Repair timeline pushed back even further for broken Metro Detroit water main
A repaired water transmission main that services several Metro Detroit communities is now expected to resume normal operations in early October, weeks after its expected resumption, after a leak closed the main in mid-August.
Woman killed in St. Clair County while checking on bicyclist whoโd just been killed by different driver
A 40-year-old woman was killed by a hit-and-run driver in St. Clair County right after she came out of her home to check on a bicyclist who had been struck and killed by a different car, police said.
St. Clair County restaurant listed as potential coronavirus exposure site
FORT GRATIOT TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ A restaurant in St. Clair County has been listed as a potential coronavirus exposure site. Patrons who visited the restaurant anytime between Oct. 18-22 are encouraged to self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms for 14 days following their visit. How easily the virus spreadsHow easily a virus spreads from person-to-person can vary. Some viruses are highly contagious (spread easily), like measles, while other viruses do not spread as easily. Prevention & TreatmentThere is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Port Huron man takes job at nursing home to see his wife during COVID-19 pandemic
FORT GRATIOT TOWNSHIP, Mich. A Port Huron man took a job at a nursing home so he could see his wife of 62 years after they were separated for four months by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Larry and Carol Burnett have been married for 62 years, but he was separated from her when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. For the past two years, Carol has lived at Regency on the Lake, a care home in Fort Gratiot Township near Port Huron. You know, after 62 years, it was almost like we were one person.When the pandemic hit, all visitors, including Larry, were shut out. Sandra Ball, the activities director for Regency on the Lake, had an idea involving an open part-time job.
Police: 2 killed, 2 injured in crash on icy bridge in St. Clair County
BURTCHVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ Two people were killed and two others were injured Thursday in a crash on an icy bridge in St. Clair County, police said. A 30-year-old Burtchville Township woman was driving a 2004 GMC pickup truck north on M-25 with a 38-year-old Burtchville Township man as a passenger, according to authorities. The Lexington man and the Fort Gratiot Township man were taken to McLaren Port Huron Hospital by Tri-Hospital EMS, police said. Burtchville Township officials are investigating the crash. M-25 was shut down for about 2 1/2 hours after the crash, officials said.
Police find missing 12 year-old boy from St. Clair County
FORT GRATIOT TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ The St. Clair County Sheriff's Office were searching for 12 year-old Timothy Brent-Paul Armstead. According to investigators, Armstead left his home Wednesday afternoon in Fort Gratiot Township following an argument with his mother and did not returned to his home in the Brandymore Pines Mobile Home Park. UPDATE: He has been found safe. Michigan State Police issued an Endangered Missing Advisory for Armstead.