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The northern region of Metro Detroit saw several power outages this morning after storms moved through the region. Northern Oakland County residents were dealing with massive power outages on Wednesday morning after early storms, and then northern Macomb County residents saw outages in the late morning.

It appears a 39-year-old man accused of fatally beating a Macomb Township man will not be receiving a plea deal.Nicholas Riddle appeared in front of Judge Carl Marlinga for a pretrial Wednesday in Macomb County Circuit Court for the death of Jack Kitchen, 55, who was found dead in a field last October.

The annual Stars & Stripes Festival is in full swing through July 4 in its second year at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. There will be plenty of music, carnival rides, games, family fare, food and other attractions, with fireworks on July 3. Admission price varies. Call 248-348-5600 or visit

The wizarding world comes to town at 8 p.m. Friday when the Detroit Symphony Orchestra plays "Music of Harry Potter" at 8 p.m. Friday, June 29 at Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Tickets are $38-$105. Call 313-576-5111 or visit dso.org. - Gary Graff

Sterling Heights Mayor Michael C. Taylor calls the newly refurbished Dodge Park the "centerpiece of our community."City residents will get their first look at the 51-acre park Thursday as part of the city's 50th anniversary celebration that also includes the first Farmers Market of the season, live music and a colorful fireworks display.

Detroit performance artist Satori Circus is joined by Port Huron's The Haberdasher for "Stroke," a new piece premiering at 9:30 p.m. Friday, June 29, at the Tangent Gallery/Hastings Street Ballroom, 715 E. Milwaukee St., Detroit. Tickets are $15. Call 313-873-2955 or visit

No one knows what she meant when First Lady Melania Trump asked on the now famous green jacket: "I really don't care, do you?"It may even have been rhetorical with no intended message. Who knows? But, just in case she was curious whether we cared, let's provide some answers. We care. Yes, we do.

The Motor City Brass Band is relying on plenty of borrowed equipment to keep the music flowing and their concert schedule on track after someone stole their trailer packed with percussion instruments.The theft happened sometime between June 11 and 16 at the Salvation Army facility at 16130 Northland Drive in Southfield, where the band rehearses.

It's a golden anniversary weekend for a couple of British rock stalwarts. Yes celebrates its 50th year with a show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 30, at Detroit's Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Tickets start at $49.50. Jethro Tull follows with its own celebration at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 1, at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill, 14900 Metropolitan Pkwy.

Her name is Emily Wines and - no joke - she's in charge of wine for Cooper's Hawk Winery, which this week opened its first Michigan location at Partridge Creek Mall in Clinton Township As one of 250 master sommeliers in the world, she is one of the 25 women who have earned that title. "It's really my last name," Wines said with a laugh.