Ten most-read stories of year at MacombDaily.com
The most-read online story of the year at MacombDaily.com involved three Fraser High School students who were charged in the home invasion and stabbing death of a 14-yearold boy in September. Two of the teens were charged with first-degree home invasion and attempted murder, while a third was charged with home invasion and assault and battery. All three are being charged as adults.
Other top stories included:
• A Shelby Township woman notified police she had captured an image on her home surveillance camera that resembled Bigfoot. Officers searched the area, but were unable to find the cryptid. A member of the Michigan Bigfoot Association said urban sightings of the creature are not uncommon.
• A break in a 120-inch water main caused a “boil water” advisory to be issued in multiple counties. The break, located at the Great Lakes Water Authority’s Lake Huron treatment facility near Port Huron, caused water pressure to drop in several communities. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency over the incident, mobilizing responders to assist in recovery efforts.
• An unnamed “national grocery retailer” is set to take over a former Kroger location in St. Clair Shores. The store, located on Nine Mile Road near Greater Mack Avenue, is scheduled to open sometime in early 2023. The property has been vacant for nearly nine years.
• A Farmington Hills
man was charged in a lateFebruary double-shooting at Dooley’s Irish Tavern in Roseville. The man was reportedly fighting with employees of the bar, and is accused of fatally shooting the doomran, while injuring a woman. The bar permanently closed shortly after. This was the second shooting at Dooley’s Irish Tavern, after one patron fatally shot another in 2019.
• A 20-year-old Anchor Bay High School graduate died in a drunk-driving crash in New Baltimore late one night in January. Jack Gargalino had reportedly been drinking in an area bar despite being underage. An 18-year-old from Chesterfield Township was initially hospitalized after the crash, but was later released.
• Troy-based investor Mario Kiezi, owner of the Oakland Mall, purchased the former Sears store at the Lakeside Mall during March. Kiezi said he was unsure what he planned to do with the two-story, 350,000-square-foot store. The deal was separate from Out of the Box Ventures, LLC’s redevelopment plan for the Lakeside Mall, which seeks to transform the plaza into a mixeduse district and community center.
• A 40-year-old woman and her 8-year-old daughter were found dead in their Macomb Township home during August. The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office reported there were “no signs of foul play.” The bodies were discovered after the woman had not reported to work for several days.
• Chick-Fil-A purchased property near the Macomb Mall in Roseville late August, according to city officials. This will be the second Macomb County location, after a previous opening in Shelby Township. Around the same time, Chick-Fil-A announced three new locations in Livonia, Monroe and Southfield. Chick-Fil-A downplayed the property acquisition, only saying they hoped to open in Roseville “soon.”
• The owner of a Warren Business was charged with multiple felonies over the alleged misuse of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds for demolitions. Kevin Woods, owner of BBEK Envrionmental asbestos abatement company, was charged with misrepresenting project costs to avoid paying more money to the state, as well as bribing a contractor to secure more work for his company.