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Port Huron is moving ahead with a new affordable housing project after receiving a $1.26 million state grant. The funding will help build 12 duplex-style condos for low- to moderate-income families near 25th and 26th Streets and Nern and Cleveland. City Manager James Freed says the grant, combined with $650,000 in city ARPA funds, will support first-time homebuyers. Each 1,300-square-foot unit will have three bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, and energy-efficient features. Construction will begin once approvals and financing are complete.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

The first-ever SC4 Thumbcoast Tip Off brought top-tier college basketball to St. Clair County this past weekend. Monroe Community College took the championship with a flawless 3-0 record, while Macomb Community College finished second and Parkland College third. Host SC4 battled to fourth place, with Bryant & Stratton College, Coastal Alabama, Mid Michigan, and Marian University–Plymouth rounding out the field. The tournament featured teams from six states, with players representing 18 states and seven countries, giving local fans a taste of national-level competition.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

Port Huron Township man Ethan Morgan was resentenced Monday for sharing child sexual abuse material online. Judge Daniel Damman reduced Morgan’s minimum prison term from 18 to 16 months but kept the maximum at seven-and-a-half years. Damman noted Morgan had a troubled childhood, moving 19 times before age 18 with little supervision, but said that didn’t excuse his crimes. Morgan, arrested in September of ’24, has already served 14 months and must register as a sex offender for 25 years after release.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

Port Huron residents are learning more about a dangerous late night chase that started on Lapeer Road and stretched through St. Clair and Sanilac counties. Deputies say a Port Huron woman sped off during a traffic stop, swerving into oncoming lanes and pushing through three townships before crashing into a tree behind Zimmer Auto Sales in Worth Township. She was treated at McLaren Port Huron and jailed. Officials say the car wasn’t registered or insured. The 39-year-old now faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, and a judge has denied bond.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

Sperry’s annual Santa Parade lights up the streets this Friday evening. Road closures on Huron Street between Court and Glenwood begin at 3 PM, and the parade will stage along 4th and up Court from 3:15 to 6 PM. Residents and visitors can still access southside businesses. The parade kicks off at Court Street at 6 and ends at McMorran Blvd. for the tree lighting, then continues up Huron to Beers Street, turning north on Michigan and exiting through Glenwood.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

The Port Huron Civic Theater is bringing a touch of Russian history to the stage this holiday season with the musical “Anastasia.” Performances run Dec. 12th–14th at McMorran Place, with shows on Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. The story follows a young woman after the Bolshevik Revolution as two conmen try to pass her off as Anastasia Romanov, the lost daughter of Russia’s last Czar. Tickets are available online or at the door.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet