Macomb News

Mount Clemens -- The state Judicial Tenure Commission is investigating a Macomb County Probate judge who allegedly mishandled cases and was excessively absent from the bench.

Attorney General Mike Cox today announced the results of an undercover Internet child predator sting that led to the arrests of a Macomb County ambulance worker, a Hillsdale County pizza delivery driver and a third man in Lenawee County.

The Macomb County prosecutor, angry about budget cuts, is fighting back by slapping the county commission with a lawsuit.

A battle over the budget turned ugly in Macomb County on Tuesday as the prosecutor vowed to sue over cuts he says will cripple his department's ability to keep offenders off the streets.

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson is holding a forum early next month at which he and his county administrators will offer suggestions about how local municipalities can deal with financial hardships.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. - A 14-year-old boy was held at Michigan youth home overnight and handcuffed for several hours after refusing to follow a judge's order as part of a custody case to visit his father.

Funding for police and prosecutors is next on the chopping block as Macomb County commissioners whack away at a projected $15.7 million deficit.

Mount Clemens -- Macomb County's top law enforcement officials kicked off an effort Wednesday that enlists the public's help to nab drunken drivers.

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson sees himself seeking a sixth term in three years and collaborating with Mark Hackel as his counterpart across Dequindre Road on regional issues.

Center Line Two candidates have interviewed for the Center Line Public Schools superintendent post.

Doctors and other health care workers will be working to deliver H1N1 vaccine to people in Wayne, Macomb and Washtenaw counties this weekend.

A home health aide accused of stealing a bank card from a quadriplegic and withdrawing $1,000 from his account after leaving him in a shower was found not guilty today by a Macomb County Circuit Court jury.

Macomb and Oakland counties may lose a total of three judges under a plan passed by the state House of Representatives today.

As the leaves drift off the trees to form a blanket on the ground this fall, the Department of Environmental Quality is asking Michigan families to avoid burning them.

Mount Clemens -- Now that Macomb County voters have embraced the idea of electing a single executive to lead the county, the question becomes who -- and when.

Donations are now being accepted to help young, first-time mothers in the need of help.

The Public Works Department is to collect clothing for the Salvation Army and food for the Macomb Food Program for people in need starting next month.

Macomb County voters made history Tuesday adopting a charter that restructures the county's government under a full-time executive.

A prisoner who tried to escape from the Mt. Clemens Regional Medical Center and threatened a sheriff's deputy with a syringe was fatally shot Thursday.

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