Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day. So, let’s get to the news.
Community rallies for family of Oakland County father killed by driver fleeing police chase
Local businesses have joined in to help support the family of 28-year-old Alex Habib, the Madison Heights father of two killed during a police chase one week ago.
A GoFundMe started to support Habib’s family has already raised more than $100,000.
New Heights Nutrition in Madison Heights donated a portion of its proceeds on Saturday to the family. Donations can also be made through Cream n’ Crumble, with 100% of all proceeds on orders through the end of July going to support Habib’s wife Danielle and two young children, 1-year-old Eleanora and 3-month-old Santiago.
Zipper merging: What Michigan drivers are supposed to do in construction zones
Michigan transportation officials and state police are urging drivers to embrace the zipper merge technique as summer construction season coincides with peak travel periods.
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Michigan State Police emphasize that proper zipper merging - where drivers use both lanes until the merge point and then alternate into the open lane - can help prevent traffic backups in construction zones.
‘Detroit’s Mr. Clean’: Meet the man working to clean up neighborhoods
Sean Stockman said it all started when he drove past an abandoned preschool and couldn’t ignore the mess. He stopped. Cleaned it up. But he didn’t stop there.
Now, he’s known all over Detroit — and YouTube — as ‘Midlife Stockman.’
Once a video editor and later working a 9-to-5 corporate job, 43-year-old Sean Stockman hit a turning point two years ago. What some might call a midlife crisis, Stockman turned into purpose. Now, we like to call him Detroit’s Mr. Clean.
Flooding turns Oakland County street into roadside waterfall, affecting services
Orion Road in Oakland Township has been closed indefinitely after flooding washed a large chunk of it away near Dutton Road.
Drivers are urged to avoid the area. Vehicles will be detoured onto Tienken and Adams roads.
Weather: Drier weather moves into Metro Detroit before next heat wave arrive mid to late week
After we kept the chance of showers and a few thunderstorms into the forecast last night into the early portions of the overnight, we will keep dry weather into the forecast looking ahead into the end of the weekend.
Any rain showers have moved out before sunrise on Sunday, so we will dry things out for the end of the weekend as high pressure builds back into the region for the end of the weekend. High temperatures remaining into the lower 80s by the end of the weekend on Sunday.