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On Saturday, Royal Oak’s Memorial Park came alive with the Michigan Electric Vehicle Alliance’s Clean Cruise. Families marveled at electric vehicles, from sleek cars to e-bikes and even an electric school bus. Kids enjoyed fun activities, food trucks dished out delicious eats, and live music set the vibe. Experts shared insights on electric mobility, and at 4 p.m., a police-escorted EV parade cruised down Woodward Avenue, highlighting Michigan’s leadership in green innovation.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

Eastpointe’s Memorial Library lawn turned into a medieval battlefield recently as the Order of Pegasus women’s armored combat team demonstrated their sport. Dressed in 100-pound armor, they wielded swords in Buhurt, a competitive fight with rules banning stabs or hits to vulnerable areas like the neck. Local fighter Lisa Hoy says it’s a fun way to channel knightly dreams from fantasy stories. With only nine female teams in the U.S., this rare sport is captivating Eastpointe, offering residents a glimpse of history brought to life.

Reporting for WGRT – JP bZet

The Community Foundation and its Community Capital Club (C3) group are hosting the 2025 “100 Men” event on September 4th. The event goal is to have at least 100 men attend at a cost of $100 each and then give away $10,000 that evening to a local nonprofit program, project or organization. The 2025 event will be hosted on the south side of Port Huron at the site of one of the largest mixed-used waterfront developments on this side of Michigan.

Reporting for WGRT – Jared Cerullo

The Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) Board has approved two projects investing nearly $60 million combined between Imlay City (Lapeer County) and Holland (Allegan County) and creating over 460 jobs. Quentin Messner Junior, the CEO of the MDEC and chair of the MSF Board, says the Make It In Michigan economic development strategy is working, providing funds to people to thrive in Michigan. Defense company Veptos has announced it will invest 19 million dollars in Lapeer County by acquiring a former bus manufacturing facility.

Reporting for WGRT – Jared Cerullo

Port Huron Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a juvenile on an electric bicycle. It happened Monday in the 2800 block of Electric Avenue when a car struck the 15 year old girl who was riding the e-bike. The preliminary investigation shows the girl was riding in the wrong lane of traffic when she was struck. Police say the driver of the car remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. The girl’s name is not being released.

Reporting for WGRT – Jared Cerullo

A Port Huron man will go to jail for a robbery outside a local Walmart store St Clair County Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Lane sentenced Eric Chippewa to a year after his charge of armed robbery was reduced to unarmed robbery as part of a plea deal. Police had previously said that Chippewa approached a truck driver in the parking lot in Fort Gratiot and asked for $20 from the truck’s driver. When the driver refused, Chippewa said he had a gun and demanded the money. Chippewa apparently never did actually have a gun.

Reporting for WGRT – Jared Cerullo