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An 18-year-old Clinton Township man admitted to threatening Chippewa Valley High School with a mass shooting Monday.Jacob Graham pleaded guilty in Macomb County Circuit Court to false report of threat of terrorism and malicious use of a telephone for posting on Instagram a photograph of himself holding a rifle at a gun range and penning the caption, "next school shooter," while a student at CVHS.

Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic candidate for governor, has unveiled his "Renew Michigan" plan to invest in the future of clean energy and jobs. El-Sayed said the plan is about holding corporations accountable and empowering the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to be the watchdog it was "meant to be", setting the state on a path to 100 percent renewable energy and protecting the Great Lakes.

A 23-year-old Mount Clemens man accused of beating a city of Detroit bus driver is scheduled to face an assault trial in October.Eric D. Johnson is charged with misdemeanor assault for the alleged June 30 attack of a 50-year male driver in a Detroit Department of Transportation bus in the New Center area of Detroit.

Dream TeamSINGLESHaruka Iwatsuki, sophomore, Eisenhower: Dream Team MVP, she anchored the Eagles' very competitive singles lineup. She helped improve team depth, which led to one of Ike's best seasons ever. Finished 18-7 and placed second at regionals. Hard work and dedication led to a selection to the Division 1 singles honorable mention all-state teamAnna Stevanovic, junior, Dakota: A three-year varsity player, she accumulated 17 wins against just three losses for the Cougars.

Baseball dying is the lazy take of summer.Trite. Cliched. A worn out lament. Simply not true.Allegedly, it's a dinosaur for the old. Boring. Slow.I've heard those things about baseball forever.So, typically, as MLB puts on its All-Star Game, there's been a groundswell of criticism.

A baby girl chimpanzee was born at the Detroit Zoo on World Chimpanzee Day over the weekend.Weighing 4 pounds, she was born shortly after midnight Saturday and named Jane, in honor of Jane Goodall, the renowned primatologist and anthropologist.World Chimpanzee Day recognizes the day in 1960 that Goodall first arrived in what is now Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania to study chimpanzees, zoo officials said.

Not much more than a decade ago, planning a kayaking or canoeing trip of any distance on the Clinton River was not just difficult.It was impossible.With piles of fallen trees, garbage, shopping carts, tires and other debris stacking up and clogging up untold sections of the river, it resembled more of an obstacle course than a relaxing recreational resource.

Some people still believe massage therapy is an indulgence purely for relaxation. The health benefits of massage, however, have proven otherwise.Today we know that our mind-body connection means excessive stress brings on or exacerbates illness by reducing our own natural immunity to disease.

Mount Clemens, one of the oldest cities in not just Macomb County but the entire state, has a wealth of history and tradition that keeps it among the most beloved cities in Macomb County today. In fact, the city joins the county in celebrating its own Bicentennial this year and reflects how a solid foundation, including Mount Clemens being the capitol of the county, breeds long term success.

Founded: 1818Population: 16,349Area: 4.20 square milesMineral Baths & Roses During the heyday of the mineral bath era, 23 major hotels and bath houses along with many smaller hotels and rooming houses prospered. Around World War II, this thriving industry began to decline, and fewer and fewer people came to stay the three weeks required to obtain the curative powers of the baths.