Shelby-Utica, MI|News|
County Urges Residents to Take Precautions During Cold Spell
Follow these tips to keep yourself—and your pets—warm and safe.

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Follow these tips to keep yourself—and your pets—warm and safe.

The forecast is calling for temperatures as low as 23-below Wednesday.
The forecast is calling for temperatures as low as 23-below Wednesday.
A 1/8-inch crack in a pipe can leak up to 250 gallons of water a day, causing flooding, serious structural damage, and the immediate potential for mold.
The Farmington Hills-based chain's stores will soon become Great Lakes Ace stores.
The Troy School District will be closed Wednesday due to the snowstorm that has left behind a record-breaking deep freeze in the United States.
Utica Community Schools will be closed Wednesday due to the snowstorm that has left behind a record-breaking deep freeze in the United States.
The annual Utica Education Association Staywell event is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 25.
The high for Tuesday in Troy is near -1 degrees.
Your drive home just got a little easier.
The high for Tuesday in Utica is near -1 degrees.
Call 800-343-4427 Monday or Tuesday to bring help to anyone who is homeless or in distress.
Call 800-343-4427 Monday or Tuesday to bring help to anyone who is homeless or in distress.
The following information about police incidents is taken directly from the most recent Troy Police Department media releases.