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Macomb County's latest major retail store opened its doors Thursday. Meijer opened for business at Schoenherr and 10 Mile roads on the site of the former Bi-County Hospital."This represents the renaissance of south Warren. This is the first big investment in the southern area and not the last.

A 56-year-old man believed to have been involved in a domestic violence situation against his mother in Bloomfield Township was shot and killed by Waterford police Friday morning after reportedly pointing a shotgun at officers who had been pursuing him.Police aren't yet releasing the name of the man, pronounced dead at the scene.

The 2018 Big Ten football season figures to be exceptional.When the Associated Press Preseason Poll is released, a third of the Top 15 - Ohio State, Wisconsin, Penn State, Michigan and Michigan State - could be from the Big Ten.While a number of factors have already garnered much attention, such as quarterback Shea Patterson being granted immediate eligibility at Michigan, the Wolverines' unusually tough schedule, the typical talent and depth at Ohio State and how MSU, again, is being disrespected, there are numerous elements flying under the radar.

Checking out this week's new music releases…• Album of the Week: Guns N' Roses 1987 debut album "Appetite For Destruction" (Geffen/UMe) lives again in a batch of reissue configurations, from a remastered single CD to a Super Deluxe edition loaded with everything you'd want this side of Axl Rose's kilt.

The state carpenter-and-millwrights union has pulled its endorsement of state Senate candidate Peter Lucido, although Lucido claims he never received one from the organization.The Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights said in a news release Thursday it withdrew its endorsement of Lucido, a Republican state representative from Shelby Township who is running for State Senate, because of his favorable vote earlier this month to repeal Michigan's prevailing wage law, which requires union scale wages on public construction projects.

See the sky light up with a spectacular array of amped fireworks power at sundown Wednesday through Friday, July 4-6, at Soaring Eagle Casino, 6800 E. Soaring Eagle Blvd., Mt. Pleasant. Tickets are $25-74 at soaringeaglecasino.com.- Sheri Hunter

Police are looking for witnesses to a crash that took place at the intersection of 23 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue at approximately 6 p.m. Thursday. According to Shelby Township Police Chief Robert Shelide, a police car with its emergency equipment activated was responding to a call regarding a suicidal person armed with a knife when it was hit by another vehicle at the intersection.

DEAR ABBY >> My wife's niece, a high school senior, is a beautiful girl with an excellent, well-proportioned figure. Like many girls her age, she's narcissistic and obsessed with her looks, and constantly posting pictures of herself on social media. She's off to college in a few months, and "in order to ensure she's attractive to boys," wants to get a boob job.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Size up a situation and make adjustments that will put you in the driver's seat. Taking control will help you avoid unwanted change, lavish expenses and manipulative interference.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Erratic behavior will result in a hard-to-fix mistake. Concentrate on stabilization, not on promoting chaos.

As they munched on complimentary cupcakes, 30-year Sterling Heights residents Laure Tuscany and her husband Mark marveled over the multi-million facelift that Dodge Park received over the past year."It's absolutely amazing," said Laure Tuscany. "I mean, compared to what it was before, this is just beautiful.