Good morning, Sterling Heights.

The Furniture Bank of Metro Detroit needs more donations as 116 families await essential furniture such as dressers, dining tables, and chairs — staff say donations are down and available items will be gone by next week.

Plans for a Sheetz store on the southeast corner of Mound Road and Metro Parkway are on hold as developers plan to request an indefinite postponement to refine the project at the City Council meeting scheduled for March 3.

Toni Gundling, a local resident, is tackling high cholesterol with a statin and another medication after a healthy diet and exercise were not enough, given her family’s genetic risk.

Dr. Laxmi Mehta explains that alternative therapies exist when statin side effects occur.

Actor James Van Der Beek (known for Dawson’s Creek) died at 48 from stage 3 colorectal cancer today.

His case reminds local residents to get screened early if they notice changes in their bowel habits.