigan Tether, of Clinton Township.

ACO Home, Garden & Hardware, Michigan's largest independent hardware retailer, will close 14 stores in the state, including five in Metro Detroit.

As we like to say at Patch, chances are you know something, saw something or think something about your community that your neighbors would love to hear or see.

An Oakland Circuit Court jury convicted a Taylor man Tuesday in the slaying of a woman and a man outside Porky's Bikini Bar in May 2012.

Lapeer resident Christina Stanfill receives a Caregiver Angels Award at the 31st Annual Macomb-Oakland Regional Center Caregiver Appreciation Day on Thursday, May 16.

The Oak Park-based movie theater chain, which has eight locations in Southeast Michigan, will open a 16-screen theater at the corner of Maple and Livernois, the company said in a release Monday.

The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development is reminding homeowners, land managers, nursery operators, arborists, and landscapers that although hemlock woolly adelgid can be seen year round, spring is one of the better times to inspect hemlock trees for the presence of HWA.

Timarra Davis, 11, works with Walter Richey, 17, both of Detroit to plant basil at the Brightmoor Youth garden in Detroit on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

As we like to say at Patch, chances are you know something, saw something or think something about your community that your neighbors would love to hear or see.

Baseball Hall-of-Famer Reggie Jackson is 67. Country singer George Strait is 61.

Michigan's year-old law allowing the sale and use of airborne fireworks could be changed following complaints last summer over late-night backyard blasting.

The Salvation Army will hold a number of donation drives in Metro Detroit this week as the nonprofit tries to stymie a recent dip in giving.